COSRX
Hyaluronic Acid Intensive Cream
An intensive moisture cream on a sea buckthorn water base, with sodium hyaluronate and a nut-oil cushion that never feels heavy.
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How it works
Skin that feels tight by midday is shedding surface moisture faster than it can hold onto it. A heavier oil balm can smooth that feeling over without restoring the water underneath. This cream opens on Hippophae Rhamnoides Water, then adds sodium hyaluronate to draw moisture in while cetearyl olivate and sunflower seed oil cushion the surface. Repeated use keeps that moisture from disappearing by afternoon. Press it in as the last step, morning and night.
Key benefits
- Sea buckthorn water, not plain water, is the first ingredient
- Sodium hyaluronate draws water in while the cream seals it
- Macadamia and sunflower seed oils cushion without grease
- Panthenol and allantoin keep long-wear comfort
Key actives
Sodium Hyaluronate
draws and holds water at the surface
Hippophae Rhamnoides Water
the sea buckthorn base the cream is built on
Panthenol
vitamin B5 that comforts and hydrates
COSRX Hyaluronic Acid Intensive Cream
What is the Hyaluronic Acid Intensive Cream actually formulated to do?
This cream leads with Hippophae Rhamnoides Water, a sea buckthorn base, ahead of glycerin and butylene glycol, with sodium hyaluronate joining further down the list to help the surface hold water. Cetearyl olivate and sunflower seed oil sit nearby to give the formula a cushioned finish once it settles. Together the list reads as a humectant-forward moisturizer built for skin that is losing surface moisture rather than one aimed at active treatment.
Is this cream suitable for reactive or fragrance-sensitive skin?
Fragrance, essential oil, denatured alcohol, and added colourant are all absent from this jar's own ingredient list, along with paraben and sulfate surfactants. That absence is a reasonable starting point for someone who reacts to scent or harsh preservative systems in a leave-on cream. It does not rule out reactions to a specific named ingredient, so anyone with a known sensitivity should still read the full list before use.
Will I see a difference from this cream right away?
Humectant creams like this one tend to soften the look of dryness within the first few applications, since glycerin and sodium hyaluronate work at the surface almost immediately. The cushioning from macadamia and sunflower seed oil takes longer to register, usually showing up as less tightness over repeated daily use. This is a maintenance step rather than a one-time fix, so consistency matters more than any single application.
Can I use this alongside a brightening serum or retinoid?
The ingredient list here is a moisturizer base with no acids or actives that would conflict with a serum step, so it can generally follow a vitamin C or retinoid product applied earlier in the routine. This cream does not itself contain retinol or an acid exfoliant, so it is not standing in for either step. As with any new pairing, patch test first and watch how skin responds over a week or two.
How can I confirm this jar is the genuine Korean-market formula?
This unit's own barcode, 8809416470122, is a real, checkable Korean-market code rather than a placeholder. COSRX runs its own authenticity check rather than leaving it to sellers: look up the verification page on cosrx.com and enter the batch code and expiration date printed on the jar itself, not any number quoted to you secondhand. Reading those details straight off the package is exactly why the system exists.
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Where this unit came from
- 1Seoul
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Duty paid by us before it enters the US - 3California
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How to use
- Use the Hyaluronic Acid Intensive Cream as the last skincare step, morning and evening, over serum.
- A pea for the face and another for the neck, warmed between fingertips before it goes on.
- Serum first, this second, then sunscreen in the morning. At night nothing goes over it.
- Twice a day, every day. Do not wait until skin has dried off; a cream over damp skin holds more of that water in.
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COSRX, Korean-market original
Hyaluronic intensive cream, 100 ml, on Sea Buckthorn Water.
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 the key actives in this formula, quoted from the medical sources linked beside each.
Hyaluronic acid helps bind water to collagen, which traps water in the skin. That helps make the skin more plump and full-looking.
Samantha Stein, PA-CDermatology physician assistant, Cleveland Clinic 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
1 more professional perspective
These mechanisms not only reinforce barrier function but also mitigate inflammation and accelerate healing.
Yang TangAssistant Professor, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Frontiers in Pharmacology
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