Medicube
Kojic Acid Turmeric Peel Shot 80ml
Medicube Kojic Acid Turmeric Peel Shot 80ml is a Korean-market ampoule built around Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract, formulated in Korea and sold here in its original Korean-market formula rather than a US-shelf reformulation.
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$62.50 per 100 ml
- Korean-market formula
- Ships from California or direct from Korea
- Korean barcode and batch code intact
- Suited to
- normal skincombination skindry skin
- Helps with
- uneven tone and dullnessgeneral day-to-day maintenance as part of a full routinea routine that wants a Korean-market step in this category
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How it works
Medicube Kojic Acid Turmeric Peel Shot 80ml is an ampoule built for the treatment step right after toner. Its ingredient list leads with Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract, Kojic Acid, and Salicylic Acid, so the formula's stated purpose lines up with what actually sits near the top of that list rather than with a single marketing ingredient buried further down. Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract does the most work here as a brightening, and the remaining actives round out the texture and finish rather than compete for attention. Placed as the treatment step right after toner, it is meant to be used AM/PM rather than swapped freely between steps. Because this is the Korean-market version of the Kojic Acid Turmeric Peel Shot 80ml line rather than a US-reformulated variant, the texture and finish match what Medicube sells through Korean retail.
Key benefits
- Built around Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract, positioned for brightening.
- Built around Kojic Acid, positioned for brightening.
- Built around Salicylic Acid, positioned for pore care.
- Formulated as an ampoule for the treatment step right after toner.
- The Korean-market Medicube formula for Kojic Acid Turmeric Peel Shot 80ml, matching what Medicube sells in Korea rather than a US-reformulated line.
How to use
- Use this ampoule as the treatment step right after toner. To apply, press a small amount into cleansed, toned skin and follow with moisturizer. Keep it to AM/PM unless the packaging states otherwise, and give the rest of the routine a moment to settle before layering the next step.
What does the Kojic Acid Turmeric Peel Shot 80ml actually contain?
Its ingredient list is led by Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract, with the rest of the formula built to support that active rather than compete with it. We list the ingredients in the order the manufacturer prints them, so the ones near the top of the panel are doing the most work in the formula.
How do I use the Kojic Acid Turmeric Peel Shot 80ml?
Use this ampoule as the treatment step right after toner. To apply, press a small amount into cleansed, toned skin and follow with moisturizer. Keep it to AM/PM unless the packaging states otherwise, and give the rest of the routine a moment to settle before layering the next step. Give it a full bottle or box before judging the result, since most Korean routines are built for steady use rather than a single application.
Is the Kojic Acid Turmeric Peel Shot 80ml the same formula sold in Korea, or a US version?
This Kojic Acid Turmeric Peel Shot 80ml is the Korean-market formula, not a version reformulated for US shelves. It arrives with its original Korean-market barcode and batch code intact so the formula can be checked against the box on arrival.
Can I use the Kojic Acid Turmeric Peel Shot 80ml with other actives in my routine?
Yes, as long as it is used in its own step, the treatment step right after toner, and not layered on top of a product doing the same job. Introduce any new step gradually over the first week or two and keep an eye on how the skin responds before adding a second new active alongside it.
Who is the Kojic Acid Turmeric Peel Shot 80ml suited for?
It suits most skin types looking for treatment step right after toner rather than a single acute problem. It comes in a 80ml format. Anyone with a known sensitivity to a specific ingredient should check the full ingredient panel on this page before buying.
Not on the ingredient list below: fragrance or parfum, denatured or SD alcohol, silicones, parabens, sulfate surfactants, mineral oil or petrolatum and added color.
Full INCI (56): Water(Aqua), Dipropylene Glycol, Cellulose, Steartrimonium Methosulfate, Tripropylene Glycol, Propylene Glycol, Quaternium-60, Carbomer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Butylene Glycol, Coptis Japonica Extract, Kojic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Tocopherol, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Flower Oil, Litsea Cubeba Fruit Oil, Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Peel Oil, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit Oil, Mentha Viridis (Spearmint) Leaf Oil, Barosma Betulina Leaf Extract, Limonene, Citrus Aurantium Peel Oil, Linalool, Citral, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Peel Oil, Linalyl Acetate, Pinene, Carvone, Citronellol, Geraniol, Beta-Caryophyllene, Terpinolene, Terpineol, Farnesol, Geranyl Acetate, Alpha-Terpinene, Menthol, Gluconolactone, Salicylic Acid, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Cyanocobalamin, Allantoin, Panthenol, Niacinamide, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hyaluronic Acid, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Water, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Extract, Ceramide NP, Centella Asiatica Extract, Ascorbic Acid, Lipase, Protease
Ingredient list read from stylekorean.com on 10 September 2026.
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- Water(Aqua) solvent
- Water is the base almost every serum, toner and cream is built on. It dissolves the water-loving ingredients and sets how light the finished texture feels. On an INCI list it is usually first, which only means it is the largest single ingredient by weight.
- Dipropylene Glycol humectant
- Dipropylene Glycol is a glycol used as a solvent and a light humectant. Its main job is keeping the rest of the formula dissolved and the texture fluid rather than adding hydration of its own.
- Cellulose absorbent
- Cellulose is plant fibre. In a formula it thickens, absorbs oil and, in a sheet mask, is often the fabric itself.
- Steartrimonium Methosulfate surfactant
- A positively charged conditioning agent for hair. Despite the name the methosulfate part is not a cleansing sulfate and does not foam.
- Tripropylene Glycol solvent
- Tripropylene Glycol is a glycol used mainly as a solvent, keeping the rest of the formula dissolved and the texture fluid.
- Propylene Glycol humectant
- Propylene Glycol is a small glycol used as a humectant and solvent. It hydrates and helps actives dissolve; newer formulas often swap it for propanediol, which does the same job with a lighter feel.
- Quaternium-60 thickener
- A clay-based thickener modified to work in oil phases. It gives a stick or a balm body and stops pigments settling.
- Carbomer thickener
- Carbomer is a synthetic polymer that only gels once a base neutralises it, which is why arginine or tromethamine sits nearby on the list. It gives the clear, non-stringy gel texture a xanthan formula cannot reach.
- Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer thickener
- This is a carbomer relative with fatty side chains, so it thickens and stabilises an emulsion at the same time. It gives a light gel-cream body rather than a heavy one.
- Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract plant extract
- Turmeric Root Extract carries curcuminoids, well studied plant antioxidants. It is used for the look of dullness and uneven tone, and it tints a formula faintly yellow.
- 1,2-Hexanediol humectant
- 1,2-Hexanediol is a glycol used for two reasons: it holds water like glycerin, and it makes a formula harder for microbes to live in, so less traditional preservative is needed. Korean formulas use it heavily for that second reason.
- Ethylhexylglycerin preservative booster
- Ethylhexylglycerin softens skin and boosts a preservative system, which is why it is nearly always sitting beside phenoxyethanol or 1,2-hexanediol. It also cuts down the odour bacteria produce, so it turns up in deodorising products.
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- Butylene Glycol humectant
- Butylene Glycol is a small glycol that does two jobs at once: it holds water in the top layer of skin and it dissolves plant extracts and actives that plain water cannot. It also thins a formula, which is why watery Korean essences lean on it.
- Coptis Japonica Extract plant extract
- Japanese goldthread extract, the whole plant rather than only the root. It carries berberine, is bright yellow, and is used for the look of congested skin.
- Kojic Acid active
- Kojic Acid comes from the fermentation of rice by Aspergillus, the mould used to make sake. It is used in formulas addressed to the look of uneven tone, and it darkens in air.
- Xanthan Gum thickener
- Xanthan Gum is a polysaccharide made by fermenting sugar. It thickens a watery formula into a gel and holds the whole thing in suspension so nothing separates. Too much of it and a serum turns stringy, which is why it appears in fractions of a percent.
- Tocopherol antioxidant
- Tocopherol is vitamin E. It is an oil-soluble antioxidant that protects the oils in a formula from going rancid and works on skin as an emollient, and it is regularly paired with vitamin C because each keeps the other going for longer.
- Litsea Cubeba Fruit Oil fragrance
- May chang oil, a bright lemon-scented essential oil pressed from a small Asian tree. Its scent comes mostly from citral, the same aromatic that gives lemongrass its character.
- Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Peel Oil fragrance component
- Grapefruit peel oil, an essential oil pressed from the rind. It scents a formula, and citrus peel oils can make skin more sensitive to sun.
- Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit Oil fragrance component
- Bergamot Fruit Oil is a citrus essential oil and the top note of eau de cologne. It scents a formula; citrus oils are the aromatic class most likely to bother reactive skin.
- Mentha Viridis (Spearmint) Leaf Oil fragrance component
- Spearmint leaf oil, an essential oil with a softer, sweeter mint character than peppermint. It scents a formula and gives a cooling feel.
- Barosma Betulina Leaf Extract plant extract
- Buchu leaf extract, a South African botanical. The leaf carries flavonoids and aromatic oils, and the extract is used as a conditioning botanical with a faint blackcurrant scent.
- Limonene fragrance component
- Limonene is the citrus-peel aromatic. It appears here because EU labelling requires 26 fragrance components to be named individually rather than hidden inside "fragrance", and it is one of them.
- Citrus Aurantium Peel Oil fragrance component
- Bitter orange peel oil, an essential oil used to scent a formula. Like the other citrus peel oils it can make skin more sensitive to sun.
- Linalool fragrance component
- Linalool is a floral aromatic found in lavender, bergamot and coriander. It is one of the 26 fragrance components EU labelling requires to be declared by name.
- Citral fragrance component
- Citral is a sharp lemon aromatic found in lemongrass and citrus oils. It is one of the 26 fragrance components EU labelling requires to be named.
- Linalyl Acetate fragrance component
- Linalyl Acetate is the ester that gives lavender and bergamot much of their scent. It is an aromatic ingredient.
- Pinene fragrance component
- Pinene is the terpene that makes pine and rosemary smell the way they do. On a label it is an aromatic plant constituent rather than a functional ingredient.
- Citronellol fragrance component
- Citronellol is a rose-geranium aromatic and one of the 26 fragrance components EU labelling names individually.
- Geraniol fragrance component
- Geraniol is a rose-scented aromatic found in geranium and citronella oils. It is one of the 26 declarable fragrance components.
- Beta-Caryophyllene fragrance component
- A peppery, woody terpene found in clove and black pepper. On a label it is an aromatic plant constituent rather than a functional ingredient.
- Menthol active
- Menthol is the cooling compound in mint. It acts on the nerve receptor that also answers to cold, which is why skin feels cool without any change in temperature.
- Gluconolactone exfoliant
- Gluconolactone is a PHA, the gentlest exfoliant class. Its molecule is too large to penetrate quickly, so it smooths the surface without the sting of an AHA, and it is a humectant at the same time.
- Salicylic Acid exfoliant
- Salicylic Acid is a BHA, and the only common exfoliant that is oil soluble, so it can work inside a pore rather than only on the surface. It loosens the dead cells that block pores and is used for the look of congested, oily skin.
- Capryloyl Salicylic Acid exfoliant
- Capryloyl Salicylic Acid is salicylic acid with a fatty tail, sometimes sold as LHA. It stays nearer the surface than salicylic acid and works at a higher pH, so it exfoliates more evenly and more gently.
- Cyanocobalamin vitamin
- Cyanocobalamin is vitamin B12, and it is a deep pink-red, which is why a formula carrying it often has a colour nobody added on purpose. It is used as a conditioning vitamin.
- Allantoin active
- Allantoin is a comfrey-derived compound used to condition skin and soften the outer layer so it feels smoother. It is one of the standard additions to a formula built for easily irritated skin.
- Panthenol humectant
- Panthenol is pro-vitamin B5: skin converts it to pantothenic acid. It is a humectant that holds water and leaves skin feeling soft and less tight, and it is one of the ingredients formulators reach for when a formula also contains something harsh.
- Niacinamide active
- Niacinamide is vitamin B3, and it is the most studied active in Korean formulation. It is used at roughly 2 to 5 percent for the look of uneven tone and visible pores, and it is water soluble, stable and comfortable beside almost every other active, which is why it turns up in so many lists.
- Sodium Hyaluronate humectant
- Sodium Hyaluronate is the salt of hyaluronic acid, and it is what most products labelled hyaluronic actually contain. The salt dissolves more readily and the molecule is smaller, so it sits in the outer layer of skin rather than only on top of it.
- Hyaluronic Acid humectant
- Hyaluronic Acid is a sugar chain the body already makes, and one gram of it can hold several litres of water. In a formula it is a humectant that pulls water to the surface of skin and holds it in a film, which is what makes skin look plumper while it is there.
- Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Water plant extract
- Tea Tree Leaf Water is the distillate, used in place of plain water as a base. It carries a trace of the plant's aroma and none of the essential oil's strength.
- Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Extract plant extract
- Tea Tree Leaf Extract is the water-based extract rather than the essential oil, so it is far milder and much less aromatic. It is used in formulas for blemish-prone skin.
- Ceramide NP barrier lipid
- Ceramide NP is the most used cosmetic ceramide, the same class of lipid that makes up roughly half the mortar between cells in the outer layer of skin. Added to a cream it slots into that structure, which is why ceramide formulas feel less leaky rather than merely greasy.
- Centella Asiatica Extract plant extract
- Centella Asiatica is the plant behind the whole cica category, sold as gotu kola or Madagascar centella. Its extract is the anchor of Korean formulas built for easily reddened skin, and its work is done by four triterpenes: asiaticoside, madecassoside, asiatic acid and madecassic acid.
- Ascorbic Acid antioxidant
- Ascorbic Acid is pure vitamin C, the most researched form and also the least stable: it needs a low pH and airtight packaging to stay active. It is an antioxidant used for the look of dullness and uneven tone.
- Lipase active
- Lipase is an enzyme that splits fats. In a cleanser or a mask it helps break down the oils sitting on the surface.
- Protease active
- Protease is an enzyme that breaks down protein. In a cleanser or peel it loosens the protein bonds holding dead surface cells together, which is a gentler route to smoothness than an acid or a scrub.
- Market
- Korean market, the version sold in Korea
- EAN (barcode)
- 8800289461217
- Made in
- Republic of Korea
- Volume
- 80 ml
- Category
- Serum & Ampoule
- Actives
- Allantoin, Centella Asiatica, Ceramide NP, Hyaluronic Acid, Niacinamide, Panthenol, Salicylic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tea Tree, Vitamin C
- Ships from
- California or Korea
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Where this unit came from
- 1Seoul
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Ships to you from either, as the same Korean-market release
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Inside the formula
Inside the formula
Worth knowing
- Introduce it two to three nights a week at first and watch how the skin responds before moving to nightly use.
- Pair it with a daily sunscreen step, since brightening and exfoliating actives can make skin more reactive to sun exposure.
Complete the routine
- This itemMedicube Kojic Acid Turmeric Peel Shot 80ml$50.00
- Prep after cleansing, before the treatment stepmedicube Triple Collagen Toner 4.0 140ml$31.00
- Seal the routine in as the last stepmedicube Zero Pore Cream 2.0 50ml$30.00
Total for 3 items$111.00
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