Ingredient guide · K

Korean Clover Extract

Korean Clover Extract is a gentle, antioxidant-rich botanical ingredient derived from a wild clover native to East Asia. Increasingly popular in K-beauty and clean skincare, it offers soothing and brightening properties while being suitable for sensitive skin.

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How it works in skincare

In cosmetics and skincare, Korean Clover Extract functions as a soothing and antioxidant agent. It helps calm visible redness and irritation, supports the skin’s natural barrier, and provides a mild brightening effect that can improve the appearance of dull or uneven tone. Formulators value its lightweight profile, making it ideal for lightweight serums, moisturisers, sheet masks and eye creams where a non-irritating, plant-based active is desired.

Key benefits

  • Helps soothe and calm sensitive or reactive skin
  • Provides antioxidant protection against environmental stressors
  • Contributes to a brighter, more even-looking complexion
  • Supports the skin barrier for improved hydration retention
  • Reduces the appearance of redness and irritation
  • Lightweight and non-greasy for daily use

Best for

sensitive skin, dry skin, dull skin, redness-prone skin, mature skin

Where it comes from

Korean Clover Extract comes from the flowers and aerial parts of Kummerowia stipulacea, a low-growing annual plant in the legume family traditionally found in Korea, China and Japan.

Products with Korean Clover Extract

Not every product on UK Lips lists a full ingredient breakdown — so there may be many more formulas that contain Korean Clover Extract than we can show here. These are the comparisons where we’ve confirmed it in the listed ingredients.

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