Skin-Nomad's Take — At a Glance
- 34,860 ppm Centella with four peptides and Niacinamide
- Fragrance-free and essential-oil-free throughout
- The treatment step of the Wonder Releaf routine
A serum for skin that reacts easily has to pass one test before any other: nothing in it can be the thing that sets the skin off. PURITO run Centella Asiatica extract at 34,860 ppm here with Niacinamide, Panthenol and four peptides, and leave out fragrance and essential oils entirely. PURITO SEOUL have formulated in Seoul since 2017, and the unscented version of this range exists because the scented one was not enough for everybody.
Key Benefits
- Centella's active compounds work on different timescales. Madecassoside settles the surface quickly, while asiaticoside acts on collagen production over a much longer run. At 34,860 ppm, with all four of the plant's triterpenoids named separately underneath the extract, that split is why a Centella serum reads as both immediate and cumulative rather than one or the other.
- Four peptides work on firmness underneath the calming. Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, hexapeptide-12, tripeptide-1 and dipeptide-10 prompt the skin's collagen-producing cells to do more, which is the slow half of this formula and the reason to keep using it past the point where the surface has already settled.
- Niacinamide handles tone and barrier on the same schedule. It limits how much melanin reaches the upper layers and prompts the skin to make more of its own ceramides, the lipids that hold the barrier together, so neither job waits on the other. Ceramide NP sits further down the list doing the same work directly.
- Panthenol and a 10 ppm vesicle extract cover the newer end of the formula. Panthenol draws moisture in and helps repair the lipid layer. Alongside it PURITO include Centella callus extracellular vesicles at 10 ppm, a plant-derived delivery particle that is a genuinely interesting piece of formulation with a much thinner evidence base than the extract itself, and we would treat it as the least load-bearing thing in the bottle.
Texture & Finish
A light serum that absorbs quickly and leaves the surface soft rather than tacky. There is no scent at all, which is rarer than it should be, and nothing on the surface to interfere with a moisturiser or sunscreen going on afterwards.
Ideal For
- Skin types: All skin types, particularly dry, sensitive and easily reactive skin.
- Skin concerns: Barrier resilience, comfort, dehydration, uneven tone, and fine lines.
- Best used by: People who have stripped their routine back after a bad reaction and want the one step they keep to do more than sit there.
FAQ
Q: How does this compare with a plain Centella serum?
A: A plain Centella serum settles the surface and stops there, which is a reasonable thing for it to do. This carries the Centella at 34,860 ppm and adds three things it would otherwise want a second product for: peptides for firmness, Niacinamide for tone and barrier lipids, and Panthenol for hydration. For a routine deliberately kept short, that is the difference between a calming step and a treatment step.
Q: Can I use it morning and evening?
A: Yes, it is built for twice-daily use and nothing in it is photosensitising. It goes on after cleansing and any toner, before moisturiser, with sunscreen last in the morning.
Q: How long before persistent surface redness settles?
A: The acute kind eases inside one to two weeks. The kind that has been there for months follows barrier resilience rather than the other way round, and that takes four to six weeks of consistent twice-daily use to shift.
Calming and long-term resilience turn out to be the same objective approached over two different timeframes, which is why this works better as a permanent step than an emergency one.
Explore more
Browse more Centella formulas, find care for sensitive skin, or see more from PURITO SEOUL.
Skin-Nomad's Take — At a Glance
- 34,860 ppm Centella with four peptides and Niacinamide
- Fragrance-free and essential-oil-free throughout
- The treatment step of the Wonder Releaf routine
A serum for skin that reacts easily has to pass one test before any other: nothing in it can be the thing that sets the skin off. PURITO run Centella Asiatica extract at 34,860 ppm here with Niacinamide, Panthenol and four peptides, and leave out fragrance and essential oils entirely. PURITO SEOUL have formulated in Seoul since 2017, and the unscented version of this range exists because the scented one was not enough for everybody.
Key Benefits
- Centella's active compounds work on different timescales. Madecassoside settles the surface quickly, while asiaticoside acts on collagen production over a much longer run. At 34,860 ppm, with all four of the plant's triterpenoids named separately underneath the extract, that split is why a Centella serum reads as both immediate and cumulative rather than one or the other.
- Four peptides work on firmness underneath the calming. Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, hexapeptide-12, tripeptide-1 and dipeptide-10 prompt the skin's collagen-producing cells to do more, which is the slow half of this formula and the reason to keep using it past the point where the surface has already settled.
- Niacinamide handles tone and barrier on the same schedule. It limits how much melanin reaches the upper layers and prompts the skin to make more of its own ceramides, the lipids that hold the barrier together, so neither job waits on the other. Ceramide NP sits further down the list doing the same work directly.
- Panthenol and a 10 ppm vesicle extract cover the newer end of the formula. Panthenol draws moisture in and helps repair the lipid layer. Alongside it PURITO include Centella callus extracellular vesicles at 10 ppm, a plant-derived delivery particle that is a genuinely interesting piece of formulation with a much thinner evidence base than the extract itself, and we would treat it as the least load-bearing thing in the bottle.
Texture & Finish
A light serum that absorbs quickly and leaves the surface soft rather than tacky. There is no scent at all, which is rarer than it should be, and nothing on the surface to interfere with a moisturiser or sunscreen going on afterwards.
Ideal For
- Skin types: All skin types, particularly dry, sensitive and easily reactive skin.
- Skin concerns: Barrier resilience, comfort, dehydration, uneven tone, and fine lines.
- Best used by: People who have stripped their routine back after a bad reaction and want the one step they keep to do more than sit there.
FAQ
Q: How does this compare with a plain Centella serum?
A: A plain Centella serum settles the surface and stops there, which is a reasonable thing for it to do. This carries the Centella at 34,860 ppm and adds three things it would otherwise want a second product for: peptides for firmness, Niacinamide for tone and barrier lipids, and Panthenol for hydration. For a routine deliberately kept short, that is the difference between a calming step and a treatment step.
Q: Can I use it morning and evening?
A: Yes, it is built for twice-daily use and nothing in it is photosensitising. It goes on after cleansing and any toner, before moisturiser, with sunscreen last in the morning.
Q: How long before persistent surface redness settles?
A: The acute kind eases inside one to two weeks. The kind that has been there for months follows barrier resilience rather than the other way round, and that takes four to six weeks of consistent twice-daily use to shift.
Calming and long-term resilience turn out to be the same objective approached over two different timeframes, which is why this works better as a permanent step than an emergency one.
Explore more
Browse more Centella formulas, find care for sensitive skin, or see more from PURITO SEOUL.
