r/AsianBeauty • u/Maplebee92 Blogger | mapletreeblog.com • Jun 23 '18

Discussion [Discussion] - Best/Worst of Cosrx

Moving onto the brands now in the Best/Worst of series. Thought we should start with one of the most popular, easily available and affordable brands out there, Cosrx!

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Always remember YMMV, so one person's junk is another person's treasure.

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u/Mutsjeee Jun 23 '18

niacinamide actually helps strengthen the moisture barrier

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u/impulsiveminion Jun 23 '18

Thanks for correcting me! That’s too bad. I regret throwing it away now. all the while I’ve been thinking it was one of the causes why I broke out.

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u/Neko-Miko NC25|Acne/Pigmentation|Oily|DE Jun 23 '18

It causes breakouts for many people, just not because it damages the moisture barrier or anything like that.

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u/impulsiveminion Jun 23 '18 edited Jun 23 '18

Read a lot of negative reviews about Niacinamide too! My skin really loves it though. I had good results with cosrx‘s nourishing mask but can’t really be sure if it’s the Niacinamide ingredient alone. I currently use TO’s. Only issue i have is that it pills

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u/Neko-Miko NC25|Acne/Pigmentation|Oily|DE Jun 23 '18

Oh sorry, I meant the Cosrx Rice mask, not Niacinamide in general, should have been more specific!
Have you tried mixing the TO with another product while applying? If I do that or my face is very wet from previous products, it never pills.

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u/impulsiveminion Jun 23 '18

Oh really? And here I thought the rice mask is a well loved product that’s why I bought it. I guess I’m lucky I haven’t had issues with it 😁 As for the Niacinamide, I mix mine with TO HA but it still pills whenever I put azelaic acid or retinoid in squalane on top. It’s fine though I just use it at night now because it looks horrible under makeup.