VT PDRN Essence 100 is the milky Korean essence that everyone is asking about, and there is one thing you need to understand before you buy it: the PDRN in the name is ginseng extract, not the salmon-derived PDRN used in clinics. VT is upfront about this — the bottle says vegan — but the word “PDRN” is doing heavy lifting, and you deserve to know exactly what you are paying for. Everything below is taken from VT’s own ingredient list and their own footnotes.

What VT PDRN Essence 100 actually is

VT PDRN Essence 100 is a 30 ml milky essence built around Panax ginseng root extract at a claimed 100,000 ppm — that is 10% — which VT brands as Phyto PDRN or Vegan PDRN. Around it sit five ceramides, niacinamide, adenosine, squalane, panthenol, allantoin and polyglucuronic acid.

The texture is the first surprise. VT PDRN Essence 100 is not a watery Korean essence; it is a light milky lotion. That is deliberate, and it comes from the emollient esters high in the list.

It sits between toner and moisturiser in a routine, and it pairs directly with the VT PDRN Cream 100 we already stock — same range, same ginseng story, essence first and cream on top.

PDRN, Phyto PDRN, and what the difference is

This is the section that matters, so we will be precise.

Real PDRN — polydeoxyribonucleotide — is a fragmented DNA extract, in medical use derived from salmon or trout. It is used in injectable form in clinics and has a genuine body of research behind it. It is a pharmaceutical-grade material.

“Phyto PDRN” or “Vegan PDRN” is not that. It is a trade name for a plant extract — here, Korean wild ginseng root — chosen because it is claimed to behave similarly. It contains no polydeoxyribonucleotide.

Now look at the ingredient list of VT PDRN Essence 100. Panax Ginseng Root Extract sits third of thirty-one, consistent with a 10% claim. And Sodium DNA — the only genuine DNA-class ingredient in the bottle — sits thirty-first. Dead last.

So the product does contain a DNA derivative, and it is present at the very bottom of a thirty-one-ingredient list. If you are buying VT PDRN Essence 100 expecting the ingredient your dermatologist injects, this is not that product. If you are buying a well-formulated ginseng and ceramide essence at a fair price, it is a good one. We would rather you chose with the facts.

VT PDRN Essence 100 key ingredients: vegan PDRN 100,000ppm Korean wild ginseng, 5-type ceramide complex and panthenol — VT is explicit on its own materials that the PDRN here is Korean wild ginseng extract.

The full ingredient list — all thirty-one

Water, Isopropyl Myristate, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Glycerin, Propanediol, Niacinamide, Polyglyceryl-2 Dipolyhydroxystearate, PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Tocopherol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Arginine, Adenosine, Ceramide NP, Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil, Disodium EDTA, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Allantoin, Squalane, Panthenol, Polyglucuronic Acid, Ceramide NS, Ceramide AS, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide AP, Sodium DNA.

VT PDRN Essence 100 has no fragrance, no parfum, no alcohol and no essential oils. On a Korean essence that is genuinely uncommon, and it is one of the strongest things about this formula.

Five ceramides — the best thing in the bottle

Ceramide NP, NS, AS, EOP and AP — VT PDRN Essence 100 carries a five-ceramide complex, which is more complete than the three-ceramide system CeraVe is famous for. Add hydrogenated lecithin, squalane and two seed oils and you have a genuinely good barrier-support formula.

Honestly assessed, the ceramide complex in VT PDRN Essence 100 is a better reason to buy it than the PDRN branding is.

The one we would flag before you order

Isopropyl myristate sits second — the position directly after water. It is a lightweight ester used to make products feel silky and absorb fast, and it is also the ingredient with the strongest comedogenic reputation in common cosmetic use.

The fair context: comedogenicity ratings come from decades-old rabbit-ear studies on raw ingredients at high concentration, and they translate poorly to finished formulas. VT states the product is low-irritation tested. Plenty of people use this with no trouble at all.

But at second position it is present in real quantity, and combined with caprylic/capric triglyceride fourth and cetyl ethylhexanoate fifth, the top five ingredients of VT PDRN Essence 100 are water plus three emollient esters. That is an oil-forward formula wearing the word “essence”.

If you are acne-prone or congested, this is the fact to weigh. If your skin is normal, dry or dehydrated, it is exactly why the texture feels so good.

The clinical claims, and where each number comes from

VT publishes real figures with real footnotes for VT PDRN Essence 100. We enlarged the footnotes so you can see what they say.

“144.84% increase in absorption” and “5.5× higher absorption.” Footnote: clinically tested for improved skin absorption, compared to animal-derived PDRN, by the Korea Institute of Dermatological Sciences. Note what that comparison concedes — animal-derived PDRN is the benchmark being measured against.
“+36.53% improves skin elasticity, +32.99% strengthens skin barrier, +24.62% boosts skin hydration.” Footnote: clinically tested by KC Skin Research Center. VT does not publish the sample size.
The before-and-after photographs beside those percentages carry their own separate footnote: VT Cosmetics global ambassador review images. They are not from the clinical study — they are ambassador photos, under a heading that reads “clinically proven results”.

That last one is the detail we would most want you to notice. The percentages and the photographs sit in the same panel under one headline, and they come from two different places. Nothing is being falsified — both footnotes are printed — but a reader glancing at it would reasonably assume the photos came from the trial. They did not.

VT PDRN Essence 100 clinical results for elasticity, barrier and hydration with before and after images — Read the two footnotes at the bottom: the percentages are from KC Skin Research Center, the photographs are ambassador review images.

How VT PDRN Essence 100 behaves in Bangladesh

How VT PDRN Essence 100 performs here depends almost entirely on your skin type, more than with most products we stock.

Dry and dehydrated skin: excellent, all year. The ester-rich base and five ceramides are exactly what this skin wants, and the milky texture absorbs without a greasy film.
Normal and combination skin: very good from October to March. In peak humidity you may find VT PDRN Essence 100 is all the moisture you need and you can skip a cream entirely.
Oily and acne-prone skin: proceed carefully. Three esters in the top five, isopropyl myristate second. It may be perfectly fine on you — many oily-skinned people love it — but this is the formula on our site we would most want an acne-prone customer to patch test first.
Mature skin: the adenosine, ceramides and ginseng combination is a sensible anti-ageing support layer, though nothing here is a retinoid.

How to use it

The instruction on VT PDRN Essence 100: apply to clean skin, day and night, and massage gently until absorbed. In practice:

Two to three drops for the whole face. It spreads much further than it looks like it will.
After toner, before moisturiser. On damp skin if you can.
Pat, do not rub. Milky essences absorb better with pressure than friction.
Layer with the cream if your skin is dry — VT PDRN Essence 100 and the PDRN Cream 100 are designed as a pair.
It layers under sunscreen and makeup without pilling, which VT specifically claims and which holds up in practice.

VT PDRN Essence 100 supporting ingredients: cerasome complex, polyglucuronic acid, panthenol, squalane and allantoin — The supporting cast — and genuinely the part of the formula doing the most reliable work.

Who should buy it

Buy VT PDRN Essence 100 if: your skin is dry, dehydrated or dull; you want a five-ceramide barrier formula in an essence; you already use the VT PDRN Cream and want the matching step; you avoid fragrance; or you want the Korean glass-skin finish without a sticky layered routine.

Think twice if: you are acne-prone and react to esters; you specifically want real, salmon-derived PDRN, which this is not; you want a lightweight watery essence, because this is milky; or you are expecting clinical-grade results from a cosmetic, which no essence delivers.

What VT does not publish

No sample size for the KC Skin Research Center study.
No concentration for Sodium DNA — only its position, last.
No percentages for the ceramides, niacinamide or adenosine.
No pH figure.
No period-after-opening on the global product page; the carton carries it.

You can check the ingredient list, the claims and the footnotes on VT Cosmetics’ own global store. We would rather you verified us than trusted us.

Ginseng in skincare — what is actually behind it

Since ginseng is the headline ingredient in VT PDRN Essence 100 at a claimed 10%, it is worth knowing what the evidence looks like rather than taking the marketing at face value.

Panax ginseng root extract has been used in Korean skincare for decades and is not a novelty ingredient. Its active compounds, ginsenosides, have published antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity, and there is reasonable laboratory evidence for effects on collagen-related pathways. Several small human studies report improvements in wrinkle depth and skin elasticity from topical ginseng preparations.

What that evidence does not establish is that ginseng does what polydeoxyribonucleotide does. They are different molecules acting by different mechanisms, and the studies that exist for each are not interchangeable. VT’s own comparison image measures absorption against animal-derived PDRN — a useful number, but absorption is not the same as effect.

Our honest position: the ginseng in VT PDRN Essence 100 is a legitimate, well-studied cosmetic ingredient at a meaningful concentration. The naming borrows credibility from a different material. Both things are true at once, and the product is worth buying on the first without believing the second.

VT PDRN Essence 100 vegan PDRN absorption comparison against animal-derived PDRN — VT measures its ginseng extract against animal-derived PDRN. Worth noting what that choice of benchmark concedes.

Against the alternatives

Against a plain ceramide serum. You would get the barrier support without the ginseng or the price premium. The five-ceramide complex in VT PDRN Essence 100 is genuinely strong, but if ceramides are all you want, cheaper options exist.

Against a hyaluronic acid serum. Different job. Our CeraVe Hyaluronic Acid Serum is a humectant step that pulls water in. VT PDRN Essence 100 is an emollient step that softens and seals. Dehydrated skin wants the first; dry, dull skin wants the second. Plenty of people use both.

Against the VT PDRN Cream 100. Same range, same ginseng claim, thicker texture. The essence absorbs faster and layers better; the cream does more sealing. They are designed to be used together, and if you can only buy one, pick by whether your skin feels tight (cream) or dull (essence).

Against a genuine salmon-PDRN product. Those exist and they are considerably more expensive, and the ones that matter are administered in clinics rather than bought in bottles. If that is what you want, VT PDRN Essence 100 is not a substitute and we will tell you so rather than take the sale.

Authenticity, storage and what to check

Korean skincare is the most counterfeited category in Bangladesh, and a viral product like this one attracts fakes faster than most. Four checks on any bottle of VT PDRN Essence 100:

The vegan certification mark on the front — a green circular V-Label. Fakes routinely omit it or print it badly.
The texture. A milky, slightly opaque lotion. Not clear, not watery, not gel. This is the fastest tell.
The smell. Essentially nothing — it is fragrance-free. A perfumed essence is not this product.
The batch code printed on the bottle base, matching the carton.

We photograph the bottle we sell so you can match what arrives against this page. If it does not match, tell us and we will replace it.

On storage: keep VT PDRN Essence 100 below 30°C, capped, out of direct sunlight. Ginseng extract and the seed oils in it are the parts most likely to degrade with heat, and a bottle left on a sunny shelf through a Dhaka summer will not be the same product in three months.

Questions we get asked

Is this the same as the PDRN injections at a clinic?

No, and it is important to be clear. Clinic PDRN is injected polydeoxyribonucleotide from salmon or trout. VT PDRN Essence 100 is a topical cosmetic whose headline ingredient is ginseng extract. Different material, different route, different category.

Is it vegan?

VT markets it as vegan and the bottle carries a vegan certification mark. The ingredient list supports that — Sodium DNA in cosmetics is typically salmon-derived, so if strict veganism matters to you, ask us and we will chase VT for the source before you order.

Can I use it with retinol or acids?

Yes. There is nothing in it that conflicts, and the ceramides make it a good buffer after an active.

Essence or cream — which first?

Essence first, always. Thinner before thicker.

How long does 30 ml last?

Two to three drops twice daily, roughly two months. Small, but that is normal for a concentrated essence.

Will it make me purge?

There is no exfoliating acid or retinoid in VT PDRN Essence 100, so true purging is not a mechanism here. If you break out, that is a reaction, not purging — stop using it.

Is it safe in pregnancy?

Nothing in VT PDRN Essence 100 is a recognised pregnancy concern. Confirm with your doctor rather than a shop.

Why we publish the footnotes

You may be wondering why a shop would spend three paragraphs pointing out that a product it sells does not contain the thing its name implies.

Two reasons. The first is practical: a customer who buys expecting clinic-grade results and does not get them asks for a refund, leaves a bad review, and never comes back. Telling you now costs us one sale and saves the relationship. The second is simpler — you can read the ingredient list yourself in ninety seconds, and any shop hoping you will not is not a shop worth buying from twice.

The footnotes on this page were not hidden by VT. They printed every one of them. We enlarged them because they are set in pale grey at the bottom of an image, and almost nobody reads them at the size they are published. That is where most of the useful information in cosmetics marketing lives.

Judged on what it actually is — a fragrance-free, five-ceramide, ginseng-forward essence with a pleasant milky texture and a real price advantage over Western equivalents — this is a good product and we are happy to sell it. Judged on what the name suggests, it would disappoint you. Buy the first one.

Where it fits in your routine

Cleanse, tone, essence, moisturise, protect. VT PDRN Essence 100 is the third step.

Remove the day with Bioderma Sensibio H2O, cleanse with the CeraVe Foaming Facial Cleanser, apply this, then seal with the VT PDRN Cream 100, and finish every morning with sunscreen. Browse our full toners and essences range for alternatives.

Buying VT PDRN Essence 100 in Bangladesh

We import the 30 ml VT PDRN Essence 100 bottle and photograph what we sell, so you can match the pack that arrives against this page. Korean essences are widely counterfeited here; check the vegan certification mark, the printed batch code and the milky — not clear — texture.

If you are acne-prone and unsure whether the ester-rich base will suit you, message us before ordering. We would rather talk you into a patch test than take a return.

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