Beauty of Joseon Ginseng Essence Water: a Guru Score of 67%

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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~Nay

"I repurchased the Beauty of Joseon Ginseng Essence Water and I open it up and I can instantly smell it was not as the original one was. It smelled very very off like it was stored in a hot storage container for a year and it was definitely gone bad."

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"If you look at two Brands like the Beauty of Joseon Ginseng Essence Water I think I got this last bottle for 12 bucks"

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"The Beauty of Joseon Ginseng Essence Water is a really nice light toner essence you can use like a toner or an essence. It's got ginseng, niacinamide, cacao, and ginseng ferment in it. I've actually repurchased it now, I believe this is my second, maybe third bottle."

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"It's a watery, non-sticky toner. It's got ginseng, which is really great for anti-aging for your skin, several different types of ginseng actually, as well as panthenol, a soothing ingredient, allantoin, a soothing ingredient, and cocoa extract, which is really great for anti-aging and protecting your skin from oxidants. I wouldn't repurchase this one from TJ Maxx. I went to use it the first time and I'm like, something's off. It's like almost musty. I don't know what happened."

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"I repurchased the Beauty of Joseon Ginseng Essence Water and I open it up and I can instantly smell it was not as the original one was. It smelled very very off like it was stored in a hot storage container for a year and it was definitely gone bad."

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"It's great for soothing, hydrating. Ginseng is a great antioxidant, anti-aging ingredient for your skin. So really lovely product overall. Although I will say, I picked up one from TJ Maxx and it has a little bit of a different scent than the original one. The expiration date on it is not expired, [...] but the scent is off to this one, so I haven't dug into it more. Something's noticeably off with this one, so I'm going to repick this one up from YesStyle instead."

CYoung

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~Nay

"This is a watery toner with a ginseng scent. Why did they put the ginseng scent in it? I use it every single day. For somebody like me who doesn't like a strong scent, it's a bit irritating. I don't need it."

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"This is a watery toner with a ginseng scent. Why did they put the ginseng scent in it? I use it every single day. For somebody like me who doesn't like a strong scent, it's a bit irritating. I don't need it."

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"But the scent is just too strong for me. You're putting this on right after cleansing, almost on bare skin, so I think it's too much. I don't think this scent would be popular in Korea among people in their twenties and thirties, it feels more made for women in their fifties and sixties. It's just not for me."

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"This has way too much scent, Korean cosmetics took a lot of the scent out after three years of everyone wearing masks during covid, so this feels out of date. The texture is really lightweight and not even that long lasting when it comes to moisturizing, so if you're a teenager or have oily skin it's probably okay, but if not, I'd pass on it."

AliceintheRabbitHole

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~Mixed

"I love Beauty of Joseon dearly, but their Ginseng Essence Water is too good an example for this conversation. I liked this product, don't get me wrong, I enjoyed it, I thought it was a nice hydrating product, but I didn't think it did much for fighting hyperpigmentation."

Nipun Kapur

412k subs

~Yay

"Beauty of Joseon Ginseng Toner, they're very very good reviews in six weeks."

Dr. Vanita Rattan

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~Yay

"This is a multi-beneficial ingredient, and it does what it says. It will renourish the skin. The smell is quite strong from the ginseng, but I'm happy for you to use this one."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Niacinamide

Niacinamide has evidence behind it for redness, uneven tone and supporting the skin barrier, and it is usually well tolerated even by skin that reacts to most things.

Source: DermNet

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Frequently asked.

What is Beauty of Joseon Ginseng Essence Water?

A lightweight, watery Mists and Essences product from Beauty of Joseon, built around ginseng and niacinamide and designed to hydrate skin when used as a toner or an essence.

Is Beauty of Joseon Ginseng Essence Water worth it?

The gurus are split. 4 of the 7 gurus give it their stamp of approval while 2 would skip it, which lands it in the middle at a Guru Score of 67%.

What is Beauty of Joseon Ginseng Essence Water's Guru Score?

Beauty of Joseon Ginseng Essence Water holds a Guru Score of 67%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 7 expert reviewers we have collected.