VT Cica Cream Plus 30ml
A soothing cream in a 30ml jar, made for skin that looks flushed and feels reactive and wants a small jar to try first.
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- Sensitive skinNormal skinCombination skinDry skin
- Helps with
- Skin that looks flushedA reactive feeling faceA small jar to try first
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How it works
This closes a routine with comfort as the aim, and the 30ml jar tells you it is a face sized product meant to be used sparingly. The texture is medium weight, staying on the surface long enough to slow water loss without feeling like a balm. Skin that looks flushed is usually uncomfortable before it is uneven, so a closing step is where that gets addressed. A treatment cream in the same slot would be doing two jobs and would be harder to judge. Judge it on how the cheeks look and feel the next morning.
Key benefits
- Panthenol listed 18th on the ingredient list, soothing, moisture-binding
- Melia Azadirachta (Neem) Leaf Extract listed 19th on the ingredient list, clarifying
- Melia Azadirachta (Neem) Flower Extract listed 25th on the ingredient list, clarifying
- Sodium Hyaluronate listed 32nd on the ingredient list, hydration
- A cream finish meant to sit as the last water-based step before an oil or sunscreen
- Built to replace a routine's moisturizer step rather than sit alongside a second one
Key actives
Panthenol18th on the list, soothing, moisture-binding
Panthenol is a soothing, moisture-binding ingredient (provitamin B5) that supports comfort on skin that is dry or freshly exfoliated. Listed 18th among the ingredients, it sits where the formula's own INCI order places its real weight in the mix.
Melia Azadirachta (Neem) Leaf Extract19th on the list, clarifying
Melia Azadirachta (Neem) Leaf Extract is a botanical extract with a clarifying reputation, useful on formulas positioned for blemish-prone or oil-heavy skin. Listed 19th among the ingredients, it sits where the formula's own INCI order places its real weight in the mix.
Melia Azadirachta (Neem) Flower Extract25th on the list, clarifying
Melia Azadirachta (Neem) Flower Extract is a companion neem extract that pairs with the leaf form for a fuller clarifying botanical profile. Listed 25th among the ingredients, it sits where the formula's own INCI order places its real weight in the mix.
Sodium Hyaluronate32nd on the list, hydration
Sodium Hyaluronate is the salt form of hyaluronic acid, a lightweight humectant that draws and holds water at the skin's surface rather than sitting on top of it. Listed 32nd among the ingredients, it sits where the formula's own INCI order places its real weight in the mix.
Centella Asiatica Extract35th on the list, whole-leaf calming botanical
Centella Asiatica Extract is a leaf-form botanical version of centella, distinct from the purified TECA acids and included here for its own calming reputation in Korean formulation. Listed 35th among the ingredients, it sits where the formula's own INCI order places its real weight in the mix.
What is this cream for?
It closes a routine with comfort as the aim rather than working on a mark or a texture. That makes it the step to keep constant while you introduce or pause other products.
Is 30ml enough?
It is a face sized jar rather than a body one, so expect six to eight weeks at twice daily use. That is long enough to know whether the texture suits you before buying a larger size.
Can I use it while my skin is reacting?
Yes, and the more useful move alongside it is pausing whatever caused the reaction. Keeping the routine to a cleanser, a plain toner and this for a few days is usually what settles things.
Will it work under makeup?
Yes, at a thin layer. Give it a minute or two to settle before foundation and press the base on rather than dragging it. A thick layer underneath is what makes a base move.
How long does 30ml last?
Six to eight weeks at twice daily use on the face. Pressing a small amount onto damp skin covers more ground than rubbing a scoop into dry skin. Use clean fingers with an open jar.
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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.
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How to use
- Apply it last among your leave-on steps, after your toner and any serum.
- Press a small amount over slightly damp skin with flat hands rather than massaging it in.
- Keep this step constant while you introduce or pause anything stronger, so you can tell what caused what.
- Do not add a new active on a night your skin already looks flushed, and let the closing step work first.
Worth knowing
- A 30ml jar runs out quickly at twice daily use, so it works well as a first purchase.
- Patch test along the jaw for a few days first, since reactive skin deserves a slow introduction.
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Korean-market original
A 30ml soothing cream in a small jar for flushed, reactive feeling skin, stocked in the Original Korean Formula.
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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.
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- 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.
Pantothenol is a common ingredient in skin care and hair products I recommend, particularly for people who are prone to dryness.
Taylor Bullock, MDDermatology resident, Cleveland Clinic Hyaluronic acid helps bind water to collagen, which traps water in the skin. That helps make the skin more plump and full-looking.
Samantha Stein, PA-CDermatology physician assistant, Cleveland Clinic
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