Dr. Althea
Amino Acid Gentle Bubble Cleanser
Dr.Althea Amino Acid Gentle Bubble Cleanser is a 140ml foam cleanser whose ingredient list carries Bisabolol alongside Ceramide NP and Perilla Ocymoides Seed Extract.
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- Suited to
- Dry skinCompromised barrierDehydrated skinSensitive skin
- Helps with
- Shoppers looking for Bisabolol in a foam cleanserRoutines that want Bisabolol and Ceramide NP in one stepFilling the foam cleanser step with a Korean-market formulaAnyone who wants the Bisabolol foam cleanser sold on Korean shelves
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How it works
The Amino Acid Gentle Bubble Cleanser is a 140ml foam cleanser, used as your first step, morning and evening, on a face already wet with lukewarm water. The active it is built around is Bisabolol, named thirty-ninth on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Ceramide NP, Perilla Ocymoides Seed Extract and Glycine, so the active is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Bisabolol stays on the skin, and for how long, is decided by the foam cleanser format rather than by the list alone. This is the Original Korean Formula, the foam cleanser Dr.Althea sells in Korea, Bisabolol and all.
Key benefits
- Bisabolol, the active this foam cleanser is built around
- Ceramide NP on the same list, a barrier lipid
- Perilla Ocymoides Seed Extract on the same list, a plant extract
- Glycine and Serine on the same list, amino acids
- Glutamic Acid and Aspartic Acid further down the same list
- Leucine and Alanine further down the same list
Key actives
Bisabololactive
Bisabolol is the main active fraction of chamomile oil, usually supplied from candeia wood. It is used for the look of redness in formulas for reactive skin, and it helps other ingredients absorb. On this foam cleanser's own ingredient list it is named thirty-ninth.
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 forty-second on this foam cleanser's list, alongside Bisabolol.
Perilla Ocymoides Seed Extractplant extract
Perilla seed extract, from the herb Korean cooking knows as kkaennip. The seed is high in omega-3 fatty acids and the extract carries rosmarinic acid. The panel names it nineteenth on this foam cleanser's list, beside Bisabolol.
Glycineamino acid
Glycine is the smallest amino acid and one of the free amino acids skin holds to keep water in the outer layer. In a formula it is a humectant and a mild buffer. The panel names it twentieth on this foam cleanser's list, beside Bisabolol.
Serineamino acid
Serine is one of the most abundant free amino acids in the outer layer of skin, where it helps hold water. Added to a formula it is a humectant. It is named twenty-second on this foam cleanser's list, alongside Bisabolol.
Dr. Althea Amino Acid Gentle Bubble Cleanser
Where does this foam cleanser go in my routine?
As your first step, morning and evening, on a face already wet with lukewarm water. Nothing goes under it: this foam cleanser is the step everything else in the routine lands on top of. 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 Bisabolol and not three changes at once.
Is this the Korean-market foam cleanser or a US version?
The Korean-market one, Bisabolol and all. We match this foam cleanser to its Korean barcode before it reaches the shelf, which is the check that tells you which market release you are holding.
Does this foam cleanser contain fragrance?
Yes. The ingredient list names Limonene. 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 foam cleanser is not the one.
What else is on the list besides Bisabolol?
Ceramide NP, Perilla Ocymoides Seed Extract and Glycine. The order they are printed in on this foam cleanser's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Bisabolol sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Serine, Glutamic Acid and Aspartic Acid.
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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 Amino Acid Gentle Bubble Cleanser as your first step, morning and evening, on a face already wet with lukewarm water.
- A short pump or a pea of product is enough. Work it into a lather in wet hands for about twenty seconds before it touches the face.
- Rinse with lukewarm water and go straight on to your toner while skin is still damp, because a humectant layer has more to hold on to on a damp face.
- Twice a day is the ceiling. Do not follow it with a second cleanse in the morning, when there is no sunscreen or makeup left on the face to remove.
Worth knowing
- Patch test this foam cleanser on a small area and wait a day before using it more widely, especially with Bisabolol on the list.
- This list names Limonene, so skip it if fragrance components are something you avoid.
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Dr. Althea, Korean-market original
The Original Korean Formula foam cleanser from Dr.Althea, 140ml formulated with Bisabolol and Ceramide NP, 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 skin care, quoted from the medical sources linked beside each.
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 Pretty much every step of a Korean skin care routine is going to have some component of hydration.
Alok Vij, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic
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