Madagascar Centella Probio-Cica Intensive Ampoule
SUMMARY OF REVIEWS
SKIN1004 Madagascar Centella Probio-Cica Intensive Ampoule is a thick, milky serum that deeply hydrates and soothes irritation, with several creators noting it reduces redness and improves barrier resilience. Chemistry PhD Lab Muffin Beauty Science finds it works well as a moisturizer for oily skin, while professional makeup artist CYoung calls it "just normal serum" and dislikes the dropper. It can be heavy for very oily skin, but works best as a buffer before actives or for sensitive, post-treatment routines.
FULL REVIEWS
POSITIVE
- “This is so lovely”
- “My dry skin has been absolutely loving this last year as well as this year”2:43–2:48
- “I've been really consistent with using it every day, and I feel like it's really made a difference to my skin”2:50–2:55
- “Really soothing, great for sensitive skin, and also the redness on my face and my PIE”
- “It's quite thick and gooey, a little stringy like snail mucin, but it doesn't feel slimy on your face”3:14–3:26
- “This just glides and spreads across really easily on the face”3:35–3:40
- “It just spreads and sinks in really nicely”3:45–3:50
- “It's very much focused on helping to repair and strengthen the skin barrier, which is something that my sensitive skin has really been loving this winter”3:55–4:00
- Source: My Simple Skincare Routine for Dry, Sensitive, Acne-Prone Skin - Mar 20, 2026
- “I love a skin barrier repairing product, especially during these colder months where the skin is so prone to flakiness, irritation, you name it”21:15–21:20
- “I love the texture of this product”21:33–21:37
- “This has a thick, rich, viscous, kind of gooey texture”21:37–21:43
- “I love this milky rich ampule”21:46–21:50
- “It just glides over the skin and sinks in really nicely”21:49–21:54
- “It is intensely nourishing and moisturizing while of course being soothing and aiding that skin barrier repair as well”21:51–21:58
- “It just really plumps up and moisturizes my skin, which I love during the winter”21:58–22:04
- “Despite how rich and viscous the texture of this is, it just sinks into the skin really nicely and it doesn't leave it feeling greasy or heavy at all”22:02–22:09
- Source: Best skincare of 2025: K-beauty and J-beauty favourites - Jan 18, 2026
- “If you use a strong activives in your routine like say ascorbic acid or your retinol”4:32–4:37
- “I use it as a buffer before my activives”4:40–4:46
- “I use this underneath my retinol or if I'm using a new product with activives in it, I use this underneath to prevent irritation”4:43–4:51
- “It reduces redness”
- “It improves barrier resilience”4:57–5:00
- “It helps my skin recover faster”5:00–5:04
- “It can be heavy for very oily skin”5:04–5:10
- “I like this better than the Sintella ampule because it's more moisturizing”5:08–5:14
- Source: Best Korean Serums for Combination Acne-Prone Skin 2025 - Jan 13, 2026
- “This ampule helped bring my skin back every single time”11:37–11:49
- “I prefer using this over the regular centella ampule mainly because it's thicker and I find that this is more nourishing”11:47–11:52
- “It's like a milky toner that turns into a serum”11:57–12:06
- “It's thicker, it's more nourishing, but it's still lightweight for combo skin”12:10–12:16
- Source: Best Korean skincare products of the year: 2025 - Jan 3, 2026
- “Very minimal ingredient list which you know having a lot of ingredients in a product isn't necessarily a bad thing but it's nice to have a really simple formula especially when you may be very sensitive trying to keep your routine very minimal”4:55–4:59
- “This is so hydrating, so soothing. It is like a hug on your face”5:54–6:01
- “When you have an impaired barrier, products that you put on your face they are likely to sting, to burn. This is very much quite the opposite”
- “It's thin enough that it deeply hydrates and helps support the moisture needs of your skin but it's lightweight enough that you could layer something on over it”6:14–6:19
- Source: Korean Skincare for Healing the Skin Barrier - Feb 21, 2025
- “It has this sort of milky gooey texture that I find very hydrating and not too greasy”8:34–8:39
- “My skin is more on the oily side so I find that this works really well as a moisturizer instead of moisturizer”8:40–8:46
- “This is a really nice soothing product for when my skin is irritated”8:46–8:49
- “After you put it on your skin or on my skin at least it sinks in really nicely it doesn't feel like sticky or anything it's just very lightweight and very hydrating”8:54–8:59
- Source: Viral Korean skincare products worth the hype - Jun 4, 2025
- “Comparing to other serums this one pretty thick”5:58–6:04
- “It just came with a really really little drop. This boy it's so annoying”6:04–6:09
- “It's just normal serum”6:22–6:25
- “It's okay but like we have many more other options”6:39–6:49
- Source: I tested 17 Skin1004 products, here's what I'd repurchase - Feb 24, 2026
MIXED / NEGATIVE
No negative reviews yet — creators have only had good things to say.
WHAT CREATORS SAY
- Consensus
- 4.5 / 5 from 7 creator reviewsGrailPeople ratings based on creator reviews.
- Good for
- Damaged skin barrier (5) · Sensitive skin (3) · Acne (2)
- Features
- Soothing (4) · Hydrating (4) · Lightweight (4) · Non-greasy (3) · Nourishing (3)
- ⚠ may not suit oily skin (1)
- ⚠ packaging issues noted (1)
Product details
Details
- Type
- facial serum
- Finish
- natural
- Shade
- —
- Key ingredients
- Lactobacillus/Centella Asiatica Extract Ferment Filtrate, Centella Asiatica Extract, Madecassic Acid, Asiaticoside, Asiatic Acid, Ceramide NP, Niacinamide, Panthenol, Allantoin, Adenosine
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