COSRX
COSRX One Step Original Blemish Pore Clear Pad
Ingredient analysis and how the ad lines read
Read on 2026-09-22
What is this product?
A toner pad built on willow bark water with betaine salicylate for gentle pore and blemish care, suited to oily or combination skin that wants light daily exfoliation. The formula also carries hydrators and soothing agents, but the printed concentrations and pH are not disclosed.
What makes it different?
The first ingredient is willow bark water rather than plain water, and betaine salicylate sits fifth in the list. Later positions add zinc PCA, madecassoside and capryloyl salicylic acid, giving a mix of oil control, soothing and mild chemical exfoliation. Multiple forms of hyaluronic acid, including hyaluronic acid itself near the end of the list, offset the exfoliating actives with hydration.
What is in it?
The full ingredient list as the brand publishes it, in the printed order. Each name links to what we know 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, except 3 with no dictionary entry, left in Korean.
Key ingredientWorth a closer look
- Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Water
- Butylene Glycol
- Glycerin
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- Betaine Salicylate
- 피이지-60하이 드로제네이티드캐스터오일
- Ethyl Hexanediol
- Panthenol
- Sodium Hydroxide
- Allantoin
- Limonene
- Adenosine
- 티트리 잎오일
- Water
- Arginine
- Pantothenic Acid
- Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil
- Sodium Hyaluronate
- Gluconolactone
- Zinc PCA
- Pentylene Glycol
- Madecassoside
- Capryloyl Salicylic Acid
- Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
- 하이드롤 라이즈드하이알루로닉애씨드
- Hyaluronic Acid
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Ingredients with no mark are ones we found nothing notable about, and when marks overlap on one ingredient we show the caution first.
We could not place these in the list above: 오렌지껍질오일, 피이지-60하이 드로제네이티드캐스터오일
Did the ad claims hold up?
We checked 2 lines this product advertises against the ingredient list and public documents. One of them holds up. The rest are only partly right or have nothing behind them.
Claims translated from Korean, originals preserved.
backed by evidence1
- Wrinkle improvement cosmetic
Korean original
주름개선 화장품
says nothing1
- Low-irritation skincare for sensitive skin, 56 wins at Global Beauty Awards
Korean original
민감 피부를 위한 저자극 스킨케어, 글로벌 뷰티 어워즈 56관왕
Each line is quoted as the brand published it, and each one was read on its own against the ingredient list and the documents the brand publishes.