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Low pH Niacinamide Micellar Cleansing Water
COSRX's low-pH niacinamide micellar water in the 400 ml bottle, swept on a cotton pad to lift makeup and sunscreen before the wash that follows.
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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 weaknessUneven tone and dullnessExcess oil
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How it works
Micellar water is a first cleanse rather than a whole one: it lifts makeup, sunscreen and the day's grime onto a cotton pad so the wash after it has less to do. This is COSRX's low-pH version of that step, with niacinamide in the name. Sweep it over the face and the eyes until the pad comes away clean, then follow with your usual gel or foam cleanser. On a bare-skin day it can be the entire cleanse, and skin that reacts to a strong foam often does better starting here. It is the step before the wash, not a stand-in for toner.
How to use
- Use the Low pH Niacinamide Micellar Cleansing Water as your first cleansing step, on dry skin, before any water touches the face.
- Soak a cotton pad, sweep it over the face, then hold it against each eye for a few seconds before wiping.
- Follow with your usual gel or foam cleanser, then toner while the face is still damp.
- Once or twice a day, whenever there is makeup or sunscreen to lift. Do not scrub the pad back and forth over one spot; a soaked pad is a solvent rather than an eraser.
COSRX Low pH Niacinamide Micellar Cleansing Water
Is this micellar water meant to be rinsed off?
It can be used either way. The formula carries no strong surfactants, just polyglyceryl-4 caprate as the mild micelle-forming ingredient, so it lifts light makeup and daily residue on a cotton pad without stripping, and it is gentle enough to leave on rather than requiring a rinse.
How much niacinamide is in this micellar water?
Niacinamide appears on the list but without a declared percentage figure. It sits alongside allantoin, panthenol and madecassoside as part of a soothing, brightening-support blend, present at a level appropriate for a light cleansing water rather than a treatment serum.
Does this contain zinc, and what does it do here?
Yes, zinc PCA appears on the list. It is commonly used in Korean formulas to help balance oil and support a calmer skin feel after cleansing, working alongside niacinamide and madecassoside in this product's soothing profile.
Can this replace a toner in a routine?
For a light routine, yes: the humectant and soothing ingredients here, sodium hyaluronate, panthenol and madecassoside, overlap with what a hydrating toner provides. Skin that wants a stronger toning or exfoliating step should still add a dedicated toner after using this as the cleansing step.
Is this micellar water fragrance-free?
The ingredient list names no fragrance or parfum anywhere in the formula. Sweep it across the face on a cotton pad as usual, and it is a reasonable choice for fragrance-sensitive skin looking for a light, no-rinse cleansing step, though a patch test is still worthwhile for anyone with a known reaction history to preservatives like the hexanediol used here.
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 (16): Water, Dipropylene Glycol, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Panthenol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Allantoin, Niacinamide, Zinc PCA, Madecassoside, Propanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid, Disodium EDTA
Ingredient list read from incidecoder.com on 9 September 2026.
16 of 16 explained
- 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.
- Dipropylene Glycol humectant
- Dipropylene Glycol is a glycol used as a solvent and a light humectant. Its main job is keeping the rest of the formula dissolved and the texture fluid rather than adding hydration of its own.
- Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate emulsifier
- Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate is a mild sugar-derived solubiliser used to dissolve fragrance and oil into watery formulas.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Madecassoside active
- Madecassoside is the centella triterpene most associated with the look of redness, and the one brands lead with in cica products. It is water soluble and stable, so it appears in essences as readily as in creams.
- Propanediol humectant
- Propanediol is a plant-derived glycol used in place of propylene glycol. It hydrates, carries actives into solution, and gives a lighter, less sticky slip than glycerin at the same strength.
- Caprylyl Glycol preservative booster
- Caprylyl Glycol is a glycol that conditions skin and, more importantly, strengthens a preservative system so less of the traditional preservative is needed. It appears in most modern formulas built without parabens.
- 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.
4 more explained
- 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.
- Sodium Citrate pH adjuster
- Sodium Citrate is the salt of citric acid, used as a buffer: it holds a formula at a steady pH rather than pushing it in one direction. It is also a mild chelator.
- 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.
- Disodium EDTA chelator
- EDTA is a chelator: it locks up trace metal ions from water and packaging that would otherwise turn a formula cloudy, off-colour or rancid. It does nothing to skin and appears at a fraction of a percent.
- Market
- Korean market, the version sold in Korea
- EAN (barcode)
- 8809598455627
- Made in
- Republic of Korea
- Volume
- 400ml
- Category
- Cleanser / Micellar Water
- Actives
- Allantoin, Centella Asiatica, Madecassoside, Niacinamide, Panthenol, Sodium Hyaluronate, 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.
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
- Niacinamide and zinc PCA balance tone and sebum while you cleanse
- Panthenol, sodium hyaluronate and allantoin sit high on the list
- Madecassoside keeps the wipe-down calm for sensitive skin
- Rinse-free on light days, or follow with a wash after makeup
Inside the formula
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Niacinamide micellar water, 400 ml, with Zinc PCA and Madecassoside.
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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.
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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