Medicube Guide: Zero Pore, PDRN, Kojic Acid and the Viral Deodorant

The Zero Pore Pad 2.0 is the line's best-known product: dual-textured toner pads, 70 to a jar. Medicube lists an AHA fruit complex and a BHA source (white willow bark, which contains salicylic acid) among the key ingredients, and recommends the pads for enlarged-looking pores, excess oil, rough texture and blackheads.

Swipe a pad over clean skin before the rest of your routine. Because the pads contain exfoliating acids, start a few times a week rather than daily if your skin is sensitive.

The line also includes a lightweight Zero Pore Moisture Sun Serum, SPF50+ PA++++.

Medicube's PDRN Pink Peptide Serum combines salmon-derived PDRN (listed on the label as Sodium DNA) with five peptides and niacinamide. The brand positions it as a moisturising serum for a smoother, dewier look, used before your cream.

It suits dry-feeling or dull-looking skin. The PDRN Pink line also includes toners, creams, masks and sun care.

The Kojic Acid Turmeric line targets the look of dark spots, acne marks and uneven tone. Medicube lists kojic acid, turmeric, niacinamide and glycolic acid as the key ingredients of its toner pads, which can be used on the face and on body areas such as the chest, back or arms.

The Collagen Jelly Cream is a lightweight, jelly-textured moisturiser. It is an easy final step for normal and combination skin that finds rich creams too heavy.

Medicube's Fresh That Lasts deodorant sticks are aluminium-free, so they reduce odour rather than stopping sweat. Our listing for the Coconut & Rose version names PDRN, panthenol, centella asiatica and ceramide NP among its skincare-style ingredients.

If you want to stop sweating rather than odour, you need an antiperspirant instead.

Zero Pore and Kojic Acid Turmeric products contain AHAs such as glycolic and lactic acid. The US Food and Drug Administration advises that AHAs can make skin more sensitive to the sun, so wear sunscreen while you use them and for a week after you stop.

Don't stack several acid products on the same evening, and try any new product on a small area first.