No. 23
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72% would recommend
Why we ranked it No. 23 in skincare
Sample
143 redditors with explicit opinion · 24 positive · 9 negative · 0 neutral
Score0.727 — formula: 0.75 × % positive + 0.25 × pos/neg ratio
Confidence95% CI: 56–85% · the true approval rate falls in this range with 95% statistical confidence
Verdict
Recommended — ≥50% positive. Mixed but more good than bad.
Sources
r/KoreanBeauty, r/koreanskincare, r/SkincareAddicts
medicube · skincare
Recommended
Zero Pore Pad 2.0
r/KoreanBeautyr/koreanskincarer/SkincareAddicts
TL;DR — Reddit consensus
The toner pads Reddit's K-beauty subs name first — 121 redditors on pore-blurring AHA/BHA swipes without the burn.
What redditors love
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Visible pore and texture smoothing
“mid 40’s skincare i love the tir tir milky toner and am also using medicube pore pads and pink collagen capsule cream, but feel i need to add to it. i have combination skin and am prone to hormone acne breakouts (thanks perimenopause)”
u/Spirited-Cherry-2713 · r/KoreanBeauty →
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Gentler than Western acid pads
“try skin1004 madagascar centella ampoule. it is 100% centella and incredibly calming for redness. also, i highly recommend anua azaleic acid. keep using your medicube pads, but ensure you aren't over-exfoliating. if your skin feels tight, scale back the salicylic acid (sa) cleanser in the morning t”
u/misskurokuroii · r/koreanskincare →
What they don’t
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Results plateau — maintenance, not transformation
“e and also was a bit moisturizing. great gentle serum ⭐️vt reedle shot: sadly broke me out and didn’t do nothing for texture but just irritated my skin more😕 ⭐️medicube zero pore pads: disliked the scent and were very harsh and stripping and made my skin produce more oil. i have sensitive skin and d”
u/EnvironmentalEmu2912 · r/koreanskincare →
Direct quotes
What 8 redditors actually said.
Top 6 by confidence shown — expand below for the rest. Click any to open the original on Reddit.
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u/Spirited-Cherry-2713
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r/KoreanBeauty
mid 40’s skincare i love the tir tir milky toner and am also using medicube pore pads and pink collagen capsule cream, but feel i need to add to it. i have combination skin and am prone to hormone acne breakouts (thanks perimenopause)
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u/moa03-04
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r/koreanskincare
new) cleanser: anua heartleaf pore deep cleansing foam (new) previously used roundlab dakdo cleanser, but i feel like it has done nothing for me :( toner pads: medicube zero pore pad (already in my routine, love these, has minimized the size of my sebaceous filaments, use 2-3 times a week) toner: anua rice 70 glowy mil
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u/Wilmaassfit
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r/koreanskincare
o triple oat serum mcobeauty brightening vitamin c moisturiser hamilton spf50+ everyday face tint pm bioderma micellar oil cleanser avene eau de thermale spray medicube zero pore pad 2.0 (2 nights only) medicube one day exosome shot 2000 (2 nights only) anua rice 70 glow milky toner manyo bifida biome complex ampoule (
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u/Wilmaassfit
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r/koreanskincare
tamin c moisturiser hamilton spf50+ everyday face tint pm bioderma micellar oil cleanser avene eau de thermale spray medicube zero pore pad 2.0 (2 nights only) medicube one day exosome shot 2000 (2 nights only) anua rice 70 glow milky toner manyo bifida biome complex ampoule (my hg ❤️) l’oréal hyaluronic acid & caffein
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u/EastWrap8776
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r/SkincareAddicts
u in all caps lmao) 🤣 second fave is probably by fresh brand (i love all their products too) “lotus youth preserve exfoliating face toner” i recently tried the medicube brand bha viral toner pads, the blue container. i like them too! a nice happy medium if you don’t want to spend $30-$45 on a single product!
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u/Odd-Opening-3158
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r/KoreanBeauty
t medicube is overhyped but i really like the toner pads as they don't have any side effects on my skin. i also use glow recipe aha-bha toner then layer up the medicube pdrn toner. right now, i"ve been using the vt cosmetics capsule cream pdrn - the green one. love it. i tried the medicube one too and wasn't sure if it
Threads tracked
The conversations we're watching.
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r/KoreanBeauty
Mid 40S Skincare
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r/koreanskincare
New Routine Advicerecommendations
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r/koreanskincare
Thought I Was Doing Ok But Now I Just Dont Know
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r/SkincareAddicts
How To Fix My Pores
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r/KoreanBeauty
Salmon Pdrn Product Recommendations
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r/KoreanBeauty
Where To Start
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r/KoreanBeauty
Vitamin C Recommendations Questions
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