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COSRX vs Heliocare

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COSRX and Heliocare are distinct skincare brands founded in 2003 and 2001, respectively. Enthusiasts appreciate the first brand for its thoughtfully formulated serums, moisturizers, cleansers, and masks featuring hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and niacinamide, while the second brand is known for protective sunscreens and advanced formulas. Both options suit sensitive and acne-prone skin best, differing primarily through the Korean brand's focus on targeted corrective treatments and the Spanish brand's emphasis on daily solar defense.

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

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Heliocare is a Spanish skincare brand founded in 2001 and owned by Cantabria Labs.

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

Popular COSRX vs Heliocare products

Questions and answers

COSRX or Heliocare: which is better?

COSRX offers a much wider range of skincare products on this page across multiple categories, while Heliocare features only a single sunscreen.

What is the difference between COSRX and Heliocare?

COSRX offers a wide range of products that on this page fit acne-prone, sensitive, and oily acne-prone skin best, whereas Heliocare provides a single sunscreen option geared toward specific skin types. Both brands formulate fragrance-free and scented options across their respective lineups.

COSRX or Heliocare: which sunscreen is better?

COSRX offers a wider range of sunscreens on this page with high or superior Lovi fit levels across most skin types, whereas Heliocare provides a single sunscreen that has a high fit for oily and acne-prone skin but a low fit for dry skin.

Which is more affordable, COSRX or Heliocare?

The available page facts do not mention pricing or affordability for either COSRX or Heliocare.

Which causes fewer breakouts, COSRX or Heliocare?

COSRX has a high fit for acne-prone skin across many products on this page, whereas Heliocare offers a single sunscreen with a high fit for acne-prone skin. Both brands provide options that are unlikely to clog pores.

Which brand has more products that contain fragrance, COSRX or Heliocare?

COSRX has more products that contain fragrance, with 1 out of its 38 products listing fragrance, whereas Heliocare has 1 product on the page and it also contains fragrance.

When was each brand founded, and which companies own them?

COSRX was founded in 2013 in South Korea and is owned by Amorepacific Group, while Heliocare was founded in 2001 in Spain and is owned by Cantabria Labs.

How many total products from each brand are featured on the page?

COSRX features 38 products on the page, while Heliocare features 1 product.

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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