# COSRX AC Collection Lightweight Soothing Moisturizer 2.0

Soothing moisturizer 2.0, 80 ml, with Propolis, Aloe Water and Niacinamide.

- Brand: COSRX
- Product: AC Collection Lightweight Soothing Moisturizer 2.0
- Price: $28.99
- Availability: Out of stock
- Size: 80ml
- Market: Korean market, the version sold in Korea
- Made in: Republic of Korea
- EAN (barcode): 8809598453586
- Category: Moisturizers

## Key benefits

- Propolis extract leads the list, with aloe and green tea waters second and third
- Zinc PCA and niacinamide help balance oil and tone on blemish-prone skin
- Menthyl lactate gives a brief cooling feel as it settles
- An oil-free finish that layers comfortably under sun care and makeup

## How it works

A moisturizer for blemish-prone skin has one hard problem: it has to hold water without adding weight the skin does not want. This is the gel cream in COSRX's AC Collection, the 2.0 version of that step, and it goes on last, over serum, morning and evening. A gel cream is thinner than a balm cream and sinks in fast enough to sit under sunscreen or makeup without pilling. Skin that turns oily by lunchtime and still feels tight is the case this fits. Twice a day, every day, and at night it is the layer that closes the routine.

## How to use

1. Use the AC Collection Lightweight Soothing Moisturizer 2.0 as the last skincare step, morning and evening.
2. A pea-sized amount for the whole face, pressed in with flat palms rather than massaged around.
3. It goes over serum, and in the morning sunscreen is the only thing that follows it.
4. Twice a day. Do not layer a second cream over it on an oily day; one sealing layer is the job it is doing.

## Ingredients

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 Leaf Oil, Asiaticoside, Asiatic Acid, Madecassic Acid

## FAQ

### How is the AC Collection Lightweight Soothing Moisturizer 2.0 different from a typical gel cream?

The list opens with Propolis Extract, aloe leaf water, and green tea leaf water before niacinamide appears eighth, which frames this as a soothing, balance-focused moisturizer rather than a plain hydrator. Zinc PCA and betaine salicylate sit further down, both associated with oily and congestion-prone skin care. The overall shape of the list, water-based extracts first and lightweight emollients second, matches the gel-cream texture on the label.

### Will this moisturizer suit skin that breaks out easily?

Betaine salicylate and tea tree leaf oil both appear on this jar's own list, ingredients commonly chosen for congestion-prone skin, alongside zinc PCA and niacinamide for balance. Fragrance, denatured alcohol, paraben, sulfate surfactants, and mineral oil are all absent.

### How quickly does the 2.0 formula show results on oily skin?

The soothing effect from propolis and the leaf waters registers close to immediately on application, since those sit at the top of the list and act at the surface. The balancing work from niacinamide and zinc PCA builds more slowly, typically over two to four weeks of consistent daily use before oiliness and tone look more settled. There is no single-use transformation built into a formula like this one.

### Can this go under makeup or a mattifying sunscreen?

The gel-cream texture and oil-free finish described on the label suggest it should sit well under a mattifying sunscreen or makeup without pilling, since the list carries no heavy occlusive oils near the top. Let it fully absorb before applying the next layer for the cleanest finish. If a particular sunscreen still pills over it, that is more often about the sunscreen's own silicone content than this moisturizer.

### How do I confirm this jar isn't a US-market substitute?

The number on this unit's own barcode, 8809598453586, checks out as a real Korean-market code rather than a stand-in. COSRX runs verification on its own site: locate the checker on cosrx.com and type in the batch number and expiration date exactly as printed on your jar. Reading those digits off the physical packaging, not from any listing, is how the system is designed to work.

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