Mediheal
Mediheal Blackhead Melting Clear Nose Pack
Ingredient analysis and how the ad lines read
Read on 2026-09-11
What is this product?
Worth a look when the goal is loosening sebum plugs without the yank of a plain peel strip, and worth skipping if skin reacts to salicylates or to lavender. Two entirely separate formulas are declared: a 38 item softening sheet whose sebum work rests on willow bark extract and capryloyl salicylic acid, and a 29 item soothing sheet that closes on four Centella actives, with a sebum spatula between them. The brand's own no-irritation and all-skin-types lines are both graded overstated, because no irritation or suitability test is cited and no ingredient concentration is disclosed.
What makes it different?
The three step structure is what separates it from a one-piece blackhead strip: a softening sheet, a spatula for lifting what has been loosened, then a second sheet carrying a soothing ampoule. The two declared formulas overlap on only thirteen of their entries, so the sebum chemistry and the soothing chemistry sit in different sheets and reach skin at different times. Filing status is not a functional cosmetic: the brand storefront's own regulatory field reads 해당없음, so no whitening, wrinkle, or UV claim is registered behind it. Sold through the brand's own mall, Zigzag in both a single and a 1+1 bundle unit, and an Olive Young listing.
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, except 5 with no dictionary entry, left in Korean.
- [STEP1] 정제수
- Glycerin
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- Ganoderma Lucidum (Mushroom) Extract
- Tromethamine
- Codonopsis Lanceolata Root Extract
- Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract
- Arctium Lappa Root Extract
- Hydroxyacetophenone
- Butylene Glycol
- Viscum Album (Mistletoe) Leaf Extract
- Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Extract
- Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate
- Hydrogenated Lecithin
- Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Extract
- Chrysanthemum Sinense Flower Extract
- Phytosterols
- Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate
- Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
- Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil
- Panthenol
- Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Flower Extract
- Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
- Camellia Japonica Flower Extract
- Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Flower Extract
- Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- Hydrogenated Phosphatidylcholine
- Centella Asiatica Extract
- Sucrose Stearate
- Capryloyl Salicylic Acid
- Cetearyl Alcohol
- Madecassoside
- Madecassic Acid
- Asiaticoside
- 아시아틱애씨드 [STEP3] 정제수
- Butylene Glycol
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- Diethoxyethyl Succinate
- Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer
- Sodium PCA
- Glycerin
- Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Extract
- Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Fruit Extract
- Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Flower Extract
- Lonicera Japonica (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract
- 구아바잎추출물
- Diospyros Kaki Leaf Extract
- 가자열매추출물
- Sodium Hyaluronate
- Pueraria Lobata Root Extract
- Pinus Palustris Leaf Extract
- Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract
- Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Extract
- Hydrogenated Phosphatidylcholine
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- Sucrose Stearate
- Centella Asiatica Extract
- Cetearyl Alcohol
- 도토리추출물
- Asiaticoside
- Madecassic Acid
- Madecassoside
- Asiatic Acid
Ingredients with no mark are ones we found nothing notable about, and when marks overlap on one ingredient we show the caution first.
We could not place these in the list above: 라벤더오일, 폴리글리세릴-10올리에이트, 폴리글리세릴-10라우레이트, 폴리글리세릴-10미리스테이트, 하이드로제네이티드레시틴, 카프릴릭/카프릭트라이글리세라이드, 수크로오스스테아레이트, 세테아릴알코올, 피토스테롤, 카프릴로일살리실릭애씨드, 흰버드나무껍질추출물
Did the ad claims hold up?
We checked 2 lines this product advertises against the ingredient list and public documents. One of them looks likely, though none are proven outright.
Claims translated from Korean, originals preserved.
likely, not proven1
- Mediheal Blackhead Melting Clear Nose Pack 4 Sheets, Sebum Softening
Korean original
메디힐 블랙헤드 멜팅 클리어 코팩 4매 피지연화
overstated ad line1
- [Sebum Spatula] Melt and wipe without irritation
Korean original
[피지스패출러] 녹여서 자극 없이 쓱삭
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.