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COSRX vs Silka

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

COSRX and Silka are well-regarded skincare brands offering thoughtful serums, cleansers, and moisturizers for daily routines. The former utilizes proven ingredients like hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and niacinamide, making it best suited for acne-prone and oily acne-prone skin through targeted formulations that address specific blemishes. Conversely, the latter delivers gentle and reliable care, with products that suit balanced, oily, dry, combination, and sensitive skin best. While both brands feature standout items tailored for concerns like dark spots and aging, they differ primarily in their specialized ingredient profiles and ideal skin types.

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

Popular COSRX vs Silka products

COSRX vs Silka serums and treatments

Questions and answers

COSRX or Silka: which is better?

COSRX offers a much broader range of products with higher Lovi fit levels across multiple skin types compared to Silka, which features only a single product on this page with lower or average fit ratings.

What is the difference between COSRX and Silka?

COSRX offers a wide range of targeted skincare products that fit acne-prone, oily, and dry skin at High to Superior levels, whereas Silka features only a single papaya soap product on the page that achieves at best Average fit levels.

Which is more affordable, COSRX or Silka?

The page facts do not provide pricing information to determine whether COSRX or Silka is more affordable.

Which causes fewer breakouts, COSRX or Silka?

COSRX is a better choice for acne-prone skin because the products on this page have Superior and High Lovi fit levels for acne-prone and oily acne-prone skin, whereas Silka features only a Papaya Soap with Low to Average fit levels for those skin types.

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 Silka was founded in 2001 and is owned by Cosmetique Asia Corporation.

How many products does each brand have listed on the page and what types of products are they?

COSRX has 38 products listed on the page, including cleansers, moisturizers, serums, toners, sunscreens, eye products, masks, and treatments, while Silka has one product listed, which is a papaya soap.

Which brand offers products containing fragrance?

COSRX offers products containing fragrance, as one product on this page lists 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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