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Dr Melaxin

Peel Shot.

Dr Melaxin Peel Shot
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About this product

A wash-off exfoliating mask combining chemical exfoliants (PHA and BHA), rice bran water, and cellulose spheres for gentle physical exfoliation.

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The Guru Index verdict

61%

Mixed

~Mixed · 61%
2Reviewers
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What the gurus are saying

The gurus found it works as a mild exfoliant with both chemical and physical components, but nothing stands out as special. The key thing to know: rice bran and niacinamide are washed away before they can do much, so neither ingredient earns its spot in a rinse-off formula. One concern that came up is marketing claims suggesting the product can draw out pores, which topical products cannot actually do, and some gurus noted those claims appear heavily scripted across social platforms.
Synthesized from 2 expert reviews

Key actives & flags

NiacinamideHyaluronic acidSalicylic acid (BHA)Squalane

Full ingredients

Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Water(640,000Ppm), Dipropylene Glycol, Water, Tripropylene Glycol, Cellulose, Propanediol, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Carbomer, Steartrimonium Methosulfate, Glycerin, Saccharide Isomerate, Isopropyl Alcohol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Glycereth-25 Pca Isostearate, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Squalane, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sucrose Distearate, Caprylic/​Capric Triglyceride, Hydrolyzed Gardenia Florida Extract, Hydrolyzed Malt Extract, Hydrolyzed Viola Tricolor Extract, Disodium EDTA, Fragrance, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Niacinamide, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Extract, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Coptis Japonica Root Extract, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Extract, Dextrin, Arbutin, Gluconolactone, Salicylic Acid

Every take, in full

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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"The liquid is the base that has rice bran water. It has some niacinamide, but niacinamide in a wash-off product, there's no particular benefit. Rice bran in a wash-off product, well you are scrubbing it off. Yes, it's good for the barrier, but other than that, I didn't find anything extraordinary in it. Because I still use a product like this, I will definitely finish it off, but am I going to repurchase it? No way. It's one of those super viral products from TikTok Korean skincare that I feel personally is a little underwhelming, and you don't need to buy it."
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"This product is perfectly fine as an exfoliant. It has mild chemical exfoliants in it like PHA and BHA. And those little balls act as a gentle physical exfoliant, but it cannot draw anything out of your pores. No topical product can. I originally wanted to give Dr. Melaxin the benefit of the doubt here. But given the fact that so many of these videos say pretty much the exact same thing about this product, making the exact same claims, it seems likely that it's all part of the script given to creators by the brand. The brand's own promotional material shows one of those cellulose balls and says real skin or something like that when it's not. And this is all over Amazon, all over TikTok shop and what I presume is their official website."
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