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COSRX vs Azclear

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

COSRX and Azclear are respected skincare brands known for gentle, effective formulations. The first brand offers serums, moisturizers, cleansers, and masks featuring hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and niacinamide, while the second brand is appreciated for soothing serums and balanced formulas. Both suit sensitive and acne-prone skin best, differing primarily in their specific product ranges and targeted ingredient actions.

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 Azclear products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular COSRX vs Azclear products

COSRX vs Azclear serums and treatments

Questions and answers

COSRX or Azclear: which is better?

COSRX is generally better for a wider variety of skin types because the products on this page offer a higher Lovi fit across dry, sensitive, and acne-prone skin.

What is the difference between COSRX and Azclear?

COSRX offers a wide range of products that fit oily, sensitive, and acne-prone skin best, featuring key ingredients like snail mucin and hyaluronic acid across numerous formulations. In contrast, Azclear provides a single medicated lotion on this page that fits oily acne-prone skin with a High rating.

Which is more affordable, COSRX or Azclear?

The products on this page do not provide pricing information, so it is not possible to determine which brand is more affordable.

Which causes fewer breakouts, COSRX or Azclear?

COSRX offers many products on this page with a Superior or High Lovi fit level for acne-prone and oily acne-prone skin, such as the Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence and the BHA Blackhead Power Liquid, while Azclear features only the Medicated Lotion, which has a High fit level for oily acne-prone skin.

How do the founding years and corporate ownership of COSRX and Azclear compare?

COSRX was founded in 2013 in South Korea and has been owned by Amorepacific Group since 2024, whereas Azclear was founded in 2010 and is owned by Ego Pharmaceuticals.

Which brand offers a greater variety of product categories and overall product count on the page?

COSRX offers a greater variety of product categories and a much larger overall product count on the page, featuring 38 products across cleansers, toners, serums, moisturizers, sunscreens, and masks. In comparison, Azclear only lists a single medicated lotion product.

How does the fragrance-free profile differ between COSRX and Azclear products?

COSRX includes fragrance in just one product while keeping the rest fragrance-free, whereas Azclear ensures that every product on this page is entirely free of fragrance.

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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