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AC Collection Lightweight Soothing Moisturizer
A propolis-first gel cream for blemish-prone skin, with aloe and green tea waters behind it and zinc PCA plus niacinamide for balance.
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- Korean-market formula
- Ships from California or direct from Korea
- Korean barcode and batch code intact
- Suited to
- DryDehydratedSensitiveCompromised barrier
- Helps with
- DehydrationBarrier weaknessEarly environmental damageBreakouts and congestion
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Key benefits
- Propolis extract is the first ingredient, with aloe and green tea waters second and third
- Zinc PCA and niacinamide help balance oil and tone
- Menthyl lactate lends a brief cooling feel on application
- Betaine salicylate and tea tree leaf oil suit congestion-prone skin
Key actives
1Propolis Extract
the soothing, nourishing base the cream is built on
Inside the formula
Inside the formula
- 1Propolis Extract
- 8Niacinamide
- 15Panthenol
- 22Zinc PCA
Where each key active sits on the declared ingredient list, by entry number. Position is proportion: the further forward, the larger its share.
COSRX AC Collection Lightweight Soothing Moisturizer
What kind of skin is the AC Collection Lightweight Soothing Moisturizer built for?
Propolis Extract opens the list, followed by aloe leaf water and green tea leaf water, with niacinamide appearing eighth and zinc PCA further along. That combination points toward a moisturizer meant for oily or blemish-prone skin that still needs comfort rather than pure oil control. Betaine salicylate and tea tree leaf oil near the end of the list reinforce that this is aimed at congestion-prone rather than dry skin.
Is this formula gentle enough for skin that reacts easily?
Fragrance, denatured alcohol, paraben, sulfate surfactants, mineral oil, and added colourant are all absent from this bottle's own list. Menthyl lactate does deliver a brief cooling sensation on application, which some very reactive skin finds noticeable rather than soothing. If cooling sensations are a known trigger, patch test on a small area before applying it to the full face.
How long before this moisturizer visibly helps with breakout-prone skin?
Niacinamide and zinc PCA work gradually on the look of oiliness and tone, so most people notice a calmer, less shiny appearance after a couple of weeks of steady use rather than overnight. The propolis and green tea water base soothes on contact, but that surface comfort is not the same as the slower balancing effect further down the list. Skip days and the buildup simply resets, so daily use matters.
Can I layer this under a spot treatment or sunscreen?
The formula reads as a lightweight, oil-free gel cream with no acids of its own, so it sits comfortably underneath a separate spot treatment or a mineral or chemical sunscreen without fighting either for room on the skin. Apply this moisturizer first as the last skincare step, then let it settle before layering sunscreen or a targeted product on top. Watch for any interaction if the spot treatment itself contains a strong acid.
How do I know this bottle is real Korean-market COSRX stock?
The barcode printed on this bottle, 8809598450912, is a genuine, verifiable Korean-market code, not a substitute number. COSRX handles authentication itself through a page on cosrx.com where you enter the batch number and expiration date straight off your own unit. That check bypasses us entirely, which is exactly why COSRX built it that way.
Not on the ingredient list below: fragrance or parfum, denatured or SD alcohol, parabens, sulfate surfactants, mineral oil or petrolatum and added color.
Full INCI (30): Propolis Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Water, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water, Butylene Glycol, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Niacinamide, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Cyclomethicone, Cetearyl Olivate, Betaine, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sorbitan Olivate, Panthenol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Allantoin, Xanthan gum, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Sodium Hyaluronate, Arginine, Zinc PCA, Betaine Salicylate, Mentha Haplocalix Extract, Menthyl Lactate, Citric Acid, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil, Asiaticoside, Asiatic Acid, Madecassic Acid
Ingredient list read from cosrx.com on 18 August 2026.
30 of 30 explained
- Propolis Extract plant extract
- Propolis is the resin bees collect from tree buds and use to seal the hive. It is rich in flavonoids, carries a warm amber colour and scent, and is used for the look of dull, stressed skin. It is a bee product, so it is worth knowing about if you react to those.
- Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Water plant extract
- Aloe leaf water, the dilute form of aloe used in place of plain water. It carries some of the leaf polysaccharides and sugars.
- Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water plant extract
- Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water is green tea distillate used in place of plain water as a base. It is far more dilute than the extract, so it sets the base rather than supplying the antioxidants.
- Butylene Glycol humectant
- Butylene Glycol is a small glycol that does two jobs at once: it holds water in the top layer of skin and it dissolves plant extracts and actives that plain water cannot. It also thins a formula, which is why watery Korean essences lean on it.
- Cetyl Ethylhexanoate emollient
- Cetyl Ethylhexanoate is a synthetic ester used as a dry-feeling emollient. It spreads easily, leaves a silky rather than oily finish, and helps disperse pigments and UV filters evenly.
- Glycerin humectant
- Glycerin is the most used humectant in skincare. It draws water into the outer layer of skin and holds it there, and it is one of the very few ingredients whose hydrating effect is settled science rather than marketing. Higher amounts feel tacky, which is why it is usually blended.
- 1,2-Hexanediol humectant
- 1,2-Hexanediol is a glycol used for two reasons: it holds water like glycerin, and it makes a formula harder for microbes to live in, so less traditional preservative is needed. Korean formulas use it heavily for that second reason.
- Niacinamide active
- Niacinamide is vitamin B3, and it is the most studied active in Korean formulation. It is used at roughly 2 to 5 percent for the look of uneven tone and visible pores, and it is water soluble, stable and comfortable beside almost every other active, which is why it turns up in so many lists.
- Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer thickener
- This is the thickener behind most gel-cream textures. It builds a soft, bouncy gel that collapses to a light fluid as it is rubbed in.
- Cyclomethicone silicone
- Cyclomethicone is a ring-shaped volatile silicone. It gives a light, fast-spreading feel and evaporates rather than staying on skin.
- Cetearyl Olivate emulsifier
- Cetearyl Olivate is the water-loving half of the olive-derived emulsifier pair. With sorbitan olivate it builds emulsions whose lipid profile is close to skin's own.
- Betaine humectant
- Betaine is a sugar-beet-derived humectant that cells use to hold water. In a formula it hydrates and takes the edge off cleansers and acids, which is why it often appears alongside them.
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- Cetearyl Alcohol fatty alcohol
- Cetearyl Alcohol is a waxy solid, not the drying kind of alcohol. It is a blend of cetyl and stearyl alcohols used to thicken a cream and keep oil and water from separating, and it softens skin as it does so.
- Sorbitan Olivate emulsifier
- Sorbitan Olivate is an olive-derived emulsifier, the oil-loving half of the pair sold as Olivem. It holds oil into water and leaves a light, non-waxy feel.
- Panthenol humectant
- Panthenol is pro-vitamin B5: skin converts it to pantothenic acid. It is a humectant that holds water and leaves skin feeling soft and less tight, and it is one of the ingredients formulators reach for when a formula also contains something harsh.
- Ethylhexylglycerin preservative booster
- Ethylhexylglycerin softens skin and boosts a preservative system, which is why it is nearly always sitting beside phenoxyethanol or 1,2-hexanediol. It also cuts down the odour bacteria produce, so it turns up in deodorising products.
- Allantoin active
- Allantoin is a comfrey-derived compound used to condition skin and soften the outer layer so it feels smoother. It is one of the standard additions to a formula built for easily irritated skin.
- Xanthan gum thickener
- Xanthan Gum is a polysaccharide made by fermenting sugar. It thickens a watery formula into a gel and holds the whole thing in suspension so nothing separates. Too much of it and a serum turns stringy, which is why it appears in fractions of a percent.
- Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer silicone
- This is a silicone elastomer, a soft springy gel. It fills the look of fine texture and gives the velvety, blurred finish of a primer.
- Sodium Hyaluronate humectant
- Sodium Hyaluronate is the salt of hyaluronic acid, and it is what most products labelled hyaluronic actually contain. The salt dissolves more readily and the molecule is smaller, so it sits in the outer layer of skin rather than only on top of it.
- Arginine amino acid
- Arginine is an amino acid that does two jobs here: it holds water in the outer layer of skin, and it neutralises acidic gelling agents, which is why it often stands in for a synthetic pH adjuster.
- Zinc PCA active
- Zinc PCA pairs zinc with the humectant PCA. It is used in oily and blemish-prone formulas for the look of shine and visible pores, and it hydrates at the same time.
- Betaine Salicylate exfoliant
- Betaine Salicylate is a gentler salicylic derivative. Korean formulas use it at around 2 to 4 percent, which is roughly comparable to a low-strength salicylic acid, and it is easier on the skin barrier.
- Mentha Haplocalix Extract plant extract
- Asian wild mint extract, the bakha of Korean and Chinese herbal use. It is a conditioning extract with a cooling character.
- Menthyl Lactate active
- Menthyl Lactate is a menthol derivative that gives a cooling sensation without menthol's sharpness or scent. It is a sensory ingredient rather than an active.
- Citric Acid pH adjuster
- Citric Acid is used in tiny amounts to bring a formula to the pH its actives need, not as an exfoliant at that level. It is an AHA, so at much higher concentrations it can also exfoliate.
- Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil fragrance component
- Tea Tree Leaf Oil is an essential oil from an Australian shrub, carrying terpinen-4-ol. Korean formulas use it in products aimed at blemish-prone skin; it is potent, aromatic, and one of the essential oils most likely to bother reactive skin.
- Asiaticoside active
- 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.
- Asiatic Acid active
- 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.
- Madecassic Acid active
- 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.
- Market
- Korean market, the version sold in Korea
- EAN (barcode)
- 8809598450912
- Made in
- Republic of Korea
- Volume
- 80ml
- Category
- Moisturizer
- Actives
- Allantoin, Aloe Vera, Betaine Salicylate, Centella Asiatica, Green Tea, Niacinamide, Panthenol, Propolis, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tea Tree, Zinc PCA
- Ships from
- California or Korea
Orders ship from California or direct from Korea with tracked delivery to your door, and both routes carry the same Korean-market release. Shipping is free on orders of $100 or more. Returns are accepted for 30 days, by mail.
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Where this unit came from
- 1Seoul
Bought as Korean-market stock - 2Barcode
Listed against the Korean barcode on its box - 3California or Korea
Ships to you from either, as the same Korean-market release
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How it works
Oily, blemish-prone skin often ends up with stripping cleansers that leave it tight and, paradoxically, more reactive. This gel cream opens with Propolis Extract and aloe and green tea leaf waters instead of a heavier oil base. Niacinamide and zinc PCA sit further down to support a more balanced look, while betaine salicylate and tea tree leaf oil address congestion. Used consistently, shine and tightness tend to settle together. Apply a thin layer as the last step, morning and night.
How to use
- Use the AC Collection Lightweight Soothing Moisturizer as the last skincare step, morning and evening, over serum.
- A pea for the face, warmed between fingertips and pressed in rather than rubbed around.
- Serum first, this second, then sunscreen in the morning; at night it closes the routine.
- Twice a day. Do not skip it because skin feels oily; a gel cream is the layer that holds the water the steps under it brought in.
Worth knowing
- Propolis and/or honey are animal-derived, so this is not a vegan formula.
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Lightweight soothing moisturizer, 80 ml, with Propolis, Aloe Water and Niacinamide.
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What professionals say
What professionals say
What skin-care professionals say about the key actives in this formula, quoted from the medical sources linked beside each.
Pantothenol is a common ingredient in skin care and hair products I recommend, particularly for people who are prone to dryness.
Taylor Bullock, MDDermatology resident, Cleveland Clinic Niacinamide helps reduce the appearance of pores in a few ways. By strengthening the skin barrier and improving elasticity, pores appear less noticeable and more even.
Ashlyn YankeAesthetician, Cleveland Clinic
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