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COSRX vs Sesderma

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COSRX and Sesderma are distinguished skincare houses from South Korea and Spain, respectively. The Korean brand is dearly loved for its expertly formulated serums, moisturizers, cleansers, masks, and more, which thoughtfully incorporate hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and niacinamide, while the Spanish brand is beloved for its advanced serums and meticulously engineered formulas. Both ranges suit specific needs, with the former suiting acne-prone skin and oily skin best, and the latter suiting sensitive, hyperpigmented, and aging skin types best. They differ primarily in their cultural origins, founding years, and core active components, with the former utilizing hydrating and clarifying ingredients and the latter relying on botanical extracts and active compounds.

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

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Sesderma is a Spanish skincare brand founded in 1989 and owned by Grupo Sesderma since 2026.

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

Popular COSRX vs Sesderma products

COSRX vs Sesderma serums and treatments

Questions and answers

COSRX or Sesderma: which is better?

COSRX offers a much broader range of products on this page across multiple categories, while Sesderma is represented by only a single serum. COSRX also tends to be fragrance-free for almost all of its items, making it a gentler choice for sensitive skin types.

What is the difference between COSRX and Sesderma?

COSRX is a South Korean brand founded in 2013, offering a wide range of products on this page that are largely fragrance-free and best fit acne-prone, oily, and sensitive skin. In contrast, Sesderma is a Spanish brand founded in 1989 with only one product listed on this page, which contains fragrance and is geared toward concerns like dark spots and acne-prone skin.

Which is more affordable, COSRX or Sesderma?

This page does not provide information to compare the affordability of COSRX and Sesderma.

Which causes fewer breakouts, COSRX or Sesderma?

COSRX is well suited for acne-prone skin, with multiple products on this page achieving a Superior Lovi fit for that skin type, whereas Sesderma is represented by only one product here, Azelac RU Serum, which has a High fit for acne-prone skin.

Which brand has been established longer, COSRX or Sesderma?

Sesderma has been established longer, having been founded in Spain in 1989, whereas COSRX was founded in South Korea in 2013.

How many products from Sesderma contain fragrance compared to COSRX?

All 1 of the Sesderma products on this page list fragrance, whereas only 1 of the 38 COSRX products includes it.

What are the primary key ingredients used across COSRX products?

The products on this page for COSRX feature several key ingredients, including hyaluronic acid, glycerin, niacinamide, allantoin, and panthenol. Other prominent components are snail mucin, butylene glycol, and centella asiatica.

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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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