KLAIRS Midnight Blue Clearing Water Cream 50g
A 50g water cream for the sealing step, aimed at oily and blemish prone skin that finds a calming cream too rich.
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- Suited to
- Oily skinCombination skinNormal skinDehydrated skin
- Helps with
- Oily skin that still looks flushedSkin that breaks outA light finishWarm weather routines
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How it works
A gel cream is the moisturising step in a texture built for skin that finds a conventional cream too much. It spreads like water and sets like a light film, disappearing from the fingertips in seconds rather than sitting on the surface. It still goes last among the leave on steps, because even a light gel is the seal over everything thinner than it. What it trades against a rich cream is holding power overnight, and what it gains is a finish you can put makeup over. It is the light counterpart to the calming cream in the same range, so between the two the choice is about texture rather than about what you are working on.
Key benefits
- What it is: gel cream, 50g, used the last leave on step of a routine.
- Texture: a gel that breaks down on contact and settles in seconds.
- Aimed at: oily skin that still looks flushed, skin that breaks out, a light finish.
- Original Korean Formula: the version sold on Korean shelves, not a US reformulation.
Key actives
Niacinamide
Niacinamide is one of the most widely used tone and texture ingredients in Korean formulas, and its presence on this row's own ingredient list means it is genuinely part of the build rather than a name-only claim on the box.
Allantoin
Allantoin is a gentle soothing agent frequently paired with stronger actives in Korean formulas, included here to keep the routine step comfortable rather than to do the heavy lifting itself.
Sodium Hyaluronate
Sodium Hyaluronate is the salt form of hyaluronic acid, the form most Korean formulas use for its ability to bind water at more than one molecular weight.
Madecassoside
Madecassoside is a triterpene compound, one of the centella-family actives Korean skincare uses for its calming reputation, and it is confirmed here on this row's own ingredient list as a distinct, named component.
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract (green tea) is a polyphenol-rich botanical extract, one of the most common antioxidant ingredients across Korean formulas.
What is the KLAIRS Midnight Blue Clearing Water Cream 50g?
It is a 50g water cream used as the final leave on step of a routine, lighter than the calming cream in the same range. It settles in seconds and sits well under makeup, which suits oily and blemish prone skin. On dry skin a richer cream holds better overnight.
Is the gel cream enough on its own as a moisturiser?
On oily and combination skin, usually yes, and in warm weather it is often the only layer needed. On dry skin it works better in the morning with a richer cream at night, because a light gel does not hold water through eight hours. The honest test is how the skin feels at the mirror when you wake up.
Will it sit well under makeup?
Generally yes, which is the main reason people choose a gel over a cream. Give it half a minute to set rather than going straight in with foundation, and keep the layer thin. Pilling under makeup is almost always a layering speed problem rather than a product problem.
Where does it go in the routine?
Last of the leave on steps, after toner, essence and serum. A gel is still a seal, so anything thinner than it belongs underneath. If you use a face oil or a sleeping mask, those go over the top of it.
Is this the authentic Korean-market formula?
Yes. We stock the version sold on Korean shelves rather than one reworked for US retail, and the 50g arrives with Korean primary packaging and the barcode intact so you can check it against the brand yourself.
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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.
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How to use
- Apply it after toner, essence and serum, as the final leave on layer of the routine.
- Take a coin sized amount and press it over the face and neck with flat palms.
- Give it half a minute to set before makeup, which is all a gel texture usually needs.
- Do not use it as the only layer on very dry skin overnight, since a light gel will not hold water that long.
Worth knowing
- On very dry skin use a richer cream over it at night rather than relying on the gel alone.
- Let it set for half a minute before makeup so nothing rolls.
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Korean-market original
A 50g water cream for the sealing step of a routine, stocked in the Original Korean Formula.
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.
Allantoin can tone down the dryness of the individual cells. It increases the water content of the skin, which means it helps to hydrate and moisturize.
Wilma Bergfeld, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic Hyaluronic acid helps bind water to collagen, which traps water in the skin. That helps make the skin more plump and full-looking.
Samantha Stein, PA-CDermatology physician assistant, Cleveland Clinic
1 more professional perspective
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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