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Anua vs COSRX

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Anua and COSRX are Korean skincare brands offering moisturizers, toners, serums, cleansers, and more, built around key ingredients like hyaluronic acid and niacinamide. The former suits dry skin and oily acne-prone skin best with heartleaf, while the latter suits acne-prone skin and oily acne-prone skin best with glycerin. Both brands differ in their founding dates, ownership, and specific standout choices for acne-prone skin, dark spots, and mature skin.

Anua is a Korean skincare brand founded in 2019 and owned by The Founders Inc..

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

Popular Anua vs COSRX products

People Say

AnuaCOSRX
  • Hydration and Moisture Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “complexion feels so plump — Anua PDRN Hyaluronic Acid Capsule 100 Serum”
    • “leaves skin plump — Anua Rice 70 Glow Milky Toner”
    • “skin drinks it up — COSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence”
    • “woke up with soft, supple skin — COSRX Advanced Snail 92 All in One Cream”
  • Lightweight and Fast-Absorbing Texture Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “melts into skin — Anua Heartleaf Silky Moisture Sun Cream”
    • “Feels like water, not heavy oil — Anua Heartleaf Pore Control Cleansing Oil”
    • “absorbs instantly like water — COSRX The 6 Peptide Skin Booster Serum”
    • “sinks in immediately — COSRX Advanced Snail Peptide Eye Cream”
  • Skin Texture Improvement Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “Skin feels super smooth — Anua PEACH 70% NIACINAMIDE SERUM”
    • “skin feels so smooth — Anua BHA 2% Gentle Exfoliating Toner”
    • “skin feels softer immediately — COSRX The 6 Peptide Skin Booster Serum”
    • “Skin feels like glass — COSRX BHA Blackhead Power Liquid”
  • Pore Cleansing and Acne Control Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “helped to improve my acne after only 2 weeks — COSRX Salicylic Acid Daily Gentle Cleanser”
    • “cleared up my spots — COSRX Low pH Good Morning Gel Cleanser”
    • “Melted blackheads right off — COSRX BHA Blackhead Power Liquid”
    • “Dissolved my sebaceous filaments immediately — Anua Heartleaf Pore Control Cleansing Oil”
  • Gentle and Non-Irritating Formula Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “No stinging or irritation — COSRX BHA Blackhead Power Liquid”
    • “doesn't strip my skin — COSRX Low pH Good Morning Gel Cleanser”
    • “no stinging — COSRX Advanced Snail Peptide Eye Cream”
    • “didn't sensitize my skin — Anua BHA 2% Gentle Exfoliating Toner”
  • Brightening and Glow Often MentionedRarely Noted
    • “Significant reduction in hyperpigmentation from acne scarring. — Anua Niacinamide 10% + TXA 4% Serum”
    • “glass-like glow — Anua Rice 70 Glow Milky Toner”
    • “Gives a nice healthy glow — Anua PEACH 70% NIACINAMIDE SERUM”
    • “gives me that glass skin look — COSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence”
  • Breakouts and Acne Clogging Often MentionedRarely Noted
    • “gave me fungal acne — COSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence”
    • “gave me tiny bumps — COSRX Low pH Good Morning Gel Cleanser”
    • “gave me closed comedones — COSRX The 6 Peptide Skin Booster Serum”
    • “Wrecked my skin barrier — Anua Heartleaf Pore Control Cleansing Oil”
  • Sticky, Tacky or Greasy Finish Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “Left such a gross tacky finish that refused to dry. — Anua Niacinamide 10% + TXA 4% Serum”
    • “leaves a tacky finish — Anua BHA 2% Gentle Exfoliating Toner”
    • “texture is gooey and stringy — COSRX Advanced Snail 92 All in One Cream”
    • “Leaves a sticky film — COSRX BHA Blackhead Power Liquid”
  • Slow or No Visible Results Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “Did absolutely nothing — Anua Heartleaf 77% Soothing Toner”
    • “not instant fix — Anua NANO RETINOL™ 0.3% + NIACIN RENEWING SERUM”
    • “no change in circles — COSRX Advanced Snail Peptide Eye Cream”
    • “Takes a month to work — COSRX BHA Blackhead Power Liquid”

Anua vs COSRX routines for dry skin

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Anua vs COSRX routines for oily skin

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Anua vs COSRX routines for combination skin

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Questions and answers

Anua or COSRX: which is better?

Both Anua and COSRX are South Korean skincare brands with equal fit levels for most skin types, though COSRX achieves a superior routine fit for acne-prone and oily acne-prone skin. Reviewers note that COSRX does better for pore cleansing and acne control as well as gentle formulas, while Anua does better for brightening and glow.

What is the difference between Anua and COSRX?

Both Anua and COSRX are South Korean skincare brands offering effective routines, but COSRX is superior for acne-prone skin while Anua focuses more on brightening and glow. COSRX also does better for gentle and non-irritating formulas and pore cleansing, whereas Anua excels with lightweight toners.

Anua or COSRX for dry skin?

Both Anua and COSRX are a High fit for dry skin on the products on this page. COSRX features options like Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence that provide deep hydration and moisturization.

Anua or COSRX: which cleanser is better?

Both Anua and COSRX offer effective cleansers, but COSRX does better for pore cleansing and acne control, and provides a gentler, non-irritating formula overall. Anua provides the products on this page with no fragrance across all items, while COSRX lists fragrance in only one product.

Which is more affordable, Anua or COSRX?

This page does not provide pricing or affordability information for either Anua or COSRX.

Anua or COSRX for dark spots?

Both Anua and COSRX are a High fit for skin with dark spots. Reviewers on the page report that Anua is better for brightening and glow.

Anua or COSRX for oily skin?

Both Anua and COSRX are a High fit for oily skin. Reviewers note that both brands offer lightweight and fast-absorbing textures and deep hydration, while COSRX does better for pore cleansing and acne control.

Anua or COSRX: which sunscreen is better?

Both Anua and COSRX offer sunscreens with High Lovi fit levels for most skin types, including sensitive and acne-prone skin. The products on this page for both brands feature lightweight absorption and reliable daily sun protection.

Anua or COSRX for sensitive skin?

Both Anua and COSRX are well suited for sensitive skin, as Lovi rates the routine fit for sensitive skin as High for each brand. The products on this page for both brands are largely fragrance-free, helping to minimize the risk of irritation.

Anua or COSRX for acne-prone skin?

COSRX is the better choice for acne-prone skin because the products on this page achieve a Superior routine fit compared to Anua's High fit. COSRX also excels in pore cleansing and acne control.

Anua or COSRX for mature skin?

Both Anua and COSRX are a High fit for mature skin on the products on this page. COSRX features top-rated mature-skin products like The 6 Peptide Skin Booster Serum and Full Fit Propolis Synergy Toner, while Anua focuses on brightening serums and smoothing skin texture.

Anua or COSRX for oily acne-prone skin?

Both Anua and COSRX are well-suited for oily acne-prone skin, with routines fitting at High and Superior levels respectively. COSRX particularly excels in this area, offering effective acne control and clearing.

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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