Dr. Melaxin Facephalt Tightening Cream
Dr. Melaxin Facephalt Tightening Cream is a 50ml cream with Niacinamide, used as the last skincare step, morning and evening, over serum.
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- Congested skinUneven textureSensitive skinSkin that has lost bounce
- Helps with
- Shoppers looking for Niacinamide in a creamRoutines that want Niacinamide and Adenosine in one stepFilling the cream step with a Korean-market formulaAnyone who wants the Niacinamide cream sold on Korean shelves
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How it works
The Facephalt Tightening Cream is a 50ml cream, used as the last skincare step, morning and evening, over serum. The active it is built around is Niacinamide, named sixth on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Adenosine, Hydrolyzed Sponge and Hydrolyzed Collagen 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 cream format rather than by the list alone. This is the Original Korean Formula, the cream Dr. Melaxin sells in Korea, Niacinamide and all.
Key benefits
- Niacinamide, the active this cream is built around
- Adenosine and Hydrolyzed Sponge on the same list, actives
- Hydrolyzed Collagen Extract on the same list, a protein
- Solanum Melongena (Eggplant) Fruit Extract on the same list, a plant extract
- Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract and Centella Asiatica Extract further down the same list
- Niacinamide named sixth on the manufacturer list printed on this page
Key actives
Niacinamideactive
Niacinamide is vitamin B3, and it is the most studied active in Korean formulation. On this cream's own ingredient list it is named sixth.
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. It is named fifteenth on this cream's list, alongside Niacinamide.
Hydrolyzed Spongeactive
Hydrolyzed Sponge is processed freshwater sponge, which carries fine silica spicules. In a formula it works as a mild physical exfoliant. It is named twenty-second on this cream's list, alongside Niacinamide.
Hydrolyzed Collagen Extractprotein
A collagen-bearing extract with the protein already cut into fragments, so it dissolves and spreads. At that size it works as a humectant rather than as a source of new collagen. The panel names it twenty-fourth on this cream's list, beside Niacinamide.
Solanum Melongena (Eggplant) Fruit Extractplant extract
Eggplant Fruit Extract carries nasunin, the antioxidant pigment in aubergine skin. It is used as an antioxidant plant extract. It is named nineteenth on this cream's list, alongside Niacinamide.
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 Niacinamide and not three changes at once.
Is this the Korean-market cream or a US version?
The Korean-market one, Niacinamide 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 Niacinamide?
Adenosine, Hydrolyzed Sponge and Hydrolyzed Collagen Extract. The order they are printed in on this cream's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Niacinamide sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Solanum Melongena (Eggplant) Fruit Extract, Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract and Centella Asiatica 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.
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 Facephalt Tightening Cream as the last skincare step, morning and evening, over serum.
- Finish your skincare routine with basic products like an ampoule and cream. Apply an appropriate amount of facephalt cream to your face, starting with areas of concern like fine lines. Avoid facial expressions or movement for about 2 minutes while the facephalt cream absorbs.
- It closes the routine at night, and in the morning it is the layer sunscreen goes over.
- Twice a day. Do not skip it on an oily day; without a sealing layer the water the steps beneath it brought in leaves again.
Worth knowing
- Patch test this cream on a small area and wait a day before using it more widely, especially with Niacinamide on the list.
- Introduce this 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 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.
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.
Topical collagen is a very large molecule that's too big to absorb into the skin.
Michelle Henry, MDDermatologist, Cosmopolitan 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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