A 55 g moisturizer with pink capsules in clear gel. Blend the two for the feel you prefer. The official package image labels niacinamide at 5%; Sodium DNA is also listed, without a stated amount.
Niacinamide 5% on package image · Sodium DNA in INCI
Use
After serum; face and neck; morning and evening per brand directions
Consider it if you want an adjustable capsule-and-gel texture and have checked the full ingredient list. Compare its blended format with single-texture creams such as Anua PDRN Cream or COSRX Snail 92.
Based on brand information and published sources, not a hands-on review.
01 / TEXTURE
What the product image shows
Brand description
Pink capsules in clear gel, shown in official product artwork of an opened jar. The brand describes more gel as lighter and more capsules as richer; it does not give a measured mixing ratio.
03 / YOUR ROUTINE
How to use it in your routine
Official directions
After serum, blend the capsules with the gel and apply to face and neck. The brand says morning and evening; use sunscreen afterward in the morning. Check the current package for directions and cautions.
The Target-displayed U.S. label says external use only, stop if irritation occurs and keep out of children’s reach. Follow the package you receive. A separate Singapore notice concerns specified seller samples and batches, explained below; no matching U.S. batch was established.
What is different about the capsule-and-gel format?
Pink capsules sit in a transparent gel and are blended as you apply the cream. Medicube positions more gel as lighter and more capsules as richer. It does not provide a measured ratio, so treat this as a feel preference, not a skin-type dosing rule. The ingredient list also includes glycerin, squalane, sunflower seed oil, ceramide NP, hydrolyzed collagen extract, peptides, and several hyaluronic acid forms; presence alone does not tell you amounts or predict individual results.
How does it compare with other moisturizers?
Anua PDRN Hyaluronic Acid 100 Moisturizing Cream is a single-texture PDRN moisturizer; COSRX Advanced Snail 92 All In One Cream is a single cream marketed around 92% snail secretion filtrate. Medicube's distinguishing disclosed format is capsules blended into gel. These are format and formula differences, not an efficacy ranking. Confirm the package size and exact product variant on the US listing before comparing value.
What does the brand's testing show?
Medicube's US page reports hydration, tone, pigmentation, and elasticity results after use and after two weeks and names a testing institute. The publicly available page does not give participant count, control group, complete protocol, or measurement method. Treat the figures as manufacturer-reported study claims, not a promised outcome or a head-to-head comparison.
How should I use it?
After serum, blend the capsules with the gel and apply to face and neck. Medicube says morning and evening use; apply sunscreen afterward in the morning. It suggests more gel for a lighter feel or more capsules for a richer feel but does not prescribe measured amounts. Check the jar you receive for current directions and cautions.
What did Singapore HSA report?
On 2026-08-28 Singapore HSA reported minute Sudan IV in specified product samples sold by Venus Beauty and named affected batches 2E122I.2E117I and 2E191G.2E193G. HSA said it was not detected in samples submitted by APR SG and Rirora and advised users of affected batches not to continue using them. This Singapore notice does not establish a US recall or that all jars are affected; this review did not verify a match between US units and those batches.
Selected ingredients · linked English product listing
Ingredient
Role or purpose
Formula detail
Glycerin and glycols
Humectant/solvent ingredients
Their presence does not establish a measured finished-product result
Niacinamide
Skin-conditioning ingredient
5% on official U.S. package photograph; INCI text itself gives no amount
Sodium DNA
Listed formula ingredient associated with the brand's PDRN positioning
No amount or clinical effect inferred from its presence
Squalane, sunflower seed oil, ceramide NP
Listed emollient/lipid ingredients
Ingredient presence does not predict an individual's feel or response
Collagen extract, peptides, hyaluronic acid forms
Listed formula ingredients
No amount, penetration, or treatment effect inferred
Official ingredient list ↗. Ingredient roles explain the formula. See the sourced product information and evidence limits below.
BRAND-REPORTED EVIDENCE
Official formula and use information
MEDICUBE's US page reports percentage results and names Global Institute of Dermatological Sciences. It gives the timing as right after use for hydration and after two weeks for uneven tone, pigmentation, and elasticity. The public page does not disclose participant count, comparator/control, full protocol, or measurement method. These are manufacturer-reported claims; no independent finished-product testing or efficacy comparison was performed.
The official U.S. package photograph is printed “Niacinamide 5%.” The written ingredient list names niacinamide without an amount. The 5% figure is a manufacturer package claim, not our laboratory measurement.
The brand describes a lighter or richer feel when you change the capsule-to-gel balance, but it does not publish measured ingredient doses for each ratio. Choose by the stated application guidance rather than calculating a treatment strength from capsule count.
Capsule-and-gel cream or single-texture PDRN moisturizer?
Medicube's US listing describes pink capsules blended into clear gel. Anua PDRN Hyaluronic Acid 100 Moisturizing Cream is a single-texture alternative. This compares product format and listed ingredients, not performance.
Medicube uses a capsule-and-gel format and lists sodium DNA; COSRX is marketed around 92% snail secretion filtrate in a single cream. This is a formula and format distinction, not an efficacy comparison.
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