COSRX
Lip Scrub - Full Fit Honey Sugar Lip Scrub
A sugar-first lip scrub that buffs flakes away with sucrose crystals in a shea and candelilla balm base, finished with honey.
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- Ships from California or direct from Korea
- Korean barcode and batch code intact
- Suited to
- DryDehydrated
- Helps with
- Dehydration
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How it works
Rough, flaking lip skin does not respond to a balm alone, since conditioning ingredients sit on top of flakes rather than clearing them away. This scrub leads with sucrose, the ingredient doing the physical buffing, suspended in a candelilla wax and triglyceride base so it buffs without feeling harsh. Shea butter cushions the massage while honey and cocoa extract finish the list's end. Clearing the flaking layer gives a balm applied afterward a smoother surface. Use a few evenings a week, and always follow with a balm.
Inside the formula
Inside the formula
- 1Sucrose
- 6Butyrospermum Parkii
- 18Honey
Where each key active sits on the declared ingredient list, by entry number. Position is proportion: the further forward, the larger its share.
How to use
- Use the Full Fit Honey Sugar Lip Scrub in the evening, on lips damp rather than dry, before any balm.
- A small amount on a fingertip, massaged over the lips in light circles for under a minute.
- Wipe or rinse it away, then finish with a lip balm or an overnight mask while lips are still soft.
- Twice a week at most. Do not scrub lips that are cracked or split; wait until the surface is closed.
COSRX Lip Scrub - Full Fit Honey Sugar Lip Scrub
What is this lip scrub formulated to do?
This scrub opens its ingredient list with sucrose, the ingredient doing the actual physical buffing, held in a base of caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin and candelilla wax. Shea butter and honey appear toward the end of the list, cushioning the scrub and finishing it as a balm rather than a purely gritty product, so it is meant to lift flaky surface skin before a leave-on treatment.
Will this be too abrasive for already chapped lips?
The abrasive here is plain sugar rather than a synthetic bead, and no fragrance, essential oil or denatured alcohol appears on the list, which keeps it relatively gentle for lips already flaking or tender. Shea butter in the balm base cushions the granules during massage. A light hand rather than heavy pressure is still the safer approach on chapped skin.
Can I use this scrub every day?
Daily buffing on lip skin risks irritation, so this is meant as an occasional step rather than a daily one. A few evenings a week, massaged over damp lips and then wiped or rinsed away, is a reasonable pace, scaled back if lips feel more sensitive afterward.
What should I put on my lips after using this scrub?
Because the scrub is designed to be massaged in and then rinsed or wiped off, following it with a lip balm is the intended next step rather than optional. The honey and shea butter in this formula leave a light finish on their own, but a dedicated leave-on balm carries the moisture further after the buffing is done.
How can I check this is the genuine Korean-market formula?
COSRX handles verification directly: locate the batch number and expiration date printed on your own tube and enter them on the verification page at cosrx.com rather than relying on a reseller's description. The barcode for this tube is 8809598453395.
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): Sucrose, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Sorbeth-30 Tetraoleate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Water, Stearalkonium Hectorite, 1,2-Hexanediol, Propylene Carbonate, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Butylene Glycol, Saccharum Officinarum (Sugarcane) Extract, Dextrin, Citrus Limon (Lemon) Fruit Extract, Honey
Ingredient list read from incidecoder.com on 9 September 2026.
18 of 18 explained
- Sucrose humectant
- Sucrose is table sugar, used here as a humectant. It draws water into the outer layer of skin and, in a scrub, doubles as the physical grain.
- 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.
- 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.
- Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax occlusive
- Candelilla wax, from a desert shrub, and the usual plant substitute for beeswax. It gives sticks and balms a firm, slightly brittle set.
- Sorbeth-30 Tetraoleate emulsifier
- Sorbeth-30 Tetraoleate is an emulsifier used in cleansing oils so the oil can be rinsed off with water rather than wiped away.
- Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter emollient
- Shea Butter is the fat pressed from the shea nut, rich in oleic and stearic acids and unsaponifiable plant sterols. It is a heavy emollient and partial occlusive, which is why it sits in balms and night creams rather than in essences.
- Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2 emollient
- Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2 is a thick synthetic emollient built to mimic the lipids in skin's own surface. It is used in balms for a cushioned, sealing feel.
- Water solvent
- Water is the base almost every serum, toner and cream is built on. It dissolves the water-loving ingredients and sets how light the finished texture feels. On an INCI list it is usually first, which only means it is the largest single ingredient by weight.
- Stearalkonium Hectorite thickener
- Stearalkonium Hectorite is a modified clay that gels oils and keeps powders evenly suspended in an anhydrous formula.
- 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.
- Propylene Carbonate solvent
- A polar solvent used mainly with clays: it swells montmorillonite and hectorite so they thicken an oil phase. It also thins heavy pigment pastes.
- Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Extract plant extract
- Cocoa Extract carries polyphenols and a little caffeine. It is used as an antioxidant plant extract and gives a faint warm tint.
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- 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.
- 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.
- Saccharum Officinarum (Sugarcane) Extract plant extract
- Sugarcane Extract carries natural glycolic acid and sugars. In cosmetics it is used as a humectant; the acid content is far too low to work as an exfoliant.
- Dextrin thickener
- Dextrin is a starch fragment used to thicken and to give a formula a light, powdery finish. It is also a common carrier for powdered extracts.
- Citrus Limon (Lemon) Fruit Extract plant extract
- Lemon fruit extract, carrying citric acid, sugars and flavonoids. It is the water-based fruit extract rather than the peel oil, so it brings the fruit acids without the aromatic terpenes.
- Honey 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.
- Market
- Korean market, the version sold in Korea
- EAN (barcode)
- 8809598453395
- Made in
- Republic of Korea
- Category
- Lip Care
- Actives
- Shea Butter
- Ships from
- California or Korea
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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.
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Key benefits
- Sugar is the first ingredient, doing the actual polishing
- Shea butter and candelilla wax cushion the buff
- Honey and cocoa extract finish the balm side
- Lips feel smooth, not stripped, after rinsing
Key actives
6Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
rich cushion so the scrub never scratches
Worth knowing
- Propolis and/or honey are animal-derived, so this is not a vegan formula.
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Honey sugar lip scrub with Sucrose crystals and Shea Butter.
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What professionals say
What professionals say
What skin-care professionals say about skin care, quoted from the medical sources linked beside each.
Shea butter can be a good option for many folks.
Alok Vij, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic Pretty much every step of a Korean skin care routine is going to have some component of hydration.
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