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Pro Hyaluron Toner 320ml$65.00Dr.Althea
StretchFit Calming Pad (50 Pads)
A toner pad from Dr. Althea's Korean-market lineup. Panthenol sits at position 8 of 28 on the brand's own ingredient list, a barrier-support humectant that also settles visible irritation; Zinc PCA follows at position 15, a zinc-based sebum-control and calming ingredient. 50sheets to a unit.
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- Korean-market formula
- Ships from California or direct from Korea
- Korean barcode and batch code intact
- Suited to
- NormalDryCombination
- Helps with
- The final moisture step of a routineDaily use as the last layer of a routineA richer step for evenings or colder weather
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How it works
The StretchFit Calming Pad is a 50sheets toner pad, used use one pad from it straight after cleansing, morning and evening. The active it is built around is Zinc PCA, named fourteenth on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Asiaticoside, Madecassoside and Asiatic Acid, so the active is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Zinc PCA stays on the skin, and for how long, is decided by the toner pad format rather than by the list alone. This is the Original Korean Formula, the toner pad Dr.Althea sells in Korea, Zinc PCA and all.
Key benefits
- Zinc PCA, the active this toner pad is built around
- Asiaticoside, Madecassoside, Asiatic Acid and Madecassic Acid on the same list, actives
- Centella Asiatica Extract and Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract further down the same list
- Cladosiphon Okamuranus Extract and Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract further down the same list
- Zinc PCA named fourteenth on the manufacturer list printed on this page
- Original Korean Formula, the toner pad sold on Korean shelves
Inside the formula
Inside the formula
Dr. Althea StretchFit Calming Pad (50 Pads)
Where does this toner pad go in my routine?
Use one pad from it straight after cleansing, morning and evening. Anything thinner than a toner pad 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 Zinc PCA and not three changes at once.
Is this the Korean-market toner pad or a US version?
The Korean-market one, Zinc PCA and all. We match this toner pad 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 Zinc PCA?
Asiaticoside, Madecassoside and Asiatic Acid. The order they are printed in on this toner pad's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Zinc PCA sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Madecassic Acid, Centella Asiatica Extract and Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract.
Not on the ingredient list below: fragrance or parfum, denatured or SD alcohol, essential oils, silicones, parabens, sulfate surfactants, mineral oil or petrolatum and added color.
Full INCI (27): Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Erythritol, Arginine, Panthenol, Carbomer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Xanthan Gum, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate, Disodium EDTA, Zinc PCA, Centella Asiatica Extract, Decyl Glucoside, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Cladosiphon Okamuranus Extract, Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract, Coffea Arabica (Coffee) Seed Extract, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Leaf Extract, Pinus Densiflora Leaf Extract, Asiaticoside, Madecassoside, Asiatic Acid, Madecassic Acid
Ingredient list read from jolse.com on 9 September 2026.
26 of 27 explained
- Water solvent
- Water is the base almost every serum, toner and cream is built on. It dissolves the water-loving ingredients and sets how light the finished texture feels. On an INCI list it is usually first, which only means it is the largest single ingredient by weight.
- Butylene Glycol humectant
- Butylene Glycol is a small glycol that does two jobs at once: it holds water in the top layer of skin and it dissolves plant extracts and actives that plain water cannot. It also thins a formula, which is why watery Korean essences lean on it.
- Glycerin humectant
- Glycerin is the most used humectant in skincare. It draws water into the outer layer of skin and holds it there, and it is one of the very few ingredients whose hydrating effect is settled science rather than marketing. Higher amounts feel tacky, which is why it is usually blended.
- 1,2-Hexanediol humectant
- 1,2-Hexanediol is a glycol used for two reasons: it holds water like glycerin, and it makes a formula harder for microbes to live in, so less traditional preservative is needed. Korean formulas use it heavily for that second reason.
- Erythritol humectant
- Erythritol is a sugar alcohol humectant with a faint cooling feel as it dissolves. It hydrates and helps a formula spread without tack.
- Arginine amino acid
- Arginine is an amino acid that does two jobs here: it holds water in the outer layer of skin, and it neutralises acidic gelling agents, which is why it often stands in for a synthetic pH adjuster.
- Panthenol humectant
- Panthenol is pro-vitamin B5: skin converts it to pantothenic acid. It is a humectant that holds water and leaves skin feeling soft and less tight, and it is one of the ingredients formulators reach for when a formula also contains something harsh.
- Carbomer thickener
- Carbomer is a synthetic polymer that only gels once a base neutralises it, which is why arginine or tromethamine sits nearby on the list. It gives the clear, non-stringy gel texture a xanthan formula cannot reach.
- Ethylhexylglycerin preservative booster
- Ethylhexylglycerin softens skin and boosts a preservative system, which is why it is nearly always sitting beside phenoxyethanol or 1,2-hexanediol. It also cuts down the odour bacteria produce, so it turns up in deodorising products.
- Xanthan Gum thickener
- Xanthan Gum is a polysaccharide made by fermenting sugar. It thickens a watery formula into a gel and holds the whole thing in suspension so nothing separates. Too much of it and a serum turns stringy, which is why it appears in fractions of a percent.
- Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate emulsifier
- Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate is a mild sugar-derived solubiliser used to dissolve fragrance and oil into watery formulas.
- Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate emulsifier
- A polyglycerin emulsifier with a short fatty chain, which makes it more water-loving than its longer-chain relatives. It suits cleansing waters and micellar formulas.
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- Disodium EDTA chelator
- EDTA is a chelator: it locks up trace metal ions from water and packaging that would otherwise turn a formula cloudy, off-colour or rancid. It does nothing to skin and appears at a fraction of a percent.
- Zinc PCA active
- Zinc PCA pairs zinc with the humectant PCA. It is used in oily and blemish-prone formulas for the look of shine and visible pores, and it hydrates at the same time.
- Centella Asiatica Extract plant extract
- Centella Asiatica is the plant behind the whole cica category, sold as gotu kola or Madagascar centella. Its extract is the anchor of Korean formulas built for easily reddened skin, and its work is done by four triterpenes: asiaticoside, madecassoside, asiatic acid and madecassic acid.
- Decyl Glucoside surfactant
- Decyl Glucoside is a sugar and coconut-derived surfactant, one of the mildest cleansers available. It produces a soft, low foam and rinses without stripping.
- Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract plant extract
- Camellia Sinensis is the tea plant. Green tea leaf extract carries catechins, among the most studied plant antioxidants, and is used for the look of redness and oily shine.
- Cladosiphon Okamuranus Extract plant extract
- Cladosiphon Okamuranus is Okinawan mozuku seaweed, the main commercial source of fucoidan. Its extract is used as a hydrating polysaccharide ingredient.
- Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract plant 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.
- Coffea Arabica (Coffee) Seed Extract plant extract
- Coffee Seed Extract carries caffeine and chlorogenic acid. It is used as an antioxidant extract and, in eye and body formulas, for the look of puffiness.
- Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Leaf Extract plant extract
- Bergamot Leaf Extract is the water-based leaf extract rather than the peel oil, so it is far milder and much less aromatic.
- Pinus Densiflora Leaf Extract plant extract
- Pinus Densiflora is Korean red pine, a plant with a long history in Korean traditional use. The needle extract is used as an antioxidant plant extract.
- Asiaticoside active
- Asiaticoside is one of the four active triterpenes isolated from centella and the most studied of them. Korean formulas name it separately when they want to show which fraction of the plant they standardised.
- Madecassoside active
- Madecassoside is the centella triterpene most associated with the look of redness, and the one brands lead with in cica products. It is water soluble and stable, so it appears in essences as readily as in creams.
- Asiatic Acid active
- Asiatic Acid is the third of centella's four triterpenes and the aglycone form, meaning it has no attached sugar. It is oil soluble, so it turns up in cica creams and balms more than in watery layers.
- Madecassic Acid active
- Madecassic Acid is the fourth centella triterpene. A list that names all four is telling you the extract was standardised rather than simply pressed, which is the difference between a cica claim and a cica formula.
- Market
- Korean market, the version sold in Korea
- EAN (barcode)
- 8809447256306
- Made in
- Republic of Korea
- Volume
- 50sheets
- Category
- Toner / Toner pad
- Actives
- Centella Asiatica, Green Tea, Madecassoside, Panthenol, Zinc PCA
- Ships from
- California or Korea
Orders ship from California or direct from Korea with tracked delivery to your door, and both routes carry the same Korean-market release. Shipping is free on orders of $100 or more. Returns are accepted for 30 days, by mail.
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 - 2Barcode
Listed against the Korean barcode on its box - 3California or Korea
Ships to you from either, as the same Korean-market release
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. The barcode in the specification above is the Korean-market one and it is printed on the box you receive.
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.
Every order ships from California or direct from Korea, 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.
How to use
- Use a StretchFit Calming Pad after cleansing, morning and evening, in the prep slot your toner would take.
- One pad swept over the face and neck, or stretched and laid flat over a cheek, which is what the StretchFit name refers to.
- Leave a laid-on pad for about ten minutes, then press in what is left rather than rinsing, and go on to your serum.
- Once or twice a day. Do not store the tub in a hot bathroom or close it loosely, because the pads on top dry out first.
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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The Original Korean Formula toner pad from Dr.Althea, 50sheets formulated with Zinc PCA and Asiaticoside, shipped from California or direct from Korea.
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.
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 skin care, quoted from the medical sources linked beside each.
Your skin barrier is basically your outer layer of the skin.
Melissa Piliang, 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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