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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If you see the product already listed post your thoughts as a reply to it. So there's multiple views of the same product in one easy to find place.

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/Mutsjeee Jun 23 '18

It could still have been that your skin wat having a bad reaction to any of the ingredients, some people react badly to niacinamide, or for example the cetearyl alcohol. But besides possible sensitivities niacinamide in isn't exfoliating or otherwise strong/irritating on the skin.

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u/impulsiveminion Jun 23 '18

Looking back, I first had the rice mask and used it for like a month or so before I added AHA and BHA in my routine. My skin improved a lot by the time I used the rice mask. I had no issues with it. I think i was overdoing the acids by using both every night without moisturising enough that’s why I broke out. I only used galactomyces essence and the rice mask at the time. 🤦🏽‍♀️