Dr.MELAXIN Exosome Repair Ampoule Plus
Ingredients and claims, checked
Last checked September 13, 2026
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What is it like at a glance?
What is this product?
- What to expect
- It's registered in Korea as a functional cosmetic for brightening and wrinkle improvement.
- Key ingredients
- Niacinamide 2%, Adenosine, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
- When
- Morning and evening
A dropper serum with niacinamide and adenosine. It also contains centella. It spreads easily and comes in a 40 ml size.
Who is it for?
Less suited to
- Skin that reacts to niacinamide
What's good?
Good points
- Contains Niacinamide 2%
- Registered as a brightening and wrinkle-care functional cosmetic
How do you use it?
- Where in your routine
- Leave-on ampoule after cleansing and toner, before cream, applied over the whole face rather than spot-treated
- Pairs well with
- A bland barrier cream on top
- Sunscreen every morning while using it for marks
- Don't combine with
- A high-strength exfoliating acid in the same session
What is in it?
The full ingredient list as the brand publishes it, in the printed order. Tap a name to read about that ingredient.
This brand publishes its ingredient list in Korean only. Names below are the matching INCI names from the Korean Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary, except 2 with no dictionary entry, left in Korean.
Key ingredientWorth a closer look
- Water
- Butylene Glycol
- Glycerin
- Glycereth-26
- Niacinamide
- Propanediol
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- Dipropylene Glycol
- Panthenol
- Carbomer
- Hydroxyacetophenone
- Tromethamine
- 글리세레스-25
- 피씨에이아이소스테아레이트
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Xanthan Gum
- Adenosine
- Coptis Japonica Root Extract
- Zea Mays (Corn) Kernel Extract
- Hydrolyzed Gardenia Florida Extract
- Hydrolyzed Malt Extract
- Disodium EDTA
- Hydrolyzed Viola Tricolor Extract
- Hyaluronic Acid
- Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
- Sodium Hyaluronate
- Allantoin
- Pentylene Glycol
- Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
- Madecassoside
- Fructan
- Houttuynia Cordata Extract
- Glucose
- Madecassic Acid
- Asiaticoside
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- Asiatic Acid
- Ceramide NP
- Hydrogenated Lecithin
Ingredients with no mark are ones we found nothing notable about, and when marks overlap on one ingredient we show the caution first.
What the claims add up to
- You can expect:
- less visible dark spots · softer-looking fine lines
- Only partly backed:
- better hydration · calmer skin
- Don't count on:
- clearer-looking skin
- Free of:
- the ingredients it lists
See each claim, checked (23)
Claims, checked
Care for blemish marks with 2% niacinamide.
backed by evidenceContains designated dual-functional ingredient per MFDS notice.
backed by evidenceFREE of artificial colors and artificial fragrances.
backed by evidenceWhitening functional certification.
backed by evidenceWrinkle improvement functional certification.
backed by evidenceNiacinamide 2%
backed by evidenceRelief Stressed Skin & Intensely hydrates
plausible, not testedMade to be applied daily as an ampoule. / Contains key ingredient Cica-Exosome.
plausible, not tested6-month cica exosome extraction method / STEP 1 Centella callus induction / STEP 2 Centella callus screening / STEP 3 Centella callus mass cultivation / STEP 4 Separation and analysis of centella exosome 'cicasome'.
plausible, not testedPatent for cica-exosome at 900 million/ml.
partly backedPatent registration for a cosmetic composition for skin improvement containing centella-derived exosomes.
partly backedCare for blemish marks with 2% niacinamide (Vitamin B3) / STEP 1 Soothe skin / STEP 2 Strengthen self-regeneration / STEP 3 Care for blemishes.
partly backedProven by human application test on particularly sensitive and delicate skin: 0.00 non-irritation.
partly backedCare for trouble marks with patented 900 million cica exosomes.
overstatedFind the answer to all *color trouble marks in exosomes. / * Melasma and blemishes are defined as color trouble.
overstatedCare for marks with patented exosomes extracted from cica, specialized in soothing and strengthening self-regeneration, using the same principle as skin boosters.
overstatedDelivers active ingredients intact as particles approximately 1/215 the diameter of a pore.
overstatedCica exosomes are 163nm-sized vesicles composed of a lipid membrane similar to cell membranes, delivering active ingredients to optimal sites.
overstatedContains patented cica-exosome, an ingredient used in dermatology skin boosters.
no supporting source foundCare for marks and pigmentation with Cica Panthenol Trace EX Complex.
no supporting source foundCicasome 10,000ppm
no supporting source foundExtracted from cica over a 180-day cultivation process, more than 900 million cica exosomes per 1ml of the ingredient soothe the skin and simultaneously nurture self-regeneration, caring for the skin healthily.
no supporting source foundAll ingredients EWG Green grade / Prescribes only ingredients needed for the skin.
no supporting source found
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