Medicube Yuka Scores: Which Products Pass and Which Don't (2026)

Medicube is one of the most frequently searched skincare brands among Yuka users, and for good reason: the Korean brand has built a reputation on clinical-sounding claims and viral bestsellers. But if you have scanned more than one Medicube product, you have probably noticed something confusing — the scores are all over the place. One product returns a perfect 100, the next barely clears 60. This guide breaks down what we found when we scanned the brand's most popular products, and explains exactly what drives the gap.

Medicube Yuka Scores at a Glance

Here is how the Medicube products we have analysed rank on Yuka, from best to worst:

• Collagen Night Wrapping Mask — 100/100 (Excellent). A perfect score. Nothing in the formula triggers a Yuka penalty.
• Collagen Jelly Cream — 79/100 (Excellent). Still in Yuka's top band, but no longer spotless.
• Deep Vita C Pads — 64/100 (Good). Solidly mid-range. Safe by Yuka's standards, but capped by at least one flagged ingredient.
• Zero Pore Pad — 62/100 (Good). The lowest of the four, though still comfortably above the halfway mark.

The important takeaway: there is no single "Medicube Yuka score." The brand spans a 38-point range across just four products. Anyone searching for a one-number verdict on Medicube is asking the wrong question — the answer depends entirely on which product is in your hand.

How Yuka Decides These Numbers

To make sense of the spread, you need to understand that Yuka's cosmetic scoring is not an average. Each ingredient is assigned a risk level — No Risk (green), Low Risk (yellow), Moderate Risk (orange), or High Risk (red) — and the worst ingredient in the list caps the entire product score.

The bands work like this:

• A single red ingredient caps the product between 0 and 24 — Yuka's "Bad" band.
• A single orange ingredient caps it below 50 — the "Poor" band.
• Only formulas with exclusively green and yellow ingredients can climb above 50, into "Good" (50-75) and "Excellent" (75-100).

This is why the Medicube range is instructive. Every product we scanned scored above 50, which tells you something concrete: none of them contain an ingredient Yuka rates as moderate or high risk. The differences between 100 and 62 come from the number and severity of low-risk (yellow) ingredients, not from anything Yuka considers genuinely concerning.

Put differently: a Medicube product at 62 is in a completely different category from a product at 24. The first is a clean formula with a few minor flags. The second contains something Yuka considers high risk. Confusing the two is the single most common mistake Yuka users make.

Why the Toner Pads Score Lower

Both pad products — the Zero Pore Pad (62) and the Deep Vita C Pads (64) — land noticeably below the two leave-on creams. This pattern is common across the category rather than specific to Medicube.

Toner pads are pre-soaked in a water-based essence and sit in an open jar that the user dips into repeatedly with their fingers. That format demands a more robust preservative system than a sealed tube or pump. Exfoliating pad formulas also typically carry fragrance components and solubilisers to keep actives dispersed in a watery base. Individually these tend to be yellow-band ingredients rather than orange or red — which is precisely why the products still clear 60 rather than collapsing into the Poor range.

The trade-off is a real one, and it is worth naming honestly: the preservation that keeps an open jar of soaked pads microbiologically safe for months is the same preservation that costs points on Yuka.

What a 100 Actually Means

The Collagen Night Wrapping Mask reaching a perfect 100 is genuinely notable, because perfect scores are rare in commercial skincare. It means Yuka found no ingredient in the formula that it flags at any risk level.

But a word of caution, because this cuts both ways: Yuka does not score efficacy. A 100/100 tells you the formula avoids ingredients on Yuka's watchlist. It tells you nothing about whether the product will actually firm your skin, clear your pores, or deliver on any marketing claim. A well-preserved, well-formulated product that scores 62 may outperform a 100-scoring product that does very little.

How Medicube Compares to the Wider Market

Context matters when reading these numbers. Many mass-market drugstore brands — including several dermatologist-recommended lines — routinely score below 50 on Yuka because of preservatives like phenoxyethanol, or below 25 where parabens are still in use.

Against that backdrop, a brand whose entire scanned range sits between 62 and 100 is performing well. Medicube's weakest product still scores higher than many household-name moisturisers score at their best. If your goal is to keep a routine above Yuka's 50-point line, Medicube is a brand where that is achievable across the board.

Which Medicube Product Should You Choose?

If your priority is the highest possible Yuka score

Choose the Collagen Night Wrapping Mask (100/100). It is the only product in the range with a spotless result, and it is an overnight leave-on treatment, so you get long contact time with a formula Yuka has no objection to.

If you want a daily moisturiser

The Collagen Jelly Cream (79/100) stays inside Yuka's Excellent band while working as an everyday product. It is the best balance of routine practicality and score in the range.

If you specifically want the pads

Both pad products sit in the Good band, and neither contains anything Yuka considers moderate or high risk. If exfoliating pads suit your routine, a score in the low 60s is not a reason to avoid them — but be aware you are accepting a lower score in exchange for the convenience of the format.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Medicube's Yuka rating?

There is no single rating for the brand. Across the products we scanned, Medicube ranges from 100/100 (Collagen Night Wrapping Mask) down to 62/100 (Zero Pore Pad). Every product we tested scored above 50, placing the entire scanned range in Yuka's Good or Excellent bands.

Is Medicube safe according to Yuka?

By Yuka's own methodology, yes. None of the products we scanned contain an ingredient Yuka classifies as moderate or high risk — if they did, the scores would be capped below 50 and below 25 respectively. The variation between 62 and 100 comes from low-risk ingredients only.

Why do some Medicube products score lower than others?

Format is the main driver. Water-based pad products in open jars need stronger preservation and more solubilisers than sealed creams, and those ingredients carry small Yuka penalties. It is a formulation constraint of the product type, not a sign of a poorly made product.

Does a higher Yuka score mean a product works better?

No. Yuka evaluates ingredient risk, not performance. It does not test whether a product hydrates, brightens, or treats any condition. A high score and a good product are two separate questions, and you need both answered before buying.

The Bottom Line

Medicube scores well on Yuka — but not uniformly. The range runs from a perfect 100/100 on the Collagen Night Wrapping Mask down to 62/100 on the Zero Pore Pad, and the spread is driven almost entirely by product format rather than by any genuinely concerning ingredient.

The honest summary is that Medicube is a brand where you can build an entire routine without dropping below Yuka's 50-point line, which is more than can be said for many far more famous names. Just remember what the number is measuring: ingredient risk, not results. Use the score to rule products out on safety grounds, then judge them on whether they actually do anything for your skin.