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Drop 001  ·  Seoul → Los Angeles

Sold nowhere in America.
Except here.

We find the products worth flying across the world for, then bring them home. Clinic-channel skincare sourced directly from the manufacturers and stocked in the U.S.

Flat $7 shipping · 5 to 8 business days · Ships from San Luis Obispo, CA

PYDERIN PDRN Lift Cream, 30ml, tube and carton as imported
Exhibit A · As imported · Sealed99% purity PDRN
The product

PYDERIN PDRN Lift Cream, 30 ml

A dense, firming cream built around ultra-low-molecular 97 kDa, 99%-pure PDRN. In Korea it moves through clinic and aesthetic channels only.

A swatch of the cream, drawn out to show its density
Texture · dense, firming creamSwatch
Key ingredients
PDRN 20,000 ppm · Panthenol · 7 types of collagen · Acetyl hexapeptide-8
Key features
99% PDRN (Sodium DNA) · 97 kDa ultra-low molecular weight
Effects
Moisture and elasticity · Improved look of wrinkles · Evened tone
Origin
Made in Korea by PYDERIN Co., Ltd. · Imported and verified by SkinSourcer
How it moves in Korea

You cannot buy this in a shop.

PYDERIN is a clinic-channel product. In Korea only three kinds of buyer are allowed to carry it, and none of them is a shop. It is not stocked at Olive Young, the chain an American would recognise as Korea's Sephora, and it does not sit on an open shelf anywhere in the country.

PYDERIN classifies it in their own materials as a “Medical / Clinical Grade” formulation, made for medical skincare and post-procedure use, and prices it against that tier rather than against general cosmetics.

That is the whole reason this drop exists. The only way to get it to America was to buy it from the manufacturer and bring it in ourselves.

  1. 01
    Plastic surgery and dermatology clinicsWhere it is used alongside and after in-clinic procedures.
  2. 02
    Doctors' officesDispensed by the practice, not bought off a shelf.
  3. 03
    PharmaciesThe only retail counter in Korea that carries it at all.
“My family owns a med spa, so I have a lot to compare this against. This cream has outperformed some of the lasers we offer. Imagine the results you get after microneedling, overnight.” Loryn Fowler, founder Read the letter
Exhibit B · Purity · 99% PDRN · VerifiedCertificate of analysis on file
Why 99% matters

99%

Not all PDRN is created equal.

PYDERIN publishes both the purity and the molecular size of its PDRN, and backs them with a certificate of analysis. Most brands publish neither.

Purity
99%+ pure, genuine PDRNLower purity means more impurities and reduced efficacy.
Molecule
≈97 kDa ultra-low weightOnly small molecules can be absorbed by the skin.
Source
Korean chum salmonHighest DNA similarity to human skin.
Origin
Republic of KoreaExtracted and formulated in Seoul.

Certificate of analysis, Genocure Co., Ltd., lot PDS‑25002: PDRN purity ≥ 99% confirmed · 150 bp · absorbance 260/280 at 1.78 · arsenic, cadmium, mercury and lead none detected · chum salmon, Oncorhynchus keta, Republic of Korea. The certificate covers the PDRN raw material, not the finished formula.

Exhibit D · Clinical · 22 women · 2 weeksKorea Dermatology Research Institute
Clinical trial results

Measured, not promised.

+542% Moisture in the 10th layer of the stratum corneum, after one use.

After 2 weeksBeforeAfter 1 useAfter 2 weeks
−32.39%Nasolabial folds
Nasolabial fold, 3D skin analysis before use Nasolabial fold, 3D skin analysis after one use Nasolabial fold, 3D skin analysis after two weeks
−17.81%Crow's feet
Crow's feet, 3D skin analysis before use Crow's feet, 3D skin analysis after one use Crow's feet, 3D skin analysis after two weeks
−17.55%Marionette lines
Marionette line, 3D skin analysis before use Marionette line, 3D skin analysis after one use Marionette line, 3D skin analysis after two weeks
3D skin analysis · 2024.12.04 to 2025.01.09 · 22 adult women aged 42 to 66 · Individual results may vary.Skin reactivity 0.00 · Dermatologically tested
Exhibit F · Elasticity · 21 women · 5 weeksAfter 5 weeks
Facial elasticity measured across forehead, glabella, eye area, under-eye and cheek

Firmer across the whole face.

Korea Dermatology Research Institute · 2024
  • +4.23%Forehead
  • +3.96%Glabella
  • +3.94%Eye area
  • +3.63%Under-eye
  • +3.80%Cheek
Exhibit C Inside PYDERIN 99% PDRN Lift Cream

Eighteen actives.

  1. 01PDRN99% pure PDRNSodium DNA · Korean chum salmon · ≈97 kDa · 20,000 ppm
  2. 02CollagenAtelocollagen
  3. 03Desamido collagen
  4. 04Hydrolyzed collagen
  5. 05Soluble collagen
  6. 06Collagen
  7. 07Collagen amino acids
  8. 08Procollagen
  9. 09PeptideAcetyl hexapeptide-8
  10. 10Copper tripeptide-1
  11. 11Palmitoyl pentapeptide-4
  12. 12CentellaMadecassosideCentella complex · 10,000 ppm
  13. 13Asiaticoside
  14. 14Madecassic acid
  15. 15Asiatic acid
  16. 16SoothingPanthenol20,000 ppm
  17. 17Adenosine
  18. 18Dipotassium glycyrrhizate

VerdictVerified actives

PYDERIN PDRN Lift Cream tube
Exhibit E · Ritual
How to use

The last step, every night.

Skin type
All skin types concerned with loss of elasticity and dryness.
Directions
Once nightly, after serum: take an appropriate amount and apply generously, allowing it to absorb fully. Layers over a retinoid as the final step. Can be used twice a day if skin is very dry.
Texture
A dense, firming cream that leaves skin feeling tight, smooth and supple.
Good to know
For cosmetic use only. Do not use on damaged or broken skin. Discontinue use if irritation occurs. Keep out of reach of children.
Skin after use
Drop 001 · Import manifestCleared · In stock
PYDERIN PDRN Lift Cream, tube and carton
The drop

PYDERIN PDRN Lift Cream, 30 ml

$144

The cream Seoul's clinics keep to themselves. Deep moisturization and an improved look of fine lines, firmness and elasticity, backed by seven types of collagen, acetyl hexapeptide-8 and copper tripeptide-1.

OriginSeoul, South Korea
Port of entryLos Angeles, CA
StatusCleared · In stock

In stock.

Flat $7 shipping · 5 to 8 business days · U.S. only · All sales final

Drop criteriaHow a product earns a drop

Three rules, no exceptions.

01

Scouted at the source.

A Seoul pharmacy shelf, a clinic recommendation, a Korean bestseller list. If locals aren't buying it, we don't carry it.

02

Proof, not promises.

Every drop ships with its Source Report: who makes it, what's in it, and why you can't buy it anywhere else in America.

03

Direct from the maker.

We buy from the labs themselves, never resellers of resellers. That's how it stays authentic, fresh and exclusive.

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