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beplain Mung Bean Pore Tight-Up Serum

Ingredients and claims, checked

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Last checked September 21, 2026

Mid-range for serums

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What is it like at a glance?

What the ingredients do

Hydration leads, with 4 of 31 ingredients. It also contains Niacinamide.

Hydration
4
Skin protection
1
Brightening
1
Wrinkle improvement
1

By skin type

  • DryUse with care
  • OilyGood fit
  • SensitiveUse with care

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Made for

What is this product?

What to expect
It's registered in Korea as a functional cosmetic for brightening and wrinkle improvement.
Key ingredients
Niacinamide, Adenosine, Hyaluronic Acid
When
Morning and evening

A lightweight, fresh gel serum made with mung bean. It's made without any oil. It comes in a 30 ml size.

Who is it for?

Less suited to

  • Sensitive skin
  • Very dry skin that needs a heavy, sealing moisturizer

What's good, and what to watch for?

Good points

  • Registered as a brightening and wrinkle-care functional cosmetic

Watch-outs

  • Mung bean seed extract, in the product name, is included in a small amount near the end of the list

What is in it?

The full ingredient list as the brand publishes it, in the printed order. Tap a name to read about that ingredient.

This brand publishes its ingredient list in Korean only. Names below are the matching INCI names from the Korean Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary, except 1 with no dictionary entry, left in Korean.

Key ingredient

Ingredients with no mark are ones we found nothing notable about, and when marks overlap on one ingredient we show the caution first.

What the claims add up to

You can expect:
less visible pores · less visible dark spots · softer-looking fine lines
Only partly backed:
firmer skin (amount unknown) · better hydration
Don't count on:
calmer skin
See each claim, checked (54)

Claims, checked

  • Yes, the Mung Bean Pore Serum is a functional cosmetic for whitening and wrinkle improvement, and has completed primary irritation testing. You can use it with confidencebacked by evidence
  • Step-0 cooling serum after cleansingplausible, not tested
  • Light and moist gel-to-water formula for daily use without burdenplausible, not tested
  • Yes, you can use it any time. If you use it before makeup, you can also enjoy the effect of makeup applying wellplausible, not tested
  • Generally, there is no problem using it with vitamin and retinol products. Also, there are no ingredients you specifically need to avoidplausible, not tested
  • Can be used together with existing basic skincare products such as vitamins and retinol without conflictplausible, not tested
  • Moist deep into the skinpartly backed
  • Low-irritation daily pore carepartly backed
  • 100% satisfaction with pore improvement experienced by clinical trial participantspartly backed
  • 100% satisfaction with pore elasticity improvementpartly backed
  • 100% satisfaction with skin texture improvementpartly backed
  • 100% satisfaction with moisturepartly backed
  • 100% satisfaction with fast absorptionpartly backed
  • 100% satisfaction with instant coolingpartly backed
  • MFDS-certified adenosine for pore elasticitypartly backed
  • MFDS-certified niacinamide for pore whiteningpartly backed
  • Instant cooling of pore heat the moment it's appliedpartly backed
  • Instant cooling (max) -8.3℃partly backed
  • After 2 weeks of use, moisture elasticity care fills deep into the skinpartly backed
  • Inner moisture up to +9.97%partly backed
  • Inner elasticity up to +8.46%partly backed
  • With low-molecular-weight peptides that are relatively smaller particles than collagen, absorbed faster and deeperpartly backed
  • The more you use, the more visible the effect on sagging pores #2WeekLiftpartly backed
  • Focus on improving pore concerns in just 2 weekspartly backed
  • After 2 weeks, improvement in 7 major pore concernspartly backed
  • Pore count improved up to 30.25%partly backed
  • Pore volume improved up to 42.54%partly backed
  • Pore depth improved up to 27.27%partly backed
  • Pore area improved up to 38.12%partly backed
  • Pore texture improved up to 37.95%partly backed
  • Horizontal pore improvement rate up to 29.21%partly backed
  • Vertical pore improvement rate up to 32.78%partly backed
  • After 2 weeks, focused tightening of butterfly-zone porespartly backed
  • (max) 55.39% improvementpartly backed
  • Prevents pore increase 4.65x compared to untreated areapartly backed
  • Care for your pores every day without worries about irritationoverstated
  • Clinically proven real #PoreLiftSerumoverstated
  • The more heat your skin has, the stronger the cooling sensation you may feel, but there are no artificial irritation-causing ingredients in the formula, so you can use it with confidenceoverstated
  • 2024 Hwahae Awards 1st placeno supporting source found
  • Pore sagging and stretching begin with heat-raised skinno supporting source found
  • Mung bean, which lowers heat with its cool nature, meets peptides that boost elasticityno supporting source found
  • Key ingredient for pore elasticity: Mung Bean Peptide™no supporting source found
  • POMEG-PORE™ pore tighteningno supporting source found
  • Mung bean extract pore coolingno supporting source found
  • Instantly cool heated pores with mung bean's cool natureno supporting source found
  • With low-molecular-weight peptides, a #BoostingSerum that improves faster and deeper absorptionno supporting source found
  • Care only for visible pores? Also care for potential pores in advanceno supporting source found
  • Yo-yo-free #TriplePoreCareno supporting source found
  • Triple-pore care prevents pore yo-yo, so pores don't sag, enlarge, or stretch againno supporting source found
  • Prevents even pore yo-yo with triple pore elasticity careno supporting source found
  • Many have already tried and are satisfied with #PoreEntrySerumno supporting source found
  • Bring down pore heat, lift moisture elasticitynothing specific to check
  • Beplain's exclusive pore-care premium recipe, Pore Tight-Up Complexnothing specific to check
  • Do you still care for your pores only occasionally with special care?nothing specific to check

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