beplain CICA PDRN Skin Booster Serum 30ml
Niacinamide sits fifth in this 30 ml beplain serum, with Centella Asiatica extract and sodium DNA both listed at 100 ppm in ninth and tenth and Bifida ferment filtrate behind them. A light booster after toner. Korean-market formula.
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- Suited to
- Congested skinUneven textureDry skinCompromised barrier
- Helps with
- Shoppers looking for Madecassoside in a serumRoutines that want Madecassoside and Niacinamide in one stepFilling the serum step with a Korean-market formulaAnyone who wants the Madecassoside serum sold on Korean shelves
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Key benefits
- Madecassoside, the active this serum is built around
- Niacinamide, Sodium DNA, Asiaticoside and Madecassic Acid on the same list, actives
- Asiatic Acid and Adenosine further down the same list
- Bifida Ferment Filtrate and Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate further down the same list
- Madecassoside named fifteenth on the manufacturer list printed on this page
- Original Korean Formula, the serum sold on Korean shelves
Key actives
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 name on the box points at it, and it is named fifteenth on this serum's own ingredient list.
Niacinamideactive
Niacinamide is vitamin B3, and it is the most studied active in Korean formulation. The panel names it fifth on this serum's list, beside Madecassoside.
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 panel names it tenth on this serum's list, beside Madecassoside.
Asiaticosideactive
Asiaticoside is one of the four active triterpenes isolated from centella and the most studied of them. Korean formulas name it separately when they want to show which fraction of the plant they standardised. It is named eighteenth on this serum's list, alongside Madecassoside.
Madecassic Acidactive
Madecassic Acid is the fourth centella triterpene. A list that names all four is telling you the extract was standardised rather than simply pressed, which is the difference between a cica claim and a cica formula. It is named twentieth on this serum's list, alongside Madecassoside.
How to use
- Use it morning and night. Apply two to three drops pressed into clean, slightly damp skin, avoiding the immediate eye area. It goes after your toner or essence and before your moisturizer, the concentrated middle step of a routine.
Where does this serum go in my routine?
After toner and before moisturizer, morning and evening. Anything thinner than a serum 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 Madecassoside and not three changes at once.
Is this the Korean-market serum or a US version?
The Korean-market one, Madecassoside and all. We match this serum 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 Madecassoside?
Niacinamide, Sodium DNA and Asiaticoside. The order they are printed in on this serum's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Madecassoside sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Madecassic Acid, Asiatic Acid and Adenosine.
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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
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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.
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How it works
The CICA PDRN Skin Booster Serum is a 30ml serum, used after toner and before moisturizer, morning and evening. The active it is built around is Madecassoside, named fifteenth on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Niacinamide, Sodium DNA and Asiaticoside, so the active is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Madecassoside stays on the skin, and for how long, is decided by the serum format rather than by the list alone. This is the Original Korean Formula, the serum beplain sells in Korea, Madecassoside and all.
Worth knowing
- Patch test this serum on a small area and wait a day before using it more widely, especially with Madecassoside on the list.
- Introduce this serum on its own for the first week, so anything your skin does is traceable to the Madecassoside rather than to three changes at once.
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Korean-market original
The Original Korean Formula serum from beplain, 30ml formulated with Madecassoside and Niacinamide, 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.
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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 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
1 more professional perspective
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
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