What is SUR.MEDIC+ Azulene Soothing Cream?

It is a cream from NEOGEN (50ml).

How do I use this cream?

Apply as the last step of the routine, morning and/or night, smoothing over the whole face after serum or essence has absorbed.

Can I use this both morning and night?

Yes, most creams are suited to twice-daily use; some people prefer a lighter layer in the morning under sunscreen and a fuller layer at night.

NEOGEN

SUR.MEDIC+ Azulene Soothing Cream 50ml

Name: NEOGEN SUR.MEDIC+ Azulene Soothing Cream 50ml
Brand: NEOGEN
SKU: 4414547621
Price: 32.5 USD
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SUR.MEDIC+ Azulene Soothing Cream is a cream from NEOGEN. It suits normal, dry and combination skin. Comes in a 50ml size.

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$32.50

50 ml

$65.00 per 100 ml

Korean-market formula
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Suited to: NormalDryCombination

Helps with: Everyday moisturizingA sealing final step

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SUR.MEDIC+ Azulene Soothing Cream 50ml is a cream from NEOGEN, the Korean dermo-cosmetic brand behind the Dermalogy and Sur.Medic+ lines, built around a formula of 52 listed ingredients. Glycerin sits right near the top of that list, and it is a foundational humectant that draws in and holds surface moisture. Guaiazulene(300Ppm) follows early in the same list, and it is a chamomile-derived blue-green compound carried for its calming reputation. Centella Asiatica Extract rounds out the formula's named actives, sitting early in the list as the calming centella extract Korean formulas lean on for a settled, comfortable feel. It is used as the moisturizing step of a routine.

Key benefits

Glycerin sits right near the top of the 52-ingredient list, a foundational humectant that draws in and holds surface moisture
Guaiazulene(300Ppm) sits early in the 52-ingredient list, a chamomile-derived blue-green compound carried for its calming reputation
Centella Asiatica Extract sits early in the 52-ingredient list, the calming centella extract Korean formulas lean on for a settled, comfortable feel
Adenosine sits mid-way through the 52-ingredient list, a smoothing ingredient long used in Korean formulas to soften the look of fine lines
Formulated as a cream from NEOGEN, sized for regular use in a routine
Comes in a 50ml format, sized for the moisturizing step of a routine

Key actives

6Glycerin

Sitting right near the top of the ingredient list, a foundational humectant that draws in and holds surface moisture. Its place among the 52 listed ingredients puts it in the front stretch of SUR.MEDIC+ Azulene Soothing Cream 50ml's own formula.

All products with Glycerin

9Guaiazulene(300Ppm)

Sitting early in the ingredient list, a chamomile-derived blue-green compound carried for its calming reputation. Its place among the 52 listed ingredients puts it in the front stretch of SUR.MEDIC+ Azulene Soothing Cream 50ml's own formula.

All products with Guaiazulene

10Centella Asiatica Extract

Sitting early in the ingredient list, the calming centella extract Korean formulas lean on for a settled, comfortable feel. Its place among the 52 listed ingredients puts it in the front stretch of SUR.MEDIC+ Azulene Soothing Cream 50ml's own formula.

All products with Centella Asiatica Extract

29Adenosine

Sitting mid-way through the ingredient list, a smoothing ingredient long used in Korean formulas to soften the look of fine lines. Its place among the 52 listed ingredients puts it in the middle stretch of SUR.MEDIC+ Azulene Soothing Cream 50ml's own formula.

All products with Adenosine

30Sodium Hyaluronate

Sitting mid-way through the ingredient list, a salt form of hyaluronic acid that draws and holds water at the skin's surface. Its place among the 52 listed ingredients puts it in the middle stretch of SUR.MEDIC+ Azulene Soothing Cream 50ml's own formula.

All products with Sodium Hyaluronate

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47 of 51 explained

Water solvent: Water is the base almost every serum, toner and cream is built on. It dissolves the water-loving ingredients and sets how light the finished texture feels. On an INCI list it is usually first, which only means it is the largest single ingredient by weight.
Butylene Glycol humectant: Butylene Glycol is a small glycol that does two jobs at once: it holds water in the top layer of skin and it dissolves plant extracts and actives that plain water cannot. It also thins a formula, which is why watery Korean essences lean on it.
Cetyl Ethylhexanoate emollient: Cetyl Ethylhexanoate is a synthetic ester used as a dry-feeling emollient. It spreads easily, leaves a silky rather than oily finish, and helps disperse pigments and UV filters evenly.
1,2-Hexanediol humectant: 1,2-Hexanediol is a glycol used for two reasons: it holds water like glycerin, and it makes a formula harder for microbes to live in, so less traditional preservative is needed. Korean formulas use it heavily for that second reason.
Polysorbate 60 emulsifier: Polysorbate 60 is a water-loving emulsifier used with a fatty co-emulsifier to build stable lotions and creams.
Glycerin humectant: Glycerin is the most used humectant in skincare. It draws water into the outer layer of skin and holds it there, and it is one of the very few ingredients whose hydrating effect is settled science rather than marketing. Higher amounts feel tacky, which is why it is usually blended.
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride emollient: Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride is the light fraction of coconut oil, with the heavy parts removed. It is the workhorse emollient of modern formulas: it softens skin, dissolves oil-soluble actives and absorbs without the greasy weight of a whole plant oil.
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate emollient: Coco-Caprylate/Caprate is a coconut-derived ester used as a light, dry emollient in place of silicone. It spreads far and leaves a soft finish.
Guaiazulene(300Ppm) active: Guaiazulene is the deep blue compound distilled from chamomile and guaiac wood, and it is what colours a blue formula naturally. It is used for the look of reactive, reddened skin.
Centella Asiatica Extract plant 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.
Asiaticoside active: 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.
Madecassic Acid active: 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.

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Asiatic Acid active: Asiatic Acid is the third of centella's four triterpenes and the aglycone form, meaning it has no attached sugar. It is oil soluble, so it turns up in cica creams and balms more than in watery layers.
Madecassoside active: 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.
Polyacrylate-13 thickener: Polyacrylate-13 is a pre-neutralised thickener that gels instantly and holds an emulsion together, so a formula can be built without heat.
Cetyl Alcohol fatty alcohol: Cetyl Alcohol is a waxy fatty alcohol from coconut or palm, unrelated to drying ethanol. It thickens creams, stabilises the emulsion and leaves skin feeling softer.
Stearyl Alcohol fatty alcohol: Stearyl Alcohol is a solid fatty alcohol used to thicken and stabilise creams. Like the other fatty alcohols it is an emollient, not a solvent.
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer thickener: This is a carbomer relative with fatty side chains, so it thickens and stabilises an emulsion at the same time. It gives a light gel-cream body rather than a heavy one.
Polyisobutene film former: Polyisobutene is a synthetic polymer that forms a flexible, water-resistant film. It gives gloss and holds a formula in place, which is why it appears in lip products and long-wear textures.
Glyceryl Stearate emulsifier: Glyceryl Stearate is glycerin joined to stearic acid, and one of the most used emulsifiers in skincare. It holds oil and water together and thickens the result, and it softens skin at the same time.
Beeswax occlusive: Beeswax is the wax bees build comb from. In a formula it thickens the oil phase and forms a breathable, water-resisting film, which is what makes a balm hold its shape.
Tromethamine pH adjuster: Tromethamine neutralises acidic thickeners such as carbomer so they gel, and holds a formula near skin-friendly pH. It is used at a fraction of a percent.
Palmitic Acid fatty acid: Palmitic Acid is a saturated fatty acid present in skin's own lipids. It thickens a formula, stabilises the emulsion and softens skin.
Stearic Acid fatty acid: Stearic Acid is a saturated fatty acid from plant fats, and one of the three lipid classes skin's own barrier is built from. In a formula it thickens, stabilises the emulsion and can be turned into a soap-style cleanser by adding a base.
Xanthan Gum thickener: Xanthan Gum is a polysaccharide made by fermenting sugar. It thickens a watery formula into a gel and holds the whole thing in suspension so nothing separates. Too much of it and a serum turns stringy, which is why it appears in fractions of a percent.
Polysorbate 20 emulsifier: Polysorbate 20 is a solubiliser: it dissolves small amounts of oil or fragrance into a watery formula so nothing separates or floats.
Ethylhexylglycerin preservative booster: Ethylhexylglycerin softens skin and boosts a preservative system, which is why it is nearly always sitting beside phenoxyethanol or 1,2-hexanediol. It also cuts down the odour bacteria produce, so it turns up in deodorising products.
Sorbitan Isostearate emulsifier: Sorbitan Isostearate is a mild emulsifier that holds water into oil, the direction a cleansing balm or an oil-based cream needs.
Adenosine active: 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.
Sodium Hyaluronate humectant: Sodium Hyaluronate is the salt of hyaluronic acid, and it is what most products labelled hyaluronic actually contain. The salt dissolves more readily and the molecule is smaller, so it sits in the outer layer of skin rather than only on top of it.
Allantoin active: Allantoin is a comfrey-derived compound used to condition skin and soften the outer layer so it feels smoother. It is one of the standard additions to a formula built for easily irritated skin.
Panthenol humectant: Panthenol is pro-vitamin B5: skin converts it to pantothenic acid. It is a humectant that holds water and leaves skin feeling soft and less tight, and it is one of the ingredients formulators reach for when a formula also contains something harsh.
Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil emollient: Evening primrose oil, the main plant source of gamma-linolenic acid. It absorbs fast and oxidises fast, so formulas pair it with an antioxidant.
Ceramide 3 barrier 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.
Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil emollient: Avocado oil, rich in oleic acid and plant sterols. It is one of the heavier plant oils, which suits dry skin and cleansing balms.
Calamine absorbent: Calamine is a mineral blend of zinc oxide with a trace of iron oxide, which is where its pale pink colour comes from. In a formula it is an absorbent mineral powder.
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil fragrance component: Tea Tree Leaf Oil is an essential oil from an Australian shrub, carrying terpinen-4-ol. Korean formulas use it in products aimed at blemish-prone skin; it is potent, aromatic, and one of the essential oils most likely to bother reactive skin.
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil emollient: Jojoba Oil is a liquid wax rather than a true oil, and its structure is close to human sebum, which is why it absorbs so readily. It is an emollient that leaves a soft, non-greasy finish.
Betula Platyphylla Japonica Juice plant extract: Betula Platyphylla Japonica Juice is Asian white birch sap, tapped in spring. It is over 98 percent water with trace minerals and sugars, and Korean formulas use it in place of plain water as a hydrating base.
Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract plant extract: Licorice Root Extract carries glabridin and liquiritin. It is one of the classic plant ingredients used for the look of uneven tone and redness, and it appears in almost every brightening formula that avoids synthetic actives.
Propanediol humectant: Propanediol is a plant-derived glycol used in place of propylene glycol. It hydrates, carries actives into solution, and gives a lighter, less sticky slip than glycerin at the same strength.
Camellia Japonica Flower Extract plant extract: Camellia Japonica Flower Extract comes from the flower of the Korean camellia. It is used as a conditioning, hydrating extract.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract plant extract: Aloe Leaf Extract is mostly water with polysaccharides, amino acids and mild plant acids. It hydrates and leaves a light, cooling film, which is why it is the default after-sun ingredient.
Mentha Rotundifolia Leaf Extract plant extract: Apple mint leaf extract, a softer-scented mint than peppermint. It is used as a conditioning extract with a faint cooling character.
Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Flower Extract plant extract: Lavender Flower Extract is the water-based extract rather than the essential oil, so it is much milder and less aromatic.
Citric Acid pH adjuster: Citric Acid is used in tiny amounts to bring a formula to the pH its actives need, not as an exfoliant at that level. It is an AHA, so at much higher concentrations it can also exfoliate.
Disodium EDTA chelator: EDTA is a chelator: it locks up trace metal ions from water and packaging that would otherwise turn a formula cloudy, off-colour or rancid. It does nothing to skin and appears at a fraction of a percent.

Inside the formula

Ingredients declared

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on the list

6Glycerin9Guaiazulene29Adenosine

6Glycerin
9Guaiazulene
29Adenosine

Where each key active sits on the declared ingredient list, by entry number. Position is proportion: the further forward, the larger its share.

How to use

Apply as the last step of the routine, morning and/or night, smoothing over the whole face after serum or essence has absorbed.

Worth knowing

On oilier skin, a thinner layer at night rather than morning is a common starting point.

Complete the routine

This itemNEOGEN SUR.MEDIC+ Azulene Soothing Cream 50ml$32.50
Cleanse first, so the next step meets bare skinNEOGEN Dermalogy Double Vita Capsule Cleansing Foam 160g$27.50
Seal the routine in as the last stepNEOGEN Surmedic Super Ceramide 100TM Renewal Cream 50ml$35.00

Total for 3 items$95.00

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What professionals say

What skin-care professionals say about skin care, 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
Pretty much every step of a Korean skin care routine is going to have some component of hydration.
Alok Vij, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic