COSRX Triple Hyaluronic Moisturizing Cleanser Versus COSRX Advanced Snail Mucin Gel Cleanser

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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of COSRX Triple Hyaluronic Moisturizing Cleanser versus COSRX Advanced Snail Mucin Gel Cleanser .

Published on April 26, 2021

Overview

What they are

These products are both cruelty-free and reef safe face cleansers. They have a total of 11 ingredients in common

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for dry skin, brightening skin and sensitive skin

Free From

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

What's Inside

They both contain fragrances

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COSRX Triple Hyaluronic Moisturizing Cleanser

COSRX Advanced Snail Mucin Gel Cleanser

Face Cleanser South Korean Brand

Face Cleanser

Face cleansers are used to remove makeup, dead skin cells, pollutants, oil, dirt, and/or clean out pores on the skin. Face cleansers may specialize in having one function (exa. just removing makeup) or may have multiple functions (exa. Removing makeup and cleaning pores).

Face Cleanser

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Ingredient Info

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COSRX Triple Hyaluronic Moisturizing Cleanser 27 ingredients

COSRX Advanced Snail Mucin Gel Cleanser 20 ingredients

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

ph level

6.81

At a glance

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COSRX Triple Hyaluronic Moisturizing Cleanser 27 ingredients

COSRX Advanced Snail Mucin Gel Cleanser 20 ingredients

Benefits

Hydrating

Reduces Irritation

Skin Texture

Anti-Aging

Scar Healing

Brightening (2)

Concerns

May Worsen Oily Skin (4)

Acne Trigger (3)

Irritating

Rosacea

Eczema

Benefits

Hydrating (2)

Redness Reducing

Reduces Irritation

Brightening

Concerns

Drying

Acne Trigger

Rosacea (2)

Eczema

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Ingredients Compared

Ingredients that are highlighted in purple are present in both products.

COSRX Triple Hyaluronic Moisturizing Cleanser 27 ingredients

COSRX Advanced Snail Mucin Gel Cleanser 20 ingredients

Water • Glycerin • Stearic Acid • Myristic Acid • Lauric Acid • Potassium Hydroxide • Palmitic Acid • Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate • Coco-Glucoside • Glyceryl Stearate • Parfum • Polyquaternium-7 • Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer • Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate • Arachidic Acid • Disodium EDTA • 1,2-Hexanediol • Oleic Acid • Sodium Benzoate • Quillaja Saponaria Bark Extract • Citric Acid • Butylene Glycol • Panthenol • Hyaluronic Acid • Ethylhexylglycerin • Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid • Sodium Hyaluronate

Water • Acrylates Copolymer • Butylene Glycol • Glycerin • Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate • Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate • 1,2-Hexanediol • Coco-Glucoside • Lauryl Betaine • Snail Secretion Filtrate • Arginine • Tromethamine • Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate • Parfum • Carbomer • Sodium Chloride • Ethylhexylglycerin • Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer • Sodium Polyacrylate • Disodium EDTA

Ingredients Side-by-side

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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.

Water

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 Triple Hyaluronic Moisturizing Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 1.

COSRX Advanced Snail Mucin Gel Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 1.

Glycerin

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 Triple Hyaluronic Moisturizing Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 2.

COSRX Advanced Snail Mucin Gel Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 4.

Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate

What it does:

Community Rating: Mixed

Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate is an amino acid-based surfactant and cleaning agent. This ingredient can be derived from animals or plants. It may also be synthetically created from fatty acids of the coconut and glycine.

Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate is a gentle surfactant. Surfactants help gather the dirt, oil, and other pollutants from your skin to be rinsed away. It is a mild cleanser and naturally produces foam.

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COSRX Triple Hyaluronic Moisturizing Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 8.

COSRX Advanced Snail Mucin Gel Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 13.

Coco-Glucoside

What it does: Cleansing, Foaming

Community Rating: Disliked

Coco-Glucoside is a surfactant, or a cleansing ingredient. It is made from glucose and coconut oil.

Surfactants help gather dirt, oil, and other pollutants from your skin to be rinsed away. Coco-Glucoside is considered gentle and non-comedogenic.

This ingredient is a known skin-irritant.

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COSRX Triple Hyaluronic Moisturizing Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 9.

COSRX Advanced Snail Mucin Gel Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 8.

Parfum

What it does: Masking, Perfuming

Community Rating: Very Disliked

Parfum is a catch-all term for an ingredient or more that is used to give aroma to products. Parfum, or fragrance, can be a blend of hundreds of chemicals or plant oils. This means every product with "fragrance" or "Parfum" in the ingredients list is a different mixture.

In the US, the alternative name for parfum is 'fragrance'. The term 'fragrance' is not regulated in many countries. In many cases, it is up to the brand to define this term.

For instance, many brands choose to label themselves as "fragrance-free" because they are not using synthetic fragrances. However, their products may still contain ingredients such as essential oils that are considered a fragrance. One example is Calendula flower extract. Essential oil ingredients still impart a scent or 'fragrance'.

Depending on the blend, it can cause allergies and sensitivities on the skin. Some ingredients that are known EU allergens include linalool and citronellol.

Products use parfum often to give products a scent or cover up smells of different ingredients.

The bottom line is: not all fragrances/parfum/ingredients are created equally. If you are worried about fragrances, we recommend taking a closer look at an ingredient. And of course, we always recommend speaking with a professional.

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COSRX Triple Hyaluronic Moisturizing Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 11.

COSRX Advanced Snail Mucin Gel Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 14.

Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer

What it does: Emulsion Stabilising

Community Rating: Very 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 Triple Hyaluronic Moisturizing Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 13.

COSRX Advanced Snail Mucin Gel Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 18.

Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate

What it does: Cleansing

Community Rating: Disliked

Sodium cocoyl isethionate is a natural ingredient from the fatty acids of coconut oil. It is a surfactant and helps with cleansing the skin.

By binding to water and oil, it helps gently clean skin. It also helps the spreadability of the product.

Sodium cocoyl isethionate is also added to help create foam without drying the skin. However, this is depending on the amount of Sodium cocoyl isethionate.

Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate may not be fungal acne safe.

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COSRX Triple Hyaluronic Moisturizing Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 14.

COSRX Advanced Snail Mucin Gel Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 6.

Disodium EDTA

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 Triple Hyaluronic Moisturizing Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 16.

COSRX Advanced Snail Mucin Gel Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 20.

1,2-Hexanediol

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 Triple Hyaluronic Moisturizing Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 17.

COSRX Advanced Snail Mucin Gel Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 7.

Butylene Glycol

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 Triple Hyaluronic Moisturizing Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 22.

COSRX Advanced Snail Mucin Gel Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 3.

Ethylhexylglycerin

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 Triple Hyaluronic Moisturizing Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 25.

COSRX Advanced Snail Mucin Gel Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 17.

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