AXIS-Y LHA Peel & Fill Pore Balancing Cream 50ml
AXIS-Y LHA Peel & Fill Pore Balancing Cream is a 50ml cream whose ingredient list carries Capryloyl Salicylic Acid alongside Tocopherol and Anastatica Hierochuntica Extract.
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- Congested skinUneven textureDehydrated skinSensitive skin
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- Shoppers looking for Capryloyl Salicylic Acid in a creamRoutines that want Capryloyl Salicylic Acid and Tocopherol in one stepFilling the cream step with a Korean-market formulaAnyone who wants the Capryloyl Salicylic Acid cream sold on Korean shelves
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How it works
The LHA Peel & Fill Pore Balancing Cream is a 50ml cream, used as the last skincare step, morning and evening, over serum. The exfoliant it is built around is Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, named tenth on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Tocopherol, Anastatica Hierochuntica Extract and Opuntia Ficus-Indica Stem Extract, so the exfoliant is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Capryloyl Salicylic Acid stays on the skin, and for how long, is decided by the cream format rather than by the list alone. This is the Original Korean Formula, the cream AXIS-Y sells in Korea, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid and all.
Key benefits
- Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, the exfoliant this cream is built around
- Tocopherol on the same list, an antioxidant
- Anastatica Hierochuntica Extract, Opuntia Ficus-Indica Stem Extract and Adansonia Digitata (Baobab) Fruit Extract on the same list, plant extracts
- Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract and Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract further down the same list
- Centella Asiatica Extract and Cladosiphon Okamuranus Extract further down the same list
- Capryloyl Salicylic Acid named tenth on the manufacturer list printed on this page
Key actives
Capryloyl Salicylic Acidexfoliant
Capryloyl Salicylic Acid is salicylic acid with a fatty tail, sometimes sold as LHA. It stays nearer the surface than salicylic acid and works at a higher pH, so it exfoliates more evenly and more gently. On this cream's own ingredient list it is named tenth.
Tocopherolantioxidant
Tocopherol is vitamin E. It is an oil-soluble antioxidant that protects the oils in a formula from going rancid and works on skin as an emollient, and it is regularly paired with vitamin C because each keeps the other going for longer. It is named thirty-eighth on this cream's list, alongside Capryloyl Salicylic Acid.
Anastatica Hierochuntica Extractplant extract
Anastatica Hierochuntica is the resurrection plant, which survives complete drying out. Its extract is used as a hydrating, protective plant ingredient. It is named eleventh on this cream's list, alongside Capryloyl Salicylic Acid.
Opuntia Ficus-Indica Stem Extractplant extract
Prickly pear cactus stem extract, from the pad rather than the fruit. The pad is full of mucilage, so the extract hydrates and leaves a cushioned feel. It is named twelfth on this cream's list, alongside Capryloyl Salicylic Acid.
Adansonia Digitata (Baobab) Fruit Extractplant extract
Baobab fruit extract. The dry pulp is high in vitamin C, pectin and organic acids, and the extract is used as a conditioning antioxidant botanical. It is named thirteenth on this cream's list, alongside Capryloyl Salicylic Acid.
Where does this cream go in my routine?
As the last skincare step, morning and evening, over serum. Anything thinner than a cream 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 Capryloyl Salicylic Acid and not three changes at once.
Is this the Korean-market cream or a US version?
The Korean-market one, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid and all. We match this cream to its Korean barcode before it reaches the shelf, which is the check that tells you which market release you are holding.
What else is on the list besides Capryloyl Salicylic Acid?
Tocopherol, Anastatica Hierochuntica Extract and Opuntia Ficus-Indica Stem Extract. The order they are printed in on this cream's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Capryloyl Salicylic Acid sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Adansonia Digitata (Baobab) Fruit Extract, Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract and Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract.
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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.
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How to use
- Apply it last among your leave-on steps, after your toner and any serum.
- Press a thin layer over slightly damp skin, using a little more on the cheeks than on the nose.
- Introduce it every other night for the first week if your skin has reacted to a smoothing step before.
- Do not layer it under a second moisturiser, because two closing steps means one of them is wasted.
Worth knowing
- Patch test this cream on a small area and wait a day before using it more widely, especially with Capryloyl Salicylic Acid on the list.
- Salicylic Acid on this list makes this cream an exfoliating step, so do not stack it with another one on the same night.
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Korean-market original
The Original Korean Formula cream from AXIS-Y, 50ml formulated with Capryloyl Salicylic Acid and Tocopherol, held in the United States and shipped domestically.
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.
Match the batch code on the box against the code printed on the bottle or tube itself; the two are stamped separately and should agree.
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.
BHAs like salicylic acid get really deep into the pores, whereas the water-soluble ones don't go as deep.
Samantha Stein, PA-CDermatology physician assistant, Cleveland Clinic People with dry, flaky skin are more likely to see a benefit from using vitamin E because it enhances moisturization.
Amy Kassouf, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic
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