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One Step Original Blemish Pore Clear Pad
Oversized toner pads on willow bark water with betaine salicylate, capryloyl salicylic acid and zinc PCA for congested, oily zones.
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- Korean-market formula
- Ships from California or direct from Korea
- Korean barcode and batch code intact
- Suited to
- MatureFine linesSensitiveCompromised barrier
- Helps with
- Fine lines and loss of bounceBarrier weaknessDehydrationRough surface texture
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How it works
A plain cotton pad wiped over congested, oily zones does not clear the buildup sitting in the pores. This pad opens with willow bark water, then lists betaine salicylate and capryloyl salicylic acid, with zinc PCA balancing surrounding oil. Madecassoside and hyaluronate entries sit underneath to keep the pass comfortable rather than stripping. Skin that responds looks less congested with repeated use, not after one swipe. Sweep the textured side over problem zones first, then the smooth side over the rest of the face.
Inside the formula
Inside the formula
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Ingredients declared
No fragrance
on the list
5Betaine Salicylate20Zinc PCA22Madecassoside
- 5Betaine Salicylate
- 20Zinc PCA
- 22Madecassoside
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 one pad from the One Step Original Blemish Pore Clear Pad straight after cleansing, morning or evening.
- Sweep the textured side outward across the congested areas, then press the smooth side over the rest of the face.
- It replaces the toner step, so serum and moisturizer follow while skin is still damp.
- One pad a session, once or twice a day. Do not go back over the same area again and again; a soaked pad is an application tool rather than a scrub.
COSRX One Step Original Blemish Pore Clear Pad
What is the One Step Original Blemish Pore Clear Pad for?
This is an oversized pre soaked pad built on willow bark water as its lead ingredient, with betaine salicylate and capryloyl salicylic acid further down the list working the pore side of things, plus zinc PCA for oil balance. It sits in the toner step, right after cleansing, aimed at congested, oily zones rather than at hydration alone. The textured side of the pad does the physical sweeping while the base ingredients do the rest.
Is this pad suitable for oily, blemish prone skin?
Yes, that is the skin type it is built around: two salicylate style ingredients sit on the list alongside zinc PCA and gluconolactone, and there is no added fragrance, denatured alcohol, silicone, or sulfate surfactant to further provoke already reactive breakout prone skin. Very dry or compromised skin may want to start with the smooth side only, or every other day, before working up to daily use. Madecassoside is also present to help keep the routine comfortable.
How does this pad behave with continued use over time?
Congestion does not clear from one swipe. The salicylate style ingredients and gluconolactone work on pores and texture gradually with repeat use, so daily use over several weeks is what shows the difference, not a single session. Skin that is adjusting to the textured side may feel mild sensation at first that eases as it gets used to the routine. Consistency in the toner step matters more than any single application.
Can I layer this with a brightening serum or a retinoid?
No retinoid and no brightening-acid derivative sits on this list, so a separate brightening or retinoid step slots in cleanly after this pad in your routine. Because the pad already carries salicylate style exfoliation, adding a strong acid serum in the same session can be more than skin needs at once, so many routines separate acids and retinoids to different times of day. Let the pad absorb fully before applying the next step.
How can I tell my Blemish Pore Clear Pad is the real Korean market COSRX formula?
COSRX runs its own verification for this line rather than leaving it to us: the process happens on cosrx.com, where you enter the batch number and expiration date printed on your unit and read the result back from COSRX directly. We source and list this as authentic Korean market COSRX stock, with the Korean packaging and Hangul ingredient panel under our English over label as the physical record. Checking the code on your own box, not a number we print here, is the point of that system.
Not on the ingredient list below: fragrance or parfum, denatured or SD alcohol, silicones, parabens, sulfate surfactants, mineral oil or petrolatum and added color.
Full INCI (28): Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Betaine Salicylate, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Ethyl Hexanediol, Panthenol, Sodium Hydroxide, Allantoin, Limonene, Adenosine, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil, Aqua/Water, Arginine, Pantothenic Acid, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil, Sodium Hyaluronate, Gluconolactone, Zinc PCA, Pentylene Glycol, Madecassoside, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hyaluronic Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
27 of 28 explained
- Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Water plant extract
- Willow bark distillate. It is much more dilute than willow bark extract and carries little of the salicin the extract is used for.
- 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.
- 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.
- Betaine Salicylate exfoliant
- Betaine Salicylate is a gentler salicylic derivative. Korean formulas use it at around 2 to 4 percent, which is roughly comparable to a low-strength salicylic acid, and it is easier on the skin barrier.
- PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil emulsifier
- PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil is a castor-oil-derived solubiliser. It is what keeps fragrance and oil-soluble ingredients dissolved in a watery formula so it stays clear.
- Ethyl Hexanediol humectant
- Ethyl Hexanediol is a glycol that hydrates and makes a formula less hospitable to microbes, the same double role 1,2-hexanediol plays.
- 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 Hydroxide pH adjuster
- Sodium Hydroxide is a strong base used in traces to bring an acidic formula up to skin-friendly pH. None of it remains as itself once the formula is neutralised.
- 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.
- Limonene fragrance component
- Limonene is the citrus-peel aromatic. It appears here because EU labelling requires 26 fragrance components to be named individually rather than hidden inside "fragrance", and it is one of them.
- Adenosine active
- Adenosine is a nucleoside that Korea's own cosmetic authority recognises as a wrinkle-care functional ingredient, which is why it appears on so many Korean lists at a low level. It is used for the look of fine lines and is stable and well tolerated.
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- Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil fragrance component
- Tea Tree Leaf Oil is an essential oil from an Australian shrub, carrying terpinen-4-ol. Korean formulas use it in products aimed at blemish-prone skin; it is potent, aromatic, and one of the essential oils most likely to bother reactive skin.
- Aqua/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.
- 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.
- Pantothenic Acid vitamin
- Pantothenic Acid is vitamin B5, the form skin converts panthenol into. It is used as a conditioning humectant that leaves skin feeling soft rather than tight.
- Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil fragrance component
- Sweet Orange Peel Oil is a citrus essential oil carrying limonene. It scents a formula, and limonene is one of the components EU labelling names separately.
- 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.
- Gluconolactone exfoliant
- Gluconolactone is a PHA, the gentlest exfoliant class. Its molecule is too large to penetrate quickly, so it smooths the surface without the sting of an AHA, and it is a humectant at the same time.
- 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.
- Pentylene Glycol humectant
- Pentylene Glycol hydrates and, like the other longer-chain glycols, makes a formula less hospitable to microbes so the preservative system can be lighter. It also improves how evenly a product spreads.
- 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.
- Capryloyl Salicylic Acid exfoliant
- Capryloyl Salicylic Acid is salicylic acid with a fatty tail, sometimes sold as LHA. It stays nearer the surface than salicylic acid and works at a higher pH, so it exfoliates more evenly and more gently.
- Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer humectant
- Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer is hyaluronic acid linked into a mesh. It holds water in a soft gel on the surface rather than sinking in, and it releases that water slowly through the day.
- Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid humectant
- Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid is hyaluronic acid cut into much shorter fragments. The smaller the fragment, the further into the outer layer it can settle, which is why serums stack several sizes together instead of using one.
- Hyaluronic Acid humectant
- Hyaluronic Acid is a sugar chain the body already makes, and one gram of it can hold several litres of water. In a formula it is a humectant that pulls water to the surface of skin and holds it in a film, which is what makes skin look plumper while it is there.
- 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.
- Market
- Korean market, the version sold in Korea
- Made in
- Republic of Korea
- Category
- Toner
- Actives
- Adenosine, Allantoin, Betaine Salicylate, Centella Asiatica, Hyaluronic Acid, Madecassoside, Panthenol, Salicylic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tea Tree, 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.
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Key benefits
- Willow bark water, not plain water, is the first ingredient
- Betaine salicylate and capryloyl salicylic acid share the pore work
- Zinc PCA and gluconolactone help balance oily, congestion-prone skin
- Madecassoside and five hyaluronate entries keep the swipe comfortable
Key actives
Worth knowing
- An essential oil or citrus peel oil is on the list; those carrying a fragrance sensitivity should check it.
- This formula carries an active acid, so pairing it with another exfoliant in the same routine is worth spacing out.
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Blemish pore clear pads on Willow Bark Water with Zinc PCA.
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 skin care, quoted from the medical sources linked beside each.
Centella can make your skin appear more hydrated, plumper and healthier.
Samantha Stein, PA-CDermatology physician assistant, 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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