- Price
- €5.06
- Size
- 1 mask
- Format
- Hydrogel
- Brand from
- South Korea
- Ingredients
- 44
Where we found it
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COSRX
The Alpha-Arbutin Discoloration Care Hydrogel Mask
€5.06
The rare pigmentation mask whose list actually backs the claim: niacinamide fourth, alpha-arbutin twelfth and acetyl glucosamine nineteenth - three actives that work on different steps of the same pathway - with ferulic acid and glutathione behind them. Five ceramides, cholesterol and phytosphingosine close it out, and there is no fragrance.
What stands out in the list
Worked out from the ingredients, not the packaging claims.
1 concentration-capped ingredient
EU law sets a maximum for Alpha-Arbutin. Products on sale in the EU must comply.
2 ingredients flagged for pregnancy
Alpha-Arbutin, Glutathione are usually avoided or used with caution during pregnancy. This is what the ingredient entries say, not medical advice, so ask your midwife or doctor.
No fragrance or declared allergens
Nothing in the list is Parfum/Fragrance or an EU-declared fragrance allergen.
No drying alcohol
No ethanol, alcohol denat. or isopropyl alcohol in the list. Fatty alcohols such as cetearyl alcohol are not drying and do not count.
Barrier-supporting actives
Contains Niacinamide, Panthenol, Allantoin, ingredients with reasonable evidence for calming and supporting the skin barrier.
The panel
All 44 ingredients, in the order they appear on the pack. Tap a name to read the full entry.
- Well tolerated
- No meaningful concern for most people; irritation is possible but rare.
- Depends on you
- Genuinely relevant for some people, or depends on dose and pH.
- Worth knowing
- EU-restricted, a common contact allergen, or subject to live debate.
- Avoid
- Banned in EU cosmetics or credibly linked to serious harm.
- Not yet documented
- No encyclopaedia entry for this ingredient yet, so we make no claim about it.
- 03Acrylates Copolymer·
- 08Agar·
- 10Sclerotium Gum·
- 11Potassium Chloride·
- 13Erythritol·
- 14Sucrose·
- below ≈1% - ingredients may be listed in any order
- 19Acetyl Glucosamine·
- 23Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Extract·
- 36Ceramide NS·
- 38Phytosphingosine·
- 40Ceramide AP·
- 41Ceramide AS·
- 44Ceramide EOP·
How to use it
Peel the film from each piece, lay the lower piece on cleansed skin and then the upper piece, fitting both to the contours. Leave 15 to 20 minutes, remove and pat in the residue.
What the brand claims
Reproduced from the pack or the brand’s own page. We have not tested these.
- Fragrance-free (no Parfum in the INCI)
- Niacinamide fourth, alpha-arbutin twelfth
- Five ceramides plus cholesterol and phytosphingosine
- Forty-four ingredients
