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Mamonde Pore Shrinker Bakuchiol Cream

Ingredients and claims, checked

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Last checked September 24, 2026

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What is it like at a glance?

What the ingredients do

Moisture seal leads, with 5 of 37 ingredients. It also contains Bakuchiol.

Moisture seal
5
Softening
4
Hydration
3
Skin protection
1

By skin type

  • DryNeutral
  • CombinationNeutral

Piboo’s rating from user reports.

Worth knowing

  • Pregnancy: check first
  • Contains essential oil
  • Has a fungal-acne trigger

Made for

What is this product?

What to expect
It's made for less visible pores and firmer skin.
Key ingredients
Bakuchiol 0.3%, Retinol, Adenosine
When
Morning and evening

A cream made with bakuchiol. It leaves a light moisture layer after you apply it. It comes in a 60 ml size.

Who is it for?

Good for

  • Dehydrated oily skin
  • Oily skin with clogged pores

Less suited to

  • People who are pregnant or breastfeeding
  • People already using exfoliating acids
  • Very dry skin that needs a heavy, sealing moisturizer

What's good, and what to watch for?

Good points

  • Contains Bakuchiol 0.3%

Watch-outs

  • Pregnancy: check first (Retinol)
  • Contains essential oil
  • If you get fungal acne: Decyl Cocoate, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate

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 5 with no dictionary entry, left in Korean.

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

Only partly backed:
less visible pores (amount unknown) · firmer skin · less shine · better hydration
Don't count on:
calmer skin
Free of:
9 listed ingredients
Tests passed:
hypoallergenic · dermatologist check · skin irritation
See each claim, checked (37)

Claims, checked

  • This product showed no significant skin irritation reaction in dermatology test (primary skin irritation test). (score 0.0)backed by evidence
  • 9 ingredients FREE Mineral oil Polyacrylamide Imidazolidinyl urea Triethanolamine Synthetic colorants Artificial fragrance PEG surfactants Parabens Animal-derived ingredientsbacked by evidence
  • Solution Pore elasticity, sebum controlplausible, not tested
  • #RetinolBeginnerItemplausible, not tested
  • Elastic, bouncy, even more moisturized feelplausible, not tested
  • You don't have to use it only at night!plausible, not tested
  • For those with oily skin due to excess sebumplausible, not tested
  • Braille marking is provided for the visually impaired.plausible, not tested
  • Uses FSC® certified paper produced through sustainable processes and soy ink.plausible, not tested
  • Contains bakuchiol strengthened 30 times, reliably caring for pores from early to advanced: Pore Shrink* cream (*Shrink: to shrink, to contract)partly backed
  • Pore-specialized 5 types *** human application testpartly backed
  • *** Among human application test subjects, 96.6 % experienced improvement in pore elasticitypartly backed
  • * Increased 30 times (3,000ppm) compared to existing Mamonde bakuchiol retinol creampartly backed
  • Skin moisture level +73.3 % skin cooling effect +83.6 % pressure mark recovery +32.21 %partly backed
  • Care for not only pore elasticity but also overall elasticitypartly backed
  • Eye area wrinkles -4.8 % under-eye wrinkles -5.5 % skin elasticity +4.1 % skin lifting +3.53 %partly backed
  • For those who want retinol with no worries even for daily usepartly backed
  • For those who hesitate to use because they worry about retinol irritationpartly backed
  • Gentle, comfortable feel even for sensitive skinpartly backed
  • CLEAN FORMULA Dermatology test completed Hypoallergenic test completed Sensitive skin irritation test completedpartly backed
  • Vegan certified, 0% animal-derived ingredients (officially certified by Korea Vegan Certification Institute)partly backed
  • Try it and you'll definitely feel the effect! Pre-trial customer satisfaction 100% Felt skin smoother 90% Felt pore area sagging reduced 96% * Felt comfortable without rednessoverstated
  • Human application test proven definite Pore Shrink* effectoverstated
  • From early pores to advanced pores, reliably on any poreoverstated
  • Definite pore shrink effect from early to advanced pores!overstated
  • #OliveYoung ** No.1 retinol creamno supporting source found
  • * Compared to retinol, elasticity index improved 53 %, skin oxidative stress improved 22 timesno supporting source found
  • Compared to retinol * efficacy UP, irritation DOWN, and even sebum control, the cause of pores!no supporting source found
  • Better than retinol!no supporting source found
  • * Moisture power +12.4 % * compared to existing bakuchiol retinol creamno supporting source found
  • For those bothered by blackheads and whiteheadsno supporting source found
  • No.1 * pore creamno supporting source found
  • Boosted With 95% Pure Retinolno supporting source found
  • #PoreShrink*Effect #PoreMasternothing specific to check
  • Reliably from the root cause of pore aging!nothing specific to check
  • Mamonde skincare solution that creates skin synergy with a combination of flower-derived efficacy ingredients and boosting ingredientsnothing specific to check
  • Selected with a focus on ingredients needed for pore elasticity!nothing specific to check

We quote each claim exactly as the brand published it, then check it against the ingredient list and the brand's own documents.

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