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medicube PDRN Pink Collagen Gel Toner Pad 120ml
The night pad that earns its keep while you sleep.
Retinol and salicylic acid on one pad, with niacinamide fourth of fifty-six.
Wipe, then let it work.
What this pad does
A 120 ml pad, 70 to a tub, carrying Sodium DNA and Collagen with Niacinamide, Retinol, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid and the four centella actives, formulated for the look of post-blemish marks.
This is more active than a toner pad sounds
Retinol and Capryloyl Salicylic Acid both appear on the list. Neither is unusual on its own; together, on a pad you might sweep over the whole face without thinking, they add up. This is a treatment step wearing the packaging of a routine one, and it is worth using it as the former.
Key ingredients
Ingredient · What it is, and what it is used for
- Retinol
- Vitamin A. The most studied ingredient for the look of lines and texture, and the one that needs an adjustment period.
- Capryloyl Salicylic Acid
- Lipophilic derivative of salicylic acid.
- Sodium DNA
- Salmon-derived nucleotides — the ingredient sold as PDRN. Pulls water into the surface and holds it there.
- Collagen
- Structural protein. Pulls water into the surface and holds it there.
- 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.
- Madecassoside
- Triterpene glycoside from Centella asiatica. Used to calm irritation.
- Asiaticoside
- The best studied of the centella triterpenes. Used to calm the look of redness.
- Centella Asiatica Extract
- Extract of Centella asiatica, whole plant. Used to calm irritation; used to slow oxidation, in the formula and on skin.
- Allantoin
- Heterocyclic diureide. Used to calm irritation.
- Adenosine
- Purine nucleoside. One of the few ingredients Korea approves a wrinkle-care claim for.
- Saccharomyces Ferment
- Ferment of Saccharomyces culture.
- Xylitol
- Sugar alcohol. Pulls water into the surface and holds it there.
How the formula works together
Three jobs stacked. Retinol and the salicylic derivative work on turnover and on what sits in pores. Niacinamide and the centella quartet work on the look of marks and redness — the cost of the first job. Sodium DNA, Collagen and the humectants carry the range's hydration character.
The base is thin: no silicone, minimal oil, thickened with cellulose gums. Behind the actives is a long botanical tail — pear, peach, thuja, jasmine water, neroli, onion bulb, chamomile, sage, ivy, melon, okra, parsley, jute, knotweed, sweet wormwood, lotus, rice, mung bean.
Roman chamomile and rosemary oils are on the list as fragrance material.
Who it is for
Worth checking before you buy: This pad carries both retinol and a BHA — start a few nights a week rather than twice daily, and count it against any other acid or retinoid in your routine.
Labelled for post-blemish marks. Contains a retinoid and a salicylic derivative — use in the evening, build up slowly, wear sunscreen the next day.
How to use it
- After cleansing, sweep a pad over the face, avoiding the eye area.
- Start a few evenings a week rather than twice daily.
- Follow with a moisturiser, and wear sunscreen the following morning.
Details
- Size
- 120 ml, 70 pads
- Made in
- Korea
- Skin type
- Blemish-prone, uneven tone
- Ingredients
- 56, published in full below
Full ingredient list
Water, Glycerin, Methylpropanediol, Niacinamide, Xylitol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Allantoin, Cellulose Gum, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Gluconate, Dipropylene Glycol, Adenosine, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Citric Acid, Cyanocobalamin, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil, Pyrus Communis (Pear) Fruit Extract, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Prunus Persica (Peach) Fruit Extract, Thuja Orientalis Extract, Jasminum Officinale Flower Water, Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Allium Cepa (Onion) Bulb Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Extract, Salvia Officinalis Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Hedera Helix (Ivy) Leaf/Stem Extract, Cucumis Melo (Melon) Fruit Extract, Hibiscus Esculentus Fruit Extract, Carum Petroselinum (Parsley) Extract, Corchorus Olitorius Leaf Extract, Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract, Collagen, Artemisia Annua Extract, Nelumbium Speciosum Flower Extract, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Extract, Saccharomyces Ferment, Sodium DNA, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Hydrogenated Phosphatidylcholine, Sucrose Stearate, Phaseolus Radiatus Seed Extract, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Retinol, Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Asiaticoside, Madecassic Acid, Madecassoside, Asiatic Acid
In label order, unedited.
Ships from Korea.
