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medicube PDRN Pink Collagen Gel Mask 28g x 4ea
Thirteen peptides on one list.
Four gel masks, and the last third of the label is the expensive part.
Cold gel, an hour or overnight.
What this mask does
A 28 g gel mask, four to a box, carrying Sodium DNA with Hydrolyzed Collagen, Niacinamide and thirteen named peptides, formulated as a cooling, high-contact step for the look of firmness and texture.
Sodium DNA is what PDRN means on a label
PDRN is a marketing term; the INCI name is Sodium DNA, and it is on this list. Salmon-derived DNA fragments are the usual source. Alongside it sit Copper Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Nonapeptide-1 and nine more — an unusually long peptide run for a mask rather than a serum.
Key ingredients
Ingredient · What it is, and what it is used for
- Sodium DNA
- Salmon-derived nucleotides — the ingredient sold as PDRN. Pulls water into the surface and holds it there.
- Hydrolyzed Collagen
- Collagen broken into fragments small enough to stay dissolved. It holds water at the surface — it does not become your collagen, and nothing applied to skin does.
- Copper Tripeptide-1
- Copper-bound tripeptide, GHK-Cu. Studied for the look of firmness.
- Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4
- Palmitoylated pentapeptide.
- Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
- Synthetic hexapeptide, the one sold as argireline. Studied for the look of expression lines.
- Nonapeptide-1
- Synthetic nonapeptide.
- Niacinamide
- Vitamin B3. Studied for evening out the look of tone, for the look of pores, and for breakout-prone skin — which is why it turns up in so much of this catalogue.
- Carnosine
- Dipeptide of beta-alanine and histidine. Slows oxidation, in the formula and on skin.
- Ascorbic Acid
- Pure vitamin C. The most studied form and the least stable one — which is why the rest of a list like this is built to protect it.
- Panthenol
- Provitamin B5. Used to calm irritation, and pulls water into the surface and holds it there.
- Allantoin
- Heterocyclic diureide. Used to calm irritation.
- Adenosine
- Purine nucleoside. One of the few ingredients Korea approves a wrinkle-care claim for.
How the formula works together
The gel body is built from Chondrus Crispus Powder, carob gum, guar gum and Glucomannan — a seaweed-and-gum matrix that holds shape, stays cold and clings without adhesive. That contact is the delivery mechanism: peptides and Sodium DNA sit against skin for the wear time rather than evaporating off it.
Everything below Ethylhexylglycerin on the list is present in small quantities — that is where actives normally sit, and thirteen peptides at that position is a formulation decision about breadth rather than dose. Niacinamide, higher up, is the one material here present at a meaningful percentage.
The pink is Cyanocobalamin, vitamin B12. Parfum is on the list.
Who it is for
Labelled for all skin types, hypoallergenic tested. Contains Parfum.
How to use it
- After toner, unfold the gel mask and lay both halves over the face.
- Leave on for 20 to 30 minutes — the gel does not dry out.
- Remove and pat in the essence that remains.
Details
- Size
- 28 g × 4
- Made in
- Korea
- Skin type
- All skin types, including sensitive
- Ingredients
- 43, published in full below
Full ingredient list
Water, Glycerin, Methylpropanediol, Acrylates/Ethylhexyl Acrylate Copolymer, Niacinamide, Chondrus Crispus Powder, 1,2-Hexanediol, Butylene Glycol, Betaine, Ceratonia Siliqua (Carob) Gum, Hydroxyacetophenone, Allantoin, Glucomannan, Xanthan Gum, Laureth-21, Panthenol, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Propanediol, Cellulose Gum, Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba (Guar) Gum, Parfum, Potassium Chloride, Dextrin, Adenosine, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Cyanocobalamin, Ascorbic Acid, Sodium DNA, Tocopherol, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Ascorbic Acid Polypeptide, Acetyl Octapeptide-3, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-2, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-3, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-9, Carnosine, Copper Tripeptide-1, Nonapeptide-1, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5
In label order, unedited.
Ships from Korea.
