Dr. Althea
Premium Quick Step Sebum Cleanser
Dr.Althea Premium Quick Step Sebum Cleanser is a 100ml gel cleanser with Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, used as your first step, morning and evening, on skin wet with lukewarm water.
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- Helps with
- A daily cleansing stepMorning and evening cleansingRemoving the day's buildup without a separate first cleanse
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How it works
The Premium Quick Step Sebum Cleanser is a 100ml gel cleanser, used as your first step, morning and evening, on skin wet with lukewarm water. The active it is built around is Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, named twenty-eighth on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Arctium Lappa Root Extract, Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract and Schisandra Chinensis Fruit Extract, so the active is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate stays on the skin, and for how long, is decided by the gel cleanser format rather than by the list alone. Dr.Althea sells this Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate gel cleanser in Korea, and this is that version.
Key benefits
- Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, the active this gel cleanser is built around
- Arctium Lappa Root Extract, Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract, Schisandra Chinensis Fruit Extract and Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Extract on the same list, plant extracts
- Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf Extract and Illicium Verum (Anise) Fruit Extract further down the same list
- Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract and Ascophyllum Nodosum Extract further down the same list
- Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate named twenty-eighth on the manufacturer list printed on this page
Key actives
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizateactive
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate is a water-soluble salt derived from licorice root. On this gel cleanser's own ingredient list it is named twenty-eighth.
Arctium Lappa Root Extractplant extract
Burdock root extract, the ueong eaten in Korea. It carries inulin and polyphenols and is used as a conditioning extract. The panel names it sixth on this gel cleanser's list, beside Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate.
Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extractplant extract
Willow Bark Extract carries salicin, the plant compound salicylic acid is related to. The two are not interchangeable: willow bark is a mild clarifying extract, not a BHA exfoliant at the levels used in cosmetics. The panel names it eleventh on this gel cleanser's list, beside Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate.
Schisandra Chinensis Fruit Extractplant extract
Omija, the five-flavour berry of Korean tea and herbal practice. Its extract carries lignans and fruit acids and is used as an antioxidant conditioning extract. The panel names it twelfth on this gel cleanser's list, beside Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate.
Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Extractplant extract
Witch hazel extract, the classic astringent plant. Its tannins bind to surface proteins, which is the tightening feel a toner built on it gives. The panel names it thirteenth on this gel cleanser's list, beside Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate.
Dr. Althea Premium Quick Step Sebum 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 Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate and not three changes at once.
What else is on the list besides Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate?
Arctium Lappa Root Extract, Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract and Schisandra Chinensis Fruit Extract. The order they are printed in on this gel cleanser's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Extract, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Leaf Extract and Illicium Verum (Anise) Fruit Extract.
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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.
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How to use
- Use the Premium Quick Step Sebum Cleanser as your first step, morning and evening, on skin wet with lukewarm water.
- A coin-sized amount, worked between wet palms for twenty to thirty seconds, then massaged over the face in small circles.
- Rinse and tone while skin is still damp. Everything after this lands on bare skin, so it decides what the rest of the routine is working with.
- Twice a day, every day. Do not stretch the massage past a minute or finish with hot water; both leave the surface feeling tight rather than clean.
Worth knowing
- Patch test on the inner arm first, as with any new step added to a routine.
- Discontinue if irritation develops and check the ingredient list against any known sensitivity.
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Dr. Althea, Korean-market original
The Original Korean Formula gel cleanser from Dr.Althea, 100ml formulated with Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate and Arctium Lappa Root 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 the key actives in this formula, quoted from the medical sources linked beside each.
It contains liquiritin, an active compound that helps to disperse and remove existing melanin in the skin.
Jennifer Chwalek, MDDermatologist, Byrdie This is the first demonstration of the potential anti-inflammatory mechanisms of Hamamelis virginiana L. twig and bark extract in the context of acne infection.
Mario Dell'AgliDepartment of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milan, Antioxidants (Basel)
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