Love Medicube's Skincare? You'll Love These Alternatives Too In India

Medicube's Zero Pore Pads are among the most popular products in their pore care range. In simple terms, these toner pads are intended to be used after cleansing your face as an additional exfoliation step. It has AHAs like fruit complex and BHAs like salicylic acid to help exfoliate textured skin, minimise pores, control excess sebum and help reduce the appearance of blackheads. A close alternative with the goodness of salicylic acid is Celmiax's Ji Woo Gae Heartleaf BHA Peeling Pad with allantoin and glycerin (also present in Medicube Zero Pore Pads), heartleaf extract and citrus extract. Similar to Medicube's Zero Pore Pads, these too are dual-textured, with a smooth side and a textured side for serious exfoliating.

If you are looking for an alternative to Medicube's viral PDRN Pink Collagen Capsule Cream sans the salmon PDRN, then consider the Numour Collagen Bombshell Moisturiser. It has a similar gel-based formula loaded with collagen (marine collagen in this case), niacinamide and hyaluronic acid for bombdotcom hydration for the skin. While this one doesn't have the encapsulated formula that feels super satisfying, it does have the pink hue to keep up with those girly feels for you.

Hailey Bieber's favourite Salmon PDRN Pink Collagen Jelly Gel Mask has a dupe that's half the price. The Biodance Bio-Collagen Real Deep Mask has fish collagen that mimics the salmon PDRN magic on the skin. This one, too, is a gel mask with a pink hue that slowly and steadily turns transparent (in about three to four hours) with wear, indicating that all the serum's been transferred to the skin. Both of these have niacinamide and collagen in common to add to the skin's glow. Additionally, Medicube's mask has peptides, while Biodance's has hyaluronic acid for hydration. The end result of both is juicy, hydrated skin that glows like it just drank a gallon of water.

Lucky for us, this dupe has the same bursting capsule formula that excites the kid in us! A vitamin C forward moisturiser, this is meant for brightening the skin and treating uneven skin tone. The ClayCo Yuzu & Vitamin C Glow Capsule Cream also has vitamin C as its star ingredient, along with niacinamide, yuzu extract, alpha arbutin, hyaluronic acid and panthenol, all meant for keeping dullness at bay without stripping the skin of hydration.

Hypochlorous acid sprays were found in all the girls' bags at the gym last year. This ingredient possesses anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties that help protect the skin from harmful bacteria, reduce redness, and alleviate irritation. The Meciube spray is formulated with hyaluronic acid for hydration, along with allantoin and panthenol to boost calming properties. The Conscious Chemist Hypochlorous acid spray also works similarly with urea and amino acid complex in place of allantoin and panthenol.

The Medicube Super Cica Toner is superb for acne-prone skin since it has the goodness of centella asiatica extract (aka cica) that has amazing anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and healing properties to help soothe angry breakouts and post-acne marks too. Plus, there's hyaluronic acid and panthenol in the mix to boost hydration and calm irritated skin. The Tocobo Cica Calming Aqua Toner also has the same ingredients as cica and hyaluronic acid, leading the show, and aloe to help boost soothing properties. Though the Medicube baby is way more concentrated and shows results much quicker.