Medicube Zero Pore Pad 2.0 or Anua Heartleaf 77 Toner Pads: which two-sided pad should you buy?

Published Nov 2, 2026 · Gatgooun

Written with AI assistance and reviewed by the Gatgooun editor. We have not tested these products; the directions and ingredient names are the brands' and listings' own. For information only, not skincare advice.

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Choose Medicube Zero Pore Pad 2.0 if you want the pad whose brand names AHA and a BHA source; choose Anua Heartleaf 77 Toner Pads if you want a heartleaf pad that names PHA instead.

Both Amazon listings are 70 pads, and both brands describe a pad with an embossed side and a smooth side. The difference is in what each brand puts in the pad and what it tells you to do with the second side. We read Medicube's and Anua's US product pages and the Amazon listing titles on November 1, 2026. We don't list prices, we haven't tested either pad, and we don't promise results.

The two pads side by side

The pad counts come from the Amazon listing titles. Everything else in this table comes from the brands' own US pages; the acid row shows only what each brand puts in its key-ingredient line.

How Medicube says to use Zero Pore Pad 2.0

Medicube's How to use section gives three steps:

• The FAQ says the pads can be used every day, morning and night, but suggests starting with a few times a week if your skin is very sensitive.
• The FAQ also says to avoid the eye area and not to use the pad on freshly shaved or irritated skin.
• If your skin feels dry afterward, the FAQ suggests following with a serum or moisturizer.

1. After cleansing, gently swipe the embossed side across your face from the center outward.
2. Swipe your face once more with the silky side.
3. Lightly pat.

How Anua says to use Heartleaf 77 Toner Pads

On its US site Anua calls this pad the Heartleaf 77 Clear Pad; the Amazon title calls it Heartleaf 77 Toner Pads. Anua describes an oversized 7 cm pad with two sides. Its directions:

• Anua's page says it can be used daily, morning and night.
• The page says you can also use it on your back and chest.

1. After cleansing, swipe the embossed side across your face, avoiding your eyes and lips.
2. Flip to the smooth side and press it onto your skin like a mini face mask.

Which one should you buy?

• Read the acids first. If you already use another product with AHA or BHA, compare labels before adding a pad that names them. Anua's pad names PHA instead, so check its full list too.
• Think about the second side. Medicube's smooth side is a second swipe; Anua's is a press-on step you hold against the skin.
• Start small with either one. Patch test a new pad first, and follow the brand's caution about the eye area.

Sources

• Medicube US: Zero Pore Pads
• Anua US: Heartleaf 77 Clear Pad
• Amazon US listing: medicube Toner Pads Zero Pore Pad 2.0 (70 pads)
• Amazon US listing: Anua Heartleaf 77 Toner Pads (70 pads)