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Cocokind Ceramide Barrier Serum Versus Tirtir SOS Serum

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Korean Brand South Korea

Updated on February 14, 2025

Overview

What they are

These products are both vegan, cruelty-free, and reef safe serums. They have a total of 4 ingredients in common

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for anti aging, dry skin, brightening skin, sensitive skin, reducing pores, scar healing, dark spots and better texture

Free From

They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, parabens, silicones or sulfates

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Ingredient Info

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Cocokind Ceramide Barrier Serum 32 ingredients

Tirtir SOS Serum 27 ingredients

What's inside (and what isn't)

What's inside (and what isn't)

At a glance

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Cocokind Ceramide Barrier Serum 32 ingredients

Tirtir SOS Serum 27 ingredients

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

found in both products

Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.

Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Water. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.

So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.

You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!

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Humectant, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting

Glycerin is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.

A study from 2016 found glycerin to be more effective as a humectant than AHAs and hyaluronic acid.

As a humectant, it helps the skin stay hydrated by pulling moisture to your skin. The low molecular weight of glycerin allows it to pull moisture into the deeper layers of your skin.

Hydrated skin improves your skin barrier; Your skin barrier helps protect against irritants and bacteria.

Glycerin has also been found to have antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Due to these properties, glycerin is often used in wound and burn treatments.

In cosmetics, glycerin is usually derived from plants such as soybean or palm. However, it can also be sourced from animals, such as tallow or animal fat.

This ingredient is organic, colorless, odorless, and non-toxic.

Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.

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Emollient, Humectant, Skin Conditioning

Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant and emollient, meaning it attracts and preserves moisture.

It is a common ingredient in many products, especially those designed to hydrate skin. The primary benefits are retaining moisture, skin softening, and promoting a healthy skin barrier.

Though Caprylyl Glycol is an alcohol derived from fatty acids, it is not the kind that can dry out skin.

This ingredient is also used as a preservative to extend the life of products. It has slight antimicrobial properties.

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Masking, Skin Conditioning

Arginine is an amino acid that is important for human development. Your body uses is it to produce hair keratin and skin collagen.

As a cosmetic ingredient, Arginine has antioxidant properties and can also help repair damaged skin. This ingredient is derived either synthetically or from animals.

Arginine isn't fungal acne safe when used in the presence of other lipids (fats, fatty acids, oils, esters, etc). Oils and fats occur naturally within the skin, so take caution when using Arginine if you're prone to fungal acne.

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When to use

Cocokind Ceramide Barrier Serum 32 ingredients

Tirtir SOS Serum 27 ingredients

798 Routines
45% use in am
56% use in pm
90% use every day
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421 Routines
46% use in am
54% use in pm
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Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

Cocokind Ceramide Barrier Serum 32 ingredients

4.1 /5
from 17 ratings
Absorbs Well (9) Light (8) Hydrating (8)
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Shewava In

5 months ago
Review

I bought this when my skin barrier was damaged, hoping it would calm the irritation i have, but it made things worse. This serum broke me out badly. I think it might be due to the high concentration of ceramides, but it also contains PHA, so I’m not sure if it was a breakout or purging. However, when I stopped using it, my skin returned to normal. As a barrier serum, I don’t think this is Show more

#broke me out
#irritating
#light
#doesn't work
thona's avatar

thona

14 days ago
Review

THANK GOD for this serum. i’m currently using tretinoin and I’ve tried different serums and they wouldn’t do much or would irritate me to the point of breaking out (the ordinary niacinamide serum :/) i recently tried to divert and go back to a niacinamide serum but it did as it’s done to me before and irritated me and broke me out but this serum saved me. Im on my third bottle!

#great value
#hydrating
#light
#absorbs well

Tirtir SOS Serum 27 ingredients

3.0 /5
from 5 ratings
Hydrating (3) Broke Me Out (2) No Scent (2)
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jess2386

3 months ago
Review

I have no idea what the hype is. Sure the ingredients sound fine but it’s anything but hydrating and pretty sure it broke my skin barrier or maybe it doesn’t pair well with basic ingredients and trust I know it has copper peptides so I know what not to pair it with. Still my face after a week felt on fire… still can’t find the right routine because I read and fall for fads and “reviews”. if you Show more

#drying
#broke me out
#doesn't work
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sophie

7 months ago
Review

Been using around 3 weeks. Feels hydrating and leaves skin glowy and less tight after use. I haven’t noticed overall increased skin hydration when not using but maybe I haven’t used it long enough yet.

#hydrating
#absorbs well
#no scent