PDRN Pink Collagen Capsule Cream — Reddit Reviews
by Medicube
Updated October 10, 2026
Reddit users are ditching this cream over contamination scares and burning reports.
What the community says
Reddit users report buying it, then tossing or returning it after the Sudan Red investigation chatter. A few people say it burned badly or felt unusable on sensitive skin, so the thread reads more like a stop-using warning than a routine staple.
What this means for you
What people love
- Niacinamide plus a stacked hydration base
- Cream texture that can sit in a sandwich method
- Some users say a little goes far
Watch out for
Product details
Key Ingredients
Skin type data limited
What the science says
Acne
Some evidence
Niacinamide: 6 studies tested it on its own. See all 17 studies
Hyperpigmentation
Some evidence
Niacinamide: 5 studies tested it on its own. See all 20 studies
Anti-Aging
Some evidence
Niacinamide: 3 studies tested it on its own. See all 9 studies
Skin Barrier
Not proven yet
Few or mixed studies. This claim isn't established.
Niacinamide: 1 study tested it on its own. See all 17 studies
Research context, not treatment advice. Studies are about the ingredient, not necessarily this exact product.
Real Reddit threads — 9 mentions across 7 threads
Medicube PDRN Pink Collagen Capsule Cream on Reddit, in one place — 7 threads from r/AsianBeauty, r/koreanskincare and 1 more, summarized.
“STOP using PDRN cream by M3dicube!”
Cautionary
“best thing to do is to stop and get rid of these products as well as any PDRN products and products with botanical ingredients from other brands too”
Cautionary
“Medicube seems to have ignored this.”
Cautionary
“Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority (HSA) is investigating M3dic*be’s PDRN Pink Collagen Capsule Cream over concerns it may contain Sudan Red”
Cautionary
“thats wild i just bought this cream last week”
Cautionary
“So annoyed by this I bought 2 of these in Japan back in March and idk what to do with them 🫠”
Cautionary
“I love medicube ! I recently started using the salmon pdrn capsule cream and it's so good”
Positive
“salmon pdrn capsule cream”
Positive
“it's so good”
Positive
“Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority (HSA) is investigating Medicube’s PDRN Pink Collagen Capsule Cream over concerns it may contain Sudan Red”
Cautionary
“Thankfully, I tossed my container of this crap after one use. It is definitely not formulated for sensitive skin”
Cautionary
“I purchased this from the local ulta and holy shit did it burn my skinnn.”
Cautionary
“Medicube PDRN pink collagen capsule cream”
Positive
“you could use one or two of these and still see results.”
Positive
“I LOVE Korean skincare”
Positive
“I am using Medicube PDRN Pink Collagen Capsulle Cream and Numbuzin No9.😊”
Positive
“I am using it, but the improvement is currently.”
Positive
“Look into PDRN cream”
Positive
