Exfoliation Reimagined — The Rinse-Off Ampoule That Peels, Purifies & Plumps at Once

What if your exfoliator felt less like a harsh treatment and more like a luxurious skincare ritual? The Dr. Melaxin Peel Shot Exfoliating Black Rice Ampoule is a complete rethink of what a peel can be. A new exfoliation and hydration concept built on 64% rice water, it cleanses pores, removes dead skin cells, and leaves skin hydrated and smooth — just like an ampoule.  It's not a scrub. It's not a traditional chemical peel. It's something entirely its own.

The Hero Complex: PENTARICE

The star of this formula is PENTARICE — a proprietary fermented complex that sets this ampoule apart from every other exfoliant on the market.

PENTARICE combines PENTAVITIN (1%) with Black Rice bran water — a nutrient-dense ingredient packed with natural goodness. Together, they remove sebum and dead skin while hydrating deeply for maximum absorption.

PENTAVITIN is known as a "moisture magnet" — it delivers deep hydration, ensuring your skin feels genuinely nourished after peeling, not stripped or tight. Meanwhile, the rice bran water component brings something more ancient and deeply rooted in Korean skincare tradition: centuries of wisdom about rice's skin-perfecting properties, now amplified through modern fermentation technology.

Rice bran water and PENTAVITIN together deliver over 90% of rice's natural nutrients, providing intensive hydration alongside gentle exfoliation, leaving skin visibly smoother and plumper.

Why Seoulma Skincare Recommends It

At Seoulma, we don't stock a product simply because it's trending. The Dr. Melaxin Peel Shot Black Rice Ampoule made it into our edit for very specific reasons.

1. It bridges the gap between exfoliant and treatment ampoule. Most exfoliants ask your skin to take a hit and recover later. This one exfoliates and nourishes simultaneously — a genuinely dual-action approach that makes it far more compatible with daily or frequent use than a traditional peel. 

2. The PENTARICE complex is genuinely innovative. We're big fans of fermented ingredients at Seoulma — they represent the very best of K-beauty's approach to skincare: science and tradition working together. PENTARICE isn't just a marketing name; it's a functional complex that improves how well active ingredients penetrate the skin while simultaneously delivering nutrients and hydration. That dual delivery mechanism is what separates a good exfoliant from a great one.

How to Use

1. After cleansing, apply a generous amount to dry or slightly damp skin using fingertips.
   
   
2. Gently massage in circular motions across the face, paying extra attention to areas with congestion, rough texture, or visible pores.
   
   
3. As you massage, the formula will begin to form small gommage-like particles — this is the cellulose gathering dead skin cells from the surface.
   
   
4. Rinse thoroughly with lukewarm water.
   
   
5. Follow with toner, serum, and moisturiser as usual.

Pro tip from Seoulma: Introduce gradually — start two to three times per week in the evening, and always follow with SPF the next morning when using AHA or BHA exfoliants.

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