isoi Blemish Care Up Cream 55ml
isoi Blemish Care Up Cream is a 55ml cream whose ingredient list carries Arbutin alongside Glutathione and Phytosphingosine.
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- Suited to
- Dry skinCompromised barrierDehydrated skinSensitive skin
- Helps with
- Shoppers looking for Arbutin in a creamRoutines that want Arbutin and Glutathione in one stepFilling the cream step with a Korean-market formulaAnyone who wants the Arbutin cream sold on Korean shelves
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Key benefits
- Arbutin, the active this cream is built around
- Glutathione on the same list, an antioxidant
- Phytosphingosine and Ceramide NP on the same list, barrier lipids
- Rhodiola Rosea Root Extract on the same list, a plant extract
- Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract and Houttuynia Cordata Extract further down the same list
- Sophora Flavescens Root Extract and Centella Asiatica Extract further down the same list
Key actives
Arbutinactive
Arbutin is the naturally occurring form of the same compound, from bearberry and related plants, used for the look of uneven tone. The alpha isomer is the more stable of the two. On this cream's own ingredient list it is named fifth.
Glutathioneantioxidant
Glutathione is a small peptide the body uses as one of its main antioxidants. In skincare it is used as an antioxidant and for the look of dullness; it is unstable in water, so formulas that carry it are usually built around protecting it. It is named sixteenth on this cream's list, alongside Arbutin.
Phytosphingosinebarrier lipid
Phytosphingosine is the backbone every ceramide is built on, and skin uses it in its own lipid layer. In a formula it works with ceramides and cholesterol and also keeps the product stable against microbes. It is named thirty-fifth on this cream's list, alongside Arbutin.
Ceramide NPbarrier lipid
Ceramide NP is the most used cosmetic ceramide, the same class of lipid that makes up roughly half the mortar between cells in the outer layer of skin. Added to a cream it slots into that structure, which is why ceramide formulas feel less leaky rather than merely greasy. It is named thirty-sixth on this cream's list, alongside Arbutin.
Rhodiola Rosea Root Extractplant extract
Roseroot extract, from an arctic and alpine plant. It carries salidroside and is used as an antioxidant conditioning extract. The panel names it fourteenth on this cream's list, beside Arbutin.
How to use
- Apply as the last step of your routine, morning and night, smoothing over the face and neck until absorbed.
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 Arbutin and not three changes at once.
Is this the Korean-market cream or a US version?
The Korean-market one, Arbutin 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.
Does this cream contain fragrance?
Yes. The ingredient list names Citronellol, Eugenol, Farnesol and Geraniol. They sit on the panel printed on this page, so you can read the position for yourself before you buy. If fragrance components are something you avoid, this cream is not the one.
What else is on the list besides Arbutin?
Glutathione, Phytosphingosine and Ceramide NP. The order they are printed in on this cream's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Arbutin sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Rhodiola Rosea Root Extract, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract and Houttuynia Cordata 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.
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How it works
The Blemish Care Up Cream is a 55ml cream, used as the last skincare step, morning and evening, over serum. The active it is built around is Arbutin, named fifth on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Glutathione, Phytosphingosine and Ceramide NP, so the active is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Arbutin 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 isoi sells in Korea, Arbutin and all.
Worth knowing
- Patch test this cream on a small area and wait a day before using it more widely, especially with Arbutin on the list.
- This list names Citronellol, Eugenol and Farnesol, so skip it if fragrance components are something you avoid.
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Korean-market original
The Original Korean Formula cream from isoi, 55ml formulated with Arbutin and Glutathione, 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.
Arbutin works to inhibit tyrosinase, an enzyme present in melanocytes, the pigment-producing cells in the skin. This results in less pigment, dark spots and skin lightening.
Tiffany Jow Libby, MDBoard-certified dermatologist, mindbodygreen Phytosphingosine is considered a precursor to ceramides, which are the dominant fat that fills in the cracks between skin cells.
Joshua Zeichner, MDDermatologist, director of cosmetic and clinical research, Mount Sinai Hospital, Healthline
1 more professional perspective
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
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