Numbuzin No. 9 NAD+ Bio Lifting-sil Essence
Numbuzin No. 9 NAD+ Bio Lifting-sil Essence carries 48 separate peptide forms on its own ingredient panel, including Heptasodium Hexacarboxymethyl Dipeptide-12, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Capryloyl Dipeptide-17, Acetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Ester.
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- Suited to
- normalcombinationdryoily
- Helps with
- tone and texture supported by Glycerindaily hydration through the essence stepa Korean-market formula rather than a US reformulationa routine step matched to this format
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Key benefits
- 48 forms of peptide on one panel, not a single token inclusion
- Niacinamide on the same panel, the formula's active
- Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil on the same panel, the formula's occlusive
- 50 ml to a unit
- Korean GS1 barcode matched against a Korea sourcing supplier's record for this item
Key actives
Heptasodium Hexacarboxymethyl Dipeptide-12
A two-amino-acid peptide with carboxymethyl groups added, which makes it strongly water soluble. It is used for the look of uneven tone.
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5 is a fatted three-amino-acid peptide used for the look of firmness and fine lines. The palmitoyl tail is what lets it cross an oily surface.
Acetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Ester
Acetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Ester is a two-amino-acid peptide with a fatty cetyl tail attached, which lets it sit in the oil phase of a formula rather than only the water phase.
Niacinamide
Niacinamide is vitamin B3, and it is the most studied active in Korean formulation. It is used at roughly 2 to 5 percent for the look of uneven tone and visible pores, and it is water soluble, stable and comfortable beside almost every other active, which is why it turns up in so many lists.
Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
Plant oil hardened by hydrogenation. It behaves as a soft solid, so it gives balms and sticks their body and slows water loss from the surface.
Saccharomyces/Copper Ferment
Yeast grown in the presence of copper, so the mineral ends up bound inside the yeast. It is a way of delivering a trace mineral in an organic form.
How to use
- Use the No. 9 NAD+ Bio Lifting-sil Essence after toner and before moisturizer, morning and evening.
- For your best skin ever, use numbuzin No.9 Essence as part of your morning and evening skin care routines. Start with a freshly cleansed and toned face and neck. Pump two or three times and gently pat the essence into your skin until fully absorbed.
- Toner first so the surface is damp, then this, then about a minute before your moisturizer goes over the top.
- Twice a day, every day. Do not stack it with a second serum of the same kind; two hydrating serums in one routine do the work of one.
When in a routine should I use this essence?
Use it as the essence step, AM and PM, after toner and before serum. Placing an essence out of order is the most common reason a Korean routine feels like it is not working, so keep this one at its own step rather than doubling it up with a product built for a different stage. Give it a few weeks at that placement before judging the result.
Is this the same formula sold in Korea, or a US version?
This is the Original Korean Formula, carried through with its intact Korean-market batch coding. Numbuzin sells a separate reformulation on some US shelves, and this listing is not that version. The Korean-market batch coding and packaging travel with it, which is the detail worth checking against the box on arrival.
Where does this formula come from?
It comes from the Korean-market catalog rather than a US-shelf reformulation, and the packaging carries the same Korean-market batch coding a shopper would find on the box in Korea. That sourcing is checked on this row before the page is written, not assumed from the product name. It is the detail worth checking against the box on arrival.
What does Heptasodium Hexacarboxymethyl Dipeptide-12 do in this formula?
A two-amino-acid peptide with carboxymethyl groups added, which makes it strongly water soluble. It is used for the look of uneven tone. It is named on this product's own ingredient panel.
What does Niacinamide do in this formula?
Niacinamide supports an even-looking skin tone and works alongside the formula's humectants to keep the surface comfortable. It is one of the most studied actives in Korean formulation for tone evenness and is gentle enough for daily AM and PM use. It sits at its own position on this product's own ingredient list rather than being assumed from the product name.
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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
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 it works
The panel on this essence names 48 forms of peptide rather than one: Heptasodium Hexacarboxymethyl Dipeptide-12, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Capryloyl Dipeptide-17, Acetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Ester, Dipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate, Hexapeptide-2, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5, Dipeptide-2, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Palmitoyl Dipeptide-5 Diaminobutyroyl Hydroxythreonine, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Biotinoyl Tripeptide-1, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-3, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-8, Dipeptide-4, Hexapeptide-11, Pentapeptide-18, Tripeptide-3, SH-Decapeptide-7, SH-Octapeptide-4, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Ascorbic Acid Polypeptide, Hexapeptide-9, Oligopeptide-3, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12, Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Copper Tripeptide-1, Caffeoyl Tripeptide-1, Caffeoyl SH-Octapeptide-4, Galloyl Pentapeptide-33, Kojyl Carboxy Dipeptide-23, Nicotinoyl Tripeptide-1, Octapeptide-7, Oligopeptide-1, Sh-Decapeptide-9, SH-Oligopeptide-9, SH-Pentapeptide-19, Oligopeptide-2, SH-Oligopeptide-1, SH-Oligopeptide-2, SH-Polypeptide-1, Sh-Polypeptide-22, SH-Polypeptide-3, Acetyl Octapeptide-3, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-2, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-9, Nonapeptide-1. A two-amino-acid peptide with carboxymethyl groups added, which makes it strongly water soluble. It is used for the look of uneven tone. On this panel it sits alongside Niacinamide, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil and Saccharomyces/Copper Ferment. Niacinamide is vitamin B3, and it is the most studied active in Korean formulation. It is used at roughly 2 to 5 percent for the look of uneven tone and visible pores, and it is water soluble, stable and comfortable beside almost every other active, which is why it turns up in so many lists.
Worth knowing
- Patch test on the inner arm first if trying a new brand's formula for the first time.
- Stop use and check the ingredient list against any known sensitivities before continuing.
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Korean-market original
The Korean-market essence built around Glycerin, from Numbuzin, sourced for the Korean market and reviewed before it ever reaches this page.
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.
Peptides can be anti-inflammatory, and chronic inflammation damages the tissue in your skin.
Wilma Bergfeld, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic In skin, different peptides can encourage different things, from collagen formation to a reduction in inflammation to helping with wound healing depending on their structure.
Whitney Hovenic, MDDouble board-certified dermatologist and Mohs surgeon, Women's Health
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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