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Medicube Azelaic Acid 16 Calming Serum

Serum

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KR South Korea (MFDS)

2 ingredients with Korea limits or conditions.

Azelaic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide
EU European Union (CosIng)

1 ingredient with EU limits or conditions.

Sodium Hydroxide
US United States (FDA)

No prohibited or restricted ingredients found in U.S. records.

#Ingredient (as listed)KR KoreaEU EUUS U.S.
1 WATER (AQUA) ———
2 AZELAIC ACID Restricted ——
3 BUTYLENE GLYCOL ———
4 PROPANEDIOL ———
5 SODIUM HYDROXIDE Restricted Restricted · (a) 5% · (b) 2% · 4.5%… —
6 PROPYLENE GLYCOL ———
7 ALCOHOL DENAT ———
8 1,2-HEXANEDIOL ———
9 NIACINAMIDE ———
10 CITRIC ACID —Approved preservative · 0,2% · 0,0024% —
11 GLYCERYL CAPRYLATE ———
12 MELIA AZADIRACHTA LEAF EXTRACT ———
13 MELIA AZADIRACHTA FLOWER EXTRACT ———
14 COCCINIA INDICA FRUIT EXTRACT ———
15 ALOE BARBADENSIS FLOWER EXTRACT ———
16 SOLANUM MELONGENA (EGGPLANT) FRUIT EXTRACT ———
17 OCIMUM SANCTUM LEAF EXTRACT ———
18 ALLANTOIN ———
19 CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT ———
20 PANTHENOL ———
21 CURCUMA LONGA (TURMERIC) ROOT EXTRACT ———
22 CORALLINA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT ———
23 PANTOTHENIC ACID ———
24 NICOTINAMIDE MONONUCLEOTIDE ———
25 HYDROLYZED PEA PROTEIN ———
26 PHYTOSTEROLS ———
27 LECITHIN ———
28 OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) FRUIT OIL ———
29 SQUALANE ———
30 BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER ———
31 CERAMIDE NP ———

“—” means no specific record for that ingredient in that jurisdiction's lists — it is not an approval. Restricted ingredients are allowed within limits (concentration, product type, label warnings); a product listing one is not necessarily over the limit. How we check.

Ingredient list from Medicube official store, retrieved Oct 16, 2026. Formulas change — check the label on the package you buy.

Other markets

Ingredients in this formula that are prohibited or limited in other markets, from the overseas regulation database compiled by Korea's MFDS. Limited means allowed within conditions.

MarketProhibitedLimited
CN China None found Sodium Hydroxide
AS ASEAN (10 countries) None found Azelaic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide
JP Japan None found Allantoin, Panthenol
TW Taiwan None found Allantoin, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide
CA Canada None found Azelaic Acid, Citric Acid
BR Brazil None found Azelaic Acid, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide
AR Argentina None found Azelaic Acid, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide

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