|REVIEW| COSRX Low pH Good Morning Gel Cleanser: I'm Sorry

FINALLY ANOTHER

It took me long enough since my last CosRX review on the Centella Blemish Cream. It has been more than 2 years can you believe it? Not so long ago, out of love for CosRX (and of course my need for a new cleanser :3), I bought the CosRX Low pH Good Morning Gel Cleanser at Hermo's Warehouse Sale. So is this highly raved gel cleanser a yay or nay? Let's dive in, shall we?

COSRX Low pH Good Morning Gel Cleanser (150ML for RM38)

INGREDIENT LIST

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Water, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate, Polysorbate 20, Styrax Japonicus Branch/Fruit/Leaf Extract, Butylene Glycol, Saccharomyces Ferment, Cryptomeria Japonica Leaf Extract, Nelumbo Nucifera Leaf Extract, Pinus Palustris Leaf Extract, Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract, Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Flower Extract, Pueraria Lobata Root Extract, *Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil, Allantoin, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Betaine Salicylate, *Citric Acid, Ethyl Hexanediol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Sodium Benzoate, Disodium EDTA

Bolded are the good/star ingredients in the product whereas underlined are those flagged as 4 & above under 'Safety index' in by EWG. Safety index ranges from 1-9 and the lower the number means the less hazardous. Those with asterisk (*) are more likely to cause acne or irritate skin than those without. 

You can read other product reviews containing the ingredients by clicking on them in the ingredient list above.

Note: This is free of paraben, sulphate, alcohol, silicone and EU allergen.

All the info you need from its features, how to use and ingredients are at the back of the gel cleanser.

YAS, THE GOOD ONES

Butylene Glycol is a powerful moisturiser. Hence this sounds like it should be okay for those of you with dry skin.

If you are constantly battling with acne, you should get to know Melaleuca Alternifaolia (Tea Tree) Oil because it can become a great friend of yours. It has the ability to dry out acnes and help soothe inflammation. 

Then, we have Allantoin. An ingredient that aims to improve dry and rough skin as it provides our skin with intensive moisture. Being a skin conditioner, it is also known for its ability to soothe irritated skin and protect our skin from external irritants and dirt. 

Betaine Salicylate is famously known for its ability to remove warts, calluses and lesions in which the epidermis produces excess skin. Hence, it can help to improve acne and reduce blackheads as it prevents the formation of clogged pores and at the same time promotes the generation of new skin.

Citric Acid is an anti-ageing ingredient, which is also a kind of AHA. It can act as a pH buffer i.e. to help adjust our skin's acidity. Not just that, it also promotes skin peeling (exfoliation) and re-growth which is why it is frequently used in anti-aging products.

You can find its expiry date here.

NAH, THE BAD ONES

Except those underlined and asterisked above due to their safety indexes and the possibility that they might irritate skin if used at high concentration, there is no other ingredient that concerns me. Do take note that the concentration of an ingredient is normally indicated by its position in the ingredient list. Looking at the positions of Tea Tree Leaf Oil and Citric Acid, they are positioned quite lowly in the list and this may mean that their concentrations in this gel cleanser are relatively low.

PATCH TESTING

I strongly encourage you to patch test before applying it all over your face. Just swab a small amount of the product on your wrist or behind your ear and wait around 1 day to see how your skin reacts. If your skin experiences any burning effect or has any irritation that is not supposed to accompany the product, wash it off immediately and seek medical attention if the irritation doesn’t go away after washing.

Love its hygienic design.

HOW TO USE

It is gel cleanser. Like its name, you can use it in the morning after you wake up. Just wet your face and palm with water, squeeze a little of the Low pH Good Morning Gel Cleanser on your palm. Spread it out with another palm then start massaging your face in circular motion. After 30 seconds, wash it off with lukewarm water and gently dab your face dry. You can also use it at night as a second/third cleanser to remove the makeup residue.

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See, the gel cleanser is quite runny.

FEEL IT

I normally use it as a second cleanser. At first I love how clean my face feels. But a while more later, I realised the new acnes I am getting are from this gel cleanser. It turns out that my skin is somehow irritated by this very highly raved CosRX cleanser. I paid closer attention to my skin when I was using the cleanser and I realised my skin always feels a little tight and uncomfortable after I wash it off and dry my face with a towel.

It is not meant as a makeup remover, but definitely great for cleansing the face in the morning.

SMELL? COLOUR? TEXTURE?

It smells like tea tree. The gel is transparent with a little yellowish tint. Once mixed with water and massaged on the skin, it will start foaming, cleaning out all the dirts in the pores. It is a gel cleanser, so of course it has a gel-like texture. But it is not sticky. It glides on the skin smoothly hence it is very easy to massage on the skin.

It is no game against the waterproof makeups. It foamed when I massaged it on the skin.

GRAB IT? NO?

I'm sorry, but no. It dries out my skin too much, leaving my skin tight and uncomfortable. It has also caused breakouts on my skin. So I will not recommend this CosRX Gel Cleanser if you have dry/combination skin like me. Foaming cleansers are drying and hence are normally not suitable for our skin type. However, I have friends with oily skin type telling me that they experience the same tight feeling after using this cleanser so, it's up to you to try it out!

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