d'Alba Mild Skin Balancing Vegan Cream 55ml
Mild Skin Balancing Vegan Cream is d'Alba's toner (55ml), built around Centella Asiatica Extract and Asiatic Acid. It is used right after cleansing, to rebalance the skin and prep it for the next step. This is sourced as the Korean-market formula rather than a US-shelf reformulation.
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- Suited to
- Dry skinCompromised barrierDehydrated skinSensitive skin
- Helps with
- Shoppers looking for Asiatic Acid in a creamRoutines that want Asiatic Acid and Asiaticoside in one stepFilling the cream step with a Korean-market formulaAnyone who wants the Asiatic Acid cream sold on Korean shelves
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How it works
The Mild Skin Balancing Vegan Cream is a 55ml cream, used as the last skincare step, morning and evening, over serum. The active it is built around is Asiatic Acid, named tenth on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Asiaticoside, Madecassoside and Ceramide NP, so the active is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Asiatic Acid 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 d'Alba sells in Korea, Asiatic Acid and all.
Key benefits
- Asiatic Acid, the active this cream is built around
- Asiaticoside and Madecassoside on the same list, actives
- Ceramide NP on the same list, a barrier lipid
- Centella Asiatica Extract on the same list, a plant extract
- Tuber Magnatum Extract and Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract further down the same list
- Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Extract and Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate further down the same list
Key actives
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. On this cream's own ingredient list it is named tenth.
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 eleventh on this cream's list, alongside Asiatic Acid.
Madecassosideactive
Madecassoside is the centella triterpene most associated with the look of redness, and the one brands lead with in cica products. It is water soluble and stable, so it appears in essences as readily as in creams. The panel names it twelfth on this cream's list, beside Asiatic 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. It is named twenty-eighth on this cream's list, alongside Asiatic Acid.
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 named eighth on this cream's list, alongside Asiatic Acid.
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 Asiatic Acid and not three changes at once.
Is this the Korean-market cream or a US version?
The Korean-market one, Asiatic Acid 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 Linalool. 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 Asiatic Acid?
Asiaticoside, Madecassoside 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 Asiatic Acid sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Centella Asiatica Extract, Tuber Magnatum 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.
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
- After serum, take a small amount of Mild Skin Balancing Vegan Cream 55ml and warm it briefly between your fingers.
- Smooth it over the face and neck as the last step of your routine.
- Give it a few minutes to settle before applying sunscreen or makeup.
- Give Mild Skin Balancing Vegan Cream 55ml a moment to settle rather than layering the next product straight on top while it is still wet.
Worth knowing
- Patch test this cream on a small area and wait a day before using it more widely, especially with Asiatic Acid on the list.
- This list names Linalool, so skip it if fragrance components are something you avoid.
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Korean-market original
Mild Skin Balancing Vegan Cream, 55ml, d'Alba's toner with Centella Asiatica Extract and Asiatic Acid.
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 Small, preliminary studies suggest that madecassoside can dial down inflammatory cellular messengers called cytokines, including those that are typically turned on during an acne flare.
Whitney Bowe, MDDermatologist, Byrdie
1 more professional perspective
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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