Ingredient
Heartleaf
A heart-shaped herb (Houttuynia cordata) used in traditional East Asian medicine and a rising star in Korean skincare. It calms inflamed and reactive skin, reduces redness from breakouts, and adds hydration through natural plant sugars. Look for it listed as Houttuynia Cordata Extract — Anua's Heartleaf 77% Soothing Toner uses the highest concentration currently available in K-beauty.
Ingredient
Suitable for
Best for sensitive and reactive skin prone to redness and breakouts — heartleaf is one of the few calming ingredients that works on both acne and irritation simultaneously, without adding irritation of its own.
Also suitable for sensitive skin, acne-prone skin, oily skin and combination skin.
Ingredient
Ingredient combination
Combinations that work
- NiacinamideClearing
Heartleaf is antibacterial and anti-inflammatory where breakouts start; niacinamide regulates the sebum they feed on and evens the marks left behind. Frequently formulated together in K-beauty for exactly this reason.
- Tea TreeClearing
Both act on the bacterial side of breakouts, and heartleaf's anti-inflammatory action offsets the dryness tea tree can cause. A gentler way to get the antibacterial effect than tea tree alone.
- Centella AsiaticaCalming
Centella is the broader calming agent, stimulating repair through madecassoside and asiaticoside; heartleaf targets the bacterial and inflammatory side more directly. Together they cover both halves of reactive, breakout-prone skin.
Combinations to avoid
Heartleaf has no documented conflicts with anything else in this library. It can sit anywhere in a routine.
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Products with Heartleaf
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Routine
Routines with Heartleaf
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