Is the Medicube Zero Pore Pad 2.0 worth it?
Sold as a pore pad; in practice it is an acid exfoliating pad. Medicube does not publish the acid concentrations, so here is what can and cannot be checked.
Check which version you are buying
Both markets list 70 pads and the same ingredient list, but we could not compare the full formulas, so we are not calling them identical. A version 1.0 existed before this one; we could not confirm the reformulation details from Medicube directly. The thing to watch is the sibling product: a Mild 2.0 version with PHA is sold in both countries, and it is easy to add the wrong one to your cart.
What Koreans see when they shop for it
Public rating and ranking data as recorded on 2026-09-20, with the source next to each number. These platforms update continuously, so treat them as a snapshot. We do not reproduce Korean review text — the links further down take you to the originals.
- Glowpick rating
- 4.0 / 5 [1] 616 reviews
- Hwahae ranking
- #7 in pore toner pads [3]
- Cumulative sales
- 6 million units as of late 2023 [4] Press figure covering the Zero Pore Pad line, not confirmed as the 2.0 alone.
- Brand position
- Medicube led Amazon beauty sales share during Prime Day 2026 [5] Brand-level figure, not this product's own ranking.
What is on the label, and what is missing from it
Written by us from the published formula and usage step — not taken from anyone's review text.
It is an exfoliant, so frequency matters
Lactic acid and salicylic acid both appear in the official ingredient list, which puts this in the exfoliation category rather than the daily-hydration one. Without published concentrations, the safe approach is to start at two or three times a week and adjust.
Two textures, two jobs
One side is embossed for sweeping over congested areas, the other is smooth for pressing the essence in. Using only the rough side over the whole face is the fastest way to over-exfoliate with this product.
The concentrations quoted online are not from Medicube
You will see figures such as 4.5% AHA and 0.45% BHA repeated across blogs and resale listings. We could not find them on Medicube's own product page, so we are not printing them as fact. If the exact strength matters to you, treat those numbers as unconfirmed.
Specs and ingredients
- Size
- 70 pads, 155 g [2]
- Korea retail price
- 26,600 KRW [2] Hwahae's ranking page listed 25,200 KRW, so expect channel variation.
- Acids listed
- Lactic acid, salicylic acid [2] Present in the official ingredient list. Concentrations are not published by Medicube.
- Soothing ingredients
- Panthenol, centella asiatica extract [2]
- Format
- Dual-textured pad — embossed side and smooth side [2]
- Where it goes
- First step after cleansing [2]
Where to buy it
We do not print store prices here — they move constantly and would be wrong the day after we published. Check the current price on the store page.
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If your skin is reactive, the Mild version exists for a reason. Buy one jar before committing to a subscription.
Read the Korean reviews yourself
Original review pages, in Korean. Your browser will translate them well enough.
- Glowpick reviews (Korean) the rating above comes from here
- Hwahae pore toner pad ranking (Korean) where the #7 position comes from
- Olive Young listing (Korean) Korean retail reviews
Questions people actually ask
How often should I use it?
Treat it as exfoliation rather than a daily toner. Because Medicube does not publish the acid concentrations, start at two or three times a week and cut back if your skin tightens or stings — and use it less often if you already use retinoids.
Will it shrink my pores?
In general, no topical product changes pore size. What an acid pad does is clear the congestion that makes pores look larger, which is a real but different effect.
Are the 4.5% AHA and 0.45% BHA figures real?
They are widely repeated online, but we could not find them on Medicube's own product page. We have listed them as unconfirmed rather than printing them as fact.
What is the difference between this and the Mild version?
The Mild 2.0 uses PHA, a gentler acid class. Both are sold in Korea and the US, so check the label rather than assuming the listing you found is the one you read about.
What we could not verify
Korean retail sites and Amazon block automated reading, so some numbers you see quoted elsewhere could not be confirmed at the source. We would rather list them than print a number we cannot stand behind.
- The acid concentrations. Figures of 4.5% AHA and 0.45% BHA circulate widely, but Medicube's own product page lists the acids without percentages.
- Hwahae rating and review count for the product page itself — the page blocks automated reading. A figure of 909 reviews appears in search results but we could not confirm it at the source.
- Olive Young rating and review count. A rating of 4.7 across 20,276 reviews appears in search results, but it may belong to a bundle listing rather than the single jar.
- Live Amazon rating and review count. Published figures range from roughly 13,000 to 23,000 depending on article date.
- Whether the 6 million unit figure covers the 2.0 alone or the whole Zero Pore Pad line.
- The reformulation details between version 1.0 and 2.0.
Sources
- Glowpick — Medicube Zero Pore Pad 2.0 (rating, review count) — checked 2026-09-20
- Medicube official product page — Zero Pore Pad 2.0 (size, price, ingredient list, usage) — checked 2026-09-20
- Hwahae — pore toner pad category ranking — checked 2026-09-20
- Metro Seoul — cumulative sales report (2023) — checked 2026-09-20
- BeautyMatter — Medicube's Prime Day 2026 share — checked 2026-09-20
Ratings, review counts and rankings belong to the platforms listed above and are cited as facts with links back to the source. Review text is not reproduced on this page.