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Dew of Dunhuang · Hydrating Face Serum

Skin as clear as moonlight on jade

Indian skin is born short on Linoleic Acid. Snow Mushroom on a cold-pressed hemp base puts it back. One face serum, in place of four.

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The problem nobody formulates for

Indian skin is born short on Linoleic Acid. Most routines make it worse.

Ayurveda reached for the wrong fat

Heavy oils sit on top and clog. The missing fat stays missing.

K-beauty was built for another climate

Ten-step layering was built for cold, humid air, not Indian heat and hard water.

Four products, one job

Four products fight over the same skin. One barrier-first formula does their work.

That is why this serum exists: the exact fat Indian skin is born short on, in one step that replaces the shelf.

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Now live · Snow Mushroom Hydrating Face Serum

Meet Dew of Dunhuang

Snow Mushroom on a cold-pressed hemp base: the Linoleic Acid your barrier is built from, the exact fat Indian skin is born short on. Barrier repair, deep hydration and more even tone, in one weightless step. One bottle lasts about two months.

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Inside the bottle

How it repairs the barrier

Snow Mushroom
Snow Mushroom Holds water deep

Tremella fuciformis holds up to 500× its weight in water, for deep, weightless hydration heavy creams can't give.

Cold-pressed hempbotanical plate · hemp
Cold-pressed hemp Restores the barrier fat

Rich in Linoleic Acid, the exact fat the barrier is built from and the one Indian skin runs short on. It puts the missing lipid back.

Niacinamide + Panthenolbotanical plate
Niacinamide + Panthenol Calm and even

Calm redness and even out tone over weeks, while the barrier rebuilds, without the irritation of stronger actives.

No synthetic fragrance, no essential-oil overload. Full INCI list on the bottle and product page.

The ritual

The whole routine is one step

Two to three drops, morning and night. No ten-product stack, no layering guesswork: press it in and seal.

01 Cleanse, leave damp

A little water still on the skin helps the serum sink in.

02 Press in 2 drops

Over face and neck. Press, don't rub, and let it settle.

03 Finish with SPF

Seal the morning with sunscreen. That is the whole routine.

Already have a routine?

It slots in after cleansing and before moisturiser, and plays well with the actives you already use.

Using a retinol?

Retinol first on dry skin, then press in your drops so skin stays calm as it renews. If retinol leaves you tight, sandwich it: a little serum, then retinol, then a light press to seal.

With brightening drops or acids?

Thin actives first, then this serum to cushion and hydrate. Keep AHA/BHA to a few nights a week and always follow with the serum to protect the barrier.

The Apothecary

Before the serum, there was a road.

Our Story
For the Queen in You

The ritual, in motion

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Questions

Before you buy

Yes, it's built for it. Non-comedogenic, no synthetic fragrance, no essential-oil overload. If your skin is very reactive, patch-test on your inner arm for 24 hours first.
It's non-comedogenic and barrier-first, so it won't clog pores. Most breakouts on dry Indian skin come from a damaged barrier; repairing it usually calms things down.
A 50ml bottle lasts about two months at 2–3 drops twice a day.
A 50ml bottle lasts about two months, roughly ₹37 a day. It does the work of a four or five product routine, so the serum, essence, face oil and brightening drops come off your shelf, and their cost comes off your bill.
Many people notice comfort in the first week, with hydration and a more even-looking tone building over the following weeks. These reflect studies of the individual actives, not yet our finished serum: our own in-vivo trial is underway.
Use it for 7 days; if your skin disagrees we refund you in full and arrange the pickup, even a half-empty bottle.
Yes, across India, with free shipping. Orders ship within 24 hours.
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