SKIN1004 Madagascar Centella Azelaic Acid 10 Ampoule On your shelf ✓
Our read, in one look
Azelaic Acid is the reason to consider this serum, with Pro-vitamin B5 behind it.
The case for it
- Azelaic Acid, moderate evidence for oil and breakouts
- Pro-vitamin B5, strong evidence for the barrier
- No fragrance, alcohol, silicones or parabens
Mind this
- Morning or evening, whichever suits your routine
- Add it on its own for a week or two, so you know what your skin is answering to
Maya's readSKIN1004 Madagascar Centella Azelaic Acid 10 Ampoule is a serum built around Azelaic Acid, Glycerin and Pro-vitamin B5. It leans strongest on hydration, barrier repair, brightening / tone. Best suited to acne prone, rosacea and pigmentation skin. Nothing in it we'd flag for most people.
Skip it if you already own something similar: it's a solid, honest basic rather than a must-have upgrade.
The formula, drawn
Every ingredient in label order, coloured by the job it does here.
13 of the 27 sit above the 1% line. The other 14, hatched, are each under 1%. Widths show the ORDER on the label and nothing else: the label never discloses amounts, so we never draw them.
- Actives & signals
- Hydrators
- Texture & base
- Preservation
- Not in our library yet
- No fragrance anywhere on the label
What it delivers
How it feels A light, fast-absorbing texture that layers cleanly under the rest of your routine, with no greasy film. (estimated from the formula)
What's in it that matters
Multifunctional dicarboxylic acid with antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and tyrosinase-inhibiting activity that treats acne, rosacea and hyperpigmentation.
Classic humectant with strong evidence for improving skin hydration and supporting barrier when combined with emollients.
Humectant and soothing ingredient that helps calm irritation and supports barrier repair and recovery.
Water-binding molecule that increases hydration; works best under occlusive/emollient layers to reduce evaporation.
Soothing ingredient that helps calm irritation and support surface healing in compromised skin.
Plant extract rich in triterpenes that promotes wound healing reduces redness and supports barrier repair in irritated or scar prone skin.
How to use it
Morning and/or night, after your thinner water-based steps and before heavier creams.
Where it acts
The same cross-section as our 500 dalton page, with this formula's actives on the layer each one works on. Depth is the anatomy's, never an ingredient's.
Skin surface
The stratum corneum
- Glycerinderived from what it is
- Hyaluronic acidderived from what it is
- Pro-vitamin B5derived from what it is
The living epidermis
- Azelaic Acidlikely, sourced
4 of this product's actives have a layer we can defend. 2 did not, so they are not on the diagram: no source and no honest derivation means no dot.
Sources for the sourced ones: Ebanks et al. 2009: mechanisms regulating skin pigmentation; StatPearls: Acne Vulgaris.
Against the average serum
It scores higher than the median serum on oil control.
On hydration, barrier repair and anti-aging it is level with the median, so that is not what sets it apart.
A median, not an average: one unusual formula should not move the middle. The numbers are the same 0 to 10 reads the comparison pages use.
The full ingredients list, decoded
Every ingredient on the label, in the order it appears (highest amount first). We link the 15 our library knows, name what each one does, and flag anything that can irritate or clog. The rest we leave plain, nothing is hidden.
All 27 ingredients, decoded
- WaterSolvent (base)
- Azelaic AcidDicarboxylic acidmild irritant
- Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin
- Disodium PhosphatepH buffer
- Pentylene GlycolHumectant
- PropanediolHumectant
- Potassium Azeloyl Diglycinate
- Maltodextrin
- Azelamide Mea
- PanthenolHumectant
- Butylene GlycolHumectant
- 1,2-HexanediolPreservative booster
- GlycerinHumectant
- roughly the 1% lineThe rules only require descending order above 1%. From Ethylhexylglycerin down, these 14 can be listed in any order the brand likes, so position stops telling you anything.
- EthylhexylglycerinPreservative booster
- AllantoinSoothing
- Centella Asiatica ExtractSoothing
- Melia Azadirachta Leaf ExtractBotanical extract
- Biosaccharide Gum-1
- Sodium HyaluronateHumectant
- Melia Azadirachta Flower ExtractBotanical extract
- Beta-GlucanHumectant
- Centella Asiatica Leaf ExtractBotanical extract
- Phellinus Linteus ExtractBotanical extract
- TocopherolAntioxidantmild irritant
- Citric AcidExfoliantmild irritant
- Sodium CitratePh adjuster
- Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root ExtractBotanical extract
Worth knowing: Allantoin, Centella Asiatica Extract sit below that line. They are in there, and the label does not tell you how much. That is not the same as saying it is too little to matter.
Copy the raw INCI list
Water, Azelaic Acid, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Disodium Phosphate, Pentylene Glycol, Propanediol, Potassium Azeloyl Diglycinate, Maltodextrin, Azelamide Mea, Panthenol, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glycerin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Allantoin, Centella Asiatica Extract, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Sodium Hyaluronate, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Beta-Glucan, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Phellinus Linteus Extract, Tocopherol, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract
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Common questions
Is SKIN1004 Madagascar Centella Azelaic Acid 10 Ampoule good for acne prone skin?
By our read of the formula, it suits acne prone, rosacea, pigmentation skin. SKIN1004 Madagascar Centella Azelaic Acid 10 Ampoule is a serum built around Azelaic Acid, Glycerin and Pro-vitamin B5. It leans strongest on hydration, barrier repair, brightening / tone. Best suited to acne prone, rosacea and pigmentation skin. Nothing in it we'd flag for most people.
How do you use SKIN1004 Madagascar Centella Azelaic Acid 10 Ampoule?
Morning and/or night, after your thinner water-based steps and before heavier creams.
What are the key ingredients in SKIN1004 Madagascar Centella Azelaic Acid 10 Ampoule?
The actives that do the work are Azelaic Acid, Glycerin, Pro-vitamin B5, Hyaluronic acid, Allantoin, Centella Asiatica Extract. The rest of the list is texture, preservatives and emulsifiers that hold the formula together.
Does SKIN1004 Madagascar Centella Azelaic Acid 10 Ampoule contain fragrance?
No. By our reading of the ingredient list it is fragrance-free, which is a plus for sensitive or reactive skin.
What the 3D scene shows
The scene shows SKIN1004 Madagascar Centella Azelaic Acid 10 Ampoule beside a cross-section of skin, with 3 of its ingredients drawn at the layer each one acts on and at one shared molecular scale: Glycerin and Pro-vitamin B5 in the stratum corneum, the dead outer layer where most skincare works; Azelaic Acid in the living epidermis, among the cells that are still dividing. Depths come from the same sourced layer data as the rest of this site, and any ingredient whose layer is not established is left out rather than guessed.
