medicube Zero Pore Blackhead Deep Cleansing Oil
by medicube · skin_care
Editor's Take
For a blackhead cleansing oil, this earns its shelf space: real plant oils, LHA, and cica make it more treatment-minded than the usual makeup-melter.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Efficacy: 8.5 / 10
- Modern Tech: 7.8 / 10
- Clean Beauty: 10.0 / 10
- Sustainability: 9.3 / 10
The Verdict
The bottle says oil. The INCI says something more ordinary. Capryloyl Salicylic Acid gives it a real pore-clearing angle, while Madecassoside and the cica fractions keep the blackhead story from turning too stripping. The ingredient list is unusually tidy and mostly plant-oil led, though reactive skin should patch test the turmeric and neem extracts. Worth it as a treatment-leaning first cleanse for congested skin that still wants cushion.
Full INCI list
Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Macadamia Integrifolia Seed Oil, Corylus Avellana (Hazelnut) Seed Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil, Camellia Japonica Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Flower Extract, Solanum Melongena (Eggplant) Fruit Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract, Water, Butylene Glycol, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Allantoin, Niacinamide, Guaiazulene, Asiaticoside, Asiatic Acid, Madecassic Acid, Tocopherol, 1, 2-Hexanediol, Pentylene Glycol, Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract, Chamaecyparis Obtusa Leaf Extract, Origanum Vulgare Leaf Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Pinus Densiflora Leaf Extract, Madecassoside, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Cinnamomum Cassia Bark Extract, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Lactobacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract, Decyl Glucoside, Pueraria Lobata Root Extract, Pinus Palustris Leaf Extract, Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract, Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Flower Extract, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin