celimax Dual Barrier Mild Gel Cleanser 200ml
Five ceramides and Phytosphingosine sit on this cleanser's list, which is unusual, behind coco-betaine and Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate. 200 ml, worked into damp skin as the only cleanse or the second one. Korean-market formula.
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- Congested skinUneven textureDry skinCompromised barrier
- Helps with
- Shoppers looking for Ascorbic Acid in a gel cleanserRoutines that want Ascorbic Acid and Ceramide EOP in one stepFilling the gel cleanser step with a Korean-market formulaAnyone who wants the Ascorbic Acid gel cleanser sold on Korean shelves
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Key benefits
- Ascorbic Acid, the antioxidant this gel cleanser is built around
- Ceramide EOP, Ceramide NS, Ceramide NP and Ceramide AS on the same list, barrier lipids
- Ceramide AP and Phytosphingosine further down the same list
- Cholesterol further down the same list
- Ascorbic Acid named fifteenth on the manufacturer list printed on this page
- The Korean-market release of this gel cleanser, confirmed against its Korean barcode
Key actives
Ascorbic Acidantioxidant
Ascorbic Acid is pure vitamin C, the most researched form and also the least stable: it needs a low pH and airtight packaging to stay active. It is an antioxidant used for the look of dullness and uneven tone. On this gel cleanser's own ingredient list it is named fifteenth.
Ceramide EOPbarrier lipid
Ceramide EOP is the ceramide with the longest tail, and in skin it acts as the rivet holding the lipid layers together. It is the third member of the standard cosmetic ceramide trio. It is named tenth on this gel cleanser's list, alongside Ascorbic Acid.
Ceramide NSbarrier lipid
Ceramide NS is another of the ceramides skin makes for itself. It is used alongside NP and AP so a formula supplies a mixture rather than a single lipid. It is named eleventh on this gel cleanser's list, alongside Ascorbic Acid.
Ceramide NPbarrier lipid
Ceramide NP is the most used cosmetic ceramide, the same class of lipid that makes up roughly half the mortar between cells in the outer layer of skin. Added to a cream it slots into that structure, which is why ceramide formulas feel less leaky rather than merely greasy. The panel names it twelfth on this gel cleanser's list, beside Ascorbic Acid.
Ceramide ASbarrier lipid
Ceramide AS is a further member of the same lipid family. Its presence usually signals a formula built around a full ceramide profile rather than a single headline one. It is named thirteenth on this gel cleanser's list, alongside Ascorbic Acid.
How to use
- Massage over damp skin in circular motions for thirty to sixty seconds, working up a light lather if the formula foams, then rinse thoroughly with lukewarm water.
Where does this gel cleanser go in my routine?
As your first step, morning and evening, on skin wet with lukewarm water. Nothing goes under it: this gel cleanser is the step everything else in the routine lands on top of. 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 Ascorbic Acid and not three changes at once.
Is this the Korean-market gel cleanser or a US version?
The Korean-market one, Ascorbic Acid and all. We match this gel cleanser 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 Ascorbic Acid?
Ceramide EOP, Ceramide NS and Ceramide NP. The order they are printed in on this gel cleanser's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Ascorbic Acid sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Ceramide AS, Ceramide AP and Phytosphingosine.
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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 Dual Barrier Mild Gel Cleanser is a 200ml gel cleanser, used as your first step, morning and evening, on skin wet with lukewarm water. The antioxidant it is built around is Ascorbic Acid, named fifteenth on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Ceramide EOP, Ceramide NS and Ceramide NP, so the antioxidant is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Ascorbic Acid stays on the skin, and for how long, is decided by the gel cleanser format rather than by the list alone. This is the Original Korean Formula, the gel cleanser Celimax sells in Korea, Ascorbic Acid and all.
Worth knowing
- Patch test this gel cleanser on a small area and wait a day before using it more widely, especially with Ascorbic Acid on the list.
- Introduce this gel cleanser on its own for the first week, so anything your skin does is traceable to the Ascorbic Acid rather than to three changes at once.
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Korean-market original
The Original Korean Formula gel cleanser from Celimax, 200ml formulated with Ascorbic Acid and Ceramide EOP, 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.
Using topical vitamin C can result in less cell damage and better-looking skin.
Melissa Piliang, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic Ceramides are part fatty acid and part amino acid and are able to be the grout that keeps the building blocks of the skin together and functioning as a barrier between the inside and outside world.
Amy Kassouf, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic
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