# Dr.Althea Pure Retinol 0.15% Cream

The Original Korean Formula cream from Dr.Althea, 20g formulated with Retinol and Bakuchiol, shipped from California or direct from Korea.

- Brand: Dr.Althea
- Product: Pure Retinol 0.15% Cream
- Price: $19.99
- Availability: Out of stock
- Size: 20g
- Market: Korean market, the version sold in Korea
- Made in: Republic of Korea
- EAN (barcode): 8809447257068
- Category: Moisturizers

## Key benefits

- Retinol, the active this cream is built around
- Bakuchiol, Allantoin, Madecassoside and Kojic Acid on the same list, actives
- Sodium DNA and Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 further down the same list
- Pentaerythrityl Tetra-di-t-butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate and Benzotriazolyl Dodecyl p-Cresol further down the same list
- Retinol named eighteenth on the manufacturer list printed on this page
- The Korean-market release of this cream, confirmed against its Korean barcode

## How it works

The Pure Retinol 0.15% Cream is a 20g cream, used as the last skincare step, morning and evening, over serum. The active it is built around is Retinol, named eighteenth on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Bakuchiol, Allantoin and Madecassoside, so the active is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Retinol 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, Retinol and all.

## How to use

1. Use the Pure Retinol 0.15% Cream as the last skincare step, in the evening, over serum.
2. A pea for the face and another for the neck. Warm it between fingertips first so it spreads in one pass.
3. It closes the routine at night, and in the morning it is the layer sunscreen goes over. Retinol is the entry that puts this step in the evening rather than the morning.
4. Start at two or three evenings a week and build up from there, because retinol is on this list. Do not use it in the same routine as another retinoid or a resurfacing acid.

## Ingredients

Water, Centella Asiatica Leaf Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Hydrogenated Polydecene, 1,2-Hexanediol, Panthenol, Betaine, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Polyacrylamide, Hydroxyacetophenone, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-di-t-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Retinol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tromethamine, Benzotriazolyl Dodecyl p-Cresol, Bakuchiol, Glyceryl Polymethacrylate, HDI/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Laureth-7, Xanthan Gum, Cholesterol, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Sodium Phytate, Methylpropanediol, Tocopherol, Allantoin, Caprylyl Glycol, Ceramide NP, Phenylpropanol, Madecassoside, Kojic Acid, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Sodium DNA

## FAQ

### 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 Retinol and not three changes at once.

### Is this the Korean-market cream or a US version?

The Korean-market one, Retinol 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 Retinol?

Bakuchiol, Allantoin and Madecassoside. The order they are printed in on this cream's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Retinol sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Kojic Acid, Sodium DNA and Acetyl Hexapeptide-8.

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