I'll say it up front: I'm no kind of skincare expert. I'm a guy who works with his hands all day, drives a truck for a living, and got tired of my face feeling rough and congested. This Dr Melaxin Peel Shot review covers a Korean skincare exfoliating ampoule built around black rice — and it's worked its way into my bathroom routine. Here's exactly how I use it and what I actually saw.
Quick answers
What does the Dr Melaxin Peel Shot do?
It's an exfoliating ampoule you massage onto a dry face before washing, then rinse off with lukewarm water. The formula centers on black rice bran with AHA, BHA, and niacinamide, and it's designed to work buildup — blackheads, rough patches, grime — up out of the skin as you rub. Moisturizer goes on after the rinse.
How often should you use the Dr Melaxin Peel Shot?
I use it every other day, not daily. That's the sweet spot I landed on after working it into my routine — enough to keep the grime and buildup from my workdays under control without overdoing it. If you have sensitive skin, start slower and talk to a dermatologist about what's right for you.
Is the Peel Shot a cleanser or a moisturizer?
Neither. It's an exfoliating treatment step that sits between your dry face and your rinse — you start with a dry face, rub it in, rinse with lukewarm water, then put moisturizer on like normal. Keep it away from your eye area during application.
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What the Dr. Melaxin Peel Shot is
It's an exfoliating ampoule — not a wash-off cleanser, not a moisturizer, but a treatment step you work into the skin. The formula is built around rice bran along with AHA, BHA, and niacinamide. The idea, in plain terms: it's designed to exfoliate the skin and help clear out the stuff that builds up in pores — blackheads, rough patches, the grime that accumulates over a day. It's a Korean skincare product, and it's become part of my regular routine alongside a moisturizer afterward.
How I actually use it
I followed the directions and folded it into my own routine. Here's what I found:
Start with a dry face. Per the directions, you begin with your face naturally dry — first thing in the morning, before you've washed your face. That's how I use it.
Shake it up and apply sparingly. I shake the bottle a little, then I don't need a whole bunch — just some on the cheek, some on the forehead, the other cheek. A little more if the coverage feels thin. Less than you'd expect.
Rub it in well and work the trouble areas. I rub it in with my hands, and as it works, you can see stuff starting to come down — a bunch of material getting rubbed up out of the skin. I focus on trouble areas, especially around the nose where buildup tends to collect. And one important note: keep it away from your eye area.
Rinse with lukewarm water. Once I've worked it through, I rinse it off with lukewarm water and I'm done with the treatment step.
Moisturizer goes on after. After the rinse, I put on my moisturizer like normal. The Peel Shot is the exfoliating step, not the finishing one.
What I actually saw
This is the part that matters. When I started the video, my face was dry and dull — nothing going on. After working the ampoule through and rinsing off, the difference in skin texture was visible on camera: forehead, cheeks, the whole face looked smoother and more even than it did at the start. I could feel the buildup coming up as I rubbed, especially on one side, and the after-shot showed skin that looked like it had been through a real deep clean.
How often I use it: every other day, not daily. For some people you wouldn't want to use it every day, and for me every other day is the sweet spot — especially working as a truck driver, where my face picks up a lot of grime and my skin has a lot of stuff under the surface. Every other day handles it.
Who this is actually for
This is for anyone building a skincare routine who wants a real exfoliating step — someone whose face feels congested or rough and wants to work on that directly. If you're already dealing with blackheads, rough texture, or buildup that a normal face wash isn't touching, this is the kind of treatment step designed for that.
To be straight about the other side: I'm not a skincare expert and I'm not going to tell you this is right for your skin type. If you have sensitive skin or skin conditions, that's a conversation for your doctor or a dermatologist, not a review from a truck driver. I can only tell you what it did for me — and it worked its way into my routine because it did something I could see.
Buyer questions, answered
How do you apply it?
Start with a dry face (per the directions — before washing). Shake the bottle, apply a small amount to cheeks and forehead, rub it in well with your hands, focus on trouble areas like around the nose, avoid the eye area, then rinse with lukewarm water.
How often should you use it?
I use it every other day, not daily. The directions guide the starting point, but for me every other day is the routine that works.
Do you need a moisturizer after?
Yes — that's how I use it. The ampoule is the exfoliating step; moisturizer goes on after the rinse.
What does it feel like during application?
You can feel buildup working up out of the skin as you rub. After rinsing, my face felt clean and the skin looked smoother.
Is it a cleanser?
No. It's an exfoliating treatment step that sits between your dry face and your rinse, before moisturizer. It's a Korean skincare ampoule with rice bran, AHA, BHA, and niacinamide.
What size is it?
The bottle is 80 ml.
The bottom line
The Dr. Melaxin Peel Shot Black Rice ampoule is in my bathroom because it did something visible: I watched my skin go from dry and dull to noticeably smoother in one session. I'm not a skincare expert and I'm not going to pretend this is for everyone, but for my routine — every other day, after the grime of a work day — it works for me. If you're building your own routine and want a real exfoliating step, give it a try for yourself.
Dr. Melaxin Peel Shot Glow Black Rice Peeling Ampoule (80 ml)
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