Works for:
based on ingredients and %- Moisturizing
Doesn't work for:
based on ingredients and %- Anti-blemish
- Exfoliation
Can it cause trouble?
- Irritation risk: high
- Comedogenic risk ingredients: 0
Key actives
Product Summary
"COSRX - Two in One Poreless Power Liquid" could be helpful for: Moisturizing, but its actives are not the most effective or are not well-studied.
Ingredient callouts
- Humectants (sodium hyaluronate 0.20% - 0.70%, betaine 1.20% - 1.80% and arginine 1.50% - 2.30%). These ingredients help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improve the skin hydration.
Price
The product retails from 21.59£ up to 43.00£ in the United Kingdom, from 39.09A$ up to 43.00A$ in Australia and from 25.00$ up to 27.27$ in the United States.
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Moisturizing
This product can help improve hydration of the skin with the two types of ingredients.
The first type is called “humectants”:
these ingredients help attract water.
When humectants are on the surface of the skin, they “pull in” the moisture from the outside environment, or from
within deeper layers of the skin. The following ingredients in this product do the job:
arginine, betaine.
This product also contains ingredients called “occlusives”. They help reduce the speed with which our skin loses moisture to the outside environment. These ingredients also help soften the upper layer of the skin, so it feels less tight and nicer to the touch. The following ingredients in this product do the job: arginine, pentylene glycol.
An amino acid that is naturally present in skin and helps keep it hydrated. When used together with AHAs, it can reduce their irritating effect on the skin
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improves the product texture
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin
Used to create a nice product texture and help delivery of other ingredients. Might be somewhat helpful in attracting water to the upper layer of the skin
Used to preserve products, dissolve other ingredients and create a nice product texture
Used to stabilize product formulations and help soften the upper layer of the skin
Anti-blemish
What does the product description say?
Formulated with 88% willow bark water and betaine salicylate to fight acne, cool down skin temperature of heated, irritated, and inflamed skin, control excessive oil production, and clear impurities and dead skin cells.
Source: Glowsecret
Effective ingredients missing or their concentration is too low.
Exfoliation
What does the product description say?
The COSRX Two in One Poreless Power Liquid is an oil-fighting liquid that clears up skin congestion and impurities, while tightening and minimizing the appearance of enlarged pores.
Source: Glowsecret
This product does not contain effective exfoliating ingredients. It might be able to deliver physical exfoliation, that is scrub off some of the dead cells on the surface of the skin. We do not recommend physical exfoliation, because it is not uniform (some bits of skin can get exfoliated too much while others not at all). It can also traumatize the skin and aggrevate acne and other skin conditions.
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
|---|---|
| Exfoliation | |
| Anti-blemish |
Total Promises Fulfilled score: 0/100.
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Potential irritants
Comedogenic ingredients
No comedogenic ingredients detected
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Key Actives
An amino acid that is naturally present in skin and helps keep it hydrated. When used together with AHAs, it can reduce their irritating effect on the skin
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improves the product texture
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin
Potential irritants
Used to stabilize product formulations and help soften the upper layer of the skin
Used to preserve products, dissolve other ingredients and create a nice product texture
Comedogenic ingredients
We couldn't find any comedogenic ingredients in this product
All ingredients
Used to create a nice product texture and help delivery of other ingredients. Might be somewhat helpful in attracting water to the upper layer of the skin
Used to stabilize product formulations and help soften the upper layer of the skin
An amino acid that is naturally present in skin and helps keep it hydrated. When used together with AHAs, it can reduce their irritating effect on the skin
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improves the product texture
Helps create a thicker or gel-like product texture. It is not a surfactant but can be used in gentle cleansing formulations
Used to preserve products, dissolve other ingredients and create a nice product texture
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin
Helps adjust the product pH and stabilize the formulation
Ingredient list view
Salix alba bark water, Butylene glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, Hydroxypropyl cyclodextrin, Water, Ethyl hexanediol, Unknown, Hydrogenated castor oil stearate, Arginine, Betaine, Allantoin panthenol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Carbomer, Pentylene glycol, Sodium hyaluronate, Cassia obtusifolia seed extract, Menthyl lactate, Mentha haplocalix extract, Disodium phosphate, Sodium phosphate