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Anua
A 150 mL water-lathered cleanser that Anua places after cleansing oil when removing makeup. Its U.S. ingredient list includes heartleaf water, betaine salicylate, capryloyl salicylic acid and quercetin.
| Size | 150 mL / 5.07 fl oz |
|---|---|
| Format | Water-lathered rinse-off foam |
| Routine | After cleansing oil when removing makeup; lather, massage and rinse |
| Ingredients to compare | Heartleaf water · betaine salicylate · capryloyl salicylic acid · quercetin |
Consider it for: Choose this when you want a water-lathered rinse-off step after an oil cleanser. It is a different routine step from Anua’s Pore Control Cleansing Oil, which starts on dry skin.
Based on brand information and published sources, not a hands-on review.
01 / TEXTURE
A tube cleanser that you lather with water before rinsing.
03 / YOUR ROUTINE
If you are removing makeup, Anua directs you to use cleansing oil first. Lather an adequate amount of foam with water in your hands, massage gently in circles, then rinse thoroughly with lukewarm water. The brand does not specify a measured amount or frequency.
The U.S. ingredient list includes eucalyptus leaf oil. Anua’s pore-related figures are manufacturer claims; the supporting material does not show the full study protocol or measurement methods.
CHOOSING THIS FORMULA
Anua directs you to use cleansing oil first when removing makeup, then lather this foam with water and rinse with lukewarm water. The two products have different jobs in that routine: oil is the first cleanse; this is the water-lathered wash afterward.
The list includes Houttuynia cordata flower/leaf/stem water, betaine salicylate, capryloyl salicylic acid and quercetin. It also contains several surfactants. The list does not give concentrations for these ingredients, so their presence alone cannot predict how your skin will respond.
Anua reports pore cleansing after one use, plus changes in sebum and acne-severity scores after two weeks. Its images link the two-week results to 21 participants ages 14–42 in a May 9–23, 2024 study. The full protocol, controls and measurement methods are not published, and the pore-cleansing footnotes are not consistently mapped. These are manufacturer-reported findings, not a predicted result for your skin.
The foam is lathered with water and rinsed. Anua’s Pore Control Cleansing Oil is massaged onto dry skin and emulsified with water as an oil-cleanse step. Compare the routine step and ingredient list you need; the product names do not establish a head-to-head result.
FORMULA NOTES
| Ingredient | Role or purpose | Formula detail |
|---|---|---|
| Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate · Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate | Cleansing agents | Part of the surfactant blend used to wash and rinse away surface residue. |
| Betaine Salicylate · Capryloyl Salicylic Acid | Salicylate ingredients | Both are listed, but their percentages are not disclosed. This is a rinse-off formula. |
| Heartleaf water · Quercetin | Brand-highlighted botanical ingredients | Heartleaf water is the first listed ingredient; no finished-product concentration for quercetin is given. |
Official ingredient list ↗. Ingredient roles explain the formula. See the sourced product information and evidence limits below.
BRAND-REPORTED EVIDENCE
The brand’s two-week study summary identifies 21 participants ages 14–42 and dates of May 9–23, 2024. Full methods and controls are not available on the product page. Pore-cleansing figures elsewhere on the page have unclear footnote mapping, so they are not used to rank this cleanser.
Official formula and testing statements ↗ON THE LABEL
Houttuynia Cordata Flower/Leaf/Stem Water, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Water, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Coco-Glucoside, Decyl Glucoside, Hectorite, Sodium Chloride, 1,2-Hexanediol, Betaine Salicylate, Potassium Benzoate, Houttuynia Cordata Powder, Polyquaternium-67, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Butylene Glycol, Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract, Dextrin, Disodium EDTA, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Acetate, Isopropyl Alcohol, Pinus Palustris Leaf Extract, Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract, Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Flower Extract, Pueraria Lobata Root Extract, Pentylene Glycol, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Tocopherol, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Potassium Hyaluronate, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Quercetin.
Original ingredient list ↗COMMON QUESTIONS
Anua recommends its cleansing oil first when you are removing makeup. The foam is the water-lathered wash that follows. The page does not require every user to double cleanse for every routine.
Official product reference ↗Current U.S. formula/official product page ↗Lather an adequate amount with water in your hands, massage gently in circles, and rinse thoroughly with lukewarm water. Anua does not state a measured dose or frequency.
Official product reference ↗Current U.S. formula/official product page ↗It lists betaine salicylate and capryloyl salicylic acid. The page does not state their concentrations.
Official product reference ↗Current U.S. formula/official product page ↗No. Anua’s product images link the two-week figures to a May 9–23, 2024 study of 21 participants aged 14–42. They do not show the full protocol, controls or measurement methods needed to predict an individual result.
Official product reference ↗Current U.S. formula/official product page ↗CHOOSING BETWEEN PRODUCTS
The foam is lathered with water and rinsed. The oil is massaged over dry skin and emulsified with water as a first-cleanse step. Their directions distinguish the routine roles.
Compare these two products ↗This is a ready-to-lather foam in a 150 mL tube. Rice Enzyme powder comes in a 40 g container and is activated with water. Compare format and directions; names do not establish equivalent results.
Compare these two products ↗04 / THE NEXT STEP
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Anua · Heartleaf Quercetinol Pore Deep Cleansing Foam · 150 mL / 5.07 fl oz
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Houttuynia Cordata Flower/Leaf/Stem Water, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Water, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Coco-Glucoside, Decyl Glucoside, Hectorite, Sodium Chloride, 1,2-Hexanediol, Betaine Salicylate, Potassium Benzoate, Houttuynia Cordata Powder, Polyquaternium-67, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Butylene Glycol, Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract, Dextrin, Disodium EDTA, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Acetate, Isopropyl Alcohol, Pinus Palustris Leaf Extract, Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract, Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Flower Extract, Pueraria Lobata Root Extract, Pentylene Glycol, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Tocopherol, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Potassium Hyaluronate, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Quercetin.
Ingredient source ↗ · 2026-10-31 · US / 150 mL / 5.07 fl oz
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