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Sodium Hyaluronate소듐하이알루로네이트

소듐하이알루로네이트so-dyum-ha-i-al-lu-ro-ne-i-teu
On a Korean label: 소듐하이알루로네이트 = Sodium Hyaluronate — Hyaluronic acid salt.

What it is

The sodium salt of hyaluronic acid. It is the form of “hyaluronic acid” most Korean toners and serums actually contain.

On a Korean label

Written 소듐하이알루로네이트. Products that promise several types of hyaluronic acid list each one separately.

Korean rules

The Korean ingredient dictionary lists no limit, label caution or functional-ingredient status for it.

Questions

Is sodium hyaluronate the same as hyaluronic acid?

It is its sodium salt. Both are listed under their own names on Korean labels: 소듐하이알루로네이트 and 하이알루로닉애씨드.

Sources

  1. Korea Cosmetic Association — ingredient dictionary (대한화장품협회 성분사전)

Checked 26 October 2026. Rules change — the official texts above are the final word.