celimax Glutathione Tone Up Cream 35ml
Glutathione Tone Up Cream brightens with Glutathione, Niacinamide and Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, a tinted, tone-adjusting cream built for a complexion that looks dull, blotchy or unevenly pigmented.
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- Suited to
- Dry skinCompromised barrierDehydrated skinSensitive skin
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- Shoppers looking for Glutathione in a creamRoutines that want Glutathione and Niacinamide in one stepFilling the cream step with a Korean-market formulaAnyone who wants the Glutathione cream sold on Korean shelves
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How it works
The Glutathione Tone Up Cream is a 35ml cream, used as the last skincare step, morning and evening, over serum. The antioxidant it is built around is Glutathione, named twenty-sixth on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Niacinamide, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4 and Ceramide NP, so the antioxidant is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Glutathione stays on the skin, and for how long, is decided by the cream format rather than by the list alone. This is the Original Korean Formula, the cream Celimax sells in Korea, Glutathione and all.
Key benefits
- Glutathione, the antioxidant this cream is built around
- Niacinamide on the same list, an active
- Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4 on the same list, a peptide
- Ceramide NP on the same list, a barrier lipid
- Beta-Glucan and Eclipta Prostrata Extract further down the same list
- Laminaria Japonica Extract and Centella Asiatica Extract further down the same list
Key actives
Glutathioneantioxidant
Glutathione is a small peptide the body uses as one of its main antioxidants. In skincare it is used as an antioxidant and for the look of dullness; it is unstable in water, so formulas that carry it are usually built around protecting it. It is the entry this cream is named after, and the list carries it.
Niacinamideactive
Niacinamide is vitamin B3, and it is the most studied active in Korean formulation. It is named seventh on this cream's list, alongside Glutathione.
Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4peptide
Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4 is the five-amino-acid peptide originally sold as Matrixyl. It is used for the look of fine lines and is one of the longest-standing cosmetic peptides. The panel names it fifty-fourth on this cream's list, beside Glutathione.
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. It is named fifty-first on this cream's list, alongside Glutathione.
Pearl Extractprotein
Pearl Extract is ground pearl treated so its calcium carbonate and protein fractions disperse. It is used as a mineral-and-protein conditioning ingredient with a faint light-scattering effect. The panel names it fiftieth on this cream's list, beside Glutathione.
Where does this cream go in my routine?
As the last skincare step, morning and evening, over serum. Anything thinner than a cream 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 Glutathione and not three changes at once.
Is this the Korean-market cream or a US version?
The Korean-market one, Glutathione and all. We match this cream to its Korean barcode before it reaches the shelf, which is the check that tells you which market release you are holding.
Does this cream contain fragrance?
Yes. The ingredient list names Fragrance. It sits on the panel printed on this page, so you can read the position for yourself before you buy. If fragrance components are something you avoid, this cream is not the one.
What else is on the list besides Glutathione?
Niacinamide, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4 and Ceramide NP. The order they are printed in on this cream's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Glutathione sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Pearl Extract, Beta-Glucan and Eclipta Prostrata Extract.
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Orders ship from our California warehouse, dispatched within 2 business days, and arrive in 3 to 5 days. Shipping is free on orders of $100 or more.
We split shipments free, so one out-of-stock item never holds up the rest of your order.
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
- Finish your morning routine, sunscreen included, before this goes on.
- Take a small amount and spread it thin, working outward from the centre of the face.
- Blend it down onto the neck and the ears so there is no line where it stops.
- Do not use it in place of sunscreen, since a tone up step is not a sun product.
Worth knowing
- Patch test this cream on a small area and wait a day before using it more widely, especially with Glutathione on the list.
- This list names Fragrance, so skip it if fragrance components are something you avoid.
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Korean-market original
The Original Korean Formula cream from Celimax, 35ml formulated with Glutathione 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.
Peptides can be anti-inflammatory, and chronic inflammation damages the tissue in your skin.
Wilma Bergfeld, 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
1 more professional perspective
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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