Sodium DNA
소듐디엔에이 (PDRN)PDRN: purified DNA fragments, here salmon-derived. A conditioning ingredient that helps skin look smoother and feel stronger.
Listed in Korea and the US under the same INCI name, Sodium DNA.
Ingredient dictionary · 18 entries
Korean name, INCI name, what it does and where you'll find it. The INCI name is what US labels use, so this is also how we translate a Korean box.
18 ingredients
PDRN: purified DNA fragments, here salmon-derived. A conditioning ingredient that helps skin look smoother and feel stronger.
Listed in Korea and the US under the same INCI name, Sodium DNA.
A signal peptide for firmer, smoother-looking skin.
A copper peptide that gives the serum its faint blue tint; skin looks firmer.
Softens the look of expression lines.
A peptide that helps skin look calmer.
Softens the look of fine lines.
In Korea it makes a product a "functional cosmetic" for wrinkles. The US has no such category.
Vitamin B3. Evens the look of tone and texture and helps skin hold moisture.
A skin-identical lipid that helps skin hold on to water.
Works with ceramides in the skin's own lipid mix.
A light, stable oil that feels like skin's own.
The salt form of hyaluronic acid; draws in water for a plumper look.
The workhorse humectant; keeps skin hydrated.
From sugar beet; keeps skin from feeling stripped.
Pro-vitamin B5. Helps skin feel calm and soft.
From centella asiatica; helps skin feel calm.
Cica. A Korean favorite for calm-feeling skin.
Leaves skin feeling smooth and comfortable.
An amino-acid cleanser: low foam, low pH.
No ingredient matches. Try “peptide” or “barrier”.
Full lists
Listed from most to least, as on the box. INCI for the US label, Korean for the Korean one.