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COSRX Pure Fit Cica Smoothing Cleansing Balm Versus Beauty of Joseon Radiance Cleansing Balm

Makeup Remover
Makeup Remover
Korean Brand South Korea
Korean Brand South Korea

Updated on June 20, 2024

Overview

What they are

These products are both cruelty-free and reef safe makeup removers. They have a total of 5 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain exfoliants

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for anti aging, dry skin, sensitive skin and scar healing

Free From

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

What's Inside

They both contain oils

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Ingredient Info

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What's inside (and what isn't)

What's inside (and what isn't)

At a glance

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

found in both products
Pure Fit Cica Smoothing Cleansing Balm

Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

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

Masking, Skin Conditioning

This ingredient is an emollient, solvent, and texture enhancer. It is considered a skin-softener by helping the skin prevent moisture loss.

It helps thicken a product's formula and makes it easier to spread by dissolving clumping compounds.

Caprylic Triglyceride is made by combining glycerin with coconut oil, forming a clear liquid.

While there is an assumption Caprylic Triglyceride can clog pores due to it being derived from coconut oil, there is no research supporting this.

Learn more about Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
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.

Learn more about Caprylyl Glycol
Skin Conditioning

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.

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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Skin Conditioning, Solvent

1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.ย 

It is a:

  • Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
  • Emollient, helping to soften skin
  • Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
  • Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservativesย 

When to use

10 Routines
20% use in am
80% use in pm
90% use every day
988 Routines
11% use in am
89% use in pm
89% use every day
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Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

COSRX Pure Fit Cica Smoothing Cleansing Balm 30 ingredients

1.0 /5
from 1 rating
Broke Me Out (1) Doesn't Work (1) Heavy (1)
lasya.'s avatar

lasya.

6 months ago
Review

Horrible, thick and heavy, broke me out really badly

#broke me out
#irritating
#heavy
#sticky

Beauty of Joseon Radiance Cleansing Balm 20 ingredients

4.6 /5
from 38 ratings
Works Well (26) No Scent (20) Great Value (17)
AshN.'s avatar

AshN.

1 year ago
Review

(Used in 2022) Best cleansing balm I've ever purchased! Most cleansing balms I've looked at usually contain some type of fragrance but this doesn't. The formulation is great as it easily melts on your face once applied. Even when I place some around my under eye and eyelid area there is no irritation or stinging. I would say this makes for a great budget buy as a little goes a long way. This is a Show more

#great value
#hydrating
#light
#no scent
Butter's avatar

Butter

1 year ago
Review

โ‹†.เณƒเฟ”*:๏ฝฅ ๐ŸคŽ

๐Ÿฅฅ ๐Œ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ž: ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ฒ/๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž, ๐š๐œ๐ง๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐œ๐ณ๐ž๐ฆ๐š ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ž.

๐Ÿชด ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ:

ยทหš เผ˜โ‚Šยท อŸอŸอžอž๊’ฐโžณ ๐ˆ ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ž ๐ข๐ญ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐›๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ž, ๐›๐ž๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š. ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ง, ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ๐ฌ๐จ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ. ๐‘๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ. ๐ˆ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ (๐Ÿ“), ๐ข๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ฅ ๐œ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐›๐š๐ฅ๐ฆ, ๐œ๐š๐ง'๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก.

๐ŸŒต ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ:

โ•ฐโ”ˆโžค ๐๐จ๐ง๐ž! Show more

#great value
#hydrating
#no scent
#works well