Dr. Althea
PDRN Reju 5000 Cream
A PDRN cream from Dr. Althea's Korean-market lineup. Sodium DNA sits at position 15 of 35 on the brand's own ingredient list, a PDRN-family ingredient; Panthenol follows at position 4, a barrier-support humectant that also settles visible irritation. 20g to a unit.
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- Suited to
- Dehydrated skinSensitive skinSkin that has lost bounceDull, uneven tone
- Helps with
- Shoppers looking for Sodium DNA in a creamRoutines that want Sodium DNA and sh-Oligopeptide-1 in one stepFilling the cream step with a Korean-market formulaAnyone who wants the Sodium DNA cream sold on Korean shelves
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How it works
The PDRN Reju 5000 Cream is a 20g cream, used as the last skincare step, morning and evening, over serum. The active it is built around is Sodium DNA, named fourteenth on its own ingredient list. The same list carries sh-Oligopeptide-1, Aureobasidium Pullulans Ferment and Tocopherol, so the active is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Sodium DNA 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 Dr.Althea sells in Korea, Sodium DNA and all.
Key benefits
- Sodium DNA, the active this cream is built around
- sh-Oligopeptide-1 on the same list, a peptide
- Aureobasidium Pullulans Ferment on the same list, a ferment
- Tocopherol on the same list, an antioxidant
- Hydrogenated Polydecene and Dicaprylyl Carbonate further down the same list
- Phytosterols and Panthenol further down the same list
Key actives
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. The name on the box points at it, and it is named fourteenth on this cream's own ingredient list.
sh-Oligopeptide-1peptide
sh-Oligopeptide-1 is a peptide made by yeast fermentation rather than synthesis, which is what the sh prefix records. It is used for the look of firmness and skin recovery after irritation. It is named thirty-fourth on this cream's list, alongside Sodium DNA.
Aureobasidium Pullulans Fermentferment
A ferment of the yeast-like fungus that pullulan is made from. It yields water-holding beta-glucans and is used as a conditioning ferment. The panel names it twenty-eighth on this cream's list, beside Sodium DNA.
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 twenty-seventh on this cream's list, alongside Sodium DNA.
Dicaprylyl Etheremollient
Dicaprylyl Ether is a very light emollient used to make a formula spread quickly and feel dry rather than oily. The panel names it sixth on this cream's list, beside Sodium DNA.
Dr. Althea PDRN Reju 5000 Cream
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 Sodium DNA and not three changes at once.
Is this the Korean-market cream or a US version?
The Korean-market one, Sodium DNA 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.
What else is on the list besides Sodium DNA?
sh-Oligopeptide-1, Aureobasidium Pullulans Ferment and Tocopherol. The order they are printed in on this cream's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Sodium DNA sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Dicaprylyl Ether, Hydrogenated Polydecene and Dicaprylyl Carbonate.
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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.
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How to use
- Use the PDRN Reju 5000 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 confuse it with the other numbered creams in this line; the number in the name is how they are told apart.
Worth knowing
- Patch test this cream on a small area and wait a day before using it more widely, especially with Sodium DNA on the list.
- Introduce this cream on its own for the first week, so anything your skin does is traceable to the Sodium DNA rather than to three changes at once.
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Dr. Althea, Korean-market original
The Original Korean Formula cream from Dr.Althea, 20g formulated with Sodium DNA and sh-Oligopeptide-1, 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.
Peptides can be anti-inflammatory, and chronic inflammation damages the tissue in your skin.
Wilma Bergfeld, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic People with dry, flaky skin are more likely to see a benefit from using vitamin E because it enhances moisturization.
Amy Kassouf, MDDermatologist, 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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