AXIS-Y Triple PDRN Gel Toner 270ml
AXIS-Y Triple PDRN Gel Toner is a 270ml toner whose ingredient list carries Sodium DNA alongside Zinc PCA and Retinal.
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- Congested skinUneven textureDry skinCompromised barrier
- Helps with
- Shoppers looking for Sodium DNA in a tonerRoutines that want Sodium DNA and Zinc PCA in one stepFilling the toner step with a Korean-market formulaAnyone who wants the Sodium DNA toner sold on Korean shelves
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How it works
The Triple PDRN Gel Toner is a 270ml toner, used straight after cleansing, morning and evening, while the face is still damp. The active it is built around is Sodium DNA, named twenty-seventh on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Zinc PCA, Retinal and Gluconolactone, so the active is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Sodium DNA stays on the skin, and for how long, is decided by the toner format rather than by the list alone. This is the Original Korean Formula, the toner AXIS-Y sells in Korea, Sodium DNA and all.
Key benefits
- Sodium DNA, the active this toner is built around
- Zinc PCA and Retinal on the same list, actives
- Gluconolactone on the same list, an exfoliant
- Dipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate on the same list, a peptide
- Tocopherol and Astaxanthin further down the same list
- Ceramide NP and Collagen further down the same list
Key actives
Sodium DNAactive
Sodium DNA is the salt of DNA, in Korean skincare almost always salmon derived, and it is the ingredient behind the PDRN category. It is used as a humectant and for the look of tired skin; the fragments themselves are what the name PDRN refers to. The name on the box points at it, and it is named twenty-seventh on this toner's own ingredient list.
Zinc PCAactive
Zinc PCA pairs zinc with the humectant PCA. It is used in oily and blemish-prone formulas for the look of shine and visible pores, and it hydrates at the same time. It is named twenty-fourth on this toner's list, alongside Sodium DNA.
Retinalactive
Retinal is retinaldehyde, a vitamin A derivative one chemical step closer to retinoic acid than retinol is. It is yellow-orange and unstable in light, so products carrying it are usually opaque. The panel names it thirtieth on this toner's list, beside Sodium DNA.
Gluconolactoneexfoliant
Gluconolactone is a PHA, the gentlest exfoliant class. It is named twenty-sixth on this toner's list, alongside Sodium DNA.
Dipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetatepeptide
This is a two-amino-acid peptide, sold as Syn-Ake, used for the look of expression lines. Its structure was modelled on a component of snake venom, though nothing of the venom itself is in it. The panel names it thirty-fifth on this toner's list, beside Sodium DNA.
Where does this toner go in my routine?
Straight after cleansing, morning and evening, while the face is still damp. Anything thinner than a toner 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 Sodium DNA and not three changes at once.
Is this the Korean-market toner or a US version?
The Korean-market one, Sodium DNA and all. We match this toner 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 Sodium DNA?
Zinc PCA, Retinal and Gluconolactone. The order they are printed in on this toner's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Sodium DNA sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Dipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate, Tocopherol and Astaxanthin.
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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.
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
- Apply it within a minute of cleansing while the skin is still damp from rinsing.
- Press a small pool in with flat hands and add a second pass, which the bottle size is designed for.
- Take it down over the neck and up to the hairline, since those are the areas a routine usually misses.
- Do not soak a cotton pad with it, because a gel texture stays in the cotton instead of reaching the skin.
Worth knowing
- Patch test this toner on a small area and wait a day before using it more widely, especially with Sodium DNA on the list.
- Retinal is on this list, so keep this toner to the evening and build the nights up slowly rather than starting nightly.
- Gluconolactone on this list makes this toner 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 toner from AXIS-Y, 270ml formulated with Sodium DNA and Zinc PCA, 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.
Vitamin A has a molecular structure that's tiny enough to get into the lower layers of your skin, where it finds and boosts collagen and elastin, which is a protein that strengthens your skin's flexibility.
Wilma Bergfeld, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic It's still a very new ingredient in the field of regenerative medicine.
Catherine ChangBeverly Hills board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon, Harper's Bazaar
1 more professional perspective
This means that gluconolactone acts as an exfoliating acid, but also as a moisturizer. It has moisturizing, soothing, and lightening properties, working well on dry skin.
Paola PeruginiPhD, Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology
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