A single drop lands clear as water, carrying the amber tint plant extracts have. Smooth it over the nose and forehead: the shine goes, but the skin is not stripped — which is what this one does well. It pulls water and oil back into balance rather than simply degreasing.

【Phellodendron bark extract】Phellodendron (ōbaku in Japanese, taken from the bark of the Amur cork tree) is a long-standing ingredient in kampo medicine — it is the main component of Daranisuke, a traditional Japanese digestive remedy. On skin it helps keep the surface clean and eases the roughness that recurring oiliness leaves behind.

【For a shiny T-zone】When water and oil fall out of balance, the T-zone turns greasy while the cheeks stay dry. This undiluted solution works on exactly that gap: shine settles down, and texture comes back smooth.

【A three-line ingredient list】Water, BG, phellodendron amurense bark extract. No fragrance, no colourant, no mineral oil. That is what an undiluted solution means: one beauty ingredient, bottled as it is.

【Mix it your way】Use it on its own, or blend it into a toner or emulsion to carry the oil-balancing through the routine you already have.

Good for: combination skin with an oily T-zone and drier cheeks; skin that turns rough and unsettled after it gets oily.

How to use
・Basic: after cleansing, apply 2-3 drops over the whole face, or concentrate on the T-zone.
・As a serum: after toner, use 2-3 drops to relieve dryness in the stratum corneum.
・Mixed: blend with your toner or emulsion.