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COSRX Salicylic Acid Daily Gentle Cleanser

Ingredients and claims, checked

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Last checked September 5, 2026

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What is it like at a glance?

What the ingredients do

Cleansing leads, with 6 of 24 ingredients. It also contains Salicylic Acid.

Cleansing
6
Hydration
1
Softening
1
Exfoliation
1

By skin type

  • OilyGood fit
  • CombinationUse with care
  • SensitiveNeutral

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Worth knowing

  • Has fragrance allergens
  • Contains essential oil
  • Has a fungal-acne trigger
  • On pore-clogging lists

Made for

What is this product?

Key ingredients
Salicylic Acid, Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Water, Myristic Acid
When
Morning and evening

A cleansing foam that you lather with water. It comes in a 150ml size with Salicylic Acid as an exfoliant (BHA).

Who is it for?

Less suited to

  • Sensitive skin
  • Very dry skin that needs a heavy, sealing moisturizer
  • People avoiding essential oils
  • Skin with a weakened barrier

What's good, and what to watch for?

Good points

  • Salicylic acid (BHA) smooths away dead skin

Watch-outs

  • Contains essential oil (Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil, Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Oil)
  • Has fragrance allergens (Limonene)
  • If you clog easily: Myristic Acid, Glycol Distearate
  • If you get fungal acne: Stearic Acid, Lauric Acid

How do you use it?

Where in your routine
Face wash, used on wet skin as the water-soluble cleansing step, before toner
Pairs well with
  • An oil or balm first cleanse on evenings when sunscreen or makeup was worn, with this product as the second step
  • A leave-on humectant or barrier step applied to skin that is still damp immediately after rinsing
Don't combine with
  • A leave-on BHA, AHA or retinoid applied to skin washed with this product in the same session
  • A second physical or enzymatic exfoliant used at the same wash step

What is in it?

The full ingredient list as the brand publishes it, in the printed order. Tap a name to read about that ingredient.

This brand publishes its ingredient list in Korean only. Names below are the matching INCI names from the Korean Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary.

Key ingredientWorth a closer look

Ingredients with no mark are ones we found nothing notable about, and when marks overlap on one ingredient we show the caution first.

Claims

See each claim, checked (3)

Claims, checked

  • For use on oily and combination skinplausible, not tested
  • Salicylic Acid Daily Gentle Cleanserpartly backed
  • Salicylic Acid Daily Gentle Cleanseroverstated

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