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exfoliant
COSRX

BHA Blackhead Power Liquid

Type
Exfoliant
Size
100 ml
Key ingredients
BHA, niacinamide
Skin types
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Fragrance
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What users keep saying · from 11 reviews

broke me out6gentle4cleared breakouts1

Didn't work for them and clogged their pores even more.

“CosRX BHA didn't work for me and caused my pores to clog even more”
negativebroke me out

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

Uses the BHA Blackhead Power Liquid as one of the few COSRX products that suits them.

“I do however use their AC calming liquid mild and their BHA blackhead liquid.”
positive

The BHA Blackhead Power Liquid cleared their closed comedones after an initial purge.

“Skin has gotten drier and more sensitive as I've gotten older but the acne has persisted!”
positivecleared breakouts

Paula's Choice BHA was too harsh, but they can use the COSRX BHA morning and evening.

“i can use cosrx in the morning and in the evening no problem.”
positivegentle

Uses the COSRX BHA every 2-3 days on very sensitive skin; it's an extremely gentle formula.

“I use CosRX Bha every 2-3 days and my skin is really sensitive.”
positivegentle

Used the COSRX BHA for years and it doesn't do much.

“Used Cosrx years and it doesn't do much.”
negative

Used the COSRX BHA for a few months: sticky, but they saw some results.

“I tried the COSRX for a few months and just recently bought PC during the sale. I found the COSRX one was sticky but I did see some results.”
mixed

Got a lot of breakouts on the COSRX BHA and stopped.

“I will say I was getting a lot of breakouts while using it but did not stick with it long enough”
negativebroke me out

Found the COSRX BHA worked as well as Paula's Choice, so uses it because it's cheaper.

“I’ve tried both and didn’t notice any difference between them , both worked well, so I use Cosrx because it’s cheaper.”
positive

Used it for months with no effect.

“I've used the CosRX - BHA Blackhead Power Liquid for months and it did nothing at all :(”
negative

Highly recommends it from their go-to brand.

“CosRx is my go to skin care brand. I highly recommend the blackhead power liquid and the snail mucin essence.”
positive

A holy grail for glowing skin; visible difference the next day.

“Cosrx BHA Blackhead Power Liquid is one of my hg products for glowing skin. I use it about 3 nights per week, and always can tell a difference the next day.”
positive

They found it too mild to do much for their comedonal acne.

“I've tried the COSRX BHA but it was too mild for me.”
negative

Two weeks of the BHA Blackhead Power Liquid improved their dry skin and texture, though not their pores.

“Weirdly enough it helped with my dryness! I don't see any improvemnts in my pores or sebacious filaments but there has been an overall improvement in texture”
positive

The BHA Blackhead Power Liquid smoothed their cheeks but left them with the driest skin of their life.

“I’m currently enjoying smoother skin across my cheeks, some purging across my forehead, and overall the DRIEST SKIN OF MY LIFE.”
mixed

The COSRX BHA felt smooth and gentle but had little long-term effect on their closed comedones or blackheads.

“CosRx made my skin feel very smooth and felt quite gentle, but I didn't notice as much of a long term effect on my CC's or blackheads.”
mixedgentle

Noticed no difference with the COSRX BHA.

“The COSRX one feels like nothing on the skin, but it also feels like it’s not really doing something. I didn’t notice any difference with COSRX.”
negative

Uses the COSRX BHA daily and their skin loves it.

“I use that and the BHA daily and my skin loves them both.”
positive

The BHA Blackhead Power Liquid did nothing for them; Stridex worked better.

“The Blackhead Power Liquid didn't do anything for me either”
negative

After a few months, the BHA Blackhead Power Liquid made no difference to their blackheads or closed comedones.

“Unfortunately, I have not noticed a difference over the few months I've been using it.”
negative

Used many bottles alongside retinol and other actives: gentle, though less effective than 2% salicylic acid.

“It is not as effective as a 2% salicylic product, but at the same time, it's not as irritating either.”
mixedgentle

Far fewer nose blackheads; face feels smooth.

“BHA Blackhead Power Liquid: This + mud mask + oil massage on nose = A looooot less blackheads on my nose. Plus when I put this on my entire face, it feels really smooth!”
positive

After some initial redness, finds the BHA Blackhead Power Liquid amazing at two weeks.

“I've been using the BHA for almost 2 weeks now and I can't believe how amazing it is.”
positive

After PC and Stridex, finds the COSRX BHA awesome: pores look smaller and clean.

“Corsx is awesome. I can tell my pores are smaller in the morning and they look clean.”
positive

Never had blackheads until using the COSRX BHA, which also made their pores more obvious.

“I'd never had blackheads until I started using the Cosrx BHA. It also made my pores look a lot more obvious.”
negativebroke me out

The BHA Blackhead Power Liquid gave them more blackheads and breakouts on two tries.

“Have started using CORSX bha blackhead power liquid recently it seems to have the reversed effect on me :( I started getting more blackheads and breaking out.”
negativebroke me out

Two weeks of the BHA Blackhead Power Liquid every third day gave them new inflamed acne.

“After testing out the COSRX BHA Blackhead Power Liquid for 2 weeks, I've come to the conclusion that it's causing my skin to break out.”
negativebroke me out

Broke out immediately on the COSRX BHA and went back to Paula's Choice.

“I just had this same experience :/ Started using it a few days ago, broke out immediately.”
negativebroke me out