Round Lab Pine Cica Deep Pore Cleansing Oil 200ml: What to Know Before You Buy
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If you have started a Korean-style double cleanse, the first step is usually an oil. Round Lab, the Korean skincare brand many K-pop fans know from its 1025 Dokdo and Birch lines, offers the Pine Cica Deep Pore Cleansing Oil in a 200ml bottle. Here is what the brand's own product page says about it, and what to think about before adding it to your cart.
What Round Lab says about it
According to Round Lab, this is a gentle cleansing oil designed to dissolve makeup, sunscreen and pore impurities while keeping skin comfortable. The brand lists four key points:
- Deep pore cleansing: helps dissolve makeup, sunscreen and impurities trapped in pores.
- Calming care: Round Lab's Pine Cica Activer™ is described as helping soothe skin during cleansing.
- Balanced oil cleanse: removes buildup while maintaining comfortable moisture levels.
- Emulsifying texture: the oil turns into a light, milky texture when water is added, which Round Lab says rinses clean without a heavy or greasy residue.
The full ingredient list on the product page includes olive fruit oil and sunflower seed oil, pine (Pinus Densiflora) leaf extract, centella asiatica extract, madecassoside, asiaticoside, panthenol and tocopherol. If you already know you react to any of these, that list is the first thing to check.
Where it fits in a routine
A cleansing oil is step one of the evening routine: cleanse → toner → serum → cream, with sunscreen added in the morning. Round Lab's directions are simple:
- Dispense an appropriate amount onto dry hands.
- Massage it over a dry face to dissolve makeup and impurities.
- Add water to emulsify, then rinse thoroughly.
The "dry hands, dry face" part matters with most cleansing oils, so do not apply it straight after splashing your face. If you double cleanse, follow it with a water-based cleanser. Round Lab's own range includes the Pine Cica line, which the brand positions as its calming line, and gentler foam cleansers in other lines, so you can pair it with whichever second-step cleanser you already like.
Who it might suit
Round Lab says the oil is good for:
- Makeup and sunscreen removal
- Deep pore cleansing
- Excess sebum and buildup
- Sensitive or easily irritated skin
- Daily double cleansing routines
That makes it an obvious fit for anyone wearing daily sunscreen or long-wear makeup, such as concert-day looks, who wants a first cleanse before their usual face wash.
What to check before you buy
- Price: listed at $25.00 for 200ml on Round Lab's US store at the time of writing. Prices and promotions change, so check the current price on the brand page.
- Shipping: check whether Round Lab ships to your country and what it costs before you check out.
- Patch test: even with products described as gentle, try a small amount on a patch of skin, such as along the jaw, for a few days first. Stop using it if irritation appears.
- Ingredients: read the full INCI list on the product page if you have known sensitivities to plant oils or extracts.
Our take
On paper, the Pine Cica Deep Pore Cleansing Oil is a straightforward first-step cleanser: a plant-oil base that, according to Round Lab, dissolves makeup and sunscreen, turns milky with water and rinses off cleanly, with calming ingredients such as centella and panthenol in the formula. The large 200ml size suits a nightly double-cleanse habit. We have not used it ourselves, so treat this as a summary of the brand's information, patch test first, and compare it with what your skin already likes.
See Pine Cica Deep Pore Cleansing Oil at Round Lab →
Information is based on Round Lab's product page as collected by KPOPORO. Details can change; please confirm on the brand page before buying.