Dr.Althea

Dr.Althea sits in the quieter, more clinical corner of K-beauty. Less packaging, less trend-chasing, more attention to whether a formula holds up on skin that reacts to things.

The barrier creams anchor the range, and the gentle retinol is genuinely gentle — a sensible first vitamin A for anyone who has tried retinal and found it too much too quickly.

Worth a look if actives keep going wrong for you. If your barrier needs rebuilding before you add anything at all, start at Ceramides instead.