Medicube Facial Cleanser PDRN Pink Glutathione Capsule Foam Cleanser

Overview

Medicube markets this on salmon DNA PDRN, and you use it as your daily cleanse. With an excellent 4.7 out of 5 from over 674 ratings, it is one of the best-reviewed products in its range. Its Amazon listing does not flag strong actives, which is a filter on listing text rather than a safety assessment.

The summary above follows how Medicube markets this product. We also read the published ingredient list line by line, and it tells a different story: what the ingredient order actually says.

At a glance

What buyers actually say

We read a sample of the Amazon reviews for this product and describe the pattern in our own words. It is a sample, not a survey of all 1,143 ratings, and we do not reproduce customer reviews.

With 86 percent of ratings at five stars, this is the most uniformly liked product in this group, and the sample reflects it. The consistent point is that it cleans thoroughly without the tight, stripped feeling reviewers associate with foaming washes. They describe a thick pink cream that whips into lather from a drop or two of water, rinses clean, and takes makeup off in one pass. Sensitive and reactive skin types report calmer-looking redness after less than a week. The one repeated criticism sits inside otherwise positive reviews: two people dislike the smell, calling it faintly odd or chalky, though both note it is mild.

How the ratings break down

Amazon's own star distribution for this product, read on 2026-09-30. We show the one-star share too, because an average alone hides it.

3% of these ratings are one or two stars. That is below the 6% median for the Medicube range, so opinion on this one is unusually consistent.

We cannot tell you what those reviewers said. Amazon.com now requires an account to open the full review list, so the critical reviews are not readable from a public page. We would rather say that than guess.

What is salmon DNA PDRN?

PDRN (polydeoxyribonucleotide) is a soothing, skin-conditioning ingredient derived from salmon DNA, used to support the barrier and give a plumper, glowier look.

Ingredients, as listed by Medicube

Taken from Medicube's own product page on 2026-08-05. We have not verified it against a physical pack, and formulations change by market and batch. If an ingredient matters to you, check the pack itself.

Show the full ingredient list (54 ingredients)

Water, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Lauryl Hydroxysultaine, Coco-Glucoside, Decyl Glucoside, 1,2-Hexanediol, Niacinamide, Sodium Chloride, Caprylyl Glycol, Citric Acid, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Polyquaternium-67, Silica, Fragrance, Zea Mays (Corn) Starch, Mannitol, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Disodium EDTA, Cyanocobalamin, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Red 226 (CI 73360), Gluconolactone, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Glycolic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Ceramide NP, Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil, Glutathione (0.03 ppm), Akebia Quinata Extract, Salmon Roe Extract, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Camellia Japonica Flower Extract, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate, Propanediol, Sodium DNA (0.003 ppm), Tocopherol, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5, Adenosine, Carnosine, Ceramide AS, Ceramide NS, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Yeast Beta-Glucan, Sodium Hyaluronate

What the ingredient order actually tells you

• Judge a cleanser by its base. This one washes with amino-acid surfactants, sodium cocoyl glycinate third and sodium lauroyl glutamate fourth, a genuinely mild modern system rather than a traditional soap.
• Glutathione does appear, at 33rd of 54, low enough to read as a supporting note rather than the lead. In a wash-off with seconds of contact time, that hardly matters anyway.
• Fragrance sits 17th, comfortably inside the top half, which is the one real caveat on an otherwise gentle list.

Our read

A well-built mild foaming cleanser sold on ingredients that either sit in the tail or are missing. The right reason to buy it is the surfactant base, which matches the non-stripping claim. The wrong reason is PDRN or glutathione, which the format would rinse away even if the positions were better.

Who should skip this

• Fragrance in a face wash bothers your skin. It sits 17th of 54 here.
• You are paying extra for PDRN and glutathione. One is 41st, the other absent, and both go down the drain.
• You want a cleanser that treats texture. Glycolic acid at 27th in a rinse-off is not a treatment.

A note on how we read that list. Ingredient lists run in descending order of concentration, but only for ingredients above 1%. Below that, the order is up to the manufacturer, so a low position tells you something is present at a low level, not exactly how much. We do not guess at percentages. FDA labeling guide.

What the listing says

Medicube's own description of this product, as published on its Amazon.com listing. It is marketing copy, not our assessment, and we have not verified the claims in it.

• [Pink Capsule Technology] Encapsulated PDRN and Glutathione help deliver active ingredients effectively, su…
• [Triple Care with PDRN, Glutathione & Collagen] Infused with Salmon DNA PDRN for a revitalized look, Glutat…
• [Hydrating Yet Non-Stripping Formula] Cleanses effectively without leaving skin tight or dry, helping maint…
• [Perfect Cleanser for All Skin Types] Mild and gentle formula tested to be low-irritating (irritation index…

Full listing title: medicube Facial Cleanser PDRN Pink Glutathione Capsule Foam Cleanser | Daily Facial Cleanser for Pores - Uneven Skin Tone & Texture, Hydrating & Non-Stripping Face Wash, Korean Skincare, 4.23 oz

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