Dr. Althea
Green Relief Amino Gel Cleanser
A cleanser from Dr. Althea's Korean-market lineup, built around Ceramide NP and Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, 100ml to a unit.
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- Suited to
- Congested skinUneven textureDry skinCompromised barrier
- Helps with
- Shoppers looking for Ceramide NP in a gel cleanserRoutines that want Ceramide NP and Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract in one stepFilling the gel cleanser step with a Korean-market formulaAnyone who wants the Ceramide NP gel cleanser sold on Korean shelves
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How it works
The Green Relief Amino Gel Cleanser is a 100ml gel cleanser, used as your first step, morning and evening, on skin wet with lukewarm water. The barrier lipid it is built around is Ceramide NP, named twenty-ninth on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract, Cynanchum Atratum Extract and Althaea Rosea Flower Extract, so the barrier lipid is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Ceramide NP stays on the skin, and for how long, is decided by the gel cleanser format rather than by the list alone. This is the Original Korean Formula, the gel cleanser Dr.Althea sells in Korea, Ceramide NP and all.
Key benefits
- Ceramide NP, the barrier lipid this gel cleanser is built around
- Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract, Cynanchum Atratum Extract, Althaea Rosea Flower Extract and Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Fruit Extract on the same list, plant extracts
- Houttuynia Cordata Extract and Cichorium Intybus (Chicory) Root Extract further down the same list
- Chamaecyparis Obtusa Leaf Extract and Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid further down the same list
- Ceramide NP named twenty-ninth on the manufacturer list printed on this page
- Sourced for the Korean market, not a US-shelf reformulation of this gel cleanser
Key actives
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. On this gel cleanser's own ingredient list it is named twenty-ninth.
Gardenia Florida Fruit Extractplant extract
Gardenia Fruit Extract is the traditional East Asian yellow dye plant. In skincare it is used as an antioxidant extract, and it can tint a formula. It is named twenty-sixth on this gel cleanser's list, alongside Ceramide NP.
Cynanchum Atratum Extractplant extract
Cynanchum Atratum is a root used in Korean traditional practice. Its extract is used as a conditioning plant extract in formulas for reactive skin. It is named thirty-first on this gel cleanser's list, alongside Ceramide NP.
Althaea Rosea Flower Extractplant extract
Althaea Rosea is hollyhock, a mallow relative rich in mucilage. Its flower extract hydrates and leaves a cushioned, slippery feel. It is named thirty-third on this gel cleanser's list, alongside Ceramide NP.
Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Fruit Extractplant extract
Avocado fruit extract, the water-soluble fraction rather than the pressed oil. It is used as a conditioning extract. The panel names it thirty-sixth on this gel cleanser's list, beside Ceramide NP.
Dr. Althea Green Relief Amino Gel Cleanser
Where does this gel cleanser go in my routine?
As your first step, morning and evening, on skin wet with lukewarm water. Nothing goes under it: this gel 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 Ceramide NP and not three changes at once.
Is this the Korean-market gel cleanser or a US version?
The Korean-market one, Ceramide NP and all. We match this gel 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 gel cleanser contain fragrance?
Yes. The ingredient list names Limonene and Linalool. They sit 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 gel cleanser is not the one.
What else is on the list besides Ceramide NP?
Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract, Cynanchum Atratum Extract and Althaea Rosea Flower Extract. The order they are printed in on this gel cleanser's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Ceramide NP sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Fruit Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Extract and Cichorium Intybus (Chicory) Root Extract.
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Duties are prepaid. Nothing is owed at delivery. Returns are accepted for 30 days, by mail.
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 Green Relief Amino Gel Cleanser as your morning wash, and in the evening as the second wash after an oil or balm.
- A short squeeze, worked into a lather in wet hands for about twenty seconds before it touches the face.
- Rinse with lukewarm water and go straight 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 double cleanse in the morning, when there is no sunscreen or makeup left on the face to remove.
Worth knowing
- Patch test this gel cleanser on a small area and wait a day before using it more widely, especially with Ceramide NP on the list.
- This list names Limonene and Linalool, so skip it if fragrance components are something you avoid.
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Dr. Althea, Korean-market original
The Original Korean Formula gel cleanser from Dr.Althea, 100ml formulated with Ceramide NP and Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract, 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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