MEDIPEEL PHYTO CICA-NOL B5 Calming Pad 70pcs/270ml
MEDIPEEL PHYTO CICA-NOL B5 Calming Pad 70pcs/270ml carries five separate centella asiatica forms on its own ingredient panel, including Centella Asiatica Extract, Madecassoside, Madecassic Acid (500 Ppb), Asiaticoside (500 Ppb).
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- Suited to
- NormalCombinationDryOily
- Helps with
- A quick, pre-dosed toning stepRedness or a tight, reactive feel right after cleansing or shaving
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Key benefits
- Five forms of centella asiatica on one panel, not a single token inclusion
- Gluconolactone on the same panel, the formula's exfoliant
- Collagen Extract on the same panel, the formula's protein
- 270 ml to a unit
- Korean GS1 barcode matched against a Korea sourcing supplier's record for this item
Key actives
Centella Asiatica Extract
Centella Asiatica is the plant behind the whole cica category, sold as gotu kola or Madagascar centella. Its extract is the anchor of Korean formulas built for easily reddened skin, and its work is done by four triterpenes: asiaticoside, madecassoside, asiatic acid and madecassic acid.
Madecassoside
Madecassoside is the centella triterpene most associated with the look of redness, and the one brands lead with in cica products. It is water soluble and stable, so it appears in essences as readily as in creams.
Madecassic Acid (500 Ppb)
Madecassic Acid is the fourth centella triterpene. A list that names all four is telling you the extract was standardised rather than simply pressed, which is the difference between a cica claim and a cica formula.
Asiaticoside (500 Ppb)
Asiaticoside is one of the four active triterpenes isolated from centella and the most studied of them. Korean formulas name it separately when they want to show which fraction of the plant they standardised.
Gluconolactone
Gluconolactone is a PHA, the gentlest exfoliant class. Its molecule is too large to penetrate quickly, so it smooths the surface without the sting of an AHA, and it is a humectant at the same time.
Collagen Extract
Collagen Extract is a collagen-bearing extract, usually from fish skin or scales. In a formula it works as a humectant and a smoothing film rather than as a source of new collagen.
Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Melia Azadirachta is neem. Its leaf and flower extracts are long-standing Ayurvedic ingredients, and Korean formulas use them in products aimed at the look of congested, blemish-prone skin.
How to use
- Use it swept over clean skin after cleansing, in place of a liquid toner poured onto cotton. AM and/or PM.
How do I use this toner pad?
Use it swept over clean skin after cleansing, in place of a liquid toner poured onto cotton. AM and/or PM.
How often should I use it?
Check the pack for the stated frequency; most masks and patches are a weekly or as-needed step rather than a daily one.
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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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How it works
The panel on this formula names five forms of centella asiatica rather than one: Centella Asiatica Extract, Madecassoside, Madecassic Acid (500 Ppb), Asiaticoside (500 Ppb), Asiatic Acid (500 Ppb). Centella Asiatica is the plant behind the whole cica category, sold as gotu kola or Madagascar centella. Its extract is the anchor of Korean formulas built for easily reddened skin, and its work is done by four triterpenes: asiaticoside, madecassoside, asiatic acid and madecassic acid. On this panel it sits alongside Gluconolactone, Collagen Extract and Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract. Gluconolactone is a PHA, the gentlest exfoliant class. Its molecule is too large to penetrate quickly, so it smooths the surface without the sting of an AHA, and it is a humectant at the same time.
Worth knowing
- Patch test on the inner arm before a first full-face pass if skin tends to react easily, and store the resealed tub away from direct sunlight between uses.
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Korean-market original
PHYTO CICA-NOL B5 Calming Pad / carries MEDIPEEL's own formulation standard, not a stripped-down export version made for a foreign shelf.
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.
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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.
Centella can make your skin appear more hydrated, plumper and healthier.
Samantha Stein, PA-CDermatology physician assistant, Cleveland Clinic Small, preliminary studies suggest that madecassoside can dial down inflammatory cellular messengers called cytokines, including those that are typically turned on during an acne flare.
Whitney Bowe, MDDermatologist, Byrdie
1 more professional perspective
This means that gluconolactone acts as an exfoliating acid, but also as a moisturizer. It has moisturizing, soothing, and lightening properties, working well on dry skin.
Paola PeruginiPhD, Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology
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