Dr. Althea
15% Calamine Spot Powder
A spot treatment from Dr. Althea's Korean-market lineup, built around Salicylic Acid and Panthenol, 15ml to a unit.
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- Suited to
- Congested skinUneven textureDry skinCompromised barrier
- Helps with
- Shoppers looking for Salicylic Acid in a spot powderRoutines that want Salicylic Acid and Glycolic Acid in one stepFilling the spot powder step with a Korean-market formula
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How it works
The 15% Calamine Spot Powder is a 15ml spot powder, used at the end of the evening routine, on clean, dry skin. The exfoliant it is built around is Salicylic Acid, named seventh on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Glycolic Acid, Tartaric Acid and Lactic Acid, so the exfoliant is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Salicylic Acid stays on the skin, and for how long, is decided by the spot powder format rather than by the list alone. Dr.Althea sells this Salicylic Acid spot powder in Korea, and this is that version.
Key benefits
- Salicylic Acid, the exfoliant this spot powder is built around
- Glycolic Acid, Tartaric Acid and Lactic Acid on the same list, exfoliants
- Ceramide NP on the same list, a barrier lipid
- Centella Asiatica Extract and Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract further down the same list
- Chamaecyparis Obtusa Leaf Extract and Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract further down the same list
- Salicylic Acid named seventh on the manufacturer list printed on this page
Key actives
Salicylic Acidexfoliant
It loosens the dead cells that block pores and is used for the look of congested, oily skin. On this spot powder's own ingredient list it is named seventh.
Glycolic Acidexfoliant
It loosens the bonds between dead surface cells and is used for the look of dullness and rough texture. It is named eleventh on this spot powder's list, alongside Salicylic Acid.
Tartaric Acidexfoliant
Tartaric Acid is the fruit acid of grapes and tamarind. It is an AHA, but it is used more often to adjust pH and bind metal ions than as the main exfoliant. The panel names it thirteenth on this spot powder's list, beside Salicylic Acid.
Lactic Acidexfoliant
Lactic Acid is a larger AHA than glycolic, so it works nearer the surface and is easier on skin, and it is a humectant as well as an exfoliant. It is the AHA of choice for dry skin. The panel names it seventeenth on this spot powder's list, beside Salicylic 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 tenth on this spot powder's list, alongside Salicylic Acid.
Dr. Althea 15% Calamine Spot Powder
Where does this spot powder go in my routine?
At the end of the evening routine, on clean, dry skin. Anything thinner than a spot powder 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 Salicylic Acid and not three changes at once.
What else is on the list besides Salicylic Acid?
Glycolic Acid, Tartaric Acid and Lactic Acid. The order they are printed in on this spot powder's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Salicylic Acid sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Ceramide NP, Centella Asiatica Extract and Camellia Sinensis Leaf 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
- Use the 15% Calamine Spot Powder at the end of the evening routine, on clean, dry skin.
- Pick up a small amount on a cotton swab and set it down on the spot without spreading it across the surrounding skin.
- It goes on after every leave-on layer has absorbed, and nothing goes over it.
- Once a night, on the areas you want it on. Do not rub it in; a powder left sitting on the surface is the format working as intended.
Worth knowing
- Patch test this spot powder on a small area and wait a day before using it more widely, especially with Salicylic Acid on the list.
- Glycolic Acid and Lactic Acid on this list makes this spot powder an exfoliating step, so do not stack it with another one on the same night.
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Dr. Althea, Korean-market original
The Original Korean Formula spot powder from Dr.Althea, 15ml formulated with Salicylic Acid and Glycolic Acid, 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.
BHAs like salicylic acid get really deep into the pores, whereas the water-soluble ones don't go as deep.
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
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