Dr. 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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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
Key actives
Zinc PCAactive
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. On this toner pad's own ingredient list it is named fourteenth.
Asiaticosideactive
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. It is named twenty-fourth on this toner pad's list, alongside Zinc PCA.
Madecassosideactive
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. It is named twenty-fifth on this toner pad's list, alongside Zinc PCA.
Asiatic Acidactive
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. The panel names it twenty-sixth on this toner pad's list, beside Zinc PCA.
Madecassic Acidactive
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. The panel names it twenty-seventh on this toner pad's list, beside Zinc PCA.
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.
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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 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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Dr. Althea, Korean-market original
The Original Korean Formula toner pad from Dr.Althea, 50sheets formulated with Zinc PCA and Asiaticoside, 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.
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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.
Centella can make your skin appear more hydrated, plumper and healthier.
Samantha Stein, PA-CDermatology physician assistant, Cleveland Clinic Small, preliminary studies suggest that madecassoside can dial down inflammatory cellular messengers called cytokines, including those that are typically turned on during an acne flare.
Whitney Bowe, MDDermatologist, Byrdie
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