Medicube, Zero Pore Blackhead Deep Cleansing Oil , 6.93 fl oz (205 ml) vs Dr. Althea, Pore Refresh Grinding Cleansing Balm, 1.69 fl oz (50 ml)

Medicube, Zero Pore Blackhead Deep Cleansing Oil , 6.93 fl oz (205 ml) and Dr. Althea, Pore Refresh Grinding Cleansing Balm, 1.69 fl oz (50 ml) share 12 parsed ingredients. Differences highlighted below.

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Shared 12Medicube, Zero Pore Blackhead Deep Cleansing Oil , 6.93 fl oz (205 ml) only 26Dr. Althea, Pore Refresh Grinding Cleansing Balm, 1.69 fl oz (50 ml) only 15

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Shared formula

23%

Ingredients in every formula: 12in both formulas
Key actives unique to one formula: 4unique actives
Ingredient rows compared: 53rows compared

From the parsed labels — rows on every label over all compared rows.

The formulas, row by row

53 ingredients across 2 labels

Differences only(41 of 53 rows)

Shared ingredients· none here

Product facts and full ingredient lists side by side
on 2+ labelsonly on this labelnot on this labelIngredient	Recommended medicube Medicube, Zero Pore Blackhead Deep Cleansing Oil , 6.93 fl oz (205 ml) $22.00	Dr. Althea Dr. Althea, Pore Refresh Grinding Cleansing Balm, 1.69 fl oz (50 ml) $19.47
Basics
Type & size	Cleanser · size not on the record	Cleanser · size not on the record
Brand origin	Korean	Korean
Offers
Where to buy	Not recorded	Not recorded
Availability	in stock	in stock
Formula
Key activesdiffers	argania spinosa kernel oil, allantoin, niacinamide, sodium hyaluronate	Not recorded
Free ofdiffers	sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free, silicone-free	fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free, silicone-free
Heads-updiffers	pregnancy caution · fungal-acne triggerPore data not yet reviewed	fungal-acne trigger · high pore-rating flag
Fit & community
Rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Best for	Not recorded	Not recorded
Data quality
Label coveragediffers	Fully parsed · 38 ingredients	Fully parsed · 27 ingredients
Key actives · 4
allantoin	yes	no
argan oil	yes	no
hyaluronic acid (salt form) Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
vitamin b3	yes	no
Rest of the labels · 37
asiatic acid	yes	no
asiaticoside	yes	no
camellia japonica seed oil	yes	no
camellia sinensis leaf extract	no	yes
capryloyl salicylic acid Pregnancy: caution	yes	no
cetyl ethylhexanoate	no	yes
chamaecyparis obtusa leaf extract	yes	no
cinnamomum cassia bark extract	yes	no
curcuma longa root extract	no	yes
decyl glucoside	yes	no
fragrance	yes	no
glycerin	no	yes
glyceryl oleate citrate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
glycine soja oil	no	yes
guaiazulene	yes	no
lactobacillus	yes	no
macadamia integrifolia seed oil	yes	no
madecassic acid	yes	no
madecassoside	yes	no
origanum vulgare leaf extract	yes	no
oryza sativa bran oil	no	yes
peg-10 isostearate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
peg-20 glyceryl triisostearate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
pentylene glycol	yes	no
pinus densiflora leaf extract	yes	no
pinus palustris leaf extract	yes	no
polyglyceryl-2 oleate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
portulaca oleracea extract	yes	no
pueraria lobata root extract	yes	no
scutellaria baicalensis root extract	yes	no
simmondsia chinensis seed oil	no	yes
sodium guaiazulene sulfonate	no	yes
solanum melongena fruit extract	no	yes
sorbeth-30 tetraoleate Possible fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
sorbitan sesquioleate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
synthetic wax	no	yes
ulmus davidiana root extract	yes	no

Rows come from parsed labels and live offers. Where a label isn’t fully captured, we say so instead of guessing.

The bottom line

Choose medicube if you want Argan oil in the formula.

Choose Dr. Althea if you want a comparable formula for $2.53 less.

Both lines come from the parsed labels and the prices on this page — neither product is the reference, and neither is called the better one.

This is not medical advice.

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