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Holika Holika Cera Barrier Moisture Active Emulsion 150ml / 5.0r fl oz

Essence

Check against official records

KR South Korea (MFDS)

2 ingredients with Korea limits or conditions.

Tromethamine, Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Peel Oil
US United States (FDA)

No prohibited or restricted ingredients found in U.S. records.

#Ingredient (as listed)KR KoreaEU EUUS U.S.
1 WATER ———
2 BUTYLENE GLYCOL ———
3 GLYCERIN ———
4 CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE ———
5 HYDROGENATED POLYISOBUTENE ———
6 OCTYLDODECANOL ———
7 CETYL ETHYLHEXANOATE ———
8 1,2-HEXANEDIOL ———
9 POLYGLYCERYL-3 METHYLGLUCOSE DISTEARATE ———
10 CERAMIDE NP ———
11 BETA-SITOSTEROL ———
12 CERAMIDE AP ———
13 CERAMIDE AS ———
14 CERAMIDE NG ———
15 CERAMIDE EOP ———
16 FRUCTAN ———
17 SQUALANE ———
18 ALLANTOIN ———
19 SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL ———
20 CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS (SAFFLOWER) SEED OIL ———
21 LINOLEIC ACID ———
22 MEADOWFOAM ESTOLIDE ———
23 GLYCINE SOJA (SOYBEAN) STEROLS ———
24 THEOBROMA CACAO (COCOA) EXTRACT ———
25 DEXTRIN ———
26 BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER ———
27 HYDROGENATED POLYDECENE ———
28 POLYGLYCERYL-6 STEARATE ———
29 DIPOTASSIUM GLYCYRRHIZATE ———
30 CETEARYL ALCOHOL ———
31 STEARIC ACID ———
32 BEHENYL ALCOHOL ———
33 PALMITIC ACID ———
34 CAPRYLYL/CAPRYL GLUCOSIDE ———
35 POLYGLYCERYL-6 BEHENATE ———
36 GLYCERYL ACRYLATE/ACRYLIC ACID COPOLYMER ———
37 ETHYLHEXYL ISONONANOATE ———
38 DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL ———
39 PVM/MA COPOLYMER ———
40 HYDROGENATED LECITHIN ———
41 SUCROSE STEARATE ———
42 PHYTOSTERYL/ISOSTEARYL/CETYL/STEARYL/BEHENYL DIMER DILINOLEATE ———
43 HYDROXYPROPYL BISPALMITAMIDE MEA ———
44 ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER ———
45 TROMETHAMINE Restricted Restricted · Maximum secondary amine… —
46 GLYCERYL CITRATE/LACTATE/LINOLEATE/OLEATE ———
47 SODIUM POLYACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE ———
48 GLYCOSPHINGOLIPID ———
49 CETEARYL GLUCOSIDE ———
50 CETEARETH-20 ———
51 GLYCERYL STEARATE ———
52 DISODIUM EDTA ———
53 ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN ———
54 GLUCOSE ———
55 CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA (MATRICARIA) FLOWER OIL ———
56 POGOSTEMON CABLIN OIL —Restricted —
57 LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA (LAVENDER) OIL ———
58 CITRUS PARADISI (GRAPEFRUIT) PEEL OIL Restricted ——
59 CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS LEAF OIL —Restricted —
60 PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS OIL —Restricted —
61 CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (ORANGE) PEEL OIL —Restricted —
62 SANTALUM ALBUM (SANDALWOOD) OIL ———
63 LINALOOL —Restricted —
64 CITRONELLOL —Restricted —
65 LIMONENE —Restricted —

“—” means no specific record for that ingredient in that jurisdiction's lists — it is not an approval. Restricted ingredients are allowed within limits (concentration, product type, label warnings); a product listing one is not necessarily over the limit. How we check.

Ingredient list from Holika Holika official store, retrieved Oct 17, 2026. Formulas change — check the label on the package you buy.

Storage & heat

Official storage statements

“Keep out of direct sunlight. Keep out of reach of children.” — Common precautions required on all cosmetics in Korea (Cosmetics Act Enforcement Rule, Annex 3)

Our note — heat, light & air

This formula lists ingredients that are known to break down faster in heat, light or air:

Other markets

Ingredients in this formula that are prohibited or limited in other markets, from the overseas regulation database compiled by Korea's MFDS. Limited means allowed within conditions.

MarketProhibitedLimited
CN China None found Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Peel Oil, Tromethamine
AS ASEAN (10 countries) None found Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Peel Oil, Tromethamine
JP Japan None found Allantoin, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
TW Taiwan None found Allantoin, Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Peel Oil
CA Canada None found Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Peel Oil, Glycerin
BR Brazil None found Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Peel Oil, Tromethamine
AR Argentina None found Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Peel Oil, Tromethamine

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Information only, not medical advice. If you are pregnant, have a skin condition or allergies, ask a dermatologist or pharmacist before use.

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