Medicube Jelly Mist Serum with Kojic Acid Turmeric

Overview

The hero ingredient is vitamin C, and you use it as a targeted treatment step. With a strong 4.5 out of 5 from 3k ratings, it is a well-liked pick. It uses active ingredients, so patch test first and introduce it slowly if your skin is reactive.

The summary above follows how Medicube markets this product. We also read the published ingredient list line by line, and it tells a different story: what the ingredient order actually says.

At a glance

How the ratings break down

Amazon's own star distribution for this product, read on 2026-10-28. We show the one-star share too, because an average alone hides it.

6% of these ratings are one or two stars. That is about typical for the Medicube range, where the median is 6%.

We cannot tell you what those reviewers said. Amazon.co.uk now requires an account to open the full review list, so the critical reviews are not readable from a public page. We would rather say that than guess.

What is vitamin C?

Vitamin C is an antioxidant that helps brighten dull skin, even out tone and protect against daily environmental stress when paired with sunscreen.

Ingredients, as listed by Medicube

Taken from Medicube's own product page on 2026-10-18. We have not verified it against a physical pack, and formulations change by market and batch. If an ingredient matters to you, check the pack itself. One more caveat for UK readers: Medicube has no separate UK site, so this list comes from its US product page. UK and EU ingredient lists can differ from the US one, so treat this as indicative until you have the pack in front of you.

Show the full ingredient list (43 ingredients)

HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES WATER, ISOPROPYL MYRISTATE, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, WATER, NIACINAMIDE, GLYCERETH-26, 1,2-HEXANEDIOL, GLYCERIN, SODIUM CHLORIDE, SQUALANE, CURCUMA LONGA (TURMERIC) ROOT EXTRACT, HYDROXYACETOPHENONE, PROPANEDIOL, GELLAN GUM, PANTHENOL, HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES FRUIT OIL, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, ADENOSINE, CITRUS LIMON (LEMON) PEEL OIL, ZEA MAYS (CORN) KERNEL EXTRACT, ALLANTOIN, DISODIUM EDTA, CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (ORANGE) PEEL OIL, HYDROLYZED COLLAGEN, SODIUM HYALURONATE, HYALURONIC ACID, HYDROLYZED HYALURONIC ACID, TOCOPHEROL, 3-O-ETHYL ASCORBIC ACID, FRUCTAN, KOJIC ACID, GLUCOSE, TERMINALIA FERDINANDIANA FRUIT EXTRACT, FERULIC ACID, DIMETHYLSILANOL HYALURONATE, HYDROLYZED SODIUM HYALURONATE, HYDROXYPROPYLTRIMONIUM HYALURONATE, SODIUM HYALURONATE CROSSPOLYMER, SODIUM HYALURONATE DIMETHYLSILANOL, SODIUM ACETYLATED HYALURONATE, ASCORBIC ACID, LIMONENE, CITRAL

What the ingredient order actually tells you

• This is the larger bottle of the Kojic Acid Turmeric Jelly Mist, and it carries the same 43-entry manufacturer list as the 2.02 oz size. Our reading of the smaller bottle applies here in full, so this one looks at what makes the jelly and the scent.
• The jelly is engineered, not incidental. Gellan gum sits 14th with sodium chloride at ninth, and gellan sets into a loose gel when salts are present, which is what breaks into droplets when you shake the bottle.
• The oil half of 'oil and jelly' is real: isopropyl myristate sits second, squalane tenth and sea buckthorn fruit oil 16th. Isopropyl myristate is an emollient ester that many acne-prone users choose to avoid, and here it outranks everything except the sea buckthorn water base.
• There is no fragrance entry, but the scent is not accidental either: lemon peel oil sits 19th and orange peel oil 23rd, and limonene and citral, two allergens that citrus oils carry, close the list at 42nd and 43rd.

Our read

The same formula as the smaller bottle, so the same verdict on substance: turmeric at 11th earns its place on the label, kojic acid at 31st does not. What this page adds is texture and scent: a genuine oil-and-gel mist built on an emollient ester and finished with citrus oils. If you use a mist several times a day, the larger bottle is the one to buy; if citrus oils or isopropyl myristate are on your avoid list, neither size suits you.

Who should skip this

• Citrus oils have irritated your skin before. Lemon and orange peel oils sit 19th and 23rd, sprayed across the whole face.
• You break out from heavier esters. Isopropyl myristate is the second ingredient.
• You want the kojic acid to do the brightening. At 31st of 43 it is a label note, in either size.

A note on how we read that list. Ingredient lists run in descending order of concentration, but only for ingredients above 1%. Below that, the order is up to the manufacturer, so a low position tells you something is present at a low level, not exactly how much. We do not guess at percentages. FDA labeling guide.

What the listing says

Medicube's own description of this product, as published on its Amazon.co.uk listing. It is marketing copy, not our assessment, and we have not verified the claims in it.

• medicube Jelly Mist Serum with Kojic Acid Turmeric | 2-in-1 Daily Facial Spray and Serum | With Vitamin C, Turmeric, Panthenol for Hydrating, Calming Care | Lightweight, Refreshing Mist | 3.38 fl.oz

Full listing title: medicube Jelly Mist Serum with Kojic Acid Turmeric, 3.38 fl.oz

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