ARU · Guide

Serums for combination skin

Combination skin is shiny in some zones and tight in others on the same day, so one serum is being asked to sit comfortably on both.

ARU's catalogue lists four serums for combination skin. This page says what each one is listed for and which ingredient roles it carries, so you can see why a pick is a pick before you take a photo of anything.

What to look for in a serum

Each row below is an ingredient role from ARU's own ingredient dictionary, the concerns the catalogue ties it to, and the ingredients in these four products that carry it.

Sebum balance — for breakouts, pores, oil and blackheads.
Carried here by Houttuynia Cordata Water and Niacinamide.
Exfoliating care — for pores, blackheads and flakiness.
Carried here by Gluconolactone and Capryloyl Salicylic Acid.
Soothing — for breakouts and redness.
Carried here by Houttuynia Cordata Water, Panthenol, Allantoin and Betaine.
Hydration — for dehydration and flakiness.
Carried here by Sodium Hyaluronate, Betaine and Gluconolactone.

The serums ARU lists for this skin

All four of them, with the grounds each one is here on. Nothing on this page is ordered by payment: ARU holds no affiliate id and takes no commission today.

Anua

Heartleaf 77 B3 Zinc Serum

₩22,000 · 30ml

Listed as a Serum for Combination skin, and for Breakouts and Redness. Its ingredients carry roles the catalogue ties to Breakouts, Redness, Pores and Oil.

Listed for: Breakouts, Redness, Pores, Oil
Ingredients: Houttuynia Cordata Water (soothing, sebum balance); Panthenol (soothing, moisturizing, barrier); Niacinamide (sebum balance, tone care, barrier)
Catalogue tags: Heartleaf 77%, Sebum & soothing
Free of: Fragrance, Alcohol, Paraben

Torriden

DIVE-IN Low Molecular Hyaluronic Acid Serum

₩24,000 · 50ml

Listed as a Serum for Combination skin, and for Dryness and Dehydration. Its ingredients carry roles the catalogue ties to Dryness, Dehydration and Redness.

Listed for: Dryness, Dehydration, Redness
Ingredients: Sodium Hyaluronate (hydration, moisturizing); Allantoin (soothing, conditioning); Betaine (hydration, soothing)
Catalogue tags: 5D hyaluronic acid, Inner-dryness care
Free of: Fragrance, Alcohol, Essential oil, Paraben, Silicone, Mineral oil

numbuzin

No.5 Glutathione C Dark Spot Ampoule

₩25,000 · 32ml

Listed as a Serum for Combination skin, and for Dark spots and Dullness. Its ingredients carry roles the catalogue ties to Dark spots, Dullness and Pores.

Listed for: Dark spots, Dullness, Pores
Ingredients: Ascorbyl Glucoside (tone care); Niacinamide (sebum balance, tone care, barrier); Tranexamic Acid (tone care)
Catalogue tags: Vitamin C derivative, Tone refining
Free of: Fragrance, Essential oil, Artificial colorant

Medicube

Zero Pore One-day Peptide Serum

₩29,000 · 30ml

Listed as a Serum for Combination skin, and for Pores and Blackheads. Its ingredients carry roles the catalogue ties to Pores, Blackheads, Flakiness and Oil.

Listed for: Pores, Blackheads, Flakiness, Oil
Ingredients: Gluconolactone (exfoliating care, hydration); Capryloyl Salicylic Acid (exfoliating care, texture care); Niacinamide (sebum balance, tone care, barrier)
Catalogue tags: PHA·LHA, Pores & texture
Free of: Fragrance, Alcohol, Paraben

Prices are the catalogue's own seed values for budget sorting, not live merchant prices, and serum pricing moves. Check the merchant before you buy anything.

Which one is yours

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Drawn from the 22 products in ARU's catalogue, of which these four are the ones listed for both serum and combination skin. What is described here is cosmetic fit, and nothing more than that.

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