MEDICUBE Zero Pore One-Day Peptide Serum
Ingredients and claims, checked
Last checked September 2, 2026
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What is it like at a glance?
What the ingredients do
Hydration, moisture seal, and skin protection lead, with 4 of 60 ingredients each. It also contains Salicylic Acid.
By skin type
- DryUse with care
- OilyGood fit
- CombinationNeutral
- SensitiveUse with care
Piboo’s rating from user reports.
What is this product?
- Key ingredients
- Niacinamide, Adenosine, Salicylic Acid
- When
- Morning and evening
A serum with a smooth texture, made with niacinamide and adenosine. It also contains hyaluronic acid. It comes in a 30 ml size.
Who is it for?
Less suited to
- Sensitive skin
What's good, and what to watch for?
Good points
- Salicylic Acid, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid and Glycolic Acid smooth away dead skin
Watch-outs
- Pregnancy: check first (Salicylic Acid)
- If you clog easily: Cetyl Palmitate
- If you get fungal acne: Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate, Lactobacillus Ferment
How do you use it?
- Where in your routine
- Leave-on treatment serum, patted into skin after cleansing and toning as a pore-focused step
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
- Water
- Methylpropanediol
- Glycerin
- Propanediol
- Niacinamide
- Tromethamine
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- Polyglycerin-3
- Lactic Acid
- Dimethicone
- Gluconolactone
- Salicylic Acid
- Hydroxyethylcellulose
- Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
- Lecithin
- C12-14 Alketh-12
- Allantoin
- Citric Acid
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Adenosine
- Butylene Glycol
- Dextrin
- Glycolic Acid
- Sodium Citrate
- Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract
- Trisodium Phosphate
- Capryloyl Salicylic Acid
- Myosotis Sylvatica Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
- Hemerocallis Fulva Flower Extract
- Stellaria Media (Chickweed) Extract
- Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate
- Taraxacum Officinale (Dandelion) Leaf Extract
- Lactobacillus Ferment
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- Sorbitan Laurate
- Cetyl Palmitate
- Sorbitan Stearate
- Polysorbate 80
- Caprylyl Glycol
- Acetyl Glutamine
- Acetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Ester
- Bacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract
- Sodium Benzoate
- Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract
- Pueraria Lobata Root Extract
- Pinus Palustris Leaf Extract
- Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Flower Extract
- Hydrogenated Lecithin
- Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5
- Acetyl Hexapeptide-1
- Tocopherol
- Acetyl Octapeptide-3
- Sodium Hyaluronate
- Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-10
- Folic Acid
- Copper Tripeptide-1
- Oligopeptide-3
- Oligopeptide-2
- Oligopeptide-1
- Hexapeptide-11
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
- Don't count on:
- less visible pores · firmer skin
See each claim, checked (2)
Claims, checked
A pore serum that adds pore elasticity and brightening of the pore area to pore shrinking
partly backed[BEST] From the additional product description of the 2-week pore tightening care set: 'improve pore elasticity with the two Zero Pore products'
no supporting source found
We quote each claim exactly as the brand published it, then check it against the ingredient list and the brand's own documents.
Which articles cover it?
Articles on this site that write about this product.
- Peptides on a Korean label, and the billion fold range between themFive Korean products that print every peptide level they hold. The highest is half a percent and the lowest is two thousandths of a part per billion.
- The claim is true. It is just not about this productFive pages where the sentence was quoted correctly and still described something else: a sibling jar, a two-item set, or a shop's own spec grid.
- A Korean routine from one Olive Young trip: six steps, six productsSix products that build a complete Korean skincare routine from a single Olive Young run, with what each label confirms and what it leaves undisclosed.