Ingredients:
Cosrx BHA Blackhead Power Liquid
Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Water, Butylene Glycol, Betaine Salicylate, Niacinamide, 1,2-Hexanediol, Arginine, Panthenol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Xanthan Gum, Ethyl Hexanediol.
Cosrx AHA Whitehead Power Liquid
Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycolic Acid, Niacinamide, Sodium Hydroxide, 1,2-Hexanediol, Panthenol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Xanthan Gum, Ethyl Hexanediol.
I try to mark the sunscreen ingredients in red and other possible irritants in lilac. Learning as I go, google is my friend etc...
Thoughts:
- BHA made my skin flush very violently and afterwards tingle and itch, my fiance complained about itching when I swiped his back with it as well (and he has thick skin), and the friend who I gifted the BHA Liquid to reported similar initial flushing of face when using it
- Not really a negative thing but a warning, both products are a lot stronger than you would think. They are not for daily use for a sensitive skin. There's something about the formula that makes them a lot more irritating than other acids from The Ordinary for example (Salicylic Acid Solution, Glycolic Acid Toning Solution). I don't understand why, but I feel like the results are not that amazing compared to the irritation.
+ AHA didn't feel like anything on skin, no tingling, itching, dryness
+ For me either AHA or BHA don't smell much of anything, a bit chemical for a second. AHA does smell a bit dead though.
+ They both absorb really fast
+ They are both clear, serum like thin liquid and easy to spread either with fingers or a cotton pad. I actually prefer the cotton pad method even though you have to use 2-4 pumps of product then.
+ The pump bottles work really well and you get a perfect amount of the product: 1 pump for spot treating, 2 pumps for the full face
+ The bottles are huge and a huge amount of product for the money (but remember, still they are good only 1 year from opening)
+ In the beginning AHA made my skin feel softer immediately and next morning (but now I don't notice the effect)
- Not really a negative thing but a warning, both products are a lot stronger than you would think. They are not for daily use for a sensitive skin. There's something about the formula that makes them a lot more irritating than other acids from The Ordinary for example (Salicylic Acid Solution, Glycolic Acid Toning Solution). I don't understand why, but I feel like the results are not that amazing compared to the irritation.
+ AHA didn't feel like anything on skin, no tingling, itching, dryness
+ For me either AHA or BHA don't smell much of anything, a bit chemical for a second. AHA does smell a bit dead though.
+ They both absorb really fast
+ They are both clear, serum like thin liquid and easy to spread either with fingers or a cotton pad. I actually prefer the cotton pad method even though you have to use 2-4 pumps of product then.
+ The pump bottles work really well and you get a perfect amount of the product: 1 pump for spot treating, 2 pumps for the full face
+ In the beginning AHA made my skin feel softer immediately and next morning (but now I don't notice the effect)
+ BHA Liquid must work because I did purge for the first two weeks, mainly on nose, the whiteheads kept popping up every morning. Never had the same kind of purge before or after (but I don't remember, was this my first time using acid anyway?). But at some point I discarded the BHA because it kept irritating my skin.
* I have been putting off this review because I have so mixed feelings about both of these products, despite owning and trying them for a year!
* Everyone's skin is different: I had heard that Cosrx AHA is "stronger" than BHA but for me, Cosrx BHA made me flush really hard for the first times and left my skin feeling tingling, itching while AHA felt like nothing.
* I ended up giving the BHA away because it just wasn't nice to use. My friend reported getting the similar flush when using it, but not as bad and no itching.
* I do not have an aspirin allergy that could lead me to react to BHA products, at least I have never gotten any reaction from aspirin (but as a pain killer aspirin is so weak I haven't touched it for the past 10 years probably). Maybe it's the willow bark water? It's weird because the ingredient list looks so good!
* Strange things, but after trying Cosrx BHA and getting weird reactions, I decided to try just basic salicylic acid; I ordered The Ordinary's Salicylic Acid 2% Solution and it's been ok, or amazing if we compare to Cosrx BHA because it doesn't cause the same reactions!
Price:
Cosrx BHA Blackhead Power Liquid 100 ml
Cosrx AHA Whitehead Power Liquid 100 ml
About 12-25 € depending where you purchase, ebay is cheapest
Cosrx AHA Whitehead Power Liquid 100 ml
About 12-25 € depending where you purchase, ebay is cheapest
Bought from:
Jolse
Buy again?
No. I don't feel very attached to either of them, at least not at the moment.
Worth the money?
I guess if you can handle acids well and can use a huge bottle in a year? For sensitive skin, sadly, it's a case by case situation and I feel like I'm struggling with using them, even though I started to use them on my body as well. I gave the BHA Liquid away already. But yes, you get a lot of product for your money and the pump bottles are lovely to use and I like their sleek designs. AHA Liquid is definitely better in my point of view and it works as promised.
I guess if you can handle acids well and can use a huge bottle in a year? For sensitive skin, sadly, it's a case by case situation and I feel like I'm struggling with using them, even though I started to use them on my body as well. I gave the BHA Liquid away already. But yes, you get a lot of product for your money and the pump bottles are lovely to use and I like their sleek designs. AHA Liquid is definitely better in my point of view and it works as promised.
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