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SKINFOOD Acorn Pore Peptide Pad

Ingredients and claims, checked

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Last checked September 16, 2026

Mid-range for spot pads

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What is it like at a glance?

What the ingredients do

Hydration and skin protection lead, with 4 of 45 ingredients each. It also contains Niacinamide.

Hydration
4
Skin protection
4
Brightening
1
Wrinkle improvement
1

By skin type

  • DryUse with care
  • OilyGood fit
  • CombinationUse with care
  • SensitiveUse with care

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Worth knowing

  • Contains essential oil
  • Contains drying alcohol
  • 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, Gluconolactone
When
Morning and evening

A spot pad with a moist, bouncy texture. Just rest it on the spot without rubbing. It also contains niacinamide and adenosine.

Who is it for?

Less suited to

  • People avoiding fragrance
  • Skin that reacts to alcohol
  • Skin with a weakened barrier

What's good, and what to watch for?

Good points

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

Watch-outs

  • Contains essential oil (Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Oil)
  • Contains drying alcohol
  • If you clog easily: Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
  • If you get fungal acne: Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate

How do you use it?

Where in your routine
First step after cleansing, wipe on, no rinse, optional short mask use
Pairs well with
  • A barrier cream or occlusive step immediately after
  • Sunscreen in the morning

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 3 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

You can expect:
less visible dark spots · softer-looking fine lines
Only partly backed:
less visible pores (amount unknown) · firmer skin (amount unknown)
See each claim, checked (38)

Claims, checked

  • [Whitening and wrinkle improvement dual functional cosmetic]backed by evidence
  • [Limited to raw material properties]backed by evidence
  • Contains the phrase required by Ministry of Food and Drug Safety review (whitening, wrinkle improvement dual functional)backed by evidence
  • Refreshing and smooth finishing toner textureplausible, not tested
  • TIP! Gently wipe along bumpy pore areas or use as a pack on areas needing elasticity care!plausible, not tested
  • The firm pure cotton pad cares for sagging skin pores to make them firm, helping with skin elasticity care.partly backed
  • Clean Jirisan acorn extract is rich in ellagic acid, and the product helps to tighten pore and leaves out firm and smooth skin.partly backed
  • Elasticity care peptidepartly backed
  • Temporary reduction in visible pore countpartly backed
  • Temporary improvement in pore depthpartly backed
  • Contains peptide for elasticity care of weak and sagging skinpartly backed
  • Gentle but definite efficacy: pore & elasticity human application clinical trial completedpartly backed
  • Plant peptide, skin elasticity care hydrolyzed lupine proteinpartly backed
  • Palmitoyl tripeptide-5 for sagging pores & skin texture improvementpartly backed
  • After 2 weeks of use, pore count decreased by 20.12%partly backed
  • After 2 weeks of use, pore volume decreased by 27.35%partly backed
  • After 2 weeks of use, pore area decreased by 24.98%partly backed
  • After 2 weeks of use, pore depth decreased by 11.81%partly backed
  • 'Skin Food Acorn Pore Peptide Pad' completed human application trial for temporary visible pore count reduction, temporary pore contraction, temporary pore depth, and skin elasticity improvement. Test period: January 12, 2023 ~ January 26, 2023 | Test institution: Korea Skin Science Research Institutepartly backed
  • Acorn extract has the feature of managing pores and improving skin elasticity.partly backed
  • 'Acorn Pore Peptide Pad' tightens sagging pores. It contains toner in a firm pure cotton fabric. It temporarily improves pore depth and elasticity.partly backed
  • [Skin irritation test completed]no supporting source found
  • Clean Jirisan acorn extractno supporting source found
  • Patented pore-care ingredient * Anti Sebum Pno supporting source found
  • Helps maintain skin elasticity with protein-rich legume plant peptidesno supporting source found
  • Tightens sagging pores caused by reduced elasticity and helps with skin texture careno supporting source found
  • After 2 weeks of use, elasticity increased by 1.34%no supporting source found
  • Not just skin pore care, but elasticity lift with firm skin!no supporting source found
  • Low-irritation pore & elasticity care + strong efficacy, with low irritation as a bonusno supporting source found
  • Skin irritation test completed. With a low-irritation formula, even sensitive skin can use it!no supporting source found
  • Survey panel of 294 people: 92% felt pores became tightno supporting source found
  • 1st place Trend AWARDS 2023 First Half | Padno supporting source found
  • Veganno supporting source found
  • Jirisan acorns rich in tannin and ellagic acid were cold-aged for 7 days.no supporting source found
  • It combines Anti Sebum P, the patented pore-tightening ingredient, with peptides that improve skin density. It contracts pores while also reducing pore count.no supporting source found
  • #BouncyPoreElasticity #AcornPorePadnothing specific to check
  • Total care for widened and lengthened horizontal and vertical poresnothing specific to check
  • Bouncy ball pad for bumpy pores and sagging skin elasticity carenothing specific to check

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