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LaLa Peel: what the Korean clinic peel contains

라라필 · 라라필 504

Checked 2026-10-23. Prepared with AI assistance from the sources listed below; not reviewed by a doctor. Not medical advice.

라라필 (LaLa Peel) is LHALA Peel, a two-bottle peel from the Seoul company H2MEDI, launched in 2020 and brushed on in clinics.[1][2] Its published ingredient lists show an alkaline potassium-soap base with plant extracts and LHA (capryloyl salicylic acid, a salicylic acid derivative); they list no TCA, glycolic or lactic acid.[3]

The company has described its line as cosmetics for medical clinics, and no concentrations are published.[4][3] We found no published study of the product itself, and one clinic’s webpage describes a different set of acids under the name.[5]

At a glance

Korean names
라라필, 라라필 504. The brand is LHALALA; English spellings include LHALA Peel and LaLa Peel.[2][6]
Brand company
H2MEDI (에이치투메디), Seoul, owns the LHALALA brand. The kit is two 50 ml bottles, Basic and Ultra; a Peel 504 version followed in 2024. The pages we checked do not confirm who manufactures it today.[1][2]
Ingredients
Water, potassium cocoate, alcohol, glycerin, olive oil glycereth-8 esters, potassium hydroxide, plant extracts; LHA is listed 13th in Basic and 11th in Ultra. No concentrations are published, and the lists are not labelled for Peel 504.[3]
Status in Korea
A September 2026 company interview described its products as cosmetics for medical clinics. We found no drug record, and the product is not among the company’s functional-cosmetic reports.[4][7]
How it is sold
Single sessions or packages of 5 or 10, a few weeks apart, often with an LDM ultrasound session and a soothing mask.[6][8][5]
Also called
LHALA Peel
Models and versions
라라필 504 (2024 version)

In Korean searches

Among the 33 treatments we track on Naver, LaLa Peel ranks #29 by Korean search interest (index 3; the most-searched = 100). Too few related search terms to break down what people ask. Google searches in Korea for its main Korean name: +44% in Jul 2026–Sep 2026 compared with Oct 2025–Dec 2025.

From the Korea Treatment Radar, October 2026. Search interest, not treatments performed.

What the evidence covers

The main trial of LHA peels (50 women, split-face, run by L’Oréal researchers) used 5–10% LHA every two weeks for 12 weeks and found results similar to glycolic acid peels.[9] That trial tested different formulations; LaLa Peel’s LHA concentration is not published, so its results cannot be assumed for LaLa Peel.[3][9]

A US cosmetic ingredient safety panel concluded in 2024 that the available data were insufficient to decide whether LHA is safe in cosmetics; that is a gap in data, not a finding of harm.[10] Reviews of chemical peels in general report a higher risk of dark marks after peeling in darker and Asian skin.[11]

Conflicting descriptions online

One Seoul dermatology clinic’s 라라필 webpage describes AHA, BHA and PHA acids, which differ from the published LHALA Peel lists. We could not tell whether that reflects the product the clinic uses or an error on the webpage.[5][3] Asking to see the bottles settles it.

Not the same as

  • TCA peel: uses trichloroacetic acid, which is not in the published LHALA Peel Basic or Ultra ingredient lists.[3]
  • Salicylic acid (BHA) peel: LHA is a salicylic acid derivative that penetrates more slowly.[12]
  • Aqua peel (아쿠아필): a device treatment that uses suction with water or serum, not a brushed-on liquid.[13]
  • 이지듀 멜라라필: an unrelated patch cosmetic with 라라필 in its name.[14]

Questions to ask the clinic

  1. Which LHALA Peel version will you use (Basic and Ultra, or Peel 504), and can I see the bottles and their ingredient labels?
  2. Who applies it: a doctor, a nurse or an aesthetician?
  3. I have darker skin, a history of melasma, or a recent tan. How do you reduce the risk of dark marks?
  4. What else is in the package (LDM, a mask, toning), and can I have the peel alone?
  5. How many sessions, how far apart, and what would make you stop?
  6. When can I wear makeup and sunscreen, and use retinol or acid products, before my flight home?

Sources

  1. H2MEDI: LHALA Peel product page (Basic and Ultra, 50 ml × 2)↩1↩2
  2. H2MEDI: Korean product catalog v3.1, November 13, 2025 (brand history, Peel 504)↩1↩2↩3
  3. LHALALA official Amazon listing: full ingredient lists for Basic and Ultra↩1↩2↩3↩4↩5↩6
  4. H2MEDI site: interview repost, September 2026 (clinic-only medical cosmetics)↩1↩2
  5. Seoul dermatology clinic page describing its 라라필 as an AHA/BHA/PHA mix (usage)↩1↩2↩3
  6. Clinic listing on Gangnam Unni: 라라필 in 1, 5 and 10 sessions with LDM and a mask (usage)↩1↩2
  7. MFDS 의약품안전나라: functional cosmetic reports by 에이치투메디 (no LaLa Peel entry)↩
  8. Clinic listing on Gangnam Unni: 라라필 combined with LDM (usage)↩
  9. Oresajo C et al. J Cosmet Dermatol 2008;7(4):259–262: LHA versus glycolic acid peels, split-face, 50 women↩1↩2
  10. Cosmetic Ingredient Review: safety assessment of capryloyl salicylic acid, Int J Toxicol 2024↩
  11. Castillo DE, Keri JE. Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol 2018: chemical peels in skin of color, review↩
  12. Zeichner JA. J Clin Aesthet Dermatol 2016: lipohydroxy acid, review↩
  13. Freedman BM. J Cosmet Dermatol 2008: hydradermabrasion↩
  14. MFDS 의약품안전나라: 이지듀 멜라라필 functional cosmetic report, May 30, 2024↩

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