Red Peel Tingle Serum 35ml
Glycolic acid is the second ingredient, straight after water, with sodium hydroxide fifth to bring the pH back up and lactic acid ninth. A 35ml acid serum, used at night.
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$107.14 per 100 ml
- Korean-market formula
- Ships from California or direct from Korea
- Korean barcode and batch code intact
- Suited to
- SensitiveDryNormalCombination
- Helps with
- Dull, rough surface textureRough texture on sensitised skinDehydration and tight-feeling skinA compromised, tight-feeling barrier
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How it works
Red Peel Tingle Serum 35ml is so natural's concentrated serum (35ml). Glycolic Acid is the smallest AHA molecule, included to lift away the dulling buildup of dead surface cells and leave the next skincare step able to sit closer to fresher-looking skin underneath. Lactic Acid is a gentler AHA than glycolic, chosen for skin that wants surface renewal without the sting a stronger acid can bring, and it doubles as a humectant while it works. The concentrated texture sinks in without a greasy residue, leaving skin feeling smoothed and hydrated without a sticky after-feel. It sits in a Korean routine as the treatment step, best layered after essence and before a moisturizer.
Key benefits
- Glycolic Acid for surface-renewing AHA
- Lactic Acid for gentle AHA
- Sodium Hyaluronate for hydrating humectant
- Concentrated texture built for a treatment step
- Authentic Korean-market formula, sourced as the same version sold on Korean retail shelves
- Layers cleanly after essence and before a moisturizer
How to use
- Smooth two to three drops over cleansed and toned skin morning and evening, patting gently until absorbed before a moisturizer.
What is the so natural Red Peel Tingle Serum 35ml?
Red Peel Tingle Serum 35ml is so natural's concentrated serum (35ml), formulated as treatment step in a Korean skincare routine. It suits sensitive, dry, normal skin types, and it is sourced here as the authentic Korean-market formula rather than a US-shelf reformulation.
How should I use the so natural Red Peel Tingle Serum 35ml?
Smooth two to three drops over cleansed and toned skin morning and evening, patting gently until absorbed before a moisturizer. Working it in this order keeps the concentrated texture behaving the way so natural formulated it to, rather than rushing straight to the next step in the routine.
How often should I use this serum?
Morning and evening, or evening only for a stronger treatment active, worked in gradually if skin is new to it. Consistency across a full skin cycle of several weeks matters far more than an occasional use for a serum like this one, since most of its benefit shows up with steady, repeated application.
Who is this serum best suited for?
This serum is best suited for sensitive, dry, normal, combination skin, particularly anyone dealing with dull, rough surface texture. Introduce gradually alongside other acids to avoid overloading a routine that already exfoliates.
What are the key ingredients in this serum?
The formula lists Glycolic Acid, Lactic Acid and Sodium Hyaluronate among its ingredients, alongside the rest of the base that carries them across the skin. Each one is named here in the exact form it appears on so natural's own ingredient list, not inferred from the product name.
Not on the ingredient list below: fragrance or parfum, denatured or SD alcohol, essential oils, silicones, parabens, sulfate surfactants, mineral oil or petrolatum and added color.
Full INCI (32): Water, Glycolic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Sodium Hydroxide, 1,2-Hexanediol, Xanthan Gum, Gaultheria Procumbens (Wintergreen) Leaf Extract, Lactic Acid, Gardenia Jasminoides Fruit Extract, Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract, Citric Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium EDTA, Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Fruit Extract, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Rubus Fruticosus (Blackberry) Fruit Extract, Sucrose Distearate, Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate, Cholesterol, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Sodium Hyaluronate, Phenoxyethanol, Stearic Acid, Phytosphingosine, Ceramide NP, Glyceryl Citrate/Lactate/Linoleate/Oleate, Ceteareth-20
Ingredient list read from inkeedecoder.com on 10 September 2026.
30 of 32 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.
- Glycolic Acid exfoliant
- Glycolic Acid is the smallest AHA, which is why it is also the most penetrating and the most likely to sting. It loosens the bonds between dead surface cells and is used for the look of dullness and rough texture.
- 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.
- 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.
- Sodium Hydroxide pH adjuster
- Sodium Hydroxide is a strong base used in traces to bring an acidic formula up to skin-friendly pH. None of it remains as itself once the formula is neutralised.
- 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.
- 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.
- Gaultheria Procumbens (Wintergreen) Leaf Extract plant extract
- Wintergreen leaf extract. The plant naturally carries methyl salicylate, which is where its sharp minty scent comes from.
- Lactic Acid exfoliant
- Lactic Acid is a larger AHA than glycolic, so it works nearer the surface and is easier on skin, and it is a humectant as well as an exfoliant. It is the AHA of choice for dry skin.
- Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract plant extract
- Bilberry fruit extract, the European relative of the blueberry and one of the richest anthocyanin sources. It is used as a plant antioxidant.
- 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.
- 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.
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- 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.
- Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Fruit Extract plant extract
- Raspberry fruit extract, carrying fruit acids, sugars and anthocyanins. It is used as an antioxidant-rich conditioning extract.
- 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.
- Portulaca Oleracea Extract plant 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.
- Rubus Fruticosus (Blackberry) Fruit Extract plant extract
- Blackberry fruit extract. Like the other dark berries it is rich in anthocyanins and is used as a plant antioxidant.
- Sucrose Distearate emulsifier
- Sucrose Distearate is a sugar-based emulsifier that is mild and gives a light, silky feel. It also conditions skin.
- Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract plant extract
- Acai fruit extract, from the Amazonian palm berry. It carries anthocyanins, the same purple pigment polyphenols found in blueberry, and is used as a plant antioxidant.
- Hydrogenated Lecithin emulsifier
- Hydrogenated Lecithin is lecithin with its unsaturated bonds filled in, which makes it far more stable. It emulsifies and is the standard shell for the liposomes that carry actives into the outer layer of skin.
- Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate emulsifier
- Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate is a mild sugar-derived emulsifier and solubiliser used where a formula must stay clear.
- Cholesterol barrier lipid
- Cholesterol is the third of the three lipids the outer layer of skin is built from, with ceramides and fatty acids. Formulas that carry all three are following the ratio skin itself holds.
- Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil emollient
- Soybean Oil is a linoleic-rich plant oil used as an emollient. It also carries soy phytosterols and vitamin E.
- 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.
- Phenoxyethanol preservative
- Phenoxyethanol is the most widely used cosmetic preservative outside the paraben family. It keeps a water-containing formula from growing bacteria and mould, and is capped at one percent in most markets, so it always sits low on a list.
- 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.
- Phytosphingosine barrier lipid
- Phytosphingosine is the backbone every ceramide is built on, and skin uses it in its own lipid layer. In a formula it works with ceramides and cholesterol and also keeps the product stable against microbes.
- Ceramide NP 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.
- Glyceryl Citrate/Lactate/Linoleate/Oleate emulsifier
- A mixed glycerin ester used as a mild emulsifier in plant-based cream bases. It holds oil and water together and conditions at the same time.
- Ceteareth-20 emulsifier
- An ethoxylated fatty alcohol that holds oil and water together in a cream. The number records how much ethylene oxide was added, which sets how water-loving it is.
- Market
- Korean market, the version sold in Korea
- EAN (barcode)
- 8809263875606
- Made in
- Republic of Korea
- Volume
- 35 ml
- Category
- Serum & Ampoule
- Actives
- Ceramide NP, Glycolic Acid, Lactic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate
- Ships from
- California or Korea
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Where this unit came from
- 1Seoul
Bought as Korean-market stock - 2Barcode
Listed against the Korean barcode on its box - 3California or Korea
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Inside the formula
Inside the formula
Worth knowing
- Introduce gradually alongside other acids to avoid overloading a routine that already exfoliates.
- Introduce gradually if skin is new to acid exfoliation, watching for stinging on first use.
- Patch test on the inner arm before a first full-face application if skin tends to react easily.
- Store away from direct sunlight and high heat to keep the texture and scent stable over time.
Complete the routine
- This itemso natural Red Peel Tingle Serum 35ml$37.50

- Seal the routine in as the last stepso natural Centel Get Back Cream 50ml$40.00

- From the same Korean-market lineso natural Selfie Blur Primer 30ml$32.50

Total for 3 items$110.00
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What skin-care professionals say about skin care, quoted from the medical sources linked beside each.
Your skin barrier is basically your outer layer of the skin.
Melissa Piliang, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic Pretty much every step of a Korean skin care routine is going to have some component of hydration.
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