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Dr. Althea 345 Relief Cream$23.52Full Fit Propolis Light Cream (Jar)
The jar edition of the propolis-first gel cream, with honey and royal jelly extracts and beeswax for a plump, glowy finish.
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- Ships from California or direct from Korea
- Korean barcode and batch code intact
- Suited to
- DryDehydratedSensitiveReactive
- Helps with
- DehydrationVisible redness and reactivity
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How it works
Skin that looks dull or under-cushioned by evening often gets met with a thick balm that coats rather than restores. This jar opens on Propolis Extract instead of water or filler, then brings in honey extract and royal jelly extract alongside beeswax for cushion. Glycerin and sunflower seed oil further along hold moisture at the surface rather than letting it evaporate. With regular daily use, the surface tends to look plumper over time. Warm a small amount between fingertips and press it over the face as the last step.
Key benefits
- Propolis extract is the first ingredient on the list
- Honey and royal jelly extracts continue the hive trio
- Beeswax and sunflower seed oil give a soft, sealed finish
- Light gel-cream texture that suits day and night wear
Inside the formula
Inside the formula
COSRX Full Fit Propolis Light Cream (Jar)
What does the Full Fit Propolis Light Cream (Jar) contain, ingredient by ingredient?
Propolis Extract opens the list, followed by butylene glycol, glycerin, and caprylic/capric triglyceride, with honey extract and royal jelly extract sitting a bit further along next to beeswax. The formula reads as a humectant base cushioned by emollients, built around the hive-derived ingredients that give the cream its name. Sunflower seed oil and cetearyl olivate contribute to the finish without overwhelming the shorter overall list.
Is the jar version suited to sensitive skin the same way the tube is?
This jar shares the same ingredient list as the other Full Fit Propolis Light Cream formats, with fragrance, essential oil, denatured alcohol, silicone, paraben, sulfate surfactants, mineral oil, and added colourant all absent. Beeswax and honey extract are the two ingredients anyone with a specific hive-product sensitivity should note before use. Jar packaging does mean fingers contact the product directly, which matters more for sensitive skin than the formula itself.
How long does the plump, glowy finish from this cream actually last?
The cushioned finish appears close to immediately from the emollients near the top of the list settling on skin. The longer-term comfort from allantoin and the humectant base builds with consistent daily use, holding moisture through the day rather than only at the moment of application. That comfort resets if application is skipped for several days.
Can this jar cream be layered with a brightening serum?
There are no acids or exfoliating actives on this jar's own ingredient list, so it works as a finishing step after a vitamin C serum applied earlier in the routine. It is not built to buffer a strong acid, so give any acid step time to settle first if using both. Introduce new combinations gradually and watch for any change in how skin responds.
How do I verify this jar is genuine Korean-market COSRX product?
The barcode printed on this jar, 8809598451032, checks out as a real, verifiable Korean-market code. COSRX runs its own authentication for exactly this reason: locate the verification page on cosrx.com and enter the batch number and expiration date as printed on the jar. Reading those details directly off your own packaging, rather than trusting a secondhand number, is how the check is meant to work.
Not on the ingredient list below: fragrance or parfum, denatured or SD alcohol, essential oils, silicones, parabens, sulfate surfactants, mineral oil or petrolatum and added color.
Full INCI (18): Propolis Extract, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, 1,2-Hexanediol, Honey Extract, Royal Jelly Extract, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Cassia Obtusifolia Seed Extract, Cetearyl Olivate, Beeswax, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sorbitan Olivate, Allantoin, Arginine, Carbomer, Xanthan Gum
Ingredient list read from incidecoder.com on 9 September 2026.
18 of 18 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride emollient
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride is the light fraction of coconut oil, with the heavy parts removed. It is the workhorse emollient of modern formulas: it softens skin, dissolves oil-soluble actives and absorbs without the greasy weight of a whole plant oil.
- Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil emollient
- Sunflower Seed Oil is high in linoleic acid, the fatty acid dry and blemish-prone skin is often short of. It is a light, non-fragrant emollient and one of the better tolerated plant oils.
- 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.
- Honey Extract humectant
- Honey is a natural humectant loaded with sugars and trace acids. In a formula it holds water at the surface and leaves a soft, cushioned feel.
- Royal Jelly Extract plant extract
- Royal Jelly is the secretion worker bees feed to a queen. It carries proteins, sugars, amino acids and B vitamins, and it is a bee product, so it is worth knowing about if you react to those.
- 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.
- Cassia Obtusifolia Seed Extract plant extract
- Cassia Obtusifolia is sicklepod, whose seeds are used in Korean tea and traditional practice. Its extract is a mucilage-rich conditioning ingredient.
- 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.
- Beeswax occlusive
- Beeswax is the wax bees build comb from. In a formula it thickens the oil phase and forms a breathable, water-resisting film, which is what makes a balm hold its shape.
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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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Carbomer thickener
- Carbomer is a synthetic polymer that only gels once a base neutralises it, which is why arginine or tromethamine sits nearby on the list. It gives the clear, non-stringy gel texture a xanthan formula cannot reach.
- 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.
- Market
- Korean market, the version sold in Korea
- EAN (barcode)
- 8809598451032
- Made in
- Republic of Korea
- Category
- Moisturizer
- Actives
- Allantoin, Honey, Propolis
- 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.
We split shipments free, so one out-of-stock item never holds up the rest of your order.
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
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. The barcode in the specification above is the Korean-market one and it is printed on the box you receive.
Every unit keeps its original barcode and batch code intact, so the unit in your hands can be checked against the brand’s own records.
Every order ships from California or direct from Korea, and returns run for 30 days.
Every claim on this page traces to the unit in the box, the barcode, the batch code and the price you can read for yourself.
How to use
- Use the Full Fit Propolis Light Cream as the last skincare step, morning and evening, over serum.
- A pea scooped from the jar, warmed between fingertips so it spreads across the face in one pass.
- Serum first, this second, then sunscreen in the morning; at night it is the last layer on.
- Twice a day. Do not dig into the jar with wet fingers; water carried into a jar cream shortens its life.
Worth knowing
- Propolis and/or honey are animal-derived, so this is not a vegan formula.
- Beeswax is on the list, so this is not a vegan formula.
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Propolis light gel cream in a jar, Propolis Extract first on the list.
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.
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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.
Your skin barrier is basically your outer layer of the skin.
Melissa Piliang, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic Pretty much every step of a Korean skin care routine is going to have some component of hydration.
Alok Vij, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic
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