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COSRX vs Sand & Sky

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

COSRX and Sand & Sky are two celebrated skincare lines known for distinct botanical and active approaches. The Korean skincare brand, founded in 2013 and owned by Amorepacific Group since 2024, is beloved for its thoughtful array of serums, moisturizers, cleansers, masks, and more, all formulated with trusted ingredients like hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and niacinamide. Meanwhile, Sand & Sky is beloved for its purifying masks and targeted formulas designed with botanical ingredients. While COSRX suits oily skin and acne-prone skin best, the latter brand suits combination, oily, and acne-prone skin best.

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

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

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Questions and answers

COSRX or Sand & Sky: which is better?

COSRX offers a much larger variety of fragrance-free products on this page across multiple categories, whereas Sand & Sky features only a single mask containing fragrance. For brand-focused routines, Lovi rates COSRX as a superior fit for oily, acne-prone, and dry skin.

What is the difference between COSRX and Sand & Sky?

COSRX offers a wide range of products that feature no fragrance and fit oily, acne-prone, and dry skin well, whereas Sand & Sky features just one product with fragrance on this page. Reviewers frequently note that COSRX products provide lightweight absorption and deep hydration.

Which is more affordable, COSRX or Sand & Sky?

This page does not contain pricing information to compare the affordability of COSRX and Sand & Sky.

Which causes fewer breakouts, COSRX or Sand & Sky?

COSRX offers many products on this page with a Superior or High Lovi fit level for acne-prone skin, whereas Sand & Sky has only one product on this page, which has a High fit level for acne-prone skin.

Between COSRX and Sand & Sky, which brand offers more options containing fragrance?

COSRX offers more options containing fragrance, with one fragranced product compared to Sand & Sky's single fragranced product, though COSRX has a much larger overall selection of products on this page.

How do the founding years and corporate ownership of COSRX and Sand & Sky compare?

COSRX was founded in South Korea in 2013 and has been owned by the Amorepacific Group since 2024, whereas Sand & Sky was founded in 2017 and is owned by Excite Foundry Ltd.

Which brand has a wider product selection specifically for dry skin types according to the listed items?

COSRX has a much wider product selection for dry skin types, with numerous items on this page rated as having a Superior or High Lovi fit level. In contrast, Sand & Sky lists only a single product on this page, which has an Average or Low Lovi fit for dry skin.

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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