medicube Zero Pore Pad
by medicube · other
Editor's Take
Good pore-pad bones here, with Salicylic Acid, Lactic Acid, and Centella doing real work, but the Mild tag has an alcohol-and-essential-oil asterisk.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Performance: 7.5 / 10
- Innovative Ingredients: 6.8 / 10
- Clean Standards: 6.1 / 10
- Formula Sustainability: 5.0 / 10
The Verdict
Strong efficacy is the headline: Salicylic Acid and Lactic Acid make this a credible pore and texture pad, with Centella Asiatica, Madecassoside, and Panthenol cushioning the acid work. The technology is Modern, thanks to the multi-acid setup and quick-break polymer feel, not because it is some radical new treatment category. The catch is comfort and greenness: Alcohol Denat. sits high enough to matter, and the essential oil blend makes the Mild name less universal for reactive skin. Worth it as a daily-to-several-times-weekly smoothing pad for oilier, resilient skin, not as the gentlest Centella product on the shelf.
Full INCI list
Water, Methylpropanediol, Trometamin, Lactic Acid, Alcohol Denat., 1, 2-Hexanediol, Panthenol, Glycereth-26, Salicylic Acid, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP, Copolymer, Betaine, Trehalose, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Glycerin, Allantoin, Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate, Disodium EDTA, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Betaine Salicylate, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil, Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Oil, Citrus Grandis (Grapefruit) Peel Oil, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Oil, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Fruit Extract, Citrus Aurantifolia (Lime) Fruit Extract, Citrus Limon (Lemon) Fruit Extract, Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Fruit Extract, Ethyl Hexanediol, Centella Asiatica Extract, Slix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract, Origanum Vulgare Leaf Extract, Chamaecyparis Obtusa Leaf Extract, Lactobacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract, Cinnamomum Cassia Bark Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Flower Extract, Pinus Palustris Leaf Extract, Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract, Pueraria Lobata Root Extract, Limonene