Dr. Althea
345 Relief Cream (Travel Size)
A travel-size cream from Dr. Althea's Korean-market lineup. Niacinamide sits at position 10 of 39 on the brand's own ingredient list, a brightening and barrier-support active; Panthenol follows at position 12, a barrier-support humectant that also settles visible irritation. 15ml to a unit.
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- Suited to
- Dry skinCompromised barrierDehydrated skinSensitive skin
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- Shoppers looking for Niacinamide in a creamRoutines that want Niacinamide and Madecassoside in one stepFilling the cream step with a Korean-market formula
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How it works
The 345 Relief Cream (Travel Size) is a 15ml cream, used as the last skincare step, morning and evening, over serum. The active it is built around is Niacinamide, named ninth on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Madecassoside, Sodium DNA and Resveratrol, so the active is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Niacinamide stays on the skin, and for how long, is decided by the cream format rather than by the list alone. Dr.Althea sells this Niacinamide cream in Korea, and this is that version.
Key benefits
- Niacinamide, the active this cream is built around
- Madecassoside and Sodium DNA on the same list, actives
- Resveratrol and Tocopherol on the same list, antioxidants
- Ceramide NP and Beta-Glucan further down the same list
- Coptis Japonica Root Extract and Centella Asiatica Extract further down the same list
- Niacinamide named ninth on the manufacturer list printed on this page
Key actives
Niacinamideactive
Niacinamide is vitamin B3, and it is the most studied active in Korean formulation. On this cream's own ingredient list it is named ninth.
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 thirty-second on this cream's list, beside Niacinamide.
Sodium DNAactive
Sodium DNA is the salt of DNA, in Korean skincare almost always salmon derived, and it is the ingredient behind the PDRN category. It is used as a humectant and for the look of tired skin; the fragments themselves are what the name PDRN refers to. It is named thirty-third on this cream's list, alongside Niacinamide.
Resveratrolantioxidant
Resveratrol is an antioxidant from grape skin and Japanese knotweed. It is used for the look of dullness and is often paired with ferulic acid, which keeps it stable. It is named twenty-eighth on this cream's list, alongside Niacinamide.
Tocopherolantioxidant
Tocopherol is vitamin E. It is an oil-soluble antioxidant that protects the oils in a formula from going rancid and works on skin as an emollient, and it is regularly paired with vitamin C because each keeps the other going for longer. It is named thirty-first on this cream's list, alongside Niacinamide.
Dr. Althea 345 Relief Cream (Travel Size)
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 Niacinamide and not three changes at once.
What else is on the list besides Niacinamide?
Madecassoside, Sodium DNA and Resveratrol. The order they are printed in on this cream's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Niacinamide sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Tocopherol, Ceramide NP and Beta-Glucan.
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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 to use
- Use the 345 Relief Cream last in the evening, and under sunscreen in the morning.
- A pea-sized amount for the whole face, pressed in rather than rubbed, while skin is still damp from the layer before it.
- It goes on after your serum or ampoule. In the morning your sunscreen is the only thing that follows it.
- Twice a day, every day. Do not keep the travel tube as a spare for months; a small tube in a bag gets warm and warm cream turns first.
Worth knowing
- Patch test this cream on a small area and wait a day before using it more widely, especially with Niacinamide on the list.
- Introduce this cream on its own for the first week, so anything your skin does is traceable to the Niacinamide rather than to three changes at once.
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Write Reviews (opens in a new tab)Dr. Althea, Korean-market original
The Original Korean Formula cream from Dr.Althea, 15ml formulated with Niacinamide and Madecassoside, 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.
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 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
1 more professional perspective
It's still a very new ingredient in the field of regenerative medicine.
Catherine ChangBeverly Hills board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon, Harper's Bazaar
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