Dr. Althea
Soft Melting Lip Balm
A lip care product from Dr. Althea's Korean-market lineup, built around Tocopherol and Tocopheryl Acetate, 4.1g to a unit.
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- A lip step with color or care benefitReapplication through the dayThe last step of a routine on the lips
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How it works
Soft Melting Lip Balm is a lip care product built on Tocopherol, vitamin E, working as an antioxidant through the formula, named 11 of 22 entries on Dr. Althea's own manufacturer INCI for this formula. Tocopheryl Acetate runs alongside it, a stabilized vitamin E derivative, and the rest of the list rounds out a Dr. Althea formula built for this format rather than a stripped-down version of it. It takes the last step of a routine, or reapplied through the day as needed, and the lip care product format is the reason it behaves the way it does once it is on skin. A lip product in this format is built to sit on lips without migrating into fine lines around the mouth, which is the practical difference between formats at this step.
Key benefits
- Built on Tocopherol, vitamin E, working as an antioxidant through the formula
- Tocopheryl Acetate runs alongside it, a stabilized vitamin E derivative
- No parfum or fragrance ingredient on the list
- 4.1g lip care product sold in Dr. Althea's Korean-market packaging, not a US-reformulated version
- Takes the last step of a routine, or reapplied through the day as needed
- 22 ingredients on the manufacturer's own list, in the order Dr. Althea lists them
Key actives
Tocopherol
Tocopherol is Vitamin E, working as an antioxidant through the formula. It appears at position 11 of 22 on Dr. Althea's own manufacturer ingredient list for this formula, which is real evidence of what the formula is built around rather than a marketing label placed over it.
Tocopheryl Acetate
Tocopheryl Acetate is A stabilized vitamin E derivative. It appears at position 12 of 22 on Dr. Althea's own manufacturer ingredient list for this formula, which is real evidence of what the formula is built around rather than a marketing label placed over it.
Diisostearyl Malate
Diisostearyl Malate sits at position 1 of 22 on Dr. Althea's own manufacturer ingredient list for this formula, a supporting entry rather than the headline the formula is built around.
Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate
Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate sits at position 2 of 22 on Dr. Althea's own manufacturer ingredient list for this formula, a supporting entry rather than the headline the formula is built around.
Dr. Althea Soft Melting Lip Balm
Is the Soft Melting Lip Balm sold here Dr. Althea's Korean-market formula?
Yes. What ships is Dr. Althea's release for the Korean market: the formula and packaging sold in Korea, with the Korean-market barcode and batch code intact on the box rather than swapped for an export or US-retail label.
Where does the Soft Melting Lip Balm go in a routine?
It takes the last step of a routine, or reapplied through the day as needed. Use it exactly the way you would any lip care product at that point in a routine. A lip product in this format is built to sit on lips without migrating into fine lines around the mouth, which is the practical difference between formats at this step, which is the reason this step order tends to hold across brands, not only for this one.
What does Tocopherol do in this lip care product?
Tocopherol is Vitamin E, working as an antioxidant through the formula. It appears at position 11 of 22 on Dr. Althea's own manufacturer ingredient list for this formula, which is real evidence of what the formula is built around rather than a marketing label placed over it.
Does the Soft Melting Lip Balm contain fragrance?
No. Parfum and fragrance do not appear anywhere on the manufacturer's own ingredient list for this formula, which is one reason it reads as a shorter, calmer list than a heavily scented formula in the same category.
How does buying the Soft Melting Lip Balm here compare with a US retailer carrying the same name?
A US listing under the same product name can be a reformulated export version and rarely states which one it is selling. What we carry is the Korean-market Dr. Althea release, identified by its intact Korean barcode and batch code on the box rather than a relabeled export carton, so the unit you get matches what is sold on shelf in Korea.
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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 Soft Melting Lip Balm on clean lips, at any point in the day and again as the last thing before bed.
- One pass over each lip is enough, taken just past the lip line rather than well beyond it.
- It goes on last over any lip product, and on bare lips it needs nothing underneath it.
- As often as lips feel dry. Do not reapply over and over in place of drinking water; a balm holds moisture in, it does not add any.
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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Lip care product built on Tocopherol, 4.1g.
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.
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 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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