ARCTIC™ MICELLAR DEEP CLEANSING WATER

1. Strawberry Water | Fisetin
   The natural component Fisetin found in strawberry water, is a highly regarded next-generation antioxidant. It's best known for its unique ability to clear senescent cells (also known as "zombie cells"). These senescent cells accumulate in the skin and are key factors contributing to aging and impaired function. Fisetin precisely removes them, thereby effectively slowing down the skin's aging process and achieving an anti-aging effect. Concurrently, Fisetin possesses powerful antioxidant capabilities to defend against damage caused by environmental pollution, UV radiation, and stress factors, while also reducing yellowness of the skin.
   
   Furthermore, strawberry water is rich in Vitamin C, polyphenols (such as anthocyanins and ellagic acid), natural fruit acids, and trace salicylic acid, as well as anti-inflammatory properties, which help to reduce tyrosinase activity, inhibit melanin production, and promote melanin metabolism, thereby fading of dark spots, freckles, acne marks, and hyperpigmentation, while simultaneously enhancing skin radiance and soothing redness, inflammation, and sensitivity.
   
   
2. PDRN
   Extracted from DNA of salmon sperm cells, then hydrolyzed into small nucleotide fragments, polydeoxyribonucleotide (PDRN) can penetrate deep into the skin to promote cell regeneration and tissue repair, accelerate the healing process of damaged skin such as acne scars, micro-wounds, and signs of aging. It also stimulates the synthesis of collagen and elastin, enhances skin elasticity and firmness, while smoothing wrinkles and fine lines. Additionally, it improves skin microcirculation, increases nutrient delivery, and possesses anti-inflammatory and barrier-repairing benefits.
   
   
3. Phytonadione Epoxide (Vitamin K1)
   As a derivative of Vitamin K, it primarily helps to improve issues related to blood coagulation, such as reducing redness or hyperpigmentation caused by broken capillaries, and diminishing dark circles and reducing the appearance of bruises.
   
   
4. Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
   Extracted from licorice root, it powerfully inhibits skin inflammatory responses, rapidly soothes and calms redness, irritation, and itchiness. This makes it particularly suitable for sensitive, easily inflamed, or irritated skin. Additionally, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate has brightening effects, which helps to inhibit tyrosinase activity, thereby fading pigmentation and improving uneven skin tone.
   
   
5. Lactobacillus Ferment Exosomes
   These are nanoscale vesicles released by lactobacilli during the fermentation process, with the size of only 1/5th of a skin pore. These exosomes are rich in proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, and various other bioactive molecules, and are considered key mediators for the efficacy of probiotics. Topical application of lactobacillus exosomes can significantly strengthen the skin's microbiome balance, which helps to maintain a healthy skin barrier and enhance the skin's immunity and defense functions, making it more resistant to external irritants. They also possess excellent soothing and anti-inflammatory properties to help reduce redness, sensitivity, and discomfort, while promoting skin repair and regeneration.
   
   
6. Zanthoxylum Fruit Extract
   Delivers powerful antibacterial and antiviral protection while suppressing allergic reactions and soothing irritation. Also provides exceptional antioxidant defence, preventing free-radical damage (especially lipid peroxidation).
   
   
7. Usnea Barbata (Lichen) Extract
   Sourced from lichen, its usnic acid offers potent antibacterial and antifungal action. It also ccelerates wound healing, reduces inflammation, prevents infection in acne-prone skin, and its bio-adhesive properties help lock in moisture while reinforcing the skin barrier.
   
   
8. White Dryas Callus Culture Extract ｜ Edelweiss Callus Culture Extract ｜ Rhodiola Sacra Root Extract
   These arctic plants, which survive in cold climates, help the skin adapt to and resist damage caused by environmental stressors such as pollution, UV radiation, and extreme climates, thereby protecting skin cells and delaying aging. Furthermore, they are rich in antioxidants (with antioxidant effects and natural defense capabilities approximately 37,561 times stronger than other plants), anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties, and thus, have significant effects on preventing skin aging and enhancing skin elasticity, while improving inflamed, problematic, and sensitive skin. They also help to brighten the complexion and awaken tired and dull skin.
   
   
9. Pulsatilla Koreana (Korean Pasque Flower) Extract
   A traditional medicinal herb renowned for its potent anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties. Exceptionally effective at cooling the skin and “clearing heat”, it rapidly calms redness and inflamed acne, inhibits bacterial growth, and soothes highly reactive or sensitive skin.
   
   
10. Neem Leaf/Flower Extract
    Rich in various bioactive compounds, they boast powerful antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antifungal properties to purify skin, improve acne and blemishes, and soothe skin inflammation and sensitivity. They can also help to fight free radicals, balance sebum secretion and promote skin healing and repair.
    
    
11. Glutathione
    An essential and powerful antioxidant for the body, it combats free radicals, and protects skin cells from oxidative stress damage, thereby slowing down skin aging. It also helps to fade various hyperpigmentation and improve uneven skin tone by inhibiting melanin production. Furthermore, glutathione can promote skin detoxification, helping to clear toxins from within the skin, thus enhancing the overall skin health.
    
    
12. Tranexamic Acid
    Effectively inhibits melanin production and blocks melanin transfer from melanocytes to keratinocytes, thereby significantly reducing the appearance of dark spots, sun spots, melasma, and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, resulting in a brighter and more even skin tone. Additionally, Tranexamic Acid possesses mild anti-inflammatory properties, helping to reduce skin redness and irritation, and can help strengthen the skin barrier function.
    
    
13. Hedyotis Diffusa Extract
    Renowned for its detoxifying and anti-inflammatory properties, it effectively reduces redness and swelling while treating pustules and acne — perfect for troubled or breakout-prone skin. Rich in ursolic and oleanolic acids, it delivers antioxidant protection and inhibits elastase (an enzyme that breaks down elastin), providing powerful anti-ageing benefits.
    
    
14. Honeysuckle Extract
    Loaded with flavonoids and saponins, it is an exceptional soothing agent that alleviates sensitivity, itching, and redness. Its strong antioxidant properties shield skin from oxidative stress and environmental damage. With natural antiviral and antibacterial qualities, it purifies the skin, balances the microbiome, and serves as a gentle yet highly effective alternative in potent acne care.
    
    
15. Wood Apple Extract
    Rich in vitamins, minerals, and organic acids, it delivers cooling and astringent effects, while controling excess sebum, tightens pores without over-drying — ideal for oily and combination skin. It also offers gentle exfoliation for smoother, brighter texture while its abundant nutrients nourish and revitalise dull, tired complexions.
    
    
16. Bamboo Leaf Extract
    Contains abundant natural silica that is essential for strengthening the skin barrier and improving resilience. Also provides deep hydration, helping skin lock in moisture for a plumper, more supple feel. Whilst, its antioxidant compounds, such as flavonoids, protect against UV-induced damage and oxidative stress.
    
    
17. Holy Basil Leaf Extract
    Possessing potent anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antibacterial properties, and rich in protective compounds, it calms and soothes the skin, reducing redness, sensitivity, and inflammation, improving acne, while also protecting the skin. It also supports skin barrier health and helps improve hyperpigmentation for a more even skin tone.
    
    
18. Niacinamide
    Brightens skin tone, fades dark spots, increases and normalizes collagen, and inhibits the glycation process, thereby smoothing and preventing fine lines and wrinkles! It also has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, along with the ability to restore skin barrier function and regulate sebum, making it especially suitable for inflammatory skin conditions like acne, rosacea, and eczema.
    
    
19. Alpha-Arbutin
    A gentle, non-irritating, safe, and effective brightening ingredient derived from Bearberry Leaves. Compared to traditional Beta-Arbutin, it boasts higher stability, which makes it suitable for long-term use, and a stronger ability in inhibiting tyrosinase activity. This significantly reduces melanin production, effectively fading freckles, sun spots, age spots, and acne marks, while also improving uneven skin tone and dullness, leaving skin more translucent, fairer, and even.
    
    
20. Turmeric Root Extract
    Rich in compounds such as curcumin and possessing anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, it effectively calms and soothes irritated skin, significantly reducing redness and discomfort associated with conditions like acne, eczema, and rosacea. It also revitalizes the skin, neutralizes free radicals, and inhibits melanin production to even out and brighten skin tone.
    
    
21. Coral Weed Extract
    A marine-derived ingredient rich in minerals (especially calcium, magnesium, and zinc), polysaccharides, and proteins, as well as antioxidant, soothing, and anti-inflammatory properties, that helps to effectively revitalize the skin, support barrier health, neutralize free radicals, protect the skin from environmental stressors and blue light damage, soothe sensitivity, and reduce redness.
    
    
22. Soapwort Leaf Extract
    Rich in saponins, soapwort is a gentle natural surfactant that removes dirt, oil, and impurities without stripping the skin’s natural oils or disrupting its acid mantle. Beyond cleansing, it offers soothing and anti-itch benefits, helping relieve eczema, psoriasis, and rosacea flare-ups while leaving skin softer.
    
    
23. Soapberry Fruit Extract
    Similar to soapwort, soapberry is an ultra-gentle yet highly effective natural surfactant. It also possesses antibacterial properties that inhibit acne-causing bacteria (such as P. acnes) and is rich in antioxidants to combat oxidative stress.
    
    
24. Rosemary Leaf Extract
    A powerful antioxidant and astringent that revitalises skin and protects against environmental ageing, and stimulates biological activity and cell renewal to reduce fine lines and wrinkles. Its antibacterial action purifies pores and controls acne, while improved microcirculation reduces puffiness, adds healthy glow, and soothes inflammation from acne or eczema.
    
    
25. Quillaja Saponaria Extract
    A mild natural cleanser derived from soapbark tree. Exceptionally effective at reducing oily shine without drying the epidermis, it helps maintain hydration and leaves skin feeling soft and smooth.
    
    
26. Tea Tree Leaf Extract
    The gold standard for acne and oily skin, tea tree offers broad-spectrum antibacterial and anti-inflammatory activity. It rapidly penetrates to unclog pores, dries out active blemishes, reduces redness, regulates sebum production, treats fungal issues, and calms inflammation that often leads to scarring.
    
    
27. Lactobacillus/Leuconostoc/Saccharomyces Abalone Ferment Extract Filtrate
    Fermentation of abalone extract with beneficial bacteria and yeast breaks nutrients into smaller, highly bioavailable molecules. Rich in proteins, amino acids, and minerals, it deeply hydrates and repairs the skin barrier. The fermentation process amplifies anti-ageing power, improves elasticity, smooths texture, and supports a healthier, more resilient microbiome.
    
    
28. Jasmine Flower Extract
    Prized for its soothing and moisturising effects, it is ideal for dry, sensitive, or mature skin as it balances hydration, improves elasticity, while its antibacterial properties purify skin and help fade acne marks, and its powerful antioxidants protect cells from environmental stress.
    
    
29. NB P-Complex™
    A patented, highly effective ingredient formulated from Purple Carrot Root Extract, Yerba Mate Leaf Extract, Moroquia Leaf Extract, and Borage Extract. It is rich in minerals, antioxidants, and essential amino acids, especially gamma-linolenic acid (GLA, or Omega-6), as well as powerful anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and barrier-strengthening properties, which help to soothe and calm sensitivity and inflammation, improve skin immunity, lock in moisture, enhance overall skin hydration, combat free radicals, boost radiance, and support the skin's regeneration and repair processes.
    
    
30. Hyaluronic Acid
    Deeply hydrates, boosts the skin's water content, and resolves dryness. It also forms a highly efficient moisture-retaining film on the skin's surface to provide long-lasting moisture-retention and barrier-repairing benefits.
    
    
31. Aloe Vera Leaf/Flower Extract
    Deeply hydrates, strengthens skin barrier function, and enhances elasticity, while acting as an anti-inflammatory and calming agent to reduce redness, sensitivity, and discomfort. It also possesses powerful antioxidant properties that protect against environmental damage and promote natural wound healing and regeneration.
    
    
32. Alpha-Melight®
    Rich in natural alpha-bisabolol, it is a natural brightening ingredient derived from Candeia tree bark. By powerfully inhibiting melanin synthesis in melanocytes and blocking irritation-induced melanin overproduction, it effectively reduces skin pigmentation, fades dark spots, brightens skin, and evens skin tone. Additionally, its soothing and anti-inflammatory properties help to calm irritated skin and prevent the massive proliferation of melanin caused by inflammation and sensitivity.
    
    
33. Beta-Glucan
    Helps promote the proliferation of collagen and elastin fibers, provides powerful hydrating, soothing, and calming effects, especially suitable for sensitive and inflamed skin.
    
    
34. Pullulan
    A natural polymer that forms a lightweight, breathable film on the skin's surface, creating an immediate tightening and lifting effect. It effectively smoothes fine lines and wrinkles, and improves the overall appearance of the skin. Additionally, this film helps lock in moisture, providing hydrating benefits, and protects the skin from environmental stressors. It is also gentle and non-irritating, suitable for all skin types.
    
    
35. Panthenol (Pro-Vitamin B5)
    A recognized powerful moisturizing and soothing ingredient. It can penetrate deep into the skin, helping to repair and strengthen the skin barrier function, significantly enhancing the skin's water-retention capability, reducing moisture loss, and keeping the skin soft, plump, and elastic. Panthenol also possesses excellent anti-inflammatory and repairing properties, effectively soothing irritated skin, accelerating wound healing, and reducing redness and discomfort.
    
    
36. Dimethyl Sulfone (Organic Sulfur)
    More commonly known as MSM, this is an organic sulfur compound naturally present in the human body. It possesses significant anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, effectively soothing redness, sensitivity, and inflammation, making it particularly beneficial for sensitive and inflamed skin. MSM is also believed to help promote collagen production, maintain skin elasticity, and improve overall skin texture. Furthermore, its sulfur content has potential benefits for improving acne, balancing sebum secretion, and promoting skin detoxification.
    
    
37. Ivy Gourd Fruit Extract
    Contains a significant amount of mucilage that forms a protective, calming layer on the skin's surface, effectively reducing signs of sensitivity in irritated and inflamed skin. Additionally, it is rich in antioxidant carotenoids, as well as anti-allergy and antimicrobial properties, which not only help combat oxidative stress caused by free radicals but also maintain overall skin health.
    
    
38. Eggplant Fruit Extract
    Rich in compounds such as nasunin, anthocyanins, and vitamins, and possesses potent anti-inflammatory, soothing, and antioxidant properties. It effectively neutralizes free radicals, calms redness and sensitivity, soothes inflammation, while improving skin hydration and elasticity, and stimulating collagen production, thereby refining pores, evening out skin tone, and promoting a firmer, smoother skin texture.
    
    
39. Velvet Extract
    Rich in growth factors such as EGF, FGF, IGF-1, IGF-2, and TGF-β, as well as 2 amino acids, collagen, hyaluronic acid, proteins, calcium, phosphorus, sulfur, magnesium, zinc, copper, iron, selenium, cobalt, phospholipids, and more, it can increase epidermal growth factors in the skin by over 6 times while stimulating collagen and elastin production, which significantly smoothes fine lines and wrinkles and promotes wound healing, cell growth, regeneration, and repair.
    
    
40. FGF (Fibroblast Growth Factor)
    An important signaling protein that primarily promotes the proliferation and activity of fibroblasts, stimulating the synthesis of skin matrix components like collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid. This significantly enhances skin elasticity, firmness, and plumpness, effectively improving fine lines and wrinkles. FGF also accelerates the skin's repair process, plays a crucial role in the regeneration of damaged skin, and helps improve the skin's overall health and radiance.
    
    
41. Ceramide AS ｜ Ceramide AP ｜ Ceramide NS ｜ Ceramide NP ｜ Cholesterol
    Naturally occurring lipids in the skin's stratum corneum, these are crucial for maintaining a healthy skin barrier. When applied topically, they significantly strengthen and repair damaged skin barrier function to prevent moisture loss, reduce the chance of external irritants from harming the skin, and enhance the skin's defense capabilities, thereby improving symptoms like sensitivity, redness, and inflammation.
    
    
42. Guaiazulene | Sodium Guaiazulene Sulfonate | Azulene | Ethyl Guaiazulene Sulfonate | Chamazulene
    These five azulene derivatives, extracted from Moroccan Tansy and German Chamomile, are renowned for their exceptional anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, soothing, and antioxidant properties, as well as their unique blue color. Through multifaceted action, they can significantly calm redness and sensitive skin, alleviate irritation, itching, and discomfort, stabilize skin condition, strengthen skin immunity, protect skin cells from free radical damage, while improving inflammatory issues like acne, eczema, and rosacea.
    
    
43. EGF (Epidermal Growth Factor)
    Effectively promotes the growth, proliferation, and differentiation of skin cells, and accelerates the repair process of damaged skin, including minor wounds and skin cell damage caused by inflammation and sensitivity. By stimulating cell renewal and promoting collagen and elastin synthesis, it also helps to diminish fine lines and wrinkles, improve skin elasticity, enhance skin firmness and plumpness, and improve skin barrier function, resulting in a more youthful, smooth, and refined skin texture.
    
    
44. Resveratrol
    Possess powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, which help to inhibit the occurrence of post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, reduce oxidative stress that leads to dull and lackluster skin, lessen the chance of exacerbated pigmentation, increase skin elasticity and radiance, and improve skin texture and uneven tone. Research further confirms that Resveratrol can reverse skin cells to a younger, more active state, thereby delaying the skin aging process and promoting skin repair and regeneration.
    
    

How to Use for Removing Light Makeup and Sunscreen

How to Use in the Morning or for Quick Cleansing

How to Use for Intensive Sebum and Blackhead Care

SHEGAIA Step-by-Step Guide

🅠: I don’t wear makeup. Do I still need ARCTIC™ Micellar Deep Cleansing Water?

Ⓐ: Even when you only apply sunscreen, it forms a film on the skin and often contains ingredients that regular cleansers can’t fully remove. Daily micro-dust, pollutants, excess sebum, cooking oil fumes, and certain skincare residues are also oil-soluble, which means regular cleansers can’t fully remove them either. If not thoroughly removed, they oxidize, and can lead to blackheads, clogged pores, inflammation, breakouts, and even sensitivity.

Therefore, even without makeup, we recommend using ARCTIC™ Micellar Deep Cleansing Water every night as the first cleansing step.

🅠: Can ARCTIC™ Micellar Deep Cleansing Water remove waterproof sunscreen?

Ⓐ: Yes. The nanonized natural micelles are both hydrophilic and lipophilic, which means they can effortlessly remove all types of sunscreen, including waterproof formulas, yet remain gentle enough, even for children’s delicate skin.

🅠: Is it sufficient for removing heavy makeup?

Ⓐ: ARCTIC™ Micellar Deep Cleansing Water performs effectively, but for very heavy or layered makeup, we recommend first using Milksome Cica Cleansing Milk Balm as the initial makeup remover.

🅠: Do I need a second cleanser after using ARCTIC™ Micellar Deep Cleansing Water?

Ⓐ: It depends on the time of day.

In the morning, since skin is already clean from the previous night, simply wipe with ARCTIC™ Micellar Deep Cleansing Water and rinse lightly with later to remove any residue.

At night, regardless of skin type, always use ARCTIC™ Micellar Deep Cleansing Water as the first cleanse to perfectly remove sunscreen, light makeup, oil, and pollutants, then follow with your regular cleanser as the second step.

🅠: Is it suitable for acne-prone or oily skin?

Ⓐ: Absolutely. The oil-free formula is enriched with powerful antibacterial, antifungal, antimicrobial, and soothing actives, making it especially ideal for acne-prone and oily skin when removing makeup or sunscreen.