Biodance
Skin Glow Vital Ampoule
A serum from Biodance's Korean-market lineup, Skin Glow Vital Ampoule leads with Niacinamide and is sized for real, repeat use.
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- Dry skinCompromised barrierDehydrated skinSensitive skin
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- Shoppers looking for Niacinamide in an ampouleRoutines that want Niacinamide and Adenosine in one stepFilling the ampoule step with a Korean-market formulaAnyone who wants the Niacinamide ampoule sold on Korean shelves
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How it works
The Skin Glow Vital Ampoule is a 50ml ampoule, used after toner and before moisturizer, morning and evening. The active it is built around is Niacinamide, named sixth on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Adenosine, Asiaticoside and Asiatic 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 ampoule format rather than by the list alone. This is the Original Korean Formula, the ampoule Biodance sells in Korea, Niacinamide and all.
Key benefits
- Niacinamide, the active this ampoule is built around
- Adenosine, Asiaticoside, Asiatic Acid and Madecassic Acid on the same list, actives
- Bifida Ferment Lysate and Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate further down the same list
- Lactococcus Ferment Lysate and Ceramide NP further down the same list
- Niacinamide named sixth on the manufacturer list printed on this page
- Sourced for the Korean market, not a US-shelf reformulation of this ampoule
Key actives
Niacinamideactive
Niacinamide is vitamin B3, and it is the most studied active in Korean formulation. On this ampoule's own ingredient list it is named sixth.
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 nineteenth on this ampoule's list, alongside Niacinamide.
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 forty-second on this ampoule's list, alongside Niacinamide.
Asiatic Acidactive
Asiatic Acid is the third of centella's four triterpenes and the aglycone form, meaning it has no attached sugar. It is oil soluble, so it turns up in cica creams and balms more than in watery layers. It is named forty-third on this ampoule's list, alongside Niacinamide.
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. The panel names it forty-fourth on this ampoule's list, beside Niacinamide.
Biodance Skin Glow Vital Ampoule
Where does this ampoule go in my routine?
After toner and before moisturizer, morning and evening. Anything thinner than an ampoule 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.
Is this the Korean-market ampoule or a US version?
The Korean-market one, Niacinamide and all. We match this ampoule 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 Niacinamide?
Adenosine, Asiaticoside and Asiatic Acid. The order they are printed in on this ampoule's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Niacinamide sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Madecassic Acid, Bifida Ferment Lysate and Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate.
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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
- Use the Skin Glow Vital Ampoule after your toner and before your moisturizer, morning and evening.
- Three or four drops for the whole face, pressed in with the flats of your fingers while skin is still damp.
- Follow with a moisturizer, and with sunscreen in the morning, because an ampoule is a working layer and not the seal.
- Twice a day, every day. Do not stack a second glow serum on top in the same layer; pick one and give it four weeks.
Worth knowing
- Patch test this ampoule on a small area and wait a day before using it more widely, especially with Niacinamide on the list.
- Introduce this ampoule on its own for the first week, so anything your skin does is traceable to the Niacinamide rather than to three changes at once.
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Biodance Skin Glow Vital Ampoule: a serum built around Niacinamide, sourced as the authentic Korean-market formula and.
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.
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
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