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DERMAFIRM Soothing Repair Toning Pad R4

Ingredients and claims, checked

Last checked September 22, 2026

Mid-range for toner pads

What is it like at a glance?

What the ingredients do

Hydration and softening lead, with 4 of 60 ingredients each. It also contains Niacinamide.

Hydration
4
Softening
4
Brightening
1
Wrinkle improvement
1

By skin type

  • DryUse with care
  • OilyGood fit
  • CombinationGood fit
  • SensitiveNeutral

Piboo’s rating from user reports.

Worth knowing

  • Contains fragrance
  • Has a fungal-acne trigger
  • On pore-clogging lists

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, Glutathione
When
Morning and evening

A pad well soaked in essence. You can rest it on the spots you want to treat. It comes in a 180 ml size.

Who is it for?

Good for

  • Dull, uneven skin tone

Less suited to

  • People avoiding fragrance
  • Skin with a weakened barrier
  • Sensitive skin

What's good, and what to watch for?

Good points

  • Registered as a brightening and wrinkle-care functional cosmetic
  • Gluconolactone and Capryloyl Salicylic Acid smooth away dead skin

Watch-outs

  • Contains fragrance
  • If you clog easily: Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate
  • If you get fungal acne: Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate

How do you use it?

Pairs well with
  • A plain hydrating serum immediately after
  • The same line's cream, on the days the pad is used as a pack
Don't combine with
  • A retinoid or a second acid product in the same session
  • A routine that avoids fragrance

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.

Key ingredientWorth a closer look

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 dark spots · softer-looking fine lines
Only partly backed:
a smoother skin texture · better hydration · less visible pores · firmer skin
Don't count on:
calmer skin · a brighter skin tone · clearer-looking skin
Free of:
9 listed ingredients
Tests passed:
non-comedogenic · skin irritation
See each claim, checked (35)

Claims, checked

  • Italian vegan V-LABLEbacked by evidence
  • Hygienic one-sheet use with one-touch cap and built-in tongs! Pick up pads one at a time easily and conveniently with built-in tongs that ensure hygiene and convenience while reducing the risk of loss. Pop!backed by evidence
  • Completed functional cosmetic review (or report) under the Cosmetics Act / Whitening and wrinkle-improvement functionalitybacked by evidence
  • 2024 Hwahae Award 1st place Dermafirm Soothing Repair Toning Pad R4 2024 Hwahae H2 Best New Product Skin/Toner Pad Category 1st placeplausible, not tested
  • 2024 Glowpick H2 Award Toner Pad Rookieplausible, not tested
  • Skin temperature -19.44% decreaseplausible, not tested
  • After 2 weeks, pore area melanin -1.73% alleviatedplausible, not tested
  • Moisture retention, adhesion UP! 3-layer water tank fabric: a 3-layer structure soaked with moisture essence that adheres tightly without gaps even on curved areasplausible, not tested
  • Can be used as a mask sheet substitute! Big-size wave-shaped padplausible, not tested
  • A moist water essence that gives a cooling sensation as soon as appliedplausible, not tested
  • 3-color marks ALL-CARE from dead skin cell care to 3-color mark improvementpartly backed
  • Toning and dead skin cell care at once! GlowTathione Acid(TM), combining low-irritation peeling ingredient 3HA (PHA / LHA / AHA) that gently cares for dead skin cells with glutathione, goes beyond simple peeling to help with dead skin cell, moisture, and toning care.partly backed
  • Completed 17 human application tests!partly backed
  • 6-step pore care for smooth skin: pore volume -28.84% decrease, horizontal pores -11.63% decrease, vertical (aging) pores -12.90% decrease, pore index -13.46% decrease, pore density -13.45% decrease, pore depth -9.76% decreasepartly backed
  • Makeup-friendly skin-making texture/glow care: makeup fix (anti-lifting) -18.69% decrease, lifted dead skin cells -59.73% decrease, skin glow +10.43% improvement, skin texture +10.27% improvementpartly backed
  • Ultra-adhesive vegan fabric that stretches as much as you wantpartly backed
  • Completed primary skin irritation test on sensitive skinpartly backed
  • Completed suitability test for acne-prone skin (non-comedogenic)partly backed
  • Skin average response 0.00partly backed
  • FREE from 26 allergy-causing ingredients, no pigments, 9 FREEpartly backed
  • Care that leaves no room for melanin #AllMarkCarePadoverstated
  • Skin moisture +283.03% increase in just one useoverstated
  • Dead skin cells -91.57% improvementoverstated
  • After 4 weeks, noticeably clearer skin tone #ClearToneSkin: skin surface pigmentation +2.68% improvement, inner skin melanin -1.22% alleviation, patchy yellowness +2.66% improvement, dull darkness +1.32% improvement, overall face tone uniformity +1.04% improvementoverstated
  • Low-irritation functional #ToningPad that sensitive and acne-prone skin can use with peace of mindoverstated
  • Usage satisfaction ALL 100%no supporting source found
  • It feels like the skin radiates a healthy glow.no supporting source found
  • It feels like rough skin has become smooth.no supporting source found
  • It feels like pores are tightly contracted.no supporting source found
  • It feels like skin temperature quickly subsides.no supporting source found
  • External irritation damaged skin soothing/redness -53.18% alleviationno supporting source found
  • Skin temperature due to external irritation -133.18% decreasecontradicted by sources
  • Award 1st place right after launchnothing specific to check
  • [Intensive research on 3-color marks] Applying Dermafirm LAB's differentiated R&D technology, based on over 20 years of accumulated research know-how from its own research institute, we strive with craftsmanship to develop innovative materials and research optimal formulas for derma cosmetics aimed at fundamental skin health.nothing specific to check
  • Dermafirm, a skincare expert based on peptide science, possessing proprietary peptide technology and directly managing the entire process from R&D of ingredients and formulas to production.nothing specific to check

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