medicube PDRN Pink Collagen Volume Multi Balm (Stick)

DNA on the label

17 of 57

1% or less?

Label can't tell

PDRN source

DNA, source not disclosed

Fragrance

Yes

Where the PDRN sits on the label

• The DNA ingredient on the label: Sodium DNA (ingredient 17 of 57).
• There is no preservative with a legal 1% cap on this list to measure against, so the label alone can't place the DNA above or below 1%.
• Contains fragrance or fragrant components.

How we read ingredient lists →

Our read

In a stick balm the top of the list is waxes and oils, and water doesn't appear until 25th, so a position of 17 says little about how much DNA there is. medicube gives no figure for this one. NAD, NMN and ATP on the list are nucleotides, not DNA.

The bigger surprise is the fragrance. The Amazon listing says fragrance-free, but geranium, ylang-ylang, bergamot and rose oils are all on the ingredient list. Bergamot oil can be phototoxic unless it's the bergapten-free grade, and the label doesn't say which. That matters for a stick you swipe on during the day.

We have not tested this product on skin. Everything above comes from its published ingredient list and the brand's own claims.

Full ingredient list (57)

1. Cetyl Ethylhexanoate
2. Synthetic Wax
3. Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate
4. Diisostearyl Malate
5. Microcrystalline Wax
6. Hydrogenated Polyisobutene
7. Octyldodecanol
8. Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
9. Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax
10. Silica Dimethyl Silylate
11. Lithospermum Erythrorhizon Root Extract
12. Bisabolol
13. Butylene Glycol
14. Polyglyceryl-2 Oleate
15. Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil
16. Adenosine
17. Sodium DNA
18. Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
19. Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil
20. Anemarrhena Asphodeloides Root Extract
21. Cananga Odorata Flower Oil
22. Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit Oil
23. Rosa Damascena Flower Oil
24. Tocopherol
25. Water
26. Caffeine
27. Collagen
28. Hippophae Rhamnoides Oil
29. Sodium Hyaluronate
30. Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil
31. Propanediol
32. Glycerin
33. Retinol
34. Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate
35. 1,2-Hexanediol
36. Nicotinamide Mononucleotide
37. Adenosine Triphosphate
38. Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide
39. Alkanna Tinctoria Root Extract
40. Lecithin
41. Sodium Phosphate
42. Ethylhexylglycerin
43. Hydrolyzed Elastin
44. Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
45. Copper Tripeptide-1
46. Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4
47. Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5
48. Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7
49. Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
50. sh-Oligopeptide-1
51. sh-Oligopeptide-2
52. sh-Polypeptide-1
53. sh-Polypeptide-10
54. sh-Polypeptide-11
55. sh-Polypeptide-3
56. sh-Polypeptide-59
57. sh-Polypeptide-9

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