Medicube Collagen Jelly Cream: a Guru Score of 48%

What the experts use it for.

The concerns the experts tie this product to, in their own words. Paid and founder takes don't count.

Dull skin1 expert

“After applying it, after each hour, I felt like that glow was sustained.”

Dr. Daniel Sugai, watch at 5:38

Loss of firmness1 expert

“It's really just there to help firm and plump your skin.”

Dr. Daniel Sugai, watch at 5:31

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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Dr. Daniel Sugai

723k subs

✕Yay

"The jelly cream really does look like jelly. It was really fun to apply and I actually didn't expect to like it as much as I did. The fragrance was much more toned down and very nice, sensorial experience applying it, and it wasn't overwhelming. After applying it, after each hour, I felt like that glow was sustained. My skin is a bit oilier than hers and it was really nice to just run my fingers over my forehead because it was just gliding over it like baby smooth skin."

All 2 takes from Dr. Daniel Sugai

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"The jelly cream really does look like jelly. It was really fun to apply and I actually didn't expect to like it as much as I did. The fragrance was much more toned down and very nice, sensorial experience applying it, and it wasn't overwhelming. After applying it, after each hour, I felt like that glow was sustained. My skin is a bit oilier than hers and it was really nice to just run my fingers over my forehead because it was just gliding over it like baby smooth skin."

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"I have become a fan of this. It could be a little gimmicky with collagen being used in the name because collagen in a moisturizer almost seems like it doesn't do anything longterm. It's kind of deceiving because it's not going to rebuild collagen. It's really just there to help firm and plump your skin. [...] It looks fun and is fun to apply. It leaves my skin with a nice dewy glow as well. [...] I would be careful if you're acne prone or if you have active acne and really oily skin."

Abbey Yung

887k subs

✕Nay

"I feel like it just feels kind of sweaty and weird on my skin. [...] This feels way more like a film just sitting on top of my face than in iNNBEAUTY PROJECT, which is a bummer because even as I'm sitting here rubbing this on my hand, I'm like, "But it feels so nice." Not on my face, it doesn't. When I was trying this out, I was using it in my nighttime routine, but I would wake up in the morning and feel like my skin just felt dry, as if I didn't have moisturizer on the night before."

CYoung

96k subs

✕Nay

"This has the highest hydration level of all sixteen moisturizers I tested, but it feels almost like Vaseline. I cannot understand why people love this. If you have oily combo skin you will really hate it, it just feels like putting on Vaseline. It has a thick, occlusive texture but I do not feel like it is actually moisturizing on the inside. It is just a viral product, so if you only listen to one thing from me, save your money and skip this one. It is the worst of all the products I tried."

All 4 takes from CYoung

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"This has the highest hydration level of all sixteen moisturizers I tested, but it feels almost like Vaseline. I cannot understand why people love this. If you have oily combo skin you will really hate it, it just feels like putting on Vaseline. It has a thick, occlusive texture but I do not feel like it is actually moisturizing on the inside. It is just a viral product, so if you only listen to one thing from me, save your money and skip this one. It is the worst of all the products I tried."

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"Medicube's boba cream uses PDRN from the plant instead of salmon, and it [...] feels a lot more moisturizing when you roll it, definitely, [...] because of the PDRN, the gel, and the boba texture, which makes it really good for rolling with a device like the Medicube Booster Pro, [...] it feels amazing. I think it's pretty good if you have dry, mature skin, and comparing it to other Medicube products, this one is pretty okay, they made it pretty good."

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"I reviewed the Medicube jelly cream last year and it's still so hyped on social media, so I tried it again and I hate it so bad, it's too heavy and too sticky. If you have oily or combo skin, stay far away. [...] It's more like Vaseline, it feels oily and sticky on your skin for three or four hours, so you can only wear it at home and never before makeup. Unless you have really mature, thin, dry skin in your fifties or sixties, please skip it and don't waste your money."

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"The formulation is heavy but it is not effective enough to change the skin. You can only use it at night because of the texture, not for oily or combo skin, only for very dry skin in winter, and only if you don't toss and turn too much in your sleep, because even an hour after applying it, it still feels like honey, very sticky, so it ends up all over the pillow."

Dr. Vanita Rattan

1.23M subs

✕Nay

"You really need to avoid fragrance in all your skin care. [...] For skin of color please avoid this product."

Dr Dray

2.69M subs

✕Nay

"It's sticky and tacky. I didn't really find it to be amazing as far as a moisturizer. [...] I didn't see a noticeable difference using the collagen jelly with or without the device. The texture may appeal to people, but I have reservations about this product for a few reasons. There's fragrance in it, and fragrance is a common allergen in skincare products and it can be irritating."

AliceintheRabbitHole

59k subs

✕Nay

"I just don't think you should buy this at all if you don't plan to use it with the Booster Pro. It does make a decent buffer for the Booster Pro, but [...] these products accomplish what the jelly cream was trying to do, but better. The jelly cream contains fragrance, which is a real problem for my sensitive skin, and it caused a reaction on my face."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Niacinamide

Niacinamide has evidence behind it for redness, uneven tone and supporting the skin barrier, and it is usually well tolerated even by skin that reacts to most things.

Source: DermNet

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is Medicube Collagen Jelly Cream?

A hydrating face moisturizer with a jelly-like gel-cream texture and a collagen focus, designed to plump and add a dewy glow to skin, and it can also be used with the Medicube Booster Pro device.

Is Medicube Collagen Jelly Cream worth it?

Mostly no. Only 1 of the 7 gurus who reviewed it approve, which leaves it a Guru Score of 48%.

What is Medicube Collagen Jelly Cream's Guru Score?

Medicube Collagen Jelly Cream holds a Guru Score of 48%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 7 expert reviewers we have collected.