innisfree Green Tea Ceramide Milk Barrier Essence 160ml
innisfree's Green Tea Ceramide Milk Barrier Essence is a 160ml essence, built for a first layer of hydration before serum.
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- Helps with
- a first layer of hydration before seruma lighter texture than a creamprepping skin for the steps that follow
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How it works
Green Tea Ceramide Milk Barrier Essence is an essence, the step Korean routines place between toner and serum to add a first layer of concentrated hydration. It is thinner than a serum but carries a higher concentration of conditioning ingredients than a toner, which is the gap it is built to fill. The texture is designed to sink in fast so it does not compete with the serum or cream layered over it. Its role in the routine is preparation and hydration rather than being the single most concentrated step, which is usually the serum that follows. It is patted rather than rubbed in, on slightly damp skin, right after toner.
Key benefits
- What it is: a 160ml essence from innisfree, for the essence step.
- On the ingredient list: Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Niacinamide, confirmed on this product's own manufacturer list rather than assumed from the category.
- Fits into the routine: carries a concentrated dose of its lead ingredients in a texture thinner than a serum.
- Original Korean Formula: the version sold on Korean shelves, not a US reformulation.
Key actives
Glycerinthe workhorse humectant in most Korean formulas, holding water at the skin's surface
Second on this product's own ingredient list of 44 ingredients, the workhorse humectant in most Korean formulas, holding water at the skin's surface.
Butylene Glycola solvent and humectant used to help carry the other ingredients
Third on this product's own ingredient list of 44 ingredients, a solvent and humectant used to help carry the other ingredients.
Niacinamidea vitamin B3 derivative widely used in Korean formulas for tone and texture
Position 23 of 44 on this product's own ingredient list, a vitamin B3 derivative widely used in Korean formulas for tone and texture.
Ceramide Npa single ceramide form used to support the skin's barrier lipids
Position 27 of 44 on this product's own ingredient list, a single ceramide form used to support the skin's barrier lipids.
Where does Green Tea Ceramide Milk Barrier Essence go in a routine?
After toner and before serum. That is the essence step in a layered Korean routine, sitting between the thin re-wetting liquid and the more concentrated treatment that follows. That holds true whichever size or variant of this product you buy, so the same placement in a routine and the same answer apply across the line.
How much do I use?
Two or three drops, or a palmful if the packaging is a bottle rather than a dropper, is the usual amount for the full face. Pat it in rather than rubbing.
Can I skip toner and go straight to this?
You can, though the routine is built assuming damp, toned skin underneath. Applying it straight after cleansing on damp skin works as a shorter version of the same routine. That holds true whichever size or variant of this product you buy, so the same placement in a routine and the same answer apply across the line.
Morning or night?
Both. It is light enough for daytime layering under sunscreen and makeup, and it adds a hydration step at night before a heavier cream. That holds true whichever size or variant of this product you buy, so the same placement in a routine and the same answer apply across the line.
Does it replace serum?
No. An essence and a serum do different jobs in a layered routine; this step preps the skin, and a serum afterward is the more concentrated treatment layer. That holds true whichever size or variant of this product you buy, so the same placement in a routine and the same answer apply across the line.
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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
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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.
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How to use
- Pat it into the skin after toner and before serum, morning and night. Use two to three drops or a palmful, pressing it in with warm hands rather than dragging it across the face, and let it absorb for a minute before the next step.
Worth knowing
- Pat it in rather than rubbing, since dragging a thin liquid across the face wastes most of it on the palms.
- Give it a minute to absorb before applying serum on top so the two do not just mix on the surface.
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Korean-market original
Green Tea Ceramide Milk Barrier Essence 160ml from innisfree: a essence in the Original Korean Formula, not the US-shelf version.
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.
Ceramides are part fatty acid and part amino acid and are able to be the grout that keeps the building blocks of the skin together and functioning as a barrier between the inside and outside world.
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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