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COSRX vs facefacts

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COSRX and facefacts are skincare brands established in 2013 and 2019, respectively. The Korean label is beloved for its thoughtful array of serums, moisturizers, cleansers, and masks incorporating hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and niacinamide, suiting oily and oily acne-prone skin best. Meanwhile, the British label is loved for its nourishing cleansers and targeted formulas that suit dry, normal, and combination skin best. While both maintain natural moisture balance, they differ in their standout products, key ingredients, and ideal skin types.

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

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facefacts is a British skincare brand founded in 2019 and owned by Brand Masters B.V. since 2026.

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This page compares some of the most popular COSRX and facefacts 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 facefacts: which is better?

COSRX offers a much wider range of products that Lovi rates as Superior or High across most skin types, whereas facefacts only features a single hydrating cleanser on this page. COSRX products frequently feature key ingredients like hyaluronic acid and niacinamide, which help support skin hydration and reduce pigmentation.

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What is the difference between COSRX and facefacts?

COSRX is a South Korean brand founded in 2013 with a wide variety of 38 products on this page, while facefacts is a United Kingdom brand founded in 2019 that has only one product listed. COSRX fits best on oily skin, oily acne-prone skin, and combination skin.

COSRX or facefacts: which cleanser is better?

COSRX offers a much wider range of cleansers with varying Lovi fit levels for different skin types, whereas facefacts features only one cleanser, the Hydrating Gentle Cleanser, which has a High fit for dry, sensitive, acne-prone, dry sensitive, and mature skin.

Which is more affordable, COSRX or facefacts?

The provided page facts do not mention the prices of COSRX or facefacts products, so it is not possible to determine which brand is more affordable.

Which causes fewer breakouts, COSRX or facefacts?

COSRX has many products on this page rated High or Superior for acne-prone skin and includes effective ingredients like salicylic acid and niacinamide, while facefacts features only one cleanser on this page.

How does the country of origin and founding year compare between COSRX and facefacts?

COSRX was founded in South Korea in 2013, whereas facefacts originated in the United Kingdom and was founded in 2019.

Which brand offers more fragrance-free products, COSRX or facefacts?

COSRX offers more fragrance-free products than facefacts, as 37 of its 38 products on this page list no fragrance compared to facefacts having only 1. Reviewers often note that COSRX products are gentle and non-irritating.

What are the main skin types that COSRX is designed to fit best according to its brand-focused routines?

COSRX fits best for oily skin, oily acne-prone skin, and combination skin according to its brand-focused routines.

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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