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COSRX · Skin · Cleansers

COSRX Low pH Good Morning Gel Cleanser

A low-pH gel with a little betaine salicylate and tea tree oil. Easy for mornings, but the tea tree smell divides owners, and the maker wants makeup off first.

150 mlGelBetaine salicylateTea tree oilFragrance-free
$14 MSRPAmazon price not shown
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Buy it if

  • You want a simple morning gel cleanser
  • You want a wash that does not leave skin feeling tight
  • You like a tea tree smell

Walk past if

  • Tea tree oil bothers you, or you dislike a medicinal smell
  • You want it to remove makeup; owners say it does not
  • You buy online; Walmart owners report counterfeit bottles

What's in it

The ingredients that do the work, from the maker’s label.

Betaine salicylateTea tree oilcontains essential oils

Salicylic acid guide →Sulfate-free →Fragrance-free →

Worth knowing: contains essential oils.

Full ingredient list, from the maker

Water, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate, Sodium Chloride, Polysorbate 20, Styrax Japonicus Branch/Fruit/Leaf Extract, Butylene Glycol, Saccharomyces Ferment, Cryptomeria Japonica Leaf Extract, Nelumbo Nucifera Leaf Extract, Pinus Palustris Leaf Extract, Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract, Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Flower Extract, Pueraria Lobata Root Extract, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil, Allantoin, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Betaine Salicylate, Citric Acid, Ethyl Hexanediol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Sodium Benzoate, Disodium EDTA

Known issue

Owners complain it does not remove makeup and smells strongly medicinal, and some report breakouts and irritation that took months to trace.Ulta and Walmart reviews

What owners say

Filled by the research pass: two or three owner reports from named venues, each linked, each with the date it was read.

If it's not right

CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser$15.99 MSRP for the 12 ozA lotion cleanser with three ceramides and hyaluronic acid. No foam and no tight feeling, which is also why some owners feel it never quite washes off.CeraVe Moisturizing CreamNo maker list price for this sizeThree ceramides, cholesterol, hyaluronic acid and petrolatum in a thick cream for face and body. The plain standard for dry skin, developed with dermatologists according to the maker.

Sources

  1. Maker page: ingredient list, 150 ml list price, directions to use after removing makeup.
  2. Ulta reviews, about 190: does not remove makeup and bad smell are the tagged complaints, with one long report of breakouts.
  3. Walmart reviews, 5.07 oz: a medicated smell, breakouts, leaking packaging and repeated reports of counterfeit bottles.

Ingredient lists from the maker's label, not our measurements.