Mixsoon Master Serum [30ml]

Eight ingredients, and the first one on the list is Centella Asiatica Extract rather than water — Mixsoon builds the Master Serum on the extract itself and lets the solvents follow. What is left is a thin, quick-sinking fluid aimed at skin that has been over-worked: flaking at the sides of the nose, stinging when a normal serum goes on, red patches that flare after a strong active or a long flight. The 30 ml bottle is the trial and travel format — small enough for cabin liquid allowances, cheap enough to put into discovery sets, hotel amenity programmes and gift-with-purchase offers so a customer can test a barrier serum on reactive skin before committing to the 60 ml.

Key Benefits

• Short, legible INCI — eight ingredients, none of them fragrance, essential oil, alcohol, silicone or colourant — so there is very little for reactive skin to argue with and very little to screen for a sensitive-skin assortment.
• Centella Asiatica Extract sits at the top of the list, making this a genuine cica serum rather than a cica-flavoured one: the best-documented Korean skincare botanical for redness-prone, irritated and compromised skin.
• Bifida Ferment Extract adds the probiotic-ferment angle the brand is known for, associated with barrier support and a smoother, more resilient-feeling surface.
• Two molecular sizes of hyaluronic acid — sodium hyaluronate and hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid — plus glycerin, so hydration is held at more than one level of the surface.
• Panthenol (pro-vitamin B5) rounds out the soothing side, the ingredient most often reached for when skin is peeling after a retinoid or an acid.
• Contains no acids, retinoids or vitamin C, so it slots into a routine on rest days and layers safely with almost anything else in the basket.
• 30 ml is under standard cabin liquid limits — a natural travel-retail, sampling and amenity SKU for Korea-to-MENA wholesale buyers, and a low-risk way to trial the Master line with a new customer.

When to Use

Morning and evening, after toner or first essence and before cream, in the serum step. It is the bottle to reach for on the days skin is not behaving: after a course of exfoliating acids, after a strong retinol night, after sun and air-conditioning have left the face tight and blotchy, or through a seasonal change when a normally fine routine suddenly stings. It works equally as a maintenance step for chronically sensitive and dry-flaky skin. Because the formula is free of actives that compete, it can be layered under niacinamide, peptide or hyaluronic acid serums, or used alone when a routine is being stripped back to essentials.

How to Use

Dispense two to three drops into clean palms or straight onto the face after cleansing and toning. Press and pat into damp skin rather than rubbing — damp skin gives the hyaluronic acid something to hold. Let it sink for thirty seconds, then follow with moisturiser and, in the morning, sunscreen. On a flare-up day, the brand's own suggestion is to apply a much more generous layer and leave it on for five to ten minutes as a quick soothing pack before sealing with cream; alternatively, mix a drop one-to-one into an existing cream or serum to soften a formula that has started to sting. In a 30 ml bottle this is best kept for the face only — use it as the test bottle in a wash bag or the sampler on a counter. Safe for twice-daily use.

Key Ingredients

• Centella Asiatica Extract — the first-listed ingredient and the backbone of the formula. Known in K-beauty as cica, it carries the triterpenes associated with calming redness and supporting skin recovery.
• Bifida Ferment Extract — a probiotic-derived ferment filtrate long used in Korean skincare for barrier strengthening and for improving the look of tired, stressed skin.
• Sodium Hyaluronate — the salt form of hyaluronic acid, a lighter and more readily absorbed humectant that draws water into the upper layers.
• Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid — lower-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid included alongside it for a second tier of surface hydration.
• Panthenol — pro-vitamin B5, a humectant and conditioning agent with well-documented soothing and barrier-supporting behaviour.
• Glycerin — core humectant, keeping the finish supple rather than tacky.
• Butylene Glycol and Water — the solvent and carrier system that holds the extract and ferment in a light, non-sticky fluid.

Precautions

For external use only; avoid direct contact with the eyes and rinse with water if the serum gets in. Patch test on the inner forearm for 24 hours before first use — this is worth stressing even on a formula this short, because customers who react to ferment-derived ingredients can react to bifida ferment specifically. Anyone with a known sensitivity to plants in the Apiaceae family should be cautious with centella. Discontinue use if redness, swelling, itching or persistent stinging develops, and seek advice if it does not settle. Do not apply to broken or weeping skin. There are no acids, retinoids or vitamin C in this formula, so it does not itself increase sun sensitivity — daily broad-spectrum sunscreen is still recommended as general practice. Close the cap firmly and store away from direct sunlight and heat; a 30 ml bottle opened for sampling should be used within its stated period-after-opening.