Skin1004

Centella asiatica is the herb behind the word "cica" you see on so many Korean labels. SKIN1004 sources its harvest from Madagascar, where the island climate pushes the plant to produce more of the active compounds, madecassoside and asiaticoside among them, that quiet redness and support the skin barrier. The brand leans on that single origin as its whole identity, which is why nearly every product in the grid, from the Centella Ampoule to the Toning Toner, carries the same Madagascar Centella tag rather than a scatter of unrelated hero ingredients.

The Madagascar Centella Ampoule is the product that put SKIN1004 on the map, and it is the right entry point for most people. It is a watery, single-ingredient serum, 100 percent Centella asiatica extract, that you pat on after cleansing and before moisturiser. We carry it in a 55ml size for trying it out and a 100ml size once you know it suits you. Reach for the ampoule first if your skin runs sensitive, breaks out, or stings after a strong active, since it does the calming work the rest of the line builds on.

The ampoule delivers the extract and the Madagascar Centella Cream seals it in. The 75ml jar is a lighter gel-cream that layers over the ampoule without feeling heavy, so it works as the moisturiser step for combination and normal skin as well as dry. For a single angry blemish, the Madagascar Centella Spot Cream is a targeted dab you apply only where you need it instead of treating the whole face. Run the ampoule, cream, and spot treatment together and you have the full calming routine the brand is built around.

The Madagascar Centella Toning Toner is the prep step that comes before everything else, and we stock it in a 210ml bottle and a larger 400ml bottle for people who go through it fast. It hydrates and preps the skin so the ampoule absorbs better. The Madagascar Centella Quick Calming Pad is the grab-and-go version of the same idea: a soaked pad you sweep over the face to tone and soothe in one wipe, handy on busy mornings or after the gym. Choose the toner if you like a deliberate routine and the pads if you want speed.

SKIN1004 does not stop at leave-on care. The Madagascar Centella Ampoule Foam 125ml folds the same calming extract into a daily cleanser, so the first step of your routine is already working on redness rather than stripping the skin. For congestion and visible pores, the Poremizing Quick Clay Stick Mask is a twist-up clay bar you swipe onto oily zones and rinse off, which skips the spatula and the mess of a tub. Together they cover the wash-and-mask end of the routine without leaving the brand's calming brief behind.

Reactive and sensitive skin should anchor on the ampoule and cream, since the single-ingredient extract gives few other things to react to. Oily and acne-prone skin gets more from the Ampoule Foam, the clay stick, and the calming pads, which tackle congestion while keeping inflammation down. Dry skin benefits from layering the toner, ampoule, and the richer feel of the cream. Because the whole range shares the Centella base, you can mix formats freely without worrying about ingredients fighting each other.

SKIN1004 sells most heroes in more than one size, and the choice is a value call. The 55ml ampoule and 210ml toner are the sensible first buys when you are testing whether the line agrees with you. Once it earns a permanent spot, the 100ml ampoule and 400ml toner bring the per-millilitre cost down for daily use. The Madagascar Centella Travel Kit is the third option, a set of minis that lets you try several steps of the routine at once or pack the whole thing for a trip without decanting.

Every SKIN1004 product on this page ships from Korea, the market the brand makes its formulas for, so what you receive is the same batch a shopper in Seoul would buy rather than a regional reformulation. Centella-led brands draw a lot of dupes, and a single-ingredient ampoule is exactly the kind of product where a counterfeit cuts corners. Buying the genuine article matters most on the calming heroes, where the quality of the Madagascar extract is the entire point of the product.