Biodance
BIODANCE Refreshing Sea Kelp Real Deep Mask 34g x 4ea
Seawater second. Not "marine extract" — seawater.
A kelp ferment sits above it, with four brown algae and one red behind.
Cool, slippery, thin.
What this mask does
A 34 g hydrogel mask, four to a box, built on a Lactobacillus/kelp ferment filtrate with seawater, four seaweeds and Madecassoside, formulated as a cooling long-wear step for skin that feels hot and dehydrated.
Why the ferment sits first
The lead ingredient is not water — it is Lactobacillus/Kelp Ferment Filtrate, a kelp extract that has been through bacterial fermentation. Fermentation breaks large algal polysaccharides into smaller fragments and produces new small molecules along the way, which is why fermented ingredients keep showing up in Korean formulation. Putting it at position one, above seawater, is a real choice about where the money went.
Key ingredients
Ingredient · What it is, and what it is used for
- Lactobacillus/Kelp Ferment Filtrate
- Filtrate of kelp fermented with Lactobacillus.
- Maris Aqua (Sea Water)
- Seawater.
- Laminaria Digitata Extract
- Extract of oarweed, a brown alga.
- Laminaria Japonica Extract
- Extract of kombu, a brown alga.
- Kjellmaniella Gyrata Extract
- Extract of gagome kelp.
- Jania Rubens Extract
- Extract of a coralline red alga.
- Spirulina Platensis Extract
- Extract of spirulina.
- Bifida Ferment Lysate
- Lysate of Bifidobacterium culture.
- Madecassoside
- Triterpene glycoside from Centella asiatica. Used to calm irritation.
- Panthenol
- Provitamin B5. Used to calm irritation, and pulls water into the surface and holds it there.
- Niacinamide
- Vitamin B3. Studied for evening out the look of tone, for the look of pores, and for breakout-prone skin — which is why it turns up in so much of this catalogue.
- Sodium Hyaluronate
- Sodium salt of hyaluronic acid. A material skin already contains, so it reads as its own; used to pull in water and hold it.
How the formula works together
Seaweed polysaccharides are film-formers as much as humectants — they hold water against the skin in a soft layer rather than simply pulling it in. Combined with the hydrogel base, that is why this mask stays cool through a long wear instead of drying out at the twenty-minute mark.
Madecassoside and Panthenol handle the calming side, Niacinamide the tone side, and the hyaluronate group the plain hydration. Seawater brings magnesium, calcium and potassium salts, which is a different mineral profile from purified water.
Forty-three ingredients, no fragrance and no essential oil.
Who it is for
Labelled for dehydrated, heat-stressed and sensitive skin. Good after sun or a long flight.
How to use it
- After toner, apply both halves and press out the air.
- Wear for 30 to 60 minutes, or overnight — the hydrogel does not dry out.
- Remove and pat in what remains.
Details
- Size
- 34 g × 4 masks
- Made in
- Korea
- Skin type
- All skin types, including sensitive
- Ingredients
- 43, published in full below
Full ingredient list
Lactobacillus/Kelp Ferment Filtrate, Maris Aqua (Sea Water), Water, Glycerin, Propanediol, Butylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Panthenol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Pentylene Glycol, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Xanthan Gum, Ethylhexylglycerin, Octyldodecanol, Adenosine, Allantoin, Disodium EDTA, Citric Acid, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Stearic Acid, t-Butyl Alcohol, Laminaria Digitata Extract, Laminaria Japonica Extract, Kjellmaniella Gyrata Extract, Jania Rubens Extract, Spirulina Platensis Extract, Bifida Ferment Lysate, Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate, Madecassoside, Centella Asiatica Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Potassium Hyaluronate, Tocopherol, Sodium Chloride, Magnesium Chloride
In label order, unedited.
Ships from Korea.
