Dr. Althea was launched over a decade ago by their founder, Evelyn Lee in South Korea. As a founder, Lee worked hard to create a brand that focused on sustainability, an international and intentional audience and vegan ingredients that can be sourced with peace of mind. Lee used her busy lifestyle to translate to skincare that was easy and effective in one shot. Rather than releasing large lines of products, each individual item released by Dr Althea stands on its own. It is produced in response to a problem and aims to solve it for the user. 

Named after the Greek Goddess Aletheia, the spirit of truth and sincerity, the company uses this spirit as a healing one that uses wisdom and knowledge to produce quality skincare. 

The first product to hit the international market in a big way came with the natural rise of Vitamin C to reduce hyperpigmentation and dark spots. Dr Althea released their famous Vitamin C boosting serum. From a powerful lift from 63% sea buckthorn, this serum contains 9 types of vitamins, refreshing orange extract and restoring turmeric. 

With a plumping background of 5 hyaluronic acids, this serum is soothing and firming whilst also tackling hyperpigmentation. It’s powerful effect and good results, all with minimal fragrance and sensitive-skin friendliness made it an instant worldwide favourite.

Dr Althea formulated their 147 barrier cream to soothe and restore dry, damaged skin. Designed to be safe and restorative for sensitive and dry skin alike, most users were delighted to experience results within a week – with stronger, softer skin with each use. Rich with chamomile-extracted azulene to deeply soothe and restore inflamed skin and brightening turmeric extract, this cream became a lifelong favourite in a moment. With background notes of avocado, beta-glucan and refreshing mugwort, this cream solved dry skin in one product. 

Dr Althea was excited to integrate native Australian Kakadu plum into their new essence. With 85% Kakadu plum, which contains the highest level of Vitamin C in any fruit, this radiance essence provides the maximum effect of glowing, radiant vitamin C with a base of soothing panthenol, refreshing ginseng and soybean extract with boosting probiotics. It became quickly loved due to its lightweight, watery texture and dewy results.

After tackling dry skin, the world grew ecstatic at the release of Dr Althea’s 345 Barrier Cream. Designed to help tackle acne-prone, oily and damaged skin – this cream works hard to break the damning cycle of acne outbreaks and skin damage. Acne can feel like a lasting cycle that doesn’t ever end, whereas this cream steps in to hydrate, calm and soothe skin in a way that interrupts the worsening effects of outbreaks. With deeply soothing ficus extract, blended with refreshing sea kelp, restoring turmeric, calming agave, calendula and more! This careful cocktail is designed to calm skin, hydrate and focuses on deep healing to provide relief to acne-prone skin.

Dr Althea is still growing and developing new, key products that are likely to revolutionize global skincare routines. Their range is small, but deeply deliberate. Rather than producing a mass of products, Dr Althea produces individual items that are perfected in development and released for lasting effect. So, if you're curious to trial something out - find the one they've designed for you!

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