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Missha Vita C Plus Ampoule Balm Stick

Cleanser

Check against official records

KR South Korea (MFDS)

3 ingredients with Korea limits or conditions.

Tocopherol, Dehydroacetic Acid, Tromethamine
EU European Union (CosIng)

5 ingredients with EU limits or conditions.

Tromethamine, Limonene, Citral, Linalool, Citronellol
US United States (FDA)

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

#Ingredient (as listed)KR KoreaEU EUUS U.S.
1 CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE ———
2 DICAPRYLYL CARBONATE ———
3 HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) SEED OIL ———
4 SYNTHETIC WAX ———
5 TRIOCTYLDODECYL CITRATE ———
6 OCTYLDODECANOL ———
7 PHYTOSTERYL/ISOSTEARYL/CETYL/STEARYL/BEHENYL DIMER DILINOLEATE ———
8 BIS-BEHENYL/ISOSTEARYL/PHYTOSTERYL DIMER DILINOLEYL DIMER DILINOLEATE ———
9 SILICA ———
10 RICINUS COMMUNIS (CASTOR) SEED OIL ———
11 BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER ———
12 TOCOPHERYL ACETATE ———
13 VINYL DIMETHICONE/METHICONE SILSESQUIOXANE CROSSPOLYMER ———
14 SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE ———
15 CERESIN ———
16 MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX ———
17 ASCORBIC ACID ———
18 BISABOLOL ———
19 SORBITAN OLIVATE ———
20 STEARALKONIUM HECTORITE ———
21 CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (ORANGE) OIL ———
22 TOCOPHEROL Restricted · 20% ——
23 HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES FRUIT OIL ———
24 PROPYLENE CARBONATE ———
25 CITRUS NOBILIS (MANDARIN ORANGE) PEEL OIL ———
26 PROPYLENE GLYCOL DICAPRYLATE/DICAPRATE ———
27 DEHYDROACETIC ACID Restricted Approved preservative · 0.6% (as acid) —
28 LITSEA CUBEBA FRUIT OIL ———
29 WATER ———
30 GLYCERIN ———
31 CERAMIDE NP ———
32 HYDROLYZED COLLAGEN ———
33 BUTYLENE GLYCOL ———
34 HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES WATER ———
35 3-O-ETHYL ASCORBIC ACID ———
36 HYDROGENATED LECITHIN ———
37 PROPANEDIOL ———
38 RAFFINOSE ———
39 PENTYLENE GLYCOL ———
40 1,2-HEXANEDIOL ———
41 PANTHENOL ———
42 CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT ———
43 FICUS CARICA (FIG) FRUIT EXTRACT ———
44 BIFIDA FERMENT LYSATE ———
45 CHOLESTEROL ———
46 CAPRYLYL GLYCOL ———
47 PALMITOYL TRIPEPTIDE-5 ———
48 ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN ———
49 TROMETHAMINE Restricted Restricted · Maximum secondary amine… —
50 ASCORBYL GLUCOSIDE ———
51 ACETYL HEXAPEPTIDE-8 ———
52 PALMITOYL TRIPEPTIDE-1 ———
53 NONAPEPTIDE-1 ———
54 PALMITOYL PENTAPEPTIDE-4 ———
55 TRIPEPTIDE-1 ———
56 HEXAPEPTIDE-9 ———
57 COPPER TRIPEPTIDE-1 ———
58 PALMITOYL TETRAPEPTIDE-7 ———
59 LIMONENE —Restricted —
60 CITRAL —Restricted · (a) 0,11% · (b) 0,032%… —
61 LINALOOL —Restricted —
62 CITRONELLOL —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 Missha 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 Dehydroacetic Acid, Tromethamine
AS ASEAN (10 countries) None found Dehydroacetic Acid, Tromethamine
JP Japan None found Bisabolol, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Oil, Dehydroacetic Acid, Panthenol, Tocopheryl Acetate
TW Taiwan None found 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Dehydroacetic Acid
CA Canada None found Glycerin
BR Brazil None found Dehydroacetic Acid, Tromethamine
AR Argentina None found Dehydroacetic Acid, 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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