KAHI Eye Balm 9g
KAHI's Eye Balm 9g is an eye care product built around Adenosine, Tocopherol, sold here as the exact Korean-market formula rather than a US-shelf reformulation.
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- Suited to
- Congested skinUneven textureDry skinCompromised barrier
- Helps with
- Shoppers looking for Adenosine in a balmRoutines that want Adenosine and Sodium DNA in one stepFilling the balm step with a Korean-market formula
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How it works
The Eye Balm is a 9g balm, used as the final layer of the evening routine, over your usual moisturizer. The active it is built around is Adenosine, named twenty-seventh on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Sodium DNA, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 and Bacillus Ferment, so the active is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Adenosine stays on the skin, and for how long, is decided by the balm format rather than by the list alone. KAHI sells this Adenosine balm in Korea, and this is that version.
Key benefits
- Adenosine, the active this balm is built around
- Sodium DNA on the same list, an active
- Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 on the same list, a peptide
- Bacillus Ferment on the same list, a ferment
- Hydrolyzed Collagen and Soluble Proteoglycan further down the same list
- Kappaphycus Alvarezii Extract and Oil Soluble Licorice (Glycyrrhiza) Extract further down the same list
Key actives
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. On this balm's own ingredient list it is named twenty-seventh.
Sodium DNAactive
Sodium DNA is the salt of DNA, in Korean skincare almost always salmon derived, and it is the ingredient behind the PDRN category. It is used as a humectant and for the look of tired skin; the fragments themselves are what the name PDRN refers to. It is named thirty-seventh on this balm's list, alongside Adenosine.
Acetyl Hexapeptide-8peptide
Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 is a six-amino-acid peptide used for the look of expression lines, particularly around the eyes. It is the peptide sold under the name Argireline and is water soluble and stable. It is named thirty-fifth on this balm's list, alongside Adenosine.
Bacillus Fermentferment
Bacillus Ferment is a bacterial ferment that yields enzymes and water-holding polysaccharides. Korean formulas use it as a conditioning ferment. The panel names it sixteenth on this balm's list, beside Adenosine.
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. The panel names it twenty-sixth on this balm's list, beside Adenosine.
Where does this balm go in my routine?
As the final layer of the evening routine, over your usual moisturizer. Anything thinner than a balm 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 Adenosine and not three changes at once.
Does this balm contain fragrance?
Yes. The ingredient list names Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Salicylate, Citronellol and Fragrance. 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 balm is not the one.
What else is on the list besides Adenosine?
Sodium DNA, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 and Bacillus Ferment. The order they are printed in on this balm's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Adenosine sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Tocopherol, Hydrolyzed Collagen and Soluble Proteoglycan.
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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
- Pat gently around the orbital bone with a clean fingertip, using the ring finger for the lightest possible pressure on this thinner skin.
Worth knowing
- Patch test this balm on a small area and wait a day before using it more widely, especially with Adenosine on the list.
- This list names Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Salicylate and Citronellol, so skip it if fragrance components are something you avoid.
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Korean-market original
The Original Korean Formula balm from KAHI, 9g formulated with Adenosine and Sodium DNA, 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.
Peptides can be anti-inflammatory, and chronic inflammation damages the tissue in your skin.
Wilma Bergfeld, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic 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
1 more professional perspective
It's still a very new ingredient in the field of regenerative medicine.
Catherine ChangBeverly Hills board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon, Harper's Bazaar
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