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cleanser
COSRX

Low pH Good Morning Gel Cleanser

Type
Cleanser
Size
1.69 fl oz · 5.07 fl oz
Key ingredients
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Skin types
All skin types
Fragrance
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What users keep saying · from 16 reviews

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The COSRX Good Morning cleanser was the only cleanser that didn't break them out.

“the cosrx good morning one with bha was the only one that didnt inherently break me out”
positive

Says they have loved this COSRX low pH cleanser for years.

“I have loved the cosrx low ph good morning cleanser for years!”
positive

Found the COSRX Good Morning low pH cleanser dried and stripped their skin, as did CeraVe's cream-to-foam.

“cerave cream to foam cleanser dried me out and stripped my skin,,, as did the cosrx good morning low ph cleanser”
negativeirritating

Left skin tight and itchy and disrupted their barrier.

“CosRX Low pH Good Morning Gel Cleanser: This left my skin tight and itchy and started messing with my skin barrier after a few uses.”
negativeirritating

Repurchased several times; cleans without leaving skin stripped.

“I've gone through multiples of the Low PH Good Morning Gel Cleanser, gets the job done and you're skin doesn't feel stripped afterwards.”
positivegentle

Older than 36 months. These may describe an earlier version.

Rated 2/5: quite stripping, would not repurchase.

“Quite stripping. Not a huge deal as I have fairly resistant skin and my routine is super long and full of hydrating steps”
negative

Loved the Good Morning cleanser on oily teenage skin, but it now dries them out; strong tea tree scent.

“I personally loved it back then but i had super oily acne prone skin as a teen (hormones am i right oof) but when i use it now it dries my skin out.”
mixedstrong scent

Their faithful cleanser in the Goldilocks zone: not too stripping, not filmy, and cheap.

“I still use my faithful Cosrx Good Morning Low pH Cleanser, which is the that Goldilocks zone — not too stripping, not filmy. Also, very cheap.”
positivegentle

Finds the Good Morning cleanser far too drying for their skin.

“I have similar skin and this cosrx cleanser does not work for me, it is so drying.”
negative

Used to use COSRX's low pH cleanser and it left their skin itchy with frequent hives until they switched.

“I used to use the Cosrx low ph cleanser and my skin would be so itchy and would get hives all the time”
negativeirritating

Disliked the subtle medicinal scent and felt it stripped their skin.

“I did not like the subtle medicinal scent and I also felt like it stripped my skin”
negativestrong scentirritating

After their skin changed postpartum, found the COSRX low pH cleanser too drying.

“before this I was using cosrx low ph good morning cleanser. I stopped breastfeeding and my skin totally changed and this was too drying”
negativeirritating

The Good Morning cleanser immediately burned the sensitive areas of their face and left it flushed for hours.

“IMMEDIATELY it started burning the more sensitive areas of my face, and was difficult to completely wash off.”
negativeirritating

Likes the Good Morning cleanser but sometimes finds it too drying for oily dehydrated skin.

“I like it but sometimes I find it too drying. And I have oily dehydrated skin.”
mixed

Only realised how drying the Good Morning cleanser was after switching away from it.

“I didn’t realize how drying the cosrx was until I made the switch”
negative

After five months on dry, dehydrated, acne-prone skin, the Good Morning cleanser is a staple.

“I’ve been using the customary, well known COSRX Low PH Good Morning Gel Cleanser for 5 months now and its safe to say, this gel cleanser is a staple in my skincare routine.”
positive

The Good Morning cleanser is the only cleansing foam that doesn't make their face itchy and hot.

“For me, this is the only cleansing foam that works.”
positivegentle

Has used up countless tubes of the Good Morning cleanser; it is a staple of their morning routine.

“I’ve gone through so many of these, I don’t know how many I’ve used! This gel cleanser is a STAPLE in my morning skincare routine”
positive

On their second tube of the Good Morning cleanser as a night-time second cleanser.

“I am still using Cosrx cleanser in the night time as second cleanser, I am on my second tube actually.”
positive

Found the Good Morning cleanser a bit too drying for their dry skin.

“the Cosrx was just a bit too drying for my dry skin”
negative

A holy grail that evened out their oil levels on oily-leaning skin.

“Good Morning from Cosrx is an HG for me. I have always teetered closer to oily than dry and it has made a difference in evening my oil levels.”
positive

For oily-combination skin: less stripping than other cleansers, leaving skin clean but not squeaky or dry.

“As someone with oily combo skin that's more oily, I really like the CosRx cleanser! I feel like it definitely less stripping that other cleansers I've tried and leaves my skin feeling nice and clean”
positivegentle

After a couple of months, finds CeraVe Foaming gentler but prefers the Good Morning cleanser.

“I used CeraVe Foaming for over a year, and have been using the good morning cleanser instead for a couple months now”
positive

Switched from a high-pH cleanser to the Good Morning cleanser and their skin started doing much better.

“Fave cleanser, never going back to any other cleanser!!”
positive

Holy grail for their sensitive, acne-prone skin twice a day: cheap, long-lasting and worked wonders.

“HG HG HG HG HG. This stuff is the bomb!!!”
positivegentle

The Good Morning cleanser leaves their skin quite tight and smells strongly of tea tree.

“Like a few others, it leaves my skin feeling quite tight, so i try to do my AM/PM moisturizing routine right away.”
mixedstrong scent

Their acne cleared within a week on the Good Morning cleanser and it lasts forever, but it doesn't feel gentle and stings eyes.

“I love it but not without criticism. My acne was gone within a week*, I adore the scent, it removes makeup, and it lasts forever.”
mixedcleared breakoutsirritating

Doesn't dry them out much if used sparingly; likes the smell.

“Good Morning Cleanser - as long as I use a small amount, it doesn't dry me out too much and I like the smell of it.”
mixed

After a week, the Good Morning cleanser is their new holy grail: simple, effective, gentle and good value.

“I've been using it all week and it's my new HG, I'm going to rebuy it forever.”
positivegentle

Finds the Good Morning cleanser great and reaches for it more than their Hada Labo.

“It's a great cleanser I use this and my hada Labo.”
positive

The Good Morning cleanser gave them blackheads.

“Unfortunately, this cleanser gave me blackheads.”
negativebroke me out