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 to provide multiple skincare benefits at once, including anti-wrinkle, whitening, firming, antioxidant, moisturising, and soothing properties.
,Youth Guardian™ consists of the ingredients below:
The core ingredient 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 confirmed that Cirsium Japonicum is also effective in combating skin aging and improving skin elasticity. Research shows, in fact, that the main active ingredients of Cirsium Japonicum help reduce skin glycation, a process known to accelerate skin aging by causing sugar molecules to bind to proteins like collagen, which in turn reduces skin elasticity and makes wrinkles more prominent2.
To maximise the efficacy of Youth Guardian™, The History of Whoo used an advanced low-temperature extraction technique to concentrate Cirsium Japonicum extract tenfold, while preserving the integrity of its active components.
⬥ Gong Jin Solution™
All products from The History of Whoo contain “Gong Jin Solution™” (공진솔루션™), a proprietary herbal complex that constitutes the brand’s signature ingredient. This complex represents an evolution of “Gongjinbidan” (공진비단, 供辰秘丹), which was previously the representative ingredient of the brand.
Gong Jin Solution™ is the result of The History of Whoo’s extensive integrative medicine research. The brand began by identifying and isolating the key skin-firming active ingredients found in Gongjinbidan: Glycoproteins, Arginine, and Glutamic Acid. These three active ingredients, known as “Gongjinbidan Active“, were then combined with Gongjinbidan, The History of Whoo’s original signature ingredient, to obtain the more potent Gong Jin Solution™.
Gongjinbidan (공진비단, 供辰秘丹):
The History of Whoo’s “Gongjinbidan” 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”: “Gongjinbidan” (공진비단, 供辰秘丹).
Active Tracking Technology:
At the heart of the new “Gong Jin Solution™ is The History of Whoo’s Active Tracking Technology, an innovative Hanbang Bio-Po Jae technology that effectively delivers the skin-firming properties of Gongjinbidan to the skin.
The term Po Jae (포제, 炮制) refers to traditional methods from Korean medicine used to prepare herbs for medicinal use. These techniques are designed to enhance or modify specific qualities of the herbs to prepare them for specific therapeutic effects. (For further details, please consult the guide on Traditional Korean Medicine available on this website, specifically section 3.3, which covers “Herb preparation and processing methods”).
The History of Whoo combined traditional Po Jae techniques with cutting-edge biotechnology to enhance the skin-firming properties of its signature ingredient, Gongjinbidan.
Key Ingredients of Gong Jin Solution™
The History of Whoo’s new “Gong Jin Solution™ appears in ingredient lists as:
1,2-Hexanediol, Angelica Gigas Root Extract, Arginine, Asparagus Cochinchinensis Root Extract, Butylene Glycol, Cornus Officinalis Fruit Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Ganoderma Lucidum (Mushroom) Extract, Glutamic Acid, Glycoproteins, Thymus Vulgaris (Thyme) Extract, Water
In particular, the ingredient includes with five 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 elasticity.
Gong Jin Solution™ combines four different patented technologies: patent no. 10-2168532, 10-216853, 10-222362 and 10-2411385.
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
1. 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
2. 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
3. 김은진. (2003). “나도 한번쯤 써보고 싶다! 피부 보약, 한방 화장품.” 레이디경향.
4. 나누리. (2023, February). 천문동[天門冬]의 효능과 섭취방법 알아보기. 나누리 블로그. Retrieved November 11, 2024, from https://nurri.kr/blogPost/cjsansendddmlgys
