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Medicube Kojic Acid Turmeric Purifying Gel Cleanser

Cleanser

Check against official records

KR South Korea (MFDS)

3 ingredients with Korea limits or conditions.

Sodium Hydroxide, Salicylic Acid, Tromethamine
EU European Union (CosIng)

4 ingredients with EU limits or conditions.

Sodium Hydroxide, Salicylic Acid, Kojic Acid, Tromethamine
US United States (FDA)

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

#Ingredient (as listed)KR KoreaEU EUUS U.S.
1 WATER ———
2 GLYCERIN ———
3 SODIUM C14-16 OLEFIN SULFONATE ———
4 LAURYL BETAINE ———
5 ACRYLATES COPOLYMER ———
6 SODIUM CHLORIDE ———
7 1,2-HEXANEDIOL ———
8 HYDROXYACETOPHENONE ———
9 SODIUM HYDROXIDE Restricted Restricted · (a) 5% · (b) 2% · 4.5%… —
10 SALICYLIC ACID Restricted Restricted · (a) 3.0% · (b) 2.0% ·… Approved preservative · 0,5% · 0,5% —
11 CAPRYLYL GLYCOL ———
12 POLYQUATERNIUM-67 ———
13 ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN ———
14 SODIUM CITRATE ———
15 BUTYLENE GLYCOL ———
16 DISODIUM EDTA ———
17 KOJIC ACID —Restricted · 1 % —
18 CURCUMA LONGA (TURMERIC) ROOT EXTRACT ———
19 PANTHENOL ———
20 MALT EXTRACT ———
21 COPTIS JAPONICA ROOT EXTRACT ———
22 NIACINAMIDE ———
23 TROMETHAMINE Restricted Restricted · Maximum secondary amine… —
24 ASCORBIC ACID ———
25 HYDROGENATED LECITHIN ———
26 CETEARYL ALCOHOL ———
27 STEARIC ACID ———
28 SODIUM HYALURONATE ———
29 CERAMIDE NP ———
30 HYDROXYPROPYLTRIMONIUM HYALURONATE ———
31 CHOLESTEROL ———
32 HYDROLYZED HYALURONIC ACID ———
33 PHYTOSPHINGOSINE ———
34 SODIUM ACETYLATED HYALURONATE ———
35 CERAMIDE NG ———
36 CERAMIDE NS ———
37 CERAMIDE AP ———
38 CERAMIDE AS ———
39 HYALURONIC ACID ———
40 SODIUM HYALURONATE CROSSPOLYMER ———
41 POTASSIUM HYALURONATE ———
42 CERAMIDE EOP ———

“—” 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.

Storage & heat

Official storage statements

“Keep out of direct sunlight. Keep out of reach of children.” — Common precautions required on all cosmetics in Korea (Cosmetics Act Enforcement Rule, Annex 3)

Our note — heat, light & air

This formula lists ingredients that are known to break down faster in heat, light or air:

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 Salicylic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Tromethamine
AS ASEAN (10 countries) None found Salicylic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Tromethamine
JP Japan None found Panthenol, Salicylic Acid
TW Taiwan None found Kojic Acid, Salicylic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide
CA Canada None found Glycerin, Salicylic Acid, Sodium Citrate
BR Brazil None found Salicylic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Tromethamine
AR Argentina None found Salicylic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Tromethamine

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Information only, not medical advice. If you are pregnant, have a skin condition or allergies, ask a dermatologist or pharmacist before use.

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