Dr. Althea
Rapid Firm Sculpting Cream
A cream from Dr. Althea's Korean-market lineup, built around Allantoin and Salmon Egg Extract, 45ml to a unit.
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- Suited to
- Dehydrated skinSensitive skinSkin that has lost bounceDull, uneven tone
- Helps with
- Shoppers looking for Allantoin in a creamRoutines that want Allantoin and Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate in one stepFilling the cream step with a Korean-market formulaAnyone who wants the Allantoin cream sold on Korean shelves
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How it works
The Rapid Firm Sculpting Cream is a 45ml cream, used as the last skincare step, morning and evening, over serum. The active it is built around is Allantoin, named twenty-third on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Salmon Egg Extract and Tocopheryl Acetate, so the active is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Allantoin 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, Allantoin and all.
Key benefits
- Allantoin, the active this cream is built around
- Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate and Salmon Egg Extract on the same list, actives
- Tocopheryl Acetate and Hydroxydecyl Ubiquinone on the same list, antioxidants
- Hydrolyzed Collagen and Silk Extract further down the same list
- Beta-Glucan and Leontopodium Alpinum Extract further down the same list
- Allantoin named twenty-third on the manufacturer list printed on this page
Key actives
Allantoinactive
Allantoin is a comfrey-derived compound used to condition skin and soften the outer layer so it feels smoother. It is one of the standard additions to a formula built for easily irritated skin. On this cream's own ingredient list it is named twenty-third.
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizateactive
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate is a water-soluble salt derived from licorice root. It is named twenty-fifth on this cream's list, alongside Allantoin.
Salmon Egg Extractactive
Salmon Egg Extract is the source material behind many PDRN products, carrying DNA fragments, proteins and lipids. It is used as a conditioning active in the same formulas. The panel names it forty-first on this cream's list, beside Allantoin.
Tocopheryl Acetateantioxidant
Tocopheryl Acetate is a stable vitamin E ester that skin converts to tocopherol. It is used as an antioxidant and a light emollient and holds up better than plain vitamin E in a formula. The panel names it twenty-second on this cream's list, beside Allantoin.
Hydroxydecyl Ubiquinoneantioxidant
Hydroxydecyl Ubiquinone is idebenone, a synthetic relative of coenzyme Q10 made to be more stable and more soluble than the natural molecule. The panel names it thirty-third on this cream's list, beside Allantoin.
Dr. Althea Rapid Firm Sculpting 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 Allantoin and not three changes at once.
Is this the Korean-market cream or a US version?
The Korean-market one, Allantoin 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 Allantoin?
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Salmon Egg Extract and Tocopheryl Acetate. The order they are printed in on this cream's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Allantoin sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Hydroxydecyl Ubiquinone, Hydrolyzed Collagen and Silk Extract.
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- California
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 Rapid Firm Sculpting Cream last in the evening, and under sunscreen in the morning.
- A pea-sized amount for the whole face and jaw, pressed upward and outward rather than rubbed in circles.
- 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, and give it four weeks. Do not rub it in circles; press it upward and outward along the jaw.
Worth knowing
- Patch test this cream on a small area and wait a day before using it more widely, especially with Allantoin on the list.
- Introduce this cream on its own for the first week, so anything your skin does is traceable to the Allantoin rather than to three changes at once.
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Dr. Althea, Korean-market original
The Original Korean Formula cream from Dr.Althea, 45ml formulated with Allantoin and Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, 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.
Allantoin can tone down the dryness of the individual cells. It increases the water content of the skin, which means it helps to hydrate and moisturize.
Wilma Bergfeld, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic It contains liquiritin, an active compound that helps to disperse and remove existing melanin in the skin.
Jennifer Chwalek, MDDermatologist, Byrdie
1 more professional perspective
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
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