Abib Heartleaf Essence Pad Review: Why Pay 56% More on Olive Young Global?

The Abib Heartleaf Essence Pad Clear Touch, sold in Korea as 어성초 흔적 에센스 패드 클리어터치, is a toner pad (토너패드, a soft pad soaked in essence) that comes 70 to a tub. One Korean YouTuber says she tried several times to switch to other pads and never managed it. Another has finished several tubs. Both videos carry no sponsorship mark. The same tub also costs about 56% more on Olive Young Global than in Korea.

To pick this product, I looked at Korean YouTube videos from the last 30 days that weren’t marked as sponsored and counted which products came up across different channels. The search collected 255 videos from 189 channels. Of those, 178 videos from 148 channels carried no sponsorship mark. Abib as a brand came up in four of those channels, mostly for different products. This exact pad was named by two.

What two creators said about Abib Heartleaf Pad

Creator	Where it comes up	Why they picked it	Skin context they gave
윤이든 (Yoon Eden), 215K subscribers, 24K views	Barrier-care routine, 2:03	A lot of essence in the pad, gentle on skin, calming	Dry skin; says heartleaf suits her
유알비 (UareB), 11K subscribers, 7K views	Empty-products roundup, about 6:09	Dual-sided sheet, stays on the face as a mask, still her favorite after trying other pads	Sensitive skin that flushes easily, said in a different part of the video

Neither video is marked as paid promotion, and neither description lists this pad as a gift. Eden’s video title says outright that it is not an ad. UareB’s description says the video contains no paid promotion. She does feature Abib often. She jokes that she has shown the heartleaf line until viewers are tired of it. So she reads more like a long-term fan than a first-time tester.

Eden: a pad with a lot of essence

In her fall barrier-care video, Eden shows two pads. She says she has been through several tubs of the Abib one. For her, the thing that matters in a toner pad is how much essence is inside. She says too little makes the pad rough when you wipe and leaves skin dry afterward. Abib’s, she says, holds a lot more essence than the toner pads she has tried before.

She describes the essence as moisturizing rather than just watery, and says it keeps her dry skin from feeling tight. She also says heartleaf suits her skin and that switching to this pad calms her skin quickly. She recommends it for people whose skin flares up often and for dry skin, and she calls it especially useful when the season changes.

UareB: the pad she could not replace

UareB says she started with the heartleaf line through this pad. She later paired it with the serum from the same line. Her attachment is to the pad. She says her standard for pads went up after trying it, and every later pad disappointed her.

She likes the build. She says one side of the sheet suits wiping and the other clings to skin, so it works as a mask. She says you can stretch it across the forehead or other areas. She calls it an essence pad, not a watery toner pad, and says it rarely dries out and falls off if you leave it on. Her habit is to stick one on after washing, while she dries her hair, to hold moisture and calm skin.

Where they agree and where they differ

Essence amount. Both stress that the pad is soaked. Eden ties it to less irritation and less dryness. UareB ties it to the pad staying on as a mask.
Use. Both use it to wipe the face and as a pad mask. UareB spends longer on the mask side, leaving a pad on while she dries her hair.
Skin type. Eden has dry skin. UareB describes sensitive skin that turns red easily. Neither mentions oily skin, so I can’t say how it feels on oily skin.
Doubts. Neither raised one about the pad. UareB did say she gets bored with products and tests replacements, and this was the one she kept returning to.

In the comments I could read, a couple of viewers of UareB’s video said they liked the pad too. Eden’s comments didn’t mention it. That is a thin sample, and viewers who comment tend to be regular fans of the channel.

Abib Heartleaf Pad card: what Korean creators said vs what the label shows

What the Abib Heartleaf Pad label shows

The ingredient list comes from the product information disclosure on Olive Young Korea. I matched it to English names with the MFDS ingredient database. The Olive Young page covers four Abib pads in one listing: heartleaf, sedum, glutathiosome and LHA. I used only the heartleaf pad’s list, which has 38 ingredients. The notice lists Cosmax as the manufacturer and Forcompany as the seller, all skin types, and 12 months of use once opened.

Heartleaf at 7,150 ppm, niacinamide with no amount

Water, glycerin and butylene glycol lead. Niacinamide is 4th, followed by Aureobasidium pullulans ferment (흑효모발효물, a black-yeast ferment) and heartleaf extract. Heartleaf extract (약모밀추출물, Houttuynia cordata) is the one ingredient with a stated amount: 7,150 ppm, or about 0.7%. That is the ingredient behind the pad’s name, so it is useful that the label gives the number.

Niacinamide sits above heartleaf in the list, but the label gives no amount for it. For more on niacinamide, see my Daiso Fusiderm capsule cream post.

Panthenol is 9th and allantoin is 11th, also without amounts. My panthenol guide covers the first. Caffeine follows at 12th. Whether the pad calms skin the way the creators describe is something a label can’t confirm.

Fragrance, alcohol and plant extracts

No added fragrance and no ethanol appear on the list. No essential oils either.
Texture: acrylates crosspolymer, hydroxyethylcellulose, xanthan gum and cellulose gum thicken the essence. Squalane, caprylic/capric triglyceride and cetyl ethylhexanoate are light emollients.
Preservative helpers: 1,2-hexanediol, hydroxyacetophenone, caprylyl glycol and ethylhexylglycerin do this job. Disodium EDTA is a stabilizer.
Plant extracts: mung bean sprout, wheat sprout, broccoli sprout, hollyhock (Althaea rosea) flower and a few more, plus honokiol and quercetin near the end. If you react to wheat, note that wheat sprout extract is on the list.

This fits what both creators describe. The base is water, glycerin and butylene glycol, with a few light oils further down, which suits a pad that is soaked and doesn’t feel dry. The Olive Young notice shows one functional cosmetic line (기능성 화장품) for the whole four-pad listing. I can’t tell which of the four pads it covers, so I’m not attributing it to this one. As with any new leave-on product, patch test first, and check with a dermatologist if your skin is reactive.

Abib Heartleaf Pad price: Korea vs overseas

Where	What you get	Price	Rating
Olive Young Korea	70 sheets	24,000 won (about US$17.95), 343 won per sheet	4.8 from 59,397 reviews for the four-pad listing
Olive Young Korea	70+70 sheets (Kuromi edition)	28,000 won at 30% off, sale through Oct 31 (about US$20.94)	same listing
Olive Young Global	70 sheets	US$28.00	4.7 from 2,242 reviews for the four-type listing
Olive Young Global	70+70 sheets	US$47.00 list, US$32.90 on sale	same listing
Amazon US	70 pads, sold by Abib Official	Check the current price on Amazon →	On Amazon

I checked prices on October 30, 2026 and converted with the ECB reference rate of 1,337.29 won per dollar from October 29. The single 70-sheet tub is about 56% more on Olive Young Global than in Korea. The double pack is about 57% more, comparing the two sale prices. Both double-pack prices are sale prices that end on October 31, so that gap will change. Global’s single tub did not show a sale price, and it displayed a 30% first-order coupon capped at US$7. In Korea, the heartleaf single and the LHA pad showed no discount. Olive Young Global lists free shipping over US$60.

Abib’s official store also sells the same 70-pad tub on Amazon US, so US readers can compare it with Olive Young Global before buying. Prices change often, so recheck before you buy.

Who it is likely to suit

Here is what the creators say. Eden has dry skin and treats the pad as a moisturizing, calming step. UareB has sensitive skin and likes it both for wiping and as a mask.

Here is my reading of the label. A water-and-glycerin base with niacinamide, panthenol and allantoin, and no fragrance or ethanol, is a reasonable fit for dry or sensitive skin. If you react to certain plants, check the extracts in the list first. Neither creator speaks for oily skin, so I can’t say how it works there.

The short version

Two Korean YouTube channels, in videos with no sponsorship mark, like Abib Heartleaf Pad for the amount of essence in the sheet, Eden for dry skin and UareB for sensitive skin. The label lists 38 ingredients with heartleaf extract at 7,150 ppm, niacinamide 4th with no stated amount, and no fragrance or ethanol. The single tub costs about 56% more on Olive Young Global than in Korea. Abib’s official store also sells it on Amazon US.

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Abib Heartleaf Essence Pad Review: Why Pay 56% More on Olive Young Global?