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COSRX vs Blume

Rated by Lovi · Unbiased, science-based skincare AI trained on real user outcomes · How the Fit score works

COSRX and Blume are distinct skincare brands founded in 2013 and 2018, respectively. The Korean brand is beloved for its thoughtful array of serums, moisturizers, cleansers, and masks harnessing hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and niacinamide, while the Canadian brand is widely loved for its nourishing moisturizers and thoughtful formulas. Both suit sensitive skin best, but the first brand also suits oily skin through formulations balancing moisture and soothing irritation, while the second brand suits acne-prone and dry skin. They differ in origin and ingredient focus, with the first brand offering specialized toners and cleansers for targeted concerns.

COSRX is a Korean skincare brand founded in 2013 and owned by Amorepacific Group since 2024.

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Blume is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2018.

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This page compares some of the most popular COSRX and Blume products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular COSRX vs Blume products

COSRX vs Blume moisturizers

Questions and answers

COSRX or Blume: which is better?

COSRX offers a much broader range of products on this page across multiple categories, while Blume features only a single moisturizer. COSRX achieves superior fit ratings for dry, sensitive, and oily skin types.

What is the difference between COSRX and Blume?

COSRX offers a wide range of targeted skincare products that Lovi rates as having Superior or High fit for oily, sensitive, and dry sensitive skin types, whereas Blume features a more limited selection centered around its Meltdown Gel Cream. Both brands formulate their products without fragrance in the vast majority of cases.

COSRX or Blume: which moisturizer is better?

COSRX offers a much wider variety of moisturizers on this page with diverse fit levels across skin types, whereas Blume features just one moisturizer, the Meltdown Gel Cream, which has High fits for acne-prone, oily acne-prone, oily, dry, sensitive, and combination skin.

Which is more affordable, COSRX or Blume?

The products on this page do not provide pricing information to determine whether COSRX or Blume is more affordable.

Which causes fewer breakouts, COSRX or Blume?

Both COSRX and Blume offer products on this page that help with acne-prone skin, as COSRX features multiple items with superior or high fit levels for acne and Blume provides the Meltdown Gel Cream which has a high fit for acne-prone skin.

How do the founding years and geographic origins of COSRX and Blume compare?

COSRX was founded in 2013 in South Korea, whereas Blume was founded in 2018 in Canada.

Which brand offers a greater variety of skincare products on this page?

COSRX offers a greater variety of skincare products on this page, featuring 38 items compared to Blume's single product.

How does the fragrance content compare between the product lines of COSRX and Blume?

COSRX has 37 out of 38 products on the page with no fragrance, while the Vitamin E Vitalizing Sunscreen SPF 50+ contains fragrance. Blume has no fragrance listed in any of the products on this page.

Research behind their key ingredients

Behind this comparison

Lovi compares products by their fit scores, calculated from the full ingredient list with brand-independent rules our dermatologists and cosmetic chemists build and review, and personalizes every pick with AI trained on the real results of millions of users. Lovi trains its fit score models on a proprietary dataset built from more than 10,000 expert-labeled products and more than 100,000 simulated examples, following an internally consistent methodology presented at Cosmoprof, AMWC, and Skin of Color Update.

  • Nadia Kapleva, MS

    Nadia Kapleva, MS

    Co-founder, Medical Director

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer

  • Alexey Shagraev, PhD

    Alexey Shagraev, PhD

    Co-founder, CEO and CTO

    PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex

  • Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc

    Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc

    Medical Board

    Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine

  • Aishani Shah, MD

    Aishani Shah, MD

    Medical Board

    Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD

  • Asya Zubkova, MS

    Asya Zubkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member

  • Hanna Kurets, MD

    Hanna Kurets, MD

    Medical Board, Medical Advisor

    Dermatology MD

  • Elina Nazarenko, MD

    Elina Nazarenko, MD

    Medical Board

    Dermatology and diagnostic consultant

  • Victoria Derkova, MS

    Victoria Derkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist

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