ZEROID
ZEROID Pimprove Moisturizer
Ingredient analysis and how the ad lines read
Read on 2026-09-26
What is this product?
A light gel type moisturiser from the Korean brand ZEROID's Pimprove line for oily, acne prone skin. The 17 entry list is water, glycerin, a triglyceride, a polyglyceryl emulsifier and stearic acid, a polymer gel, lipid and amide entries, sodium hyaluronate and beta-glucan, with no fragrance, plant oil or silicone entry. A printed four week evaluation on 23 people reports lower skin oil and fewer blackheads and whiteheads. No lived use reports were collected.
What makes it different?
A short, fragrance free gel moisturiser with no plant oil, silicone or wax entry, backed by a printed four week non comedogenic evaluation whose oil and comedone figures reproduce from the chart values. Its sibling cream in the same line is the richer option for drier trouble skin. The trade-offs: trademarked technologies not tied to list entries, and a single before and after panel.
What is in it?
The full ingredient list as the brand publishes it, in the printed order. Each name links to what we know 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.
Worth a closer look
- Water
- Glycerin
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- Polyglyceryl-10 Distearate
- Stearic Acid
- Tocopherol
- Sodium Polyacrylate
- Allantoin
- Myristoyl/Palmitoyl Oxostearamide/Arachamide MEA
- Oleamide MEA
- Carbomer
- Arginine
- Phytosterols
- Dilauramido Isopropanol
- Sodium Hyaluronate
- Beta-Glucan
Ingredients with no mark are ones we found nothing notable about, and when marks overlap on one ingredient we show the caution first.
Did the ad claims hold up?
We checked 19 lines this product advertises against the ingredient list and public documents. Here is how they read: backed by evidence: 5 · likely, not proven: 2 · partly backed: 10 · no source confirms it: 2.
Claims translated from Korean, originals preserved.
backed by evidence5
- Acne-prone skin suitability test completed
Korean original
여드름성 피부 사용 적합 테스트 완료
- After 4 weeks of use, skin oil amount decreased 62% skin oil reduction rate
Korean original
4주 사용 후 피부 유분량 감소 62% 피부 유분 감소율
- After 4 weeks of use, whitehead (closed comedo) decreased 37% whitehead reduction rate
Korean original
4주 사용 후 화이트헤드(폐쇄면포) 감소 37% 화이트헤드 감소율
- 10 FREE Safe Formula Artificial fragrance, artificial color, ethanol, paraben, phenoxyethanol, mineral oil, PG, triethanolamine, BHT, benzyl alcohol not added
Korean original
10 FREE 안심 포뮬라 인공향료, 인공색소, 에탄올, 파라벤, 페녹시에탄올, 미네랄오일, PG, 트라이에탄올아민, BHT, 벤질알코올 무첨가
- Non-comedogenic test completed Testing institution: ㈜Global Medical Research Center Testing institution: US AMA
Korean original
논코메도제닉 테스트 완료 시행기관 : ㈜글로벌의학연구센터 시행기관 : 미국 AMA
likely, not proven2
- Fresh and hydrating skin barrier care gel lotion for oily skin
Korean original
산뜻하고 촉촉한 지성 피부용 피부 장벽 케어 겔 로션
- White moisture cream that applies refreshingly without stickiness
Korean original
끈적임 없이 산뜻하게 발리는 흰색의 수분 크림
partly backed10
- Low-irritation soothing cream for oily-combination and acne-prone skin
Korean original
지복합성 및 여드름성 피부를 위한 저자극 진정 크림
- Oil-moisture balancing trouble* soothing skin barrier strengthening
Korean original
유수분 밸런싱 트러블* 진정 피부 장벽 강화
- Skin barrier strengthening cream suitable for acne-prone skin, MLE® that minimizes stickiness and oiliness through TP Emulsion method strengthens skin barrier function.
Korean original
여드름성 피부에 적합한 피부 장벽 강화 크림 TP Emulsion 공법으로 끈적임과 유분감을 최소화한 MLE®가 피부 장벽 기능을 강화시켜줍니다.
- Oil-moisture balancing cares for excessively secreted sebum, and moisturizing ingredients such as hyaluronic acid keep skin moist.
Korean original
유수분 밸런싱 과다 분비된 피지는 케어하고, 히알루론산 등 보습 성분이 피부를 촉촉하게 유지시켜 줍니다.
- Minimizes stickiness and oiliness with TP Emulsion method, suitable for use on acne-prone skin.
Korean original
TP Emulsion 공법으로 끈적임과 유분감을 최소화하여 여드름성 피부에 사용 적합합니다.
- MLE®(containing ceramide-9S) MLE® that reproduces even the components and structure of skin lipids strengthens collapsed skin barrier function to create a healthy moisturizing barrier.
Korean original
MLE®(세라마이드-9S 함유) 피부 지질의 성분과 구조까지 그대로 재현한 MLE®가 무너진 피부 장벽 기능을 강화시켜 건강한 보습 장벽을 만들어줍니다.
- After 4 weeks of use, blackhead (open comedo) decreased 46.9% blackhead reduction rate
Korean original
4주 사용 후 블랙헤드(개방면포) 감소 46.9% 블랙헤드 감소율
- Usage satisfaction 98% Refreshing finish 98% Applies lightly on skin 100% Felt it was mild 96% Oil-moisture balance satisfaction 95% Moisture satisfaction 95%
Korean original
사용감 만족도 98% 마무리감이 산뜻해요 98% 피부에 가볍게 발려요 100% 순하다고 느꼈어요 96% 유수분 밸런스 만족도 95% 수분감 만족도 95%
- Hypoallergenic test completed Testing institution: US AMA
Korean original
하이포알러제닉 테스트 완료 시행기관 : 미국 AMA
- Moisture supply trouble soothing skin barrier strengthening
Korean original
수분 보습 공급 트러블 진정 피부 장벽 강화
no source confirms it2
- Sensitive skin soothing Restomide™ helps alleviate troubles that appear with sensitive problem skin.
Korean original
민감 피부 진정 레스토마이드™가 민감한 문제성 피부에 동반되어 나타나는 트러블 완화에 도움을 줍니다.
- Contains Restomide™, comfortably soothes the concerns of sensitive problem skin.
Korean original
레스토마이드™ 함유로 민감한 문제성 피부의 고민을 편안하게 진정시켜줍니다.
Each line is quoted as the brand published it, and each one was read on its own against the ingredient list and the documents the brand publishes.
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