COSRX The Retinol 0.1 Cream 20ml
Description
Quiet, unfussy, and the first thing you repurchase.
Dense, cushioned lather. The real soap kind.
What this cream does
A 20 ml cream, formulated to hold water in the surface, calm the look of redness and soften the surface.
A soap-based foam, by formulation
The cleansing system here is saponified: Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Myristic Acid, Lauric Acid, neutralised with an alkali. That is what produces dense, cushioned lather rather than the thin foam a detergent system gives.
Worth knowing if you deliberately avoid soap-based cleansers.
Key ingredients
| Ingredient | What it is, and what it is used for |
|---|---|
| Adenosine | Purine nucleoside. Studied for signalling to skin cells rather than sitting on top. |
| Sodium Hyaluronate | Sodium salt of hyaluronic acid. A material skin already contains, so it reads as its own; used to pull in water and hold it. |
| Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid | Hyaluronic acid of reduced molecular weight. Used to pull in water and hold it. |
| Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer | Cross-linked hyaluronate. Listed as skin humectant, skin-conditioning agent. |
| Hyaluronic Acid | Glycosaminoglycan. A material skin already contains, so it reads as its own; used to pull in water and hold it. |
| Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate | Acetylated hyaluronate salt. Listed as humectant. |
| Ascorbic Acid | L-ascorbic acid (vitamin C). Listed as antioxidant, fragrance, pH adjuster, skin-conditioning agent. |
| Glutathione | Tripeptide of glutamate, cysteine and glycine. Listed as fragrance, reducing agent. |
| Panthenol | Provitamin B5. Used to calm irritation; used to pull in water and hold it. |
| Allantoin | Heterocyclic diureide. Used to calm irritation. |
| Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride | Medium-chain triglyceride from coconut. Used to soften by filling the gaps between surface cells. |
| Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil | Oil from Glycine soja seed. Listed as antioxidant, fragrance, skin-conditioning agent (occlusive). |
How the formula works together
Three groups of ingredients are doing the work here. Humectants — Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid and Hyaluronic Acid — draw water into the surface. Calming ingredients — Panthenol and Allantoin — work on the look of redness. Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride sits on top and slow how fast that water leaves.
Humectants and emollients and lipids are the pairing that matters here: water pulled in by one, held there by the other. That is the difference between skin that feels comfortable an hour after application and skin that feels comfortable at bedtime.
Who it is for
Worth checking before you buy: contains silicones; soap-based (saponified) cleansing system.
How to use it
- Please use immediately after purchase and store upright in refrigerator once opened.
- Have an 'adaption period' when using retinol
- Frequency : use 3 times a week at night
- How to Use : start with 0.3 of cream to concerned areas.
- Gradually increase frequency and areas of application.
Details
| Size | 20 ml |
| Ingredients | 50, published in full below |
Full ingredient list
Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Trehalose, Panthenol, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Dimethicone, Glyceryl Polymethacrylate, Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Carbomer, Retinol(0.3%), Tromethamine, Glyceryl Stearate, Polysilicone-11, Sodium Sulfite, Daucus Carota Sativa (Carrot) Root Extract, Allantoin, Glyceryl Caprylate, Propanediol, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Wax, Tocotrienols, Stearic Acid, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Palmitic Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium EDTA, Adenosine, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sorbitan Isostearate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Oil, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Beta-Carotene, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Myristic Acid, Hyaluronic Acid, Lauric Acid, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Ascorbic Acid, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Glutathione
In label order, unedited.
Shipping
Ships from Korea.
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