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Panthenol and madecassoside: the quiet workhorses in K-beauty "repair" creams
Look at the back of many Korean "repair," "cica" or "barrier" creams and two names show up again and again: panthenol and madecassoside. They're less flashy than PDRN, but they're everywhere for a reason. Panthenol (pro-
0 0Seasonal redness: Do the “Centella Asiatica (CICA)” products commonly used by Koreans actually work?
CICA refers to ingredients related to Centella Asiatica, which are very common in Korean skincare products and often appear in soothing and repairing products. On ingredient lists, you’ll see things like Centella Asiatic
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0 3What is CICA? A roundup of Centella asiatica-derived ingredients
“CICA,” familiar from Korean cosmetics, is used as a general term for ingredients derived from Centella asiatica.
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