Anua
Niacinamide 5 TXA Brightening Pad
Anua's Niacinamide 5 TXA Brightening Pad is a pad, built around Niacinamide for a Korean-market formula, positioned as the toner step, wiped over the face after cleansing.
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- Suited to
- Congested skinUneven textureDehydrated skinSensitive skin
- Helps with
- Shoppers looking for Niacinamide in a toner padRoutines that want Niacinamide and Adenosine in one stepFilling the toner pad step with a Korean-market formula
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How it works
The Niacinamide 5 TXA Brightening Pad is a toner pad, used use one pad from it straight after cleansing, morning and evening. The active it is built around is Niacinamide, named third on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Adenosine, Madecassoside and Tranexamic Acid, so the active is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Niacinamide stays on the skin, and for how long, is decided by the toner pad format rather than by the list alone. Anua sells this Niacinamide toner pad in Korea, and this is that version.
Key benefits
- Niacinamide, the active this toner pad is built around
- Adenosine, Madecassoside and Tranexamic Acid on the same list, actives
- Gluconolactone on the same list, an exfoliant
- Oligopeptide-2 and Copper Tripeptide-1 further down the same list
- Hexapeptide-9 and Hexapeptide-11 further down the same list
- Niacinamide named third on the manufacturer list printed on this page
Key actives
Niacinamideactive
Niacinamide is vitamin B3, and it is the most studied active in Korean formulation. The name on the box points at it, and it is named third on this toner pad's own ingredient list.
Adenosineactive
Adenosine is a nucleoside that Korea's own cosmetic authority recognises as a wrinkle-care functional ingredient, which is why it appears on so many Korean lists at a low level. It is used for the look of fine lines and is stable and well tolerated. It is named eighth on this toner pad's list, alongside Niacinamide.
Madecassosideactive
Madecassoside is the centella triterpene most associated with the look of redness, and the one brands lead with in cica products. It is water soluble and stable, so it appears in essences as readily as in creams. The panel names it fifteenth on this toner pad's list, beside Niacinamide.
Tranexamic Acidactive
Tranexamic Acid is a synthetic amino acid derivative used for the look of stubborn discolouration and post-blemish marks. It is water soluble, stable and comfortable next to niacinamide, which is how it is usually paired. The panel names it sixteenth on this toner pad's list, beside Niacinamide.
Gluconolactoneexfoliant
Gluconolactone is a PHA, the gentlest exfoliant class. The panel names it seventeenth on this toner pad's list, beside Niacinamide.
Anua Niacinamide 5 TXA Brightening Pad
Where does this toner pad go in my routine?
Use one pad from it straight after cleansing, morning and evening. Anything thinner than a toner pad goes on before it, and anything richer goes on after. If you are adding it to a routine you already like, give it a week on its own first, so what you see is the Niacinamide and not three changes at once.
What else is on the list besides Niacinamide?
Adenosine, Madecassoside and Tranexamic Acid. The order they are printed in on this toner pad's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Niacinamide sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Gluconolactone, Oligopeptide-2 and Copper Tripeptide-1.
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Orders ship from our California warehouse, dispatched within 2 business days, and arrive in 3 to 5 days. Shipping is free on orders of $100 or more.
We split shipments free, so one out-of-stock item never holds up the rest of your order.
Where this unit came from
- 1Seoul
Bought as Korean-market stock - 2Customs
Duty paid by us before it enters the US - 3California
Ships domestically, no international leg
We stock the version of a formula that is sold in Korea, not the release a brand prepares for another market under the same name.
Every unit keeps its original barcode and batch code intact, so the unit in your hands can be checked against the brand’s own records.
Import duties are paid by us before the parcel reaches you, so nothing is owed at the door, and returns run for 30 days.
Every claim on this page traces to the unit in the box, the barcode, the batch code and the price you can read for yourself.
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How to use
- Use one pad from the Niacinamide 5 TXA Brightening Pad straight after cleansing, morning and evening.
- Sweep the textured side outward across the face, then press the smooth side over anywhere that felt tight.
- It replaces the toner step, so serum and moisturizer follow it in the usual order while skin is still damp.
- One pad a session, twice a day. Do not go back over the same area again and again; a soaked pad is an application tool, not a scrub.
Worth knowing
- Patch test this toner pad on a small area and wait a day before using it more widely, especially with Niacinamide on the list.
- Betaine Salicylate and Gluconolactone on this list makes this toner pad an exfoliating step, so do not stack it with another one on the same night.
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Built around Niacinamide, named on this product's own ingredient list, sourced as the authentic Korean-market formula.
Verify your unit when it arrives
Verify your unit when it arrives
Korean-market stock with the original barcode and batch code intact, exactly as it left Korea.
Anua uses a holographic QR seal that only the HiddenTag app can read. Install HiddenTag from your phone’s app store and scan the seal on the box. A camera app alone will not resolve it.
Source: Anua packaging, HiddenTag scheme
On the unit itself
- The Korean-market barcode, unaltered from the retail package.
- The manufacturer’s batch code, exactly as the maker printed it.
정품Genuine article, Korean-market stock
What professionals say
What professionals say
What skin-care professionals say about the key actives in this formula, quoted from the medical sources linked beside each.
Centella can make your skin appear more hydrated, plumper and healthier.
Samantha Stein, PA-CDermatology physician assistant, Cleveland Clinic Topical tranexamic acid 5% cream is under investigation in the treatment of melasma and is showing promising results in the treatment of epidermal-type melasma.
Faisal R AliConsultant Dermatologist, DermNet NZ
1 more professional perspective
Niacinamide helps reduce the appearance of pores in a few ways. By strengthening the skin barrier and improving elasticity, pores appear less noticeable and more even.
Ashlyn YankeAesthetician, Cleveland Clinic
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