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COSRX BHA Blackhead Power Liquid Versus La Roche-Posay Effaclar Micro-Exfoliating Astringent Toner - US

Exfoliator
Toner
Korean Brand South Korea
French Brand France

Updated on February 26, 2025

Overview

What they are

These products are both vegan and reef safe . They have a total of 0 ingredients in common

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for fighting acne, dry skin, brightening skin, oily skin, reducing pores, scar healing and dark spots

Free From

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

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When to use

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25% use in am
75% use in pm
57% use every day
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Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

COSRX BHA Blackhead Power Liquid 10 ingredients

3.8 /5
from 38 ratings
Absorbs Well (13) Light (12) Works Well (11)
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sword

1 year ago
Review

Gently Exfoliates
I decided to try a leave-on exfoliator rather than an exfoliating cleanser because I noticed I kept getting irritation from exfoliating cleansers. This Cosrx one is really gentle and pleasant. It takes a few minutes for it to absorb into my skin, but afterwards I get very little irritation and my skin texture and pore appearance have definitely improved.

#great value
#light
#no scent
#works well
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v22

6 months ago
Review

My favourite COSRX product. Pores appear smaller after a few hours. Was not expecting sebaceous filaments to disappear. I usually use one pump of liquid and put it directly on my T-zone and leave it to do its magic for about a few hours before applying moisturiser. (Putting moisturiser right after reduces its effectiveness from my personal experience.)

#great value
#light
#absorbs well
#no scent

La Roche-Posay Effaclar Micro-Exfoliating Astringent Toner 9 ingredients

2.0 /5
from 2 ratings
Doesn't Work (1)
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hads

3 months ago
Review

Don't know if it did anything...

Used it for a couple weeks, no visible results so I stopped.

#doesn't work