The History of Whoo
Jung Yuncho line
The History of Whoo’s “Jung Yuncho” (정윤초) is an all-in-one anti-aging solution to help men take care of their skin. The line is designed to tackle first signs of aging as well as concerns commonly experienced by men, including sensitive skin during seasonal changes, irritation from daily shaving, and the detrimental effects of environmental stressors.
Disclaimer: I personally translated the majority of facts and contents in this article from original Korean sources, so I kindly ask you to credit my work if you’re planning to use any of the information included in this guide.
Many concepts mentioned in this guide are based on Oriental Medicine principles, for a better understanding please refer to the introduction to Traditional Korean Medicine on this website. It’s important to stress out that there is no correspondence between Oriental Medicine organs and Western anatomy so capitalised names in this article shouldn’t be interpreted in the Western medical sense.
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Main Ingredients
⬥ Youth Guardian™
Youth Guardian™ (유쓰 가디언™) is the key ingredient of The History of Whoo’s “Jung Yuncho” line. Youth Guardian™ is a proprietary complex that combines the benefits of “Irish Thistle” with six complementary ingredients, providing a comprehensive “six-in-one” approach. The complex delivers a range of benefits, including anti-wrinkle, whitening, firming, antioxidant, moisturising, and soothing properties. In particular, Youth Guardian™ consists of the ingredients below.
At the heart of the Youth Guardian™ complex is the concentrated extract of “Irish Thistle“, officially known as Cirsium Japonicum and referred to as “Da Ji” (대계, 大薊) in Traditional Oriental Medicine.
In Oriental Medicine, Cirsium Japonicum has been traditionally used to cool the Blood, eliminate Blood stasis, relieve toxicity, and promote the healing of sores and swellings1.
Recent scientific studies have also highlighted the benefits of Cirsium Japonicum in combating skin aging and improving skin elasticity. Research shows that Cirsium Japonicum has a significant impact on skin glycation — a process that accelerates aging by causing sugar molecules to bind to proteins like collagen, resulting in stiffness, loss of elasticity, and wrinkles.
The primary active components of Cirsium Japonicum have been shown to combat glycation, thereby enhancing skin firmness and reducing the appearance of wrinkles2.
The efficacy of Youth Guardian™ is further enhanced by the use of an advanced low-temperature extraction technique that concentrates Cirsium Japonicum extract tenfold. This method preserves the integrity of the active compounds in the botanical extract, ensuring maximum potency and effectiveness.
⬥ Gong Jin Solution™
Like all products from The History of Whoo, the “Jung Yuncho” line contains “Gong Jin Solution™”, also known as “Gongjinbidan” (공진비단, 供辰秘丹), a proprietary herbal complex that constitutes the core ingredient of the brand.
“Gong Jin Solution™” is based on “Gongjindan” (공진단, 拱辰丹), a traditional Oriental medicine prescription originally created by Chinese physician Wei Yilin. According to the classical text or Oriental Medicine “Efficacious Remedies of the Physicians” (세의득효방, 世醫得效方), “Gongjindan” was a remedy exclusively reserved for emperors and for this reason, it earned the name of “Emperor’s Medicine”3.
[source: 백록담한의원]
“Gongjindan” appears in many traditional medical texts from China and Korea and it’s described as a remedy that strengthens the body’s immune defences and brings back the natural balance between its organs.
The Donguibogam (the most representative text of Traditional Korean Medicine) describes “Gongjindan” as follows:
“If a man is sickly even after growing up, he is constitutionally weak. In such a case, body fluids should be increased but body heat should be cooled down. Other medicines are inefficacious against it, but this medicine is effective to harmonize internal organs with each other and to prevent various diseases.”
DONGUIBOGAM (1613)
To this day, “Gongjindan” is a vital tonic that is still commonly used in many Asian countries to combat chronic fatigue, weak constitution and deteriorated immunity.
Through the integration of modern science, LG Household & Health Care developed a cosmetic ingredient based on the original prescription for “Gongjindan”: “Gong Jin Solution™“.
Developed through The History of Whoo’s integrative medicine research technology, “Gong Jin Solution™” consists of:
1,2-Hexanediol, Angelica Gigas Root Extract, Arginine, Butylene Glycol, Cornus Officinalis Fruit Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Ganoderma Lucidum (Mushroom) Extract, Glutamic Acid, Glycoproteins, Thymus Vulgaris (Thyme) Extract, Water4.
In particular, the ingredient was enriched with four traditional herbal remedies:
Overall, the ingredient promises to increase energy flow, while also rebalancing and reinvigorating skin to enhance the skin’s intrinsic energy and elasticity5.
Products
Jung Yuncho Multi Cleanser
Jung Yuncho Multi Youth Essence
Jung Yuncho Tone-Up Cream
Jung Yuncho BB Cream
Jung Yuncho Lip Balm
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Notes
- HEMPEN, D. (2009). Herbs that regulate the blood. A Materia Medica for Chinese Medicine, 514–617. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-443-10094-9.00015-7
- Yoon, S., Kim, M., Shin, S., Woo, J., Son, D., Ryu, D., Yoo, J., Park, D., & Jung, E. (2022). Effect of cirsium japonicum flower extract on skin aging induced by glycation. Molecules, 27(7), 2093. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27072093
- 김은진. (2003). “나도 한번쯤 써보고 싶다! 피부 보약, 한방 화장품.” 레이디경향.
- 더후(The Whoo). (n.d.). 더후: The whoo. 더후(THE WHOO). https://www.thewhoo.com/mall/brand/brand.html#con2
- “The History of 후.” (n.d.). Www.whoo.co.kr, Retrieved May 18, 2022, from www.whoo.co.kr/mobile/brand/hehua.jsp