COSRX: Ultimate Guide to This Popular K-Beauty Brand (Part 2)

In continuation!

The Part 2 to the COSRX Ultimate Guide, if you haven’t read Part 1, don’t worry, just click here and come back when you’re done! Or you can read this blog on its own.

We know choosing and committing to a particular product is hard, especially when they are so many options on the market, or even within the brand itself. So, we’re here to help make your life that bit easier.   

Whenever it comes to COSRX, I have three adjectives that perfectly embodies the brand: simple, affordable and suitable.

1. Simple because its products are straight to the point and usually have one main ingredient they focus on, rather than trying to fit as many active ingredients as they can, which may actually take a turn for the worse if the formulation isn’t done right. Sometimes the best products and formulations are those kept simple.
2. Affordable, as we’ve mentioned, COSRX products range from RM9 to RM100+, which is a sight very hard to come across, especially for a brand as well known as COSRX and one that actually works! This is also very important because their low prices make them accessible to everyone; both the older and younger audience. I know the pain of the younger audience trying to find a product that works for their skin, especially when their skin is going through hormonal changes and anything, and I mean anything, can trigger a breakout.
3. Suitable because COSRX has products that can treat visibly any skin type or concern. Suffering from dry skin, don’t worry their Hyaluronic Acid products have got you covered. What about sensitive skin? Not to worry, their Cica line is perfect for you. Going through hormonal acne? COSRX’s AC Collection is something you can take a look at. 

For this blog, I’m gonna be talking about the various lines of products within COSRX and helping you find which line that fits your skin concerns best. Something like a cheat sheet for COSRX so you wouldn’t have to read through each product description.

Snail Mucin

Suitable for mature skin looking to reduce wrinkles and pigmentation, and dry skin that is in dire need of hydration.

Never look tired again with snail mucin. Snail mucin has been all the rave in skincare, especially K-beauty, but don’t be put off by this ingredient because the benefits they reap for your skin is just incredible. It allows you to achieve that plump skin by maximizing skin elasticity and nourishing your skin to leave it looking full of radiance. Snail mucin also helps to repair compromised skin by soothing red and sensitized skin.

1. COSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence: A lightweight essence that is easily absorbed into the skin and lets your skin glow from within. Enriched with 96.3% snail secretion filtrate that prevents moisture loss, improves skin elasticity and soothes compromised skin.
2. COSRX Advanced Snail 92 All in One Cream: A moisturizer enriched with 92% snail mucin that nourishes and moisturizes the skin without any oily residue. It can help to improve the skin’s elasticity, giving that plump skin texture.
3. COSRX Shield Fit Snail Essence Sun SPF50+ PA+++: A lightweight sunscreen that features water-boosting essence and snail secretion filtrate to hydrate the skin whilst shielding the skin against UV rays with its SPF50+ PA+++ protection.

Balancium Comfort

Suitable for dry or compromised skin that are in need of barrier repair and hydration.

Used a wrong product that damaged your skin or made you breakout? This balancium comfort line is screaming your name. Enriched with skin repairing, protecting and hydrating ingredients like ceramide, D-panthenol and centella asiatica that nourishes the skin from within and strengthens the skin barrier against irritants and potent ingredients. 

1. COSRX Balancium Comfort Ceramide Cream: A rich moisturizer for suffered and compromised skin by calming, soothing and strengthening the overall skin health. It consists of 3 types of ceramide that heals and regenerates broken skin barrier. Also enriched with centella asiatica to help balance out the oil and moisture of the skin.
2. COSRX Balancium B5 D-panthenol Cream: A multi-functional cream that is infused with D-panthenol panthenol that delivers intensive calming effects, strengthens the skin barrier and hydrates from within. It also contains 3 types of hyaluronic acid to provide deep moisture without being heavy.
3. COSRX Balancium B5 D-panthenol Ampoule: A multi-function ampoule infused with 30% D-panthenol that delivers intensive calming effects, strengthens the skin barrier and hydrates from within. Making your skin healthier and more comfortable.

Pure Fit Cica

Suitable for sensitive skin that requires soothing, calming, strengthening and skin protection.

 We’re all familiar with the benefits of Cica, short for Centella Asiatica. This line is formulated with a CICA-7 Complex and Pinus Pinaster Bark Extract that provides triple calming effect to help heal weak, damaged and sensitive skin. CICA-7 Complex is infused with 7 variations of Centella ingredients (Centella Asiatica Extract, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Centella Asiatica Root Extract, Asiaticoside, Asiatic Acid, Madecassic Acid, Madecassoside). Compared to the previous Centella line, this line is enriched with 81% of its CICA-7 Complex which is 8 times higher in concentration.

1. COSRX Cica Cleanser: A low pH cleanser that is suitable for sensitive skin. It gently removes impurities and excess sebum while maintaining the skin’s natural moisture barrier. Comfort and relax the skin with every wash.
2. COSRX Cica Toner: Enriched with 81% CICA-7 Complex, this toner strengthens, balances, hydrates and relieves irritation to improve the skin’s defenses, making it healthier and more resilient.
3. COSRX Cica Serum: A potent serum with 76% CICA-7 Complex that provides concentrated care for irritated skin. It reduces redness and rebuilds a healthier foundation of the skin.
4. COSRX Cica Cream: This 911 moisturizer that soothes, calms, strengthens and protects weakened skin barrier and irritated skin. It contains 6000ppm Centella Extract for instant care relief. Your skin will feel silky-soft and non-greasy after application.
5. COSRX Cica Powder: A multi-purpose Cica treatment you can add to any of your existing skincare products
6. COSRX Cica Calming True Sheet: A quick and easy treatment to calm sensitized skin. Get immediate glowing skin with this sheet mask that delivers intensive soothing care.

Full Fit Black Bee Propolis Line

Suitable for dry and rough skin that will make your skin glow and smooth. 

Let your skin glow for the gods with this Black Bee Propolis Line that contains anything bee-related with naturally moisturizing ingredients which will make your skin glow and smooth. It consists of black bee propolis extract, honey extract and royal jelly extract which are well-known for their anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties. This line will also deliver nourishment and antioxidants that gives your skin a softer and more supple texture.

1. COSRX Full Fit Propolis Light Cream: A lightweight, gel-like cream texture moisturizer infused with 65% black bee propolis extract, honey extract and royal jelly extract that nourishes and hydrates the skin like no other.
2. COSRX Full Fit Propolis Light Ampoule: COSRX’s best-selling ampoule! It contains 83% Black Bee Propolis Extract that provides intensive care to help heal stressed skin and reduce redness.
3. COSRX Full Fit Propolis Synergy Toner: An essence-like toner that is quickly absorbed into the skin to leave your skin feeling comfortable. Formulated with 72.6% black bee propolis that delivers maximum efficacy of propolis such as anti-inflammatory/antibacterial/recovering/enhanced immunity.
4. COSRX Full Fit Propolis Nourishing Magnet Sheet Mask: A quick and easy treatment that provides norishment and long-lasting hydration to the skin. Get radiant and glowing skin in just 15 minutes. 

Hydrium Line

There’s no skin that doesn’t need hydration. This Hydrium Line is rich with 3 types of hyaluronic acid (HA) that provides moisture into all levels of the skin. High molecular HA creates an invinsible protective barrier on the skin that seals in moisture, while low molecular HA soaks into the skin and increases the skin’s elasticity and plumps the skin from the inside. Giving you that lifted and supple appearance. 

1. COSRX Centella Aqua Soothing Ampoule: Pure hydration without any irration. Consist of panthenol (B5), the key ingredient the Hydrium line that moisturizes, regenerates and has anti-inflammatory effects and 42% centella asiatica extract that calms sensitive skin.
2. COSRX Triple Hyaluronic Moisture Ampoule: Gift your skin long-lasting hydration with this potent serum enriched with 3 types of hyaluronic acid for full-coverage hydration that reveals visibly plumped complexion.
3. COSRX Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream: Cool and relief heated angry skin instantly with this gel-like refreshing gel moisturizer that immerses skin in hydration with panthenol (B5). Its jelly-like texture makes it suitable for hot climates and those with oily skin.
4. COSRX Hydrium Moisture Power Enriched Cream: A lightweight moisturizer that delivers immediate pure hydration for angry skin. It uses a water blanket system that consists of D-panthenol, propolis and ceramide to form a moisture shield that prevents moisture loss and protects the skin.
5. COSRX Hydrium Watery Toner: Moisture-filled toner with vitamin B5 and 6 types of hyaluronic acid, called Hydrium Synergy-8 Complex, that makes your skin dewier and fuller of hydration. Can also be used as a facial mist or cotton-pad mask.
6. Hydrium Triple Hyaluronic Water Wave Sheet Mask: : A quick and easy treatment to deliver ultimate hydration with its triple hyaluronic acid formulation for dehydrated and dry skin.

COSRX has also released an AC Collection that has been specially formulated with its Centella AC-RX formula to treat oily, combination and acne prone skin for clearer, smoother and healthier skin. You can read more about this line and its products in details by clicking here!

To be continued…