Nature Republic Shea Butter Fresh Steam Cream
Nature Republic Shea Butter Fresh Steam Cream is a cream led by Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter on its own ingredient panel, sourced as the Korean-market formula.
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How it works
Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter leads the ingredient panel on this cream. Shea Butter is the fat pressed from the shea nut, rich in oleic and stearic acids and unsaponifiable plant sterols. It is a heavy emollient and partial occlusive, which is why it sits in balms and night creams rather than in essences. On this panel it sits alongside Synthetic Beeswax, Sea Water and Portulaca Oleracea Extract. Synthetic Beeswax is a lab-built blend of esters and waxes matched to beeswax. It thickens and sets a formula, and unlike real beeswax it contains nothing from bees.
Key benefits
- Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter named on this product's own ingredient panel, near the top of it
- Synthetic Beeswax on the same panel, the formula's occlusive
- Sea Water on the same panel, the formula's mineral
- 100 ml to a unit
- Korean GS1 barcode matched against a Korea sourcing supplier's record for this item
Key actives
Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
Shea Butter is the fat pressed from the shea nut, rich in oleic and stearic acids and unsaponifiable plant sterols. It is a heavy emollient and partial occlusive, which is why it sits in balms and night creams rather than in essences.
Synthetic Beeswax
Synthetic Beeswax is a lab-built blend of esters and waxes matched to beeswax. It thickens and sets a formula, and unlike real beeswax it contains nothing from bees.
Sea Water
Sea Water is filtered and desalinated seawater used in place of plain water. It carries magnesium, calcium and potassium, so it brings the mineral balance of the base closer to skin's own.
Portulaca Oleracea Extract
Portulaca Oleracea is purslane. Its extract is unusually high in omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants for a plant, and Korean formulas use it for the look of reddened, reactive skin.
Is the Shea Butter Fresh Steam Cream sold here the Korean-market formula, not a US reformulation?
Yes. This listing is the release Nature Republic sells for use inside Korea, the same formula Korean shoppers buy off the shelf there. A product with the same name can carry a different ingredient list or a different size in an export version, and we source and list only the Korean one, with that market's barcode and batch code intact on the unit that ships to you.
What kind of cream is this?
It is cream built for the moisturizer step, as the last skincare step, morning and evening, ahead of sunscreen in the morning. Nature Republic is one of Korea's largest mass-market skincare chains, with an ingredient-led range spanning dozens of separate formulation lines.
Where does the Shea Butter Fresh Steam Cream sit in a routine?
It occupies the moisturizer step. As the last skincare step, morning and evening, ahead of sunscreen in the morning. Build a routine around the step you are replacing rather than the brand you recognize, since a handful of well-chosen steps tells you more about your skin than a shelf of unrelated products.
What size does the Shea Butter Fresh Steam Cream ship in?
It ships at 100ml, the size Nature Republic sells this product at inside Korea. We do not substitute an export format or a US-only size for the Korean one, so what you receive matches what a shopper buys for it in Seoul.
How can I check that my Shea Butter Fresh Steam Cream is genuine?
Nature Republic sells this exact release inside Korea, and the marker to check is the packaging itself: the Korean-market barcode and printed batch code stay intact on your unit rather than being swapped for an export label.
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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 the Shea Butter Fresh Steam Cream as the last skincare step, morning and evening, over serum.
- Dispense an appropriate amount to apply over your face.
- It closes the routine at night, and in the morning it is the layer sunscreen goes over.
- Twice a day. Do not skip it on an oily day; without a sealing layer the water the steps beneath it brought in leaves again.
Worth knowing
- Patch test on the inner arm before a first full-face application, as with any new skincare product.
- Introduce it into a routine one product at a time so any reaction can be traced to the right cause.
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Korean-market original
The Korean-market cream Nature Republic sells inside Korea.
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.
Shea butter can be a good option for many folks.
Alok Vij, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic The aerial parts of this plant in medicine are used to reduce pain and swelling as well as an antiseptic.
Vahid Reza AskariPharmacological Research Center of Medicinal Plants, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Journal of Pharmacopuncture
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