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COSRX Salicylic Acid Daily Gentle Cleanser Versus La Roche-Posay Serozinc

Face Cleanser
Facial Treatment
Korean Brand South Korea
French Brand France

Updated on June 19, 2024

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe . They have a total of 2 ingredients in common

Free From

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

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Ingredient Info

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About this product

About this product

At a glance

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Concerns

Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

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

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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Masking

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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When to use

2,089 Routines
41% use in am
59% use in pm
92% use every day
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135 Routines
54% use in am
46% use in pm
97% use every day
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Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

COSRX Salicylic Acid Daily Gentle Cleanser 23 ingredients

2.8 /5
from 33 ratings
Drying (15) Works Well (7) Strong Scent (7)
skinogre's avatar

skinogre

1 year ago
Review

I used to think it was good because of how it really goes DEEP into cleaning your skin, it feels like it’s been scraped out. It’s good if you haven’t washed your face in a week, other than that it’s really bad. And that’s coming from someone who has oily skin and uses Paula’s choice BHA every other day. There are so many better cleansing products than this, I highly advise getting a medium level Show more

#drying
#strong scent
brinny's avatar

Bree

7 months ago
Review

Cons: Hadn't realized how much this has been stripping my face of... everything until recent. Not bad at all. In fact, it's one of the best cleansers I've used in a while. But it's probably not something I need to use daily.

Pros: This does a really great job of cleaning the face. Don't think it exfoliates in any way, but my face, at least, would feel taut.

Will I buy this again? Maybe. It Show more

#great value
#drying
#strong scent
#works well

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