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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 celebrated Asian beauty brands that cater distinctly to varied daily routines. The former is a Korean line known for serums, moisturizers, cleansers, and masks featuring hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and niacinamide, suiting oily and sensitive skin best through formulations that balance moisture and soothe irritation. Meanwhile, the Japanese brand is widely loved for its advanced sunscreens and sophisticated formulas that suit all skin types best and offer reliable daily protection. While both lines thoughtfully shield and care for the complexion, they differ primarily in their core focuses, ranging from barrier-supporting treatments to high-performance UV defense.

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 the broader choice for most skincare needs, offering extensive ranges with a Superior Lovi fit for oily, sensitive, and acne-prone skin types across numerous moisturizers, cleansers, and serums. Anessa focuses strictly on sunscreens, providing High Lovi fit options for oily and mature skin.

What is the difference between COSRX and Anessa?

COSRX is a South Korean brand founded in 2013 with a wide skincare range fitting oily, sensitive, and acne-prone skin best, whereas Anessa is a Japanese sunscreen brand founded in 1992 and owned by Shiseido.

COSRX or Anessa: which sunscreen is better?

When comparing their sunscreens, COSRX offers options like the Ultra-Light Invisible Sunscreen that has a Superior fit for acne-prone skin, while Anessa provides sunscreens such as the Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Gel with a High fit for sensitive skin.

Which is more affordable, COSRX or Anessa?

The page does not provide pricing information for either COSRX or Anessa, so affordability cannot be compared.

Which causes fewer breakouts, COSRX or Anessa?

Both COSRX and Anessa offer sunscreens that fit acne-prone skin well, with COSRX having a Superior Lovi fit level for its Ultra-Light Invisible Sunscreen and Anessa having a High fit for its Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Gel. COSRX also provides a wide range of products specifically targeted at oily acne-prone skin, whereas Anessa focuses exclusively on two sunscreen products.

Which brand has been on the market longer, COSRX or Anessa?

Anessa has been on the market longer, having been founded in Japan in 1992, whereas COSRX was founded in South Korea in 2013.

Do any COSRX products contain fragrance, and what about Anessa?

Almost all products on this page by COSRX contain no fragrance, with the exception of the Vitamin E Vitalizing Sunscreen SPF 50+. Similarly, every product from Anessa lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

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

COSRX offers a much wider variety of skincare products on this page, featuring cleansers, toners, serums, and moisturizers.

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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