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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of COSRX Hydrium Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream versus COSRX Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream .

Last updated on December 12, 2023. Published on July 07, 2022

Overview

What they are

These products are both cruelty-free and reef safe . They have a total of 22 ingredients in common

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for fighting acne, anti aging, dry skin, brightening skin, sensitive skin, reducing pores and scar healing

Free From

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

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General Moisturizer

All-purpose moisturizers hydrate the top layer of skin cells.

Day Moisturizer

Day Moisturizers are marketed to hydrate the skin during the daytime.

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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
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
Redness Reducing (2)
Reduces Irritation (3)
Reduces Large Pores
Anti-Aging
Scar Healing
Acne Fighting
Brightening

Benefits

Hydrating
Redness Reducing (2)
Reduces Irritation (3)
Reduces Large Pores
Anti-Aging
Scar Healing
Acne Fighting
Brightening
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Ingredients Explained

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

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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 Hydrium Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 1.

COSRX Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 1.

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What it does: Solvent
Community Rating: Liked

Propanediol helps absorb ingredients into your skin, boosting their benefits. It can act as an emollient, making your skin softer. Propanediol can help products last longer by boosting the properties of preservatives within the formulation.

Propanediol is not likely to cause sensitivity and considered safe to use.

It is derived from corn or petroleum with a clear color and no scent.

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COSRX Hydrium Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 2.

COSRX Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 2.

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What it does: Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, Astringent, Emollient, Humectant, Masking, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting, Tonic
Community Rating: Loved

Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract is derived from the leaves of the tea plant. Black tea, green tea, and oolong tea are all harvested from this plant.

Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract has many benefits. It contains polyphenols, a strong antioxidant. Antioxidants help fight off free-radical molecules that damage skin cells. The antioxidants in green tea neutralize free-radicals from the sun. This gives the skin some extra UV protection, but should not replace sunscreen.

Many components of tea have anti-inflammatory properties. Polyphenols and L-theanine help soothe the skin and reduce irritation. L-theanine is an amino acid that makes up most of the amino acids found in tea leaves. The caffeine in Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract helps calm inflamed blood vessels.

Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract also contains Vitamin Bs, linoleic acid, magnesium, calcium, iron, and zinc.

Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract also has antimicrobial properties.

Research has shown both drinking Camellia Sinensis Leaf Tea and applying it to the skin can help boost skin elasticity and hydration. Studies also show using tea extract may reduce sebum, or oil, production.

Learn more about Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract

COSRX Hydrium Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 3.

COSRX Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 3.

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What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting, Solvent
Community Rating: Loved

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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COSRX Hydrium Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 4.

COSRX Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 4.

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What it does: Skin Conditioning, Solvent
Community Rating: Mixed

Pentylene glycol is typically used within a product to thicken it. It also adds a smooth, soft, and moisturizing feel to the product. It is naturally found in plants such as sugar beets.

The hydrophilic trait of Pentylene Glycol makes it a humectant. As a humectant, Pentylene Glycol helps draw moisture from the air to your skin. This can help keep your skin hydrated.

This property also makes Pentylene Glycol a great texture enhancer. It can help thicken or emulsify a product. Emulsifiers help stabilize a product. It does this by preventing certain ingredients from separating.

Pentylene Glycol also acts as a mild preservative and helps to keep a product microbe-free.

Some people may experience mild eye and skin irritation from Pentylene Glycol. We always recommend speaking with a professional about using this ingredient in your routine.

Pentylene Glycol has a low molecular weight and is part of the 1,2-glycol family.

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COSRX Hydrium Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 5.

COSRX Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 5.

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What it does: Skin Conditioning, Solvent
Community Rating: Mixed

1,2-Hexanediol is a multi-tasker ingredient. It acts as a preservative to increase shelf-life and can aid other preservatives in preventing microbe growth. 1,2-Hexanediol also helps the skin retain moisture as a humectant.

In products that are water-based, this ingredient can help stabilize perfumes and fragrances. It can also help make the texture of products softer and more smooth.

COSRX Hydrium Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 6.

COSRX Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 6.

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What it does: Emulsion Stabilising
Community Rating: Disliked

Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer is a synthetic polymer. It is used to thicken and improve the texture of products.

Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer is also an emulsifier. Due to its properties, it can prevent water and oil ingredients from separating.

COSRX Hydrium Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 7.

COSRX Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 7.

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What it does: Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Loved

Panthenol (also referred to as pro-vitamin B5) is a common ingredient that helps hydrate and soothe the skin.

lt is a humectant, meaning that it helps the skin attract and retain moisture.

Another benefit is the anti-inflammatory abilities. This means that it's great for sensitive, irritation-prone skin.

Once oxidized, panthenol converts to pantothenic acid. Panthothenic acid is found in all living cells.

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COSRX Hydrium Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 8.

COSRX Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 8.

9
What it does: Buffering, Masking
Community Rating: Liked

Tromethamine is an aliphatic compound. An aliphatic compound is an organic compound with open-chained carbon atoms. It is synthetically created. Tromethamine is used to balance pH and improve texture.

As an emulsifier, Tromethamine prevents oil and water ingredients from separating. This helps stabilize the product and elongate a product's shelf life. Tromethamine also makes a product thicker.

Tromethamine helps balance the pH level of a product. Normal pH level of skin is slightly acidic (~4.75-5.5). The acidity of our skin is maintained by our glands and skin biome. Being slightly acidic allows our skin to create an "acid mantle". This acid mantle is a thin barrier that protects our skin from bacteria and contaminants.

Oral Tromethanmine is an anti-inflammatory drug but plays the role of masking, adding fragrance, and/or balancing pH in skincare.

1,3-Propanediol, 2-amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)-

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COSRX Hydrium Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 9.

COSRX Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 9.

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What it does: Humectant, Masking, Skin Conditioning, Solvent
Community Rating: Mixed

Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:

  • It is a solvent, meaning that it helps to dissolve other ingredients. This also enhances the absorption of the product into one's skin.
  • It is a humectant, which means that it helps attract moisture into the skin.
  • It helps improve product application.

Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient. It is unlikely to irritate skin, and works well with pretty much all other ingredients.

COSRX Hydrium Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 10.

COSRX Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 10.

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What it does:
Community Rating: Disliked

Cetearyl Olivate is an emulsifier and texture enhancer. It is derived from the fatty acids of olive oil and Cetearyl alcohol, and is biodegradable.

As an emulsifier, it is used to prevent oils and waters from separating. It can also

Manufacturers use the name Olivem 1000. This ingredient has been found to preserve the natural microbiome of skin. Having a healthy microbiome helps keep our skin healthy and protects against harmful bacteria. This ingredient is grouped with Sorbitan Olivate under the name Olivem 1000.

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COSRX Hydrium Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 11.

COSRX Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 11.

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What it does: Emulsifying
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Sorbitan Olivate is created from the fatty acids in olive oil and sorbitol.

Sorbitan Olivate is an oil in water emulsifier. It helps stabilize a product by preventing oils and waters from separating. Sorbitan Olivate also helps hydrate the skin.

Manufacturers sell sorbitan olivate under the name OliveM 1000. OliveM 1000 a multifunctional ingredient. It is self-emulsifying. According to a manufacturer, OliveM 1000 does not disrupt natural skin biome.

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COSRX Hydrium Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 12.

COSRX Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 12.

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What it does: Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting, Soothing
Community Rating: Loved

Allantoin plays a role in soothing and moisturizing the skin. Because of this, it is often added to products with strong active ingredients.

Some studies have shown this ingredient can promote wound healing with higher concentrations.

Allantoin is derived from the comfrey plant but produced synthetically for cosmetic products to ensure purity.

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COSRX Hydrium Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 13.

COSRX Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 13.

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What it does: Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Liked

Aloe Ferox Leaf Extract is an extract of the leaves of Aloe ferox, Liliaceae.

Aloe contains the antioxidants Vitamins A, C, and E. These vitamins neutralize free radicals. It also contains sugars in the form of monosaccharides and polysaccharides, folic acid, choline, many common minerals such as calcium, 12 anthraquinones, fatty acids, amino acids, and Vitamin B12.

Aloe is known to be anti-inflammatory, moisturizing, antiseptic, healing, and protect against UV rays.

Read more here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2763764/

Learn more about Aloe Ferox Leaf Extract

COSRX Hydrium Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 14.

COSRX Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 14.

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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 Hydrium Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 15.

COSRX Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 15.

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What it does: Humectant
Community Rating: Mixed

Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer is made up of glycerin and polyacrylic acid. It helps hydrate your skin as a humectant.

Humectants draw moisture from the air to your skin.

COSRX Hydrium Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 16.

COSRX Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 16.

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What it does:
Community Rating: Disliked

Disodium EDTA plays a role in making products more stable by aiding other preservatives.

It is a chelating agent, meaning it neutralizes metal ions that may be found in a product.

Disodium EDTA is a salt of edetic acid and is found to be safe in cosmetic ingredients.

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COSRX Hydrium Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 17.

COSRX Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 17.

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What it does: Skin Conditioning

We don't have a description for Hydrolyzed Hibiscus Esculentus Extract.

COSRX Hydrium Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 18.

COSRX Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 18.

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What it does: Skin Conditioning

We don't have a description for Lupinus Albus Seed Extract.

COSRX Hydrium Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 19.

COSRX Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 19.

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What it does: Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Liked

Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract comes from the seeds of the Moringa oleifera plant.

Moringa seeds have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and skin hydrating properties. These seeds are rich in oils, proteins, monounsaturated fats, and tocopherols.

As an emollient, moringa seed oil helps trap moisture in the skin by creating a film on top. This helps keep your skin hydrated and soft.

Many compounds in moringa seed oil are antioxidant and anti-inflammatory. These compounds include Vitamin E. , catechins, ferulic acid, and more.

Another compound found in Moringa seed oil is oleic acid.

Moringa trees are native to the Himalayan mountains.

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COSRX Hydrium Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 20.

COSRX Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 20.

21
What it does: Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Liked

Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract is extract from the neem plant.

Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract is an antioxidant. Antioxidants help fight free-radicals. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells, such as pollution.

The leaves of this tree contain flavonoids and polyphenols. These two compounds are antioxidants, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial. Further research is needed as to their effects when applied on skin.

Learn more about Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract

COSRX Hydrium Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 21.

COSRX Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 21.

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What it does: Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Liked

Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract is from the Neem tree. Neem trees originate from India.

Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract contains antioxidants. Antioxidants help fight free-radicals. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells, such as pollution.

The flowers of this tree are lilac colored.

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COSRX Hydrium Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 22.

COSRX Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 22.

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50% are loved or liked
23% have mixed ratings
18% are disliked or very disliked
9% have no rating yet
50% are loved or liked
23% have mixed ratings
18% are disliked or very disliked
9% have no rating yet

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COSRX Hydrium Green Tea Aqua Soothing Gel Cream 22 ingredients

3.3 /5
from 3 ratings
Absorbs Well (2) Light (2) No Scent (1) Sticky (1) Works Well (1)
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BrodyTosi

5 months ago · Sensitive Skin
Review

This moisturizer has an ingredient profile that is quite favorable for individuals with acne-prone skin (no commonly implicated irritants like...

This moisturizer has an ingredient profile that is quite favorable for individuals with acne-prone skin (no commonly implicated irritants like alcohols, sulfates, or fragrance). One observation in using this product I had is that it manages to achieve an impressive gel texture without the usage of silicones, which is quite rare among gel-based moisturizers. This product ranks low in comedogenicity and is quite humectant heavy with only one emollient and no occlusive ingredients. From anecdotal experience using this moisturizer, for general use in mild environments and/or warmer seasons it is a good option but if you are living in harsh, drying environmental conditions or using an adjucnt drying ingredient like BPO or retinoids (such as adapalene or tretinoin) this moisturizer probably won't suffice for most skin types.

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jazzzzz1

3 months ago · Combination Skin
Review

This is a really light moisturiser that is great for summer. It's not quite hydrating enough for my skin though as I'm currently using Differin. I...

This is a really light moisturiser that is great for summer. It's not quite hydrating enough for my skin though as I'm currently using Differin. I still like it though as it doesn't clog my pores at all and seems to calm the redness in my skin.

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