Some products trend for a month. The 345 Relief Cream has been the barrier cream people measure others against for two winters now — it anchors our winter skincare guide, it shows up in our gift guide, and its listing keeps collecting sales while flashier launches come and go. This is the full breakdown: what the name means, who it genuinely suits, and what it costs right now, checked today.
The short version: it is a fragrance-free ceramide barrier cream built for dry, stressed, winter-beaten skin, and as of this morning (November 11, 2026) its AliExpress US listing shows a new-shopper price of $11.50 against a regular $59.94 — half of what it cost when we checked in October. The conditions are real and we will get to them. First, the cream itself.
The verdict on one screen
What "345" actually means
The name is printed on the tube as a formula, and it is more honest than most product names: 3 ingredient groups aimed at blemish care (niacinamide among them), 4 for nourishment (hyaluronic acid, beta-glucan), and 5 for soothing (centella and its relatives). Whether a cream needs fourteen headline ingredients is a fair question — but as a label, it tells you the design brief: calm it, feed it, seal it. That is a barrier cream's whole job description.
The texture matches the brief. It spreads like a proper cream, not a gel, and settles to a finish that is protected rather than greasy — the kind of layer you can put sunscreen or makeup over in the morning and sleep in at night. The tube also states what it leaves out: it is free from artificial fragrance, which anyone whose skin flares at scented creams will read as the most important line on the packaging.
Who it suits — and the honest limits
This is the cream for the specific misery of heated indoor air plus cold wind outside: tight cheeks by evening, flaky patches around the nose, skincare that suddenly stings when it never used to. Those are barrier complaints, and barrier complaints are what ceramide creams exist for. In our winter skincare guide it sits at the end of the routine for exactly this reason — everything else hydrates, this seals.
The limits, plainly: it is not an acne treatment, a brightening serum or an anti-wrinkle active, and using more of it does not turn it into one. Oily skin in a humid climate will likely find it heavy outside winter. And if your skin is currently broken out or irritated, the correct order is still settle first, shop second — a barrier cream supports that process, it does not replace patience.
How to use it so it earns its price
Last step, twice a day, about a pea-to-almond amount for the face. The two mistakes people make with barrier creams are applying them to bone-dry skin (they seal in whatever is — or is not — underneath) and skipping the hydration layer beneath. Slightly damp skin, serum first if you use one, then the cream. The pairing we build around it in winter is the Medicube PDRN serum underneath — hydration layer, then seal — which we broke down in full in our PDRN serum guide.
Above: the layering partner. Serum for hydration underneath, 345 on top to keep it there.
The price, checked today
We track this listing because it anchors so many of our guides, and its price tells the season's story: $20.86 when we checked on October 26, and $11.50 this morning, November 11 — a new-shopper price ("New shopper exclusive", one per shopper) against a regular listing price of $59.94. Returning AliExpress shoppers will see a higher price, and everyone should expect the number to move again after the sale period. What does not change with the price: free US shipping, US warehouse stock, and the fastest delivery marked at about five days — the practical detail that makes it the safest gift order of our winter picks.
US $11.50* (new-shopper price; regular $59.94; AliExpress US, checked Nov 11, 2026)
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Questions, answered
Is it scented?
The tube states it is free from artificial fragrance, and the cream itself has only the neutral smell of its ingredients. If scented creams are your usual trigger, this is one of the safer formulations in its class — patch-test first regardless.
Can I use it morning and night?
Yes — it is designed as an everyday moisturizer, not an occasional treatment. In the morning, give it a minute to settle before sunscreen. At night it can go on slightly thicker as the final step.
Is one cream enough for winter on its own?
For mildly dry skin, often yes. For properly winter-stressed skin, the cream works best as the seal over a hydration layer — a hydrating toner or serum underneath makes a bigger difference than a second, fancier cream. Our winter guide lays out the full order.
Why is my price higher than $11.50?
The $11.50 is a new-shopper price, capped at one per shopper. Existing AliExpress accounts are shown a higher price, nearer the regular $59.94 — the listing is the final word, and event pricing moves daily during the sale period.
Build the winter routine around it
· Korean skincare for dry winter skin — the barrier-first guide this cream anchors
· Medicube PDRN serum breakdown — the layer that goes underneath
· AliExpress 11.11 verified picks — today's prices across the whole pool
Prices marked * are AliExpress US prices checked on November 11, 2026 and move with promotions — the live listing price is the final word. Product details are from the verified listing and the product packaging.