celimax The Real Cica Soothing Cream 50ml
The Real Cica Soothing Cream runs Centella Asiatica Extract at 73 percent alongside Niacinamide, Adenosine and turmeric root extract, a cushioned cream for skin that flushes or reddens easily.
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- Dry skinCompromised barrierSensitive skin
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- Shoppers looking for Centella Asiatica Extract in a creamRoutines that want Centella Asiatica Extract and Niacinamide in one stepFilling the cream step with a Korean-market formulaAnyone who wants the Centella Asiatica Extract cream sold on Korean shelves
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How it works
The Real Cica Soothing Cream is a 50ml cream, used as the last skincare step, morning and evening, over serum. The plant extract it is built around is Centella Asiatica Extract, named first on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Niacinamide, Adenosine and Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate, so the plant extract is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Centella Asiatica Extract 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, Centella Asiatica Extract and all.
Key benefits
- Centella Asiatica Extract, the plant extract this cream is built around
- Niacinamide and Adenosine on the same list, actives
- Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate on the same list, a ferment
- Ceramide NP on the same list, a barrier lipid
- Ficus Carica (Fig) Fruit Extract and Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract further down the same list
- Cryptomeria Japonica Leaf Extract and Nelumbo Nucifera Leaf Extract further down the same list
Key actives
Centella Asiatica Extractplant extract
Centella Asiatica is the plant behind the whole cica category, sold as gotu kola or Madagascar centella. Its extract is the anchor of Korean formulas built for easily reddened skin, and its work is done by four triterpenes: asiaticoside, madecassoside, asiatic acid and madecassic acid. 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 sixth on this cream's list, alongside Centella Asiatica Extract.
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 twenty-ninth on this cream's list, alongside Centella Asiatica Extract.
Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrateferment
Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate is a brewers yeast ferment filtered clear. It supplies amino acids, B vitamins and sugars, and it is one of the ferments the Korean essence category was built on. It is named thirty-first on this cream's list, alongside Centella Asiatica Extract.
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 thirty-second on this cream's list, beside Centella Asiatica Extract.
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 Centella Asiatica Extract and not three changes at once.
Is this the Korean-market cream or a US version?
The Korean-market one, Centella Asiatica Extract 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.
What else is on the list besides Centella Asiatica Extract?
Niacinamide, Adenosine and Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate. The order they are printed in on this cream's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Centella Asiatica Extract sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Ceramide NP, Ficus Carica (Fig) Fruit Extract and Melia Azadirachta Leaf 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.
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How to use
- Take a small amount as the last leave-on step, once your serum has settled.
- Warm it between the fingertips first so it spreads without dragging on the skin.
- Press it over the cheeks and jaw, then use whatever is left on the neck.
- Do not layer it under a thin serum, since a cream on the bottom leaves the thinner layer sitting on top of it.
Worth knowing
- Patch test this cream on a small area and wait a day before using it more widely, especially with Centella Asiatica Extract on the list.
- Introduce this cream on its own for the first week, so anything your skin does is traceable to the Centella Asiatica Extract rather than to three changes at once.
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Korean-market original
Shop The Real Cica Soothing Cream 50ml (50ml), the authentic Korean-market moisturizer from Celimax formulated with Centella Asiatica Extract (73%), sourced for the Korean market rather than a US-shelf reformulation.
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 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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