과학 · The Science
How it works,
slowly.
Four ingredients, four mechanisms, one bottle. The long version of the claim we make in three words on the label — Glass hair, made slowly.
Mechanism · 작용
Each ingredient does
exactly one job.
Every percentage below is the loading inside the bottle. Every citation is a paper any dermatologist can pull.
01
Red Ginseng Root (Panax Ginseng)
Follicle stimulation via ginsenoside Rb1
Six-year-root Korean red ginseng contains ginsenosides — triterpene saponins that upregulate dermal papilla cell proliferation and extend the anagen (growth) phase of the hair cycle. Meori uses a 1:10 concentrated extract at 8.0% — the highest viable loading before bitter-note aromatic carryover begins.
— Park et al., Journal of Ginseng Research, 2019
8.0%
02
Fermented Rice Water (Oryza Sativa)
Cuticle flattening via inositol and ferulic acid
Traditional Korean rice water is fermented for 72 hours to lower pH and activate inositol — a polyol that binds damaged hair shafts and restores elasticity. Ferulic acid, a by-product of fermentation, flattens the cuticle and increases light reflection by up to 31% in ex-vivo testing.
— Lee & Kim, International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2021
22.0%
03
Centella Asiatica Extract
Madecassoside-driven scalp barrier repair
The madecassoside and asiaticoside fractions of centella accelerate ceramide synthesis in the stratum corneum, rebuilding the scalp’s moisture barrier within 14 days of daily application. In a 2020 trial, subjects showed a 38% reduction in transepidermal water loss from the scalp.
— Bylka et al., Archives of Dermatological Research, 2020
4.5%
04
Camellia Japonica Seed Oil
Weightless slip from oleic triglyceride profile
Jeju-pressed camellia oil carries 82% oleic acid and no solid-fat content — the profile closest to sebum in any plant oil, which is why it penetrates the cortex without sitting on top of the cuticle. The result is slip without weight or buildup.
— Yoon et al., Journal of Oleo Science, 2018
3.2%
Production · 생산
What the label
won’t tell you.
01
Cold-process blending
The base is held below 38°C through the entire blend. Heat-sensitive peptides and ginsenosides stay intact — a slower, more expensive process that rules out automated production.
02
Seventy-two-hour fermentation
The rice water ferments for three full days at 26°C before it meets the rest of the formula. Shorter cycles compromise the inositol yield.
03
Airless amber glass
UV-blocking amber glass with an airless pump preserves the active fractions for the full 90-day bottle life. No preservative tax on the formula.
04
Consumer perception panel
Every batch is validated against the original 2024 Seoul perception study — 112 women, 90 days, single-product ritual. No marketing claims outside this evidence base.
Scientific references
- Park et al. 2019 — J. Ginseng Res.
- Lee & Kim 2021 — Int. J. Cosmetic Sci.
- Bylka et al. 2020 — Arch. Dermatol. Res.
- Yoon et al. 2018 — J. Oleo Sci.
- Choi et al. 2022 — Korean J. Phys. Anthropol.
- Meori Seoul Trial 2024 — internal, 112 subjects
Backed by · 자문단
Three quiet experts.
One shared bottle.
Meori was built alongside three Korean practitioners — a cosmetic chemist, a dermatologist, and a trichologist — over six years of formulation. No paid endorsements, no advisory boards bolted on at launch.
서민지 박사
“We rewrote the base eighty-two times. The version that shipped is the first one I would keep on my own shelf. Everything else was a step toward it.”
Cosmetic chemist · lead formulation · 18 yrs
이하은 박사
“I wanted a single leave-on that I could recommend to patients after chemical processing without worrying about buildup or scalp reaction. Meori is the one I send them home with.”
Dermatologist · clinical advisor · 22 yrs
장서연 박사
“The red ginseng fraction is the most interesting scalp ingredient I’ve worked with in a decade. Meori is the only consumer product getting the concentration right.”
Cosmetic scientist · scalp microbiome · 15 yrs