Dr.Melaxin Aqua Ion Plasma Hydrating Gel Cream 50ml
Dr. Melaxin Aqua Ion Plasma Hydrating Gel Cream is a 50ml gel cream with Niacinamide, used as the last skincare step, morning and evening, over serum.
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- Suited to
- Congested skinUneven textureDehydrated skinSensitive skin
- Helps with
- Shoppers looking for Niacinamide in a gel creamRoutines that want Niacinamide and Adenosine in one stepFilling the gel cream step with a Korean-market formulaAnyone who wants the Niacinamide gel cream sold on Korean shelves
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Key benefits
- Niacinamide, the active this gel cream is built around
- Adenosine on the same list, an active
- Tocopherol on the same list, an antioxidant
- Pearl Extract on the same list, a protein
- Hydrolyzed Malt Extract and Hydrolyzed Viola Tricolor Extract further down the same list
- Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract and Hydrogenated Polydecene further down the same list
Key actives
Niacinamideactive
Niacinamide is vitamin B3, and it is the most studied active in Korean formulation. On this gel cream's own ingredient list it is named eighth.
Adenosineactive
Adenosine is a nucleoside that Korea's own cosmetic authority recognises as a wrinkle-care functional ingredient, which is why it appears on so many Korean lists at a low level. It is used for the look of fine lines and is stable and well tolerated. The panel names it twenty-sixth on this gel cream's list, beside Niacinamide.
Tocopherolantioxidant
Tocopherol is vitamin E. It is an oil-soluble antioxidant that protects the oils in a formula from going rancid and works on skin as an emollient, and it is regularly paired with vitamin C because each keeps the other going for longer. It is named forty-second on this gel cream's list, alongside Niacinamide.
Pearl Extractprotein
Pearl Extract is ground pearl treated so its calcium carbonate and protein fractions disperse. It is used as a mineral-and-protein conditioning ingredient with a faint light-scattering effect. The panel names it thirty-third on this gel cream's list, beside Niacinamide.
Hydrolyzed Gardenia Florida Extractplant extract
Hydrolyzed Gardenia Florida Extract is gardenia extract broken into smaller fragments so a water-based formula can carry it evenly. The panel names it twenty-fourth on this gel cream's list, beside Niacinamide.
How to use
- Use it by smoothing it over the face as the last step of the routine, working it into the skin in the position this cream occupies in a full routine, and following up with the next step once it has settled.
Where does this gel cream go in my routine?
As the last skincare step, morning and evening, over serum. Anything thinner than a gel 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 Niacinamide and not three changes at once.
Is this the Korean-market gel cream or a US version?
The Korean-market one, Niacinamide and all. We match this gel 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 Niacinamide?
Adenosine, Tocopherol and Pearl Extract. The order they are printed in on this gel cream's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Niacinamide sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Hydrolyzed Gardenia Florida Extract, Hydrolyzed Malt Extract and Hydrolyzed Viola Tricolor Extract.
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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.
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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.
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How it works
The Aqua Ion Plasma Hydrating Gel Cream is a 50ml gel cream, used as the last skincare step, morning and evening, over serum. The active it is built around is Niacinamide, named eighth on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Adenosine, Tocopherol and Pearl Extract, so the active is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Niacinamide stays on the skin, and for how long, is decided by the gel cream format rather than by the list alone. This is the Original Korean Formula, the gel cream Dr. Melaxin sells in Korea, Niacinamide and all.
Worth knowing
- Patch test this gel cream on a small area and wait a day before using it more widely, especially with Niacinamide on the list.
- Introduce this gel cream on its own for the first week, so anything your skin does is traceable to the Niacinamide rather than to three changes at once.
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Korean-market original
The Original Korean Formula gel cream from Dr. Melaxin, 50ml formulated with Niacinamide and Adenosine, 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.
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 Niacinamide helps reduce the appearance of pores in a few ways. By strengthening the skin barrier and improving elasticity, pores appear less noticeable and more even.
Ashlyn YankeAesthetician, Cleveland Clinic
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