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Anua Collagen Retinol Refining Gua Sha Cream

Moisturizer

Check against official records

KR South Korea (MFDS)

4 ingredients with Korea limits or conditions.

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

3 ingredients with EU limits or conditions.

Retinol, Retinol, Tromethamine
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 Water ———
6 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride ———
7 Isononyl Isononanoate ———
8 1,2-Hexanediol ———
9 Castor Oil/IPDI Copolymer ———
10 Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil ———
11 Hexyldecyl Myristoyl Methylaminopropionate ———
12 Squalane ———
13 Arginine ———
14 Carbomer ———
15 Lithospermum Erythrorhizon Root Extract ———
16 Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate ———
17 Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Oil ———
18 Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil ———
19 Butylene Glycol ———
20 Retinol —Restricted · (a) 0,05% · (b) 0,3% —
21 Hydrogenated Lecithin ———
22 Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed) Sterols ———
23 Glycerin ———
24 Cholesterol ———
25 Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate ———
26 Phytosteryl/Behenyl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate ———
27 Aluminum/Magnesium Hydroxide Stearate ———
28 Pentaerythrityl Tetra-di-t-butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate ———
29 Potassium Cetyl Phosphate ———
30 Chitosan ———
31 Tris(Tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) Citrate ———
32 Behenyl Alcohol ———
33 Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate ———
34 Niacinamide ———
35 1,2-Hexanediol ———
36 Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone ———
37 Hydrogenated Poly(C6-14 Olefin) ———
38 Tocopherol Restricted · 20% ——
39 Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2 ———
40 Vinyl Dimethicone ———
41 Pentylene Glycol ———
42 Panthenol ———
43 Water ———
44 1,2-Hexanediol ———
45 Hydrolyzed Collagen ———
46 Polyglyceryl-6 Stearate ———
47 Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate ———
48 C12-16 Alcohols ———
49 Palmitic Acid ———
50 Hydrogenated Lecithin ———
51 Glyceryl Stearate ———
52 Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer ———
53 Water ———
54 Polyisobutene ———
55 Sorbitan Oleate ———
56 Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside ———
57 Water ———
58 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride ———
59 Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil ———
60 Butylene Glycol ———
61 Retinol —Restricted · (a) 0,05% · (b) 0,3% —
62 Hydrogenated Lecithin ———
63 Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed) Sterols ———
64 Glycerin ———
65 1,2-Hexanediol ———
66 Cholesterol ———
67 Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate ———
68 Phytosteryl/Behenyl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate ———
69 Aluminum/Magnesium Hydroxide Stearate ———
70 Pentaerythrityl Tetra-di-t-butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate ———
71 Potassium Cetyl Phosphate ———
72 Chitosan ———
73 Tris(Tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) Citrate ———
74 Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer ———
75 Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax ———
76 Water ———
77 Butylene Glycol ———
78 Coptis Japonica Root Extract ———
79 Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6 ———
80 Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate ———
81 Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer ———
82 Ethylhexylglycerin ———
83 Tocopherol Restricted · 20% ——
84 Adenosine ———
85 Tromethamine Restricted Restricted · Maximum secondary amine… —
86 Sodium Phytate ———
87 Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Extract ———
88 Dextrin ———
89 Glycerin ———
90 Water ———
91 Dipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate ———
92 Hydrogenated Polyisobutene ———
93 Anemarrhena Asphodeloides Root Extract ———
94 Tocopherol Restricted · 20% ——
95 Hydrolyzed Collagen ———
96 Pullulan ———
97 Butylene Glycol ———
98 Water ———
99 Oligopeptide-2 ———
100 Water ———
101 Glycerin ———
102 1,2-Hexanediol ———
103 Collagen ———

“—” 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 Anua official store, retrieved Oct 16, 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 Tromethamine
AS ASEAN (10 countries) None found Tromethamine
JP Japan None found Panthenol
TW Taiwan None found —
CA Canada None found Glycerin, Retinol
BR Brazil None found Tromethamine
AR Argentina None found 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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