The ingredients list for the Pyunkang Yul is as follows:
Water, Propylene Glycol, Carbomer, 1,2-Hexanediol, Betaine Salicylate, Quaternium-60, Allantoin, Disodium EDTA, Hydroxyethyl Urea
What you’ll notice is that there are no peeling agents there. No acids. The closest thing is betaine salicyclate which is derived from beets and is an alternative to beta-hydroxy acid. But BHAs need to stay on the skin for a longer time in order to be active and they don’t produce highly impressive peels. After rubbing it on your skin for a minute you will notice some “dirt” starting to appear (in the form of small peas). I didn’t understand how that could be my dead skin, so I started researching a bit. What’s happening is that oil and dirt on your skin is acting as a seed for little balls of glycol and sugar acids (allantoin, betaine salicylate, 1,2-hexanediol). These balls are going to remove some dead skin, but not as much as it appears. A huge disappointment.
In addition, the smell of it made my eyes watery. I don’t know if it’s my sensitive nose exaggerating, but this product smells like rubbing alcohol somehow. Not a fan.
All in all I wouldn’t repurchase this. I feel like it didn’t do anything for my oily skin.
Even though I didn’t like this product, I am grateful for having tried it, because I got the chance to research the ingredients and see what works for my skin and what doesn’t. I will repurpose this product since I don’t like throwing away products.
