Medicube Zero Pore Pad 2.0 (70 Pads vs Zero Pore One-day: which should you buy?
Active exfoliating toner pads versus an overnight acid serum at almost the same price.
medicube medicube Zero Pore One-day Serum | Overnight Resurfacing
4.5(1,108) £14.80£16.90-12% Check price on Amazon →The short answer
if you want a fast daily exfoliating swipe and your skin already handles acids and alcohol.
if you want an overnight treatment rather than a daily swipe, and you are content to buy on its review record rather than its ingredient order.
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Side by side
| medicube Zero Pore Pad 2.0 (70 | medicube Zero Pore One-day Serum | |
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| Price | £15.30£16.90-9% See on Amazon → | £14.80£16.90-12% See on Amazon → |
| Rating | ★★★★★ 4.6 | ★★★★★ 4.5 |
| Review count | 32,676 | 1,108 |
| Amazon best-seller rank | #1 in Face Astringents & Toners | #113 in Face Serums |
| Amazon purchases | 50K+ bought | 900+ bought |
| Key active | - | niacinamide |
| Format | toner pads | serum |
| Size | 70 Pads | 1.01 fl.oz |
| Routine step | tone | treat |
| Best for | congestion | congestion |
| Sensitive-skin friendly | Contains actives, patch test | Contains actives, patch test |
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Our verdict
Both target pores, but they sit at different routine steps, and the pads are the more active of the two. The Pad 2.0 is a tone-step exfoliating wipe, 70 pads to a tub: lactic acid sits 4th of 47 and salicylic acid 9th, with alcohol denat 5th, so it is a genuinely strong pad rather than a gentle one. It is rated 4.6/5 across one of the largest review counts in the range and listed for oily, combination and normal skin. The One-day Serum is a treat-step overnight product rated 4.5/5 on a far smaller review base. We cannot show you its order: the list we held for this listing belongs to the renamed Peptide Serum sold beside it, so it has been removed. Price barely separates them. Neither is flagged as gentle for reactive skin, so both want a patch test and a gradual build-up. Tie-breaker: if you want a fast daily swipe and your skin already handles acids and alcohol, the pads do that job. If exfoliants have gone badly for you before, the serum is the milder route of the two.
Which one is for you?
- Choose the Zero Pore Pad 2.0 if you want a fast daily exfoliating swipe and your skin already handles acids and alcohol. Read our full look at the medicube Zero Pore Pad 2.0 (70 →
- Choose the Zero Pore One-day Serum if you want an overnight treatment rather than a daily swipe, and you are content to buy on its review record rather than its ingredient order. Read our full look at the medicube Zero Pore One-day Serum →
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between the medicube Zero Pore Pad 2.0 (70 and the medicube Zero Pore One-day Serum?
Active exfoliating toner pads versus an overnight acid serum at almost the same price.
Which is better, the medicube Zero Pore Pad 2.0 (70 or the medicube Zero Pore One-day Serum?
Neither is simply better; it depends on your skin and goal. Choose the Zero Pore Pad 2.0 if you want a fast daily exfoliating swipe and your skin already handles acids and alcohol. Choose the Zero Pore One-day Serum if you want an overnight treatment rather than a daily swipe, and you are content to buy on its review record rather than its ingredient order.
Can I use the medicube Zero Pore Pad 2.0 (70 and the medicube Zero Pore One-day Serum together?
Often yes. If they sit at different routine steps you can layer them lightest to heaviest, and if they do the same job you would usually pick one. Introduce new actives one at a time and patch test first.
Where these claims come from
- Star ratings and review counts: Amazon.co.uk's own figures for each listing, read on 2026-10-01.
- Prices and stock: read from each Amazon.co.uk listing, read on 2026-10-01.
- Best Sellers Rank and "bought in past month" badges: Amazon.co.uk's own figures, shown on the product page, read on 2026-10-01.
- Ingredient list as published by the manufacturer · medicube.us
We have not tested either product. Everything above is read from the listings and the manufacturer, with the dates shown, plus our own reading of what the two are for. Ratings are Amazon customers' scores, not ours.
Amazon.co.uk figures, not ours: prices read on 2026-10-01; star ratings and review counts read on 2026-10-01. Prices and ratings change; these are dated snapshots.
Prices move around, so always confirm on Amazon before deciding. Browse more options in Zero Pore & Pore Care or browse the whole range.