Round Lab Soybean Nourishing Cleanser: A Scrub Foam Face Wash With Grains and Ceramide

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Round Lab Soybean Nourishing Cleanser tube — Product photo from the seller's catalog.

Round Lab is a Korean skincare brand, and its Soybean Nourishing Cleanser sits in an interesting middle ground: it is a foaming face wash, but the listing describes it as having a scrub foam texture with grain particles. Here is what the seller's catalog says, and what to think about first.

What the listing says

Texture: a scrub foam that the seller says deep cleanses waste underneath the skin while leaving it moisturized.
Purpose: described as suited to removing blackheads "without irritating your skin" and to removing dead skin cells.
Key ingredients named: extract of black soybeans grown in Jeongseon, Korea; Ceramide NP (the listing calls it Eco Ceramide, a plant-derived ingredient); and sugarcane-derived squalane.
Grains: the ingredient list includes rice powder, oat kernel flour, Job's tears (coix) seed powder, mung bean and adzuki bean seed powders. The seller describes an "adhesive formula that stretches" so the grain particles absorb waste on the skin's surface.
pH: made with low-pH surfactants that the seller says are close to the skin's natural pH, to help keep oil and water balance.
Skin types: listed as suitable for all skin types.
Price: listed at $17.00 in our catalog snapshot. Please confirm the current price on the seller page.

Who it might suit

Based on the listing, this cleanser is aimed at people who notice blackheads or a rough, flaky surface and want to handle that in their normal face wash. The ceramide and squalane in the formula suggest it is also meant for skin that feels dry or tight, which the seller links to stress.

What to check before you buy

Read the full ingredient list. It contains several grain and legume powders and coconut-derived cleansing agents. Anyone with a soy, oat or legume sensitivity should review it carefully.
Think about frequency. Even when a product is called gentle, a textured cleanser may feel like too much if you already use exfoliating toners or retinoids. A patch test is a sensible first step.
Size and quantity. The catalog snapshot we have does not state the tube size, so check the volume on the seller page to judge value.
Shipping. Delivery options and costs depend on where you live; the seller page will show what applies to you.

menthol, a POPORO CITY character, rinsing her face at a bright bathroom sink in the morning — Mood image: an AI-generated scene with menthol of POPORO CITY. It does not show this product.

Menthol's pick: Soybean Nourishing Cleanser — Pick card: an AI-generated POPORO CITY persona (fictional, has not used this product) with the official Round Lab product photo.

An everyday example

This is an illustrative scenario, not a review. Imagine someone whose nose feels bumpy by the weekend. In the evening they wet their face, work a small amount of the foam between their palms, and massage it over the whole face as the listing's directions suggest, spending a little more time around the nose. They rinse thoroughly with lukewarm water, pat dry, and follow with their usual toner and moisturizer.

Our take

On paper, the Soybean Nourishing Cleanser combines two jobs: a low-pH foaming wash and a light grain-based polish, with ceramide and squalane added for moisture. We have not tried it, so treat this as a summary of the seller's claims, check the ingredients against your own skin needs, and start slowly.

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Information is based on the seller's catalog listing as collected by KPOPORO. Details can change; please confirm on the seller page before buying.