SKIN JOURNAL

BY KOREAN GLASS SKIN TIPS

THE LABEL TEST

Most salmon DNA serums won't tell you how much PDRN is inside. This one prints it on the label. 2,000ppm.

Korean dermatology clinics used PDRN on post-laser skin for a decade. Dongkook — the house behind it since 1968 — finally put it in a cream. One clinic session costs $​1,150. Here, $​49.99 buys three tubes — buy two, get one free.

Expert Madeca Cream on a clinical steel tray with centella leaves
DONGKOOK · EST. 1968 FRAGRANCE-FREE · DERM TESTED FREE US SHIPPING

READ THE LABEL FIRST

"PDRN" on the front means nothing. The number on the back means everything.

When PDRN went viral, hundreds of creams borrowed the word. Almost none of them print the concentration. Korean buyers answered with a rule that fits in four words:

THE RULE KOREAN BUYERS LIVE BY

No number, no purchase.

If the concentration isn't printed on the label, assume the answer is embarrassing.

THE LABEL TEST — PASSED

2,000 ppm — printed on the tube
Sodium DNA — named on the ingredient list
TECA centella — the calming partner, included
Reading the ingredient label on the back of the tube

THE CLINIC HERITAGE

Korean clinics used PDRN on post-laser skin for a decade. It finally comes in a cream.

PDRN — purified DNA fragments, most often from salmon — earned its reputation inside dermatology clinics, calming and rebuilding skin after lasers and peels. Not on a trend cycle. On patients.

Dongkook has been making it since 1968. The cream format takes the same repair material out of the treatment room and puts it on your shelf — sixty seconds a night, supporting your skin's own repair while you sleep.

Inside a dermatology clinic treatment room Nightly routine at the bathroom mirror
01

Born in medicine

Developed by a Korean dermatology house — not a marketing team — and refined for over half a century.

02

Proven in clinics

Used on freshly lasered, fragile skin — the most demanding testing ground a repair ingredient can face.

03

Out of the syringe

The cream keeps the concentration honest — 2,000 ppm, printed — and leaves the needle behind.

THE SMARTER MATH

One clinic session: $​1,150. Three tubes of nightly PDRN: $​49.99.

Same ingredient family. Two very different bills. This is what each route actually adds up to.

WHAT THE MED SPA QUOTED

The Injection Route

Per session$​1,150
Recommended start3–4 sessions
MaintenanceEvery 6–12 months
DowntimeRedness, needle marks
First year, realistically$​4,300+
vs.

THE AT-HOME ROUTE

Nightly 2,000ppm Repair

The offerBuy 2, Get 1 Free
You receive3 full-size tubes
Application60 seconds, nightly
Appointments · downtimeNone
Three tubes, total$​49.99

SEE IT IN REAL TIME

Sixty seconds, unedited. No filter, no ring light, no script.

The nightly routine

The label, up close

First impressions

365Nights of repair a year
60sPer night — that's it
2,000ppm — printed on the tube
0Needles · appointments · downtime

SIXTY SECONDS A NIGHT

No needles. No downtime. A routine your skin can keep.

1

Cleanse as usual

Morning and evening, on clean, slightly damp skin.

2

A pea-sized amount

Warm a small fingertip dot, then press gently across face and neck.

3

Let it work overnight

That's the whole routine. Sixty seconds, then sleep.

WHAT TO HONESTLY EXPECT

Week 1

Skin feels calmer and more comfortable. Nothing dramatic yet — that's normal.

Week 2

Redness and reactivity start settling down. Makeup sits more evenly.

Weeks 4–8

This is where the visible change lives — texture, bounce, and that rested look people can't quite place.

89% of women said their skin felt different within the first week.

SELF-REPORTED USER SURVEY

WOMEN WHO STOPPED PAYING CLINIC PRICES

The skeptics were the loudest. Then their skin answered.

Rachel
★★★★★
Retinol wrecked my barrier for years. This is the first thing that made my skin feel calm and strong again — I actually look forward to my night routine now.

Rachel, 42

Recovering retinol user

Emma
★★★★★
I over-exfoliated my way into constant redness. Within a couple of weeks my skin stopped feeling angry. I wish I'd found this before I spent so much fixing my own damage.

Emma, 28

Over-exfoliation recovery

Sophie
★★★★★
I rolled my eyes at another PDRN cream. The printed concentration convinced me to try — my skin in the mirror convinced me to stay.

Sophie, 36

Former PDRN skeptic

STILL WONDERING?

Is it safe for sensitive skin?+
Yes — fragrance-free and dermatologically tested. TECA (centella complex) is specifically known for calming stressed, reactive skin. As with anything new, patch test first if your skin is highly reactive.
Can I use it with retinol or other actives?+
Yes. Many women use it as the repair step of their routine — after actives, or on rest nights when skin needs support instead of stimulation.
How long until I see results?+
Honest answer: most women feel a difference — calmer, more comfortable skin — within the first week. The visible change in texture and bounce typically lives in weeks 4–8 of nightly use.
Salmon DNA... isn't that strange?+
It sounds strange until you know it's the same class of ingredient Korean dermatology clinics use after professional procedures. In the cream it's purified Sodium DNA — no scent, nothing fishy, just repair material your skin recognizes.
30DAY GUARANTEE

NOTHING TO LOSE BUT THE CLINIC BILL

Try it for 30 nights. Your skin decides, not us.

If your skin doesn't feel calmer, stronger, and more comfortable after a month of nightly use, send it back — even the empty tube — and we'll refund every cent. No forms, no interrogation.

The clinics charge $​1,150 before you know if it works. We think it should be the other way around.

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