BRTC Centella Cica Toner 150ml
BRTC Centella Cica Toner is a 150ml toner with Asiaticoside, used straight after cleansing, morning and evening, while the face is still damp.
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- Suited to
- NormalDryCombinationOily
- Helps with
- Visible rednessA compromised-feeling barrierLayering into a multi-step Korean routine rather than being used as a stand-alone product
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How it works
The Centella Cica Toner is a 150ml toner, used straight after cleansing, morning and evening, while the face is still damp. The active it is built around is Asiaticoside, named thirteenth on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Niacinamide, Adenosine and Asiatic Acid, so the active is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Asiaticoside stays on the skin, and for how long, is decided by the toner format rather than by the list alone. BRTC sells this Asiaticoside toner in Korea, and this is that version.
Key benefits
- Asiaticoside, the active this toner is built around
- Niacinamide, Adenosine, Asiatic Acid and Madecassic Acid on the same list, actives
- Alteromonas Ferment Extract and Centella Asiatica Extract further down the same list
- Polygonum Multiflorum Root Extract and Portulaca Oleracea Extract further down the same list
- Asiaticoside named thirteenth on the manufacturer list printed on this page
Key actives
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. The name on the box points at it, and it is named thirteenth on this toner'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 toner's list, beside Asiaticoside.
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. The panel names it ninth on this toner's list, beside Asiaticoside.
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 fourteenth on this toner's list, alongside Asiaticoside.
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 fifteenth on this toner's list, alongside Asiaticoside.
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 Asiaticoside and not three changes at once.
What else is on the list besides Asiaticoside?
Niacinamide, Adenosine and Asiatic Acid. The order they are printed in on this toner's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Asiaticoside sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Madecassic Acid, Alteromonas Ferment Extract and Centella Asiatica 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
- Pat or sweep a small amount of Centella Cica Toner 150ml across a freshly cleansed face and neck, then follow with the rest of your routine while skin is still damp.
Worth knowing
- Store away from direct sunlight and heat to keep the formula stable over its shelf life.
- Patch test on a small area first if you are new to this formula or to the brand.
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Korean-market original
The Original Korean Formula toner from BRTC, 150ml formulated with Asiaticoside 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
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