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COSRX vs Anessa

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

COSRX and Anessa are respected Asian beauty brands that offer tailored care for varied complexions. The Korean line, established in 2013, provides thoughtful serums, moisturizers, cleansers, and masks featuring hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and niacinamide to suit oily and acne-prone skin best. Meanwhile, the Japanese counterpart, founded in 1992, is widely loved for advanced sunscreens and sophisticated formulas that suit all skin types best. While the former focuses on balancing excess oil and soothing irritation with active components, the latter offers reliable daily protection and shields the complexion.

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

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Anessa is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1992 and owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.

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

Popular COSRX vs Anessa products

Questions and answers

COSRX or Anessa: which is better?

COSRX is generally better for a wider variety of skincare needs, as the products on this page fit oily, acne-prone, and dry skin best with key ingredients like hyaluronic acid and niacinamide. Anessa focuses specifically on sun protection with a smaller selection of sunscreens.

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What is the difference between COSRX and Anessa?

COSRX is a South Korean brand founded in 2013 that offers a wide range of moisturizers, cleansers, and serums fitting oily, acne-prone, and dry skin best, whereas Anessa is a Japanese brand founded in 1992 that focuses specifically on sunscreens like the Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk and Gel.

COSRX or Anessa: which sunscreen is better?

For sunscreens, COSRX fits acne-prone skin with a Superior level, while Anessa achieves a High fit for acne-prone skin.

Which is more affordable, COSRX or Anessa?

The provided page facts do not mention the prices of products from COSRX or Anessa, so Lovi cannot determine which brand is more affordable.

Which causes fewer breakouts, COSRX or Anessa?

Both COSRX and Anessa offer products that are well-suited for acne-prone skin, with COSRX featuring dedicated acne treatments like the BHA Blackhead Power Liquid and Anessa providing sunscreens that fit acne-prone skin with a High Lovi fit level.

Between COSRX and Anessa, which brand offers a wider variety of product types such as cleansers, toners, and serums rather than just sunscreens?

COSRX offers a wider variety of product types compared to Anessa, providing cleansers, toners, serums, and masks in addition to sunscreens, whereas Anessa focuses exclusively on sunscreens.

How do the founding years and corporate parent companies of COSRX and Anessa compare?

COSRX was founded in 2013 in South Korea and has been owned by Amorepacific Group since 2024, whereas Anessa was founded in 1992 in Japan and is owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.

Which brand has more fragrance-free options listed across its product range, COSRX or Anessa?

COSRX has more fragrance-free options listed across its product range, as 37 of the 38 products on this page list no fragrance. In comparison, Anessa has two fragrance-free sunscreens on the 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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