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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of COSRX Advanced Snail Mucin Gel Cleanser versus Peace Out Creamy Gentle Exfoliating Pore Perfecting Cleanser .

Published on April 19, 2024

Overview

What they are

These products are both cruelty-free and reef safe face cleansers. They have a total of 6 ingredients in common

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for dry skin, brightening skin and sensitive skin

Free From

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

We independently verify ingredients, and our claims are backed by peer-reviewed research. Spot a product that need an update? Let us know.

Face Cleanser South Korean Brand South Korea
Face Cleanser American Brand United States

Face Cleanser

Face cleansers are used to remove makeup, dead skin cells, pollutants, oil, dirt, and/or clean out pores on the skin. Face cleansers may specialize in having one function (exa. just removing makeup) or may have multiple functions (exa. Removing makeup and cleaning pores).

Face Cleanser

Face cleansers are used to remove makeup, dead skin cells, pollutants, oil, dirt, and/or clean out pores on the skin. Face cleansers may specialize in having one function (exa. just removing makeup) or may have multiple functions (exa. Removing makeup and cleaning pores).

Price

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Starts at $11.70
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Starts at $25.00

Ingredient Info

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alcohol-free
silicon-free
fragrance-free
sulfate-free
paraben-free
oil-free
fungal-acne safe
reef-safe
eu-allergen-free
vegan
cruelty-free
ph level
6.81
alcohol-free
silicon-free
fragrance-free
sulfate-free
paraben-free
oil-free
fungal-acne safe
reef-safe
eu-allergen-free
vegan
cruelty-free

At a glance

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Benefits

Hydrating (2)
Redness Reducing
Reduces Irritation
Brightening

Concerns

Drying
Acne Trigger
Rosacea (2)
Eczema

Notable Ingredients

BHA
Exfoliators
Niacinamide
Hyaluronic Acid

Benefits

Hydrating (2)
Good For Oily Skin (2)
Redness Reducing (2)
Reduces Irritation
Reduces Large Pores (2)
Dark Spots
Scar Healing
Acne Fighting (2)
Brightening (2)

Concerns

Drying
May Worsen Oily Skin (3)
Acne Trigger (2)
Irritating
Rosacea (3)
Eczema (3)
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Ingredients Compared

Ingredients that are highlighted in purple are present in both products.

Ingredients Side-by-side

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Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

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

1
What it does: Skin Conditioning, Solvent
Community Rating: Loved

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. Talk about multi-purpose! If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!

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COSRX Advanced Snail Mucin Gel Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 1.

Peace Out Creamy Gentle Exfoliating Pore Perfecting Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 1.

2
What it does: Cleansing
Community Rating: Disliked

Sodium cocoyl isethionate is a natural ingredient from the fatty acids of coconut oil. It is a surfactant and helps with cleansing the skin.

By binding to water and oil, it helps gently clean skin. It also helps the spreadability of the product.

Sodium cocoyl isethionate is also added to help create foam without drying the skin. However, this is depending on the amount of Sodium cocoyl isethionate.

Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate may not be fungal acne safe.

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COSRX Advanced Snail Mucin Gel Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 6.

Peace Out Creamy Gentle Exfoliating Pore Perfecting Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 2.

3
What it does: Cleansing, Foaming
Community Rating: Disliked

Coco-Glucoside is a surfactant, or a cleansing ingredient. It is made from glucose and coconut oil.

Surfactants help gather dirt, oil, and other pollutants from your skin to be rinsed away. Coco-Glucoside is considered gentle and non-comedogenic.

This ingredient is a known skin-irritant.

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COSRX Advanced Snail Mucin Gel Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 8.

Peace Out Creamy Gentle Exfoliating Pore Perfecting Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 24.

4
What it does: Masking, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Mixed

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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COSRX Advanced Snail Mucin Gel Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 11.

Peace Out Creamy Gentle Exfoliating Pore Perfecting Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 42.

5
What it does: Masking
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Chances are, you eat sodium chloride every day. Sodium Chloride is also known as table salt.

This ingredient has many purposes in skincare: thickener, emulsifier, and exfoliator.

You'll most likely find this ingredient in cleansers where it is used to create a gel-like texture. As an emulsifier, it also prevents ingredients from separating.

There is much debate on whether this ingredient is comedogenic. The short answer - comedogenic ratings don't tell the whole story. Learn more about comegodenic ratings here.

The concensus about this ingredient causing acne seems to be divided. Research is needed to understand if this ingredient does cause acne.

Scrubs may use salt as the primary exfoliating ingredient.

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COSRX Advanced Snail Mucin Gel Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 16.

Peace Out Creamy Gentle Exfoliating Pore Perfecting Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 47.

6
What it does: Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Mixed

Ethylhexylglycerin (we can't pronounce this either) is commonly used as a preservative and skin softener. It is derived from glyceryl.

You might see Ethylhexylglycerin often paired with other preservatives such as phenoxyethanol. Ethylhexylglycerin has been found to increase the effectiveness of these other preservatives.

COSRX Advanced Snail Mucin Gel Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 17.

Peace Out Creamy Gentle Exfoliating Pore Perfecting Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 18.

Here's what our community thinks of the ingredients in these two products.

20% are loved or liked
30% have mixed ratings
45% are disliked or very disliked
5% have no rating yet
40% are loved or liked
13% have mixed ratings
38% are disliked or very disliked
10% have no rating yet

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Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

COSRX Advanced Snail Mucin Gel Cleanser 20 ingredients

4.0 /5
from 3 ratings
Broke Me Out (1) Doesn't Work (1) Expensive (1) Irritating (1) Light Scent (1)

Peace Out Creamy Gentle Exfoliating Pore Perfecting Cleanser 48 ingredients

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