COSRX
AC Collection Calming Foam Cleanser (5.07 fl.oz / 150mL)
Salicylic Acid sits mid-list above Centella's asiaticoside, asiatic acid and madecassic acid, in a potassium-soap foam that whips up from a small amount. 150 ml, for skin that breaks out. Korean-market formula.
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- Suited to
- Congested skinUneven textureDehydrated skin
- Helps with
- Shoppers looking for Asiaticoside in a foam cleanserRoutines that want Asiaticoside and Asiatic Acid in one stepFilling the foam cleanser step with a Korean-market formulaAnyone who wants the Asiaticoside foam cleanser sold on Korean shelves
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How it works
The AC Collection Calming Foam Cleanser is a 150ml foam cleanser, used as your first step, morning and evening, on a face already wet with lukewarm water. The active it is built around is Asiaticoside, named twenty-second on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Asiatic Acid, Madecassic Acid and Salicylic Acid, so the active is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Asiaticoside stays on the skin, and for how long, is decided by the foam cleanser format rather than by the list alone. This is the Original Korean Formula, the foam cleanser COSRX sells in Korea, Asiaticoside and all.
Key benefits
- Asiaticoside, the active this foam cleanser is built around
- Asiatic Acid and Madecassic Acid on the same list, actives
- Salicylic Acid on the same list, an exfoliant
- PEG-32 on the same list, a humectant
- Myristic Acid and Palmitic Acid further down the same list
- Lauric Acid and Arachidic Acid further down the same list
Key actives
Asiaticosideactive
Asiaticoside is one of the four active triterpenes isolated from centella and the most studied of them. Korean formulas name it separately when they want to show which fraction of the plant they standardised. On this foam cleanser's own ingredient list it is named twenty-second.
Asiatic Acidactive
Asiatic Acid is the third of centella's four triterpenes and the aglycone form, meaning it has no attached sugar. It is oil soluble, so it turns up in cica creams and balms more than in watery layers. The panel names it twenty-third on this foam cleanser's list, beside Asiaticoside.
Madecassic Acidactive
Madecassic Acid is the fourth centella triterpene. A list that names all four is telling you the extract was standardised rather than simply pressed, which is the difference between a cica claim and a cica formula. The panel names it twenty-fourth on this foam cleanser's list, beside Asiaticoside.
Salicylic Acidexfoliant
It loosens the dead cells that block pores and is used for the look of congested, oily skin. It is named fourteenth on this foam cleanser's list, alongside Asiaticoside.
PEG-32humectant
PEG-32 is a longer polyethylene glycol. It is a humectant that also adds a little body to a watery formula. It is named fifth on this foam cleanser's list, alongside Asiaticoside.
COSRX AC Collection Calming Foam Cleanser (5.07 fl.oz / 150mL)
Where does this foam cleanser go in my routine?
As your first step, morning and evening, on a face already wet with lukewarm water. Nothing goes under it: this foam cleanser is the step everything else in the routine lands on top of. If you are adding it to a routine you already like, give it a week on its own first, so what you see is the Asiaticoside and not three changes at once.
Is this the Korean-market foam cleanser or a US version?
The Korean-market one, Asiaticoside and all. We match this foam cleanser to its Korean barcode before it reaches the shelf, which is the check that tells you which market release you are holding.
Does this foam cleanser contain fragrance?
Yes. The ingredient list names Limonene and Linalool. They sit on the panel printed on this page, so you can read the position for yourself before you buy. If fragrance components are something you avoid, this foam cleanser is not the one.
What else is on the list besides Asiaticoside?
Asiatic Acid, Madecassic Acid and Salicylic Acid. The order they are printed in on this foam cleanser's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Asiaticoside sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: PEG-32, Myristic Acid and Palmitic Acid.
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Where this unit came from
- 1Seoul
Bought as Korean-market stock - 2Customs
Duty paid by us before it enters the US - 3California
Ships domestically, no international leg
We stock the version of a formula that is sold in Korea, not the release a brand prepares for another market under the same name.
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How to use
- Use the AC Collection Calming Foam Cleanser as your first step, morning and evening, on a face already wet with lukewarm water.
- A short pump or a pea of product is enough. Work it into a lather in wet hands for about twenty seconds before it touches the face.
- Rinse with lukewarm water and go straight on to your toner while skin is still damp, because a humectant layer has more to hold on to on a damp face.
- Twice a day is the ceiling. Do not follow it with a second cleanse in the morning, when there is no sunscreen or makeup left on the face to remove.
Worth knowing
- Patch test this foam cleanser on a small area and wait a day before using it more widely, especially with Asiaticoside on the list.
- This list names Limonene and Linalool, so skip it if fragrance components are something you avoid.
- Salicylic Acid on this list makes this foam cleanser an exfoliating step, so do not stack it with another one on the same night.
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COSRX, Korean-market original
The Original Korean Formula foam cleanser from COSRX, 150ml formulated with Asiaticoside and Asiatic Acid, held in the United States and shipped domestically.
Verify your unit when it arrives
Verify your unit when it arrives
Korean-market stock with the original barcode and batch code intact, exactly as it left Korea.
COSRX verifies units itself. Find the verification page on cosrx.com and enter the batch number and expiration date printed on your unit. Read them off the package rather than from us, which is the point.
Source: COSRX FAQ
On the unit itself
- The Korean-market barcode, unaltered from the retail package.
- The manufacturer’s batch code, exactly as the maker printed it.
정품Genuine article, Korean-market stock
What professionals say
What professionals say
What skin-care professionals say about skin care, quoted from the medical sources linked beside each.
Centella can make your skin appear more hydrated, plumper and healthier.
Samantha Stein, PA-CDermatology physician assistant, Cleveland Clinic Pretty much every step of a Korean skin care routine is going to have some component of hydration.
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