Isntree C-Niacin Toning Cream 50ml
C-Niacin Toning Cream 50ml is Isntree's cushioned moisturizer, formulated for dullness and an uneven-looking tone. Built around Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract and Niacinamide, it is aimed at rough, flaky or wind-chapped texture and dehydration and tight-feeling skin.
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- Suited to
- Dry skinCompromised barrierDehydrated skinSensitive skin
- Helps with
- Shoppers looking for Niacinamide in a creamRoutines that want Niacinamide and Retinyl Palmitate 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 C-Niacin Toning 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 seventh on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Retinyl Palmitate, Biotin and Thiamine HCl, 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 Isntree sells in Korea, Niacinamide and all.
Key benefits
- Niacinamide, the active this cream is built around
- Retinyl Palmitate on the same list, an active
- Biotin, Thiamine HCl and Folic Acid on the same list, vitamins
- Pyridoxine and Cyanocobalamin further down the same list
- Tocopheryl Acetate and Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate further down the same list
- Niacinamide named seventh 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 seventh.
Retinyl Palmitateactive
Retinyl Palmitate is retinol bound to a fatty acid. It is the mildest common retinoid because skin has to make three conversions before it becomes active, which also makes it the least likely to cause flaking. The panel names it forty-first on this cream's list, beside Niacinamide.
Biotinvitamin
Biotin is vitamin B7. In skincare it is a conditioning vitamin, most often in hair and scalp formulas. The panel names it forty-second on this cream's list, beside Niacinamide.
Thiamine HClvitamin
Thiamine is vitamin B1, supplied as its hydrochloride salt so it dissolves in water. It is a conditioning vitamin and usually appears as part of a B-complex. It is named forty-third on this cream's list, alongside Niacinamide.
Folic Acidvitamin
Folic Acid is vitamin B9. It is used in a formula as a conditioning vitamin, usually as part of a B-complex blend. It is named forty-fourth 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?
Retinyl Palmitate, Biotin and Thiamine HCl. 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: Folic Acid, Pyridoxine and Cyanocobalamin.
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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 it as the final leave-on step so nothing thinner has to sit on top.
- Take a small amount, warm it briefly between your fingers, then press it over the face.
- Add a second thin layer only where the skin feels tight rather than everywhere.
- Do not introduce it in the same week as a new exfoliating acid, since you will not know which one caused a reaction.
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.
- Retinyl is on this list, so keep this cream to the evening and build the nights up slowly rather than starting nightly.
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Korean-market original
The Original Korean Formula cream from Isntree, 50ml formulated with Niacinamide and Retinyl Palmitate, 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.
Vitamin A has a molecular structure that's tiny enough to get into the lower layers of your skin, where it finds and boosts collagen and elastin, which is a protein that strengthens your skin's flexibility.
Wilma Bergfeld, 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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