COSRX Poreless Pad Versus First Aid Beauty Brighten + Glow Facial Radiance Pads With Glycolic + Lactic Acids
This pore-care toner pad uses a pre-saturated pad with Betaine Salicylate and Mandelic Acid to refine the look of pores and refine skin texture.
This smoothing exfoliating pad uses a pre-saturated pad with Lactic Acid and Glycolic Acid to refine skin texture and brighten dull-looking skin.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Camellia Sinensis Seed Extract
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Arginine
Masking
Betaine Salicylate
Antimicrobial
Mandelic Acid
Antimicrobial
Gluconolactone
Chelating
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin Conditioning
Dimethyl Sulfone
SolventAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Asiaticoside
Antioxidant
Madecassic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Asiatic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Tannic Acid
AstringentHydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin
MaskingCapryloyl Salicylic Acid
Exfoliating
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Menthyl Lactate
Masking
Mentha Haplocalix Extract
MaskingSodium Phosphate
BufferingDisodium Phosphate
BufferingCamellia Sinensis Seed Extract, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Arginine, Betaine Salicylate, Mandelic Acid, Gluconolactone, Panthenol, Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Dimethyl Sulfone, Allantoin, Asiaticoside, Madecassic Acid, Asiatic Acid, Tannic Acid, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Water, Sodium Hyaluronate, Pentylene Glycol, Menthyl Lactate, Mentha Haplocalix Extract, Sodium Phosphate, Disodium Phosphate
Water
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Cucumis Sativus Fruit Water
Skin ConditioningLactic Acid
Buffering
Glycolic Acid
Buffering
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract
HumectantCitrus Limon Peel Extract
EmollientCitrus Nobilis Fruit Extract
MaskingGlycerin
Humectant
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Citric Acid
Buffering
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingWater, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Water, Lactic Acid, Glycolic Acid, Hyaluronic Acid, Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract, Citrus Limon Peel Extract, Citrus Nobilis Fruit Extract, Glycerin, Polysorbate 20, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, Chlorphenesin, Sodium Hydroxide
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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.
Glycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum.
Topically, glycerin does several things at once:
Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3.
Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin.
This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products.
Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinWater. 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. Remember to stay hydrated!
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