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COSRX Azelaic Acid 10 B5 Redness Soothing Cream

Moisturizer

Check against official records

KR South Korea (MFDS)

4 ingredients with Korea limits or conditions.

Azelaic Acid, Tromethamine, Tocopherol, Zinc PCA
EU European Union (CosIng)

3 ingredients with EU limits or conditions.

Tromethamine, Zinc PCA, Alpha-Arbutin
US United States (FDA)

No prohibited or restricted ingredients found in U.S. records.

#Ingredient (as listed)KR KoreaEU EUUS U.S.
1 AQUA/WATER ———
2 AZELAIC ACID Restricted ——
3 PROPANEDIOL ———
4 GLYCERIN ———
5 COCO-CAPRYLATE/CAPRATE ———
6 C9-12 ALKANE ———
7 CETEARYL ALCOHOL ———
8 C12-15 ALKYL BENZOATE ———
9 SORBITAN STEARATE ———
10 CETEARYL OLIVATE ———
11 1,2-HEXANEDIOL ———
12 DIMETHICONOL ———
13 AMMONIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYLTAURATE/VP COPOLYMER ———
14 SORBITAN OLIVATE ———
15 HYDROXYETHYL ACRYLATE/SODIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE COPOLYMER ———
16 TROMETHAMINE Restricted Restricted · Maximum secondary amine… —
17 SUCROSE COCOATE ———
18 SODIUM POLYACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE ———
19 SODIUM METAPHOSPHATE ———
20 ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN ———
21 SORBITAN ISOSTEARATE ———
22 PANTHENOL ———
23 TOCOPHEROL Restricted · 20% ——
24 MADECASSOSIDE ———
25 NIACINAMIDE ———
26 ALLANTOIN ———
27 DIPOTASSIUM GLYCYRRHIZATE ———
28 ZINC PCA Restricted Restricted · (a) 1% · (b) 0,72% ·… —
29 GLUCONOLACTONE ———
30 ALPHA-ARBUTIN —Restricted · (a) 2% · (b) 0,5% —
31 ASIATICOSIDE ———
32 MADECASSIC ACID ———
33 ASIATIC ACID ———
34 SODIUM HYALURONATE ———
35 HYDROLYZED HYALURONIC ACID ———
36 SODIUM HYALURONATE CROSSPOLYMER ———
37 GLYCYRRHIZA URALENSIS (LICORICE) ROOT EXTRACT ———
38 HYALURONIC ACID ———
39 DISODIUM EDTA ———
40 SODIUM ACETYLATED HYALURONATE ———

“—” means no specific record for that ingredient in that jurisdiction's lists — it is not an approval. Restricted ingredients are allowed within limits (concentration, product type, label warnings); a product listing one is not necessarily over the limit. How we check.

Ingredient list from COSRX official store, retrieved Oct 16, 2026. Formulas change — check the label on the package you buy.

Storage & heat

Official storage statements

“Keep out of direct sunlight. Keep out of reach of children.” — Common precautions required on all cosmetics in Korea (Cosmetics Act Enforcement Rule, Annex 3)

Our note — heat, light & air

This formula lists ingredients that are known to break down faster in heat, light or air:

Other markets

Ingredients in this formula that are prohibited or limited in other markets, from the overseas regulation database compiled by Korea's MFDS. Limited means allowed within conditions.

MarketProhibitedLimited
CN China None found Tromethamine, Zinc PCA
AS ASEAN (10 countries) None found Azelaic Acid, Tromethamine, Zinc PCA
JP Japan None found Allantoin, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Panthenol
TW Taiwan None found Allantoin
CA Canada None found Azelaic Acid, Gluconolactone, Glycerin
BR Brazil None found Azelaic Acid, Tromethamine, Zinc PCA
AR Argentina None found Azelaic Acid, Tromethamine, Zinc PCA

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Information only, not medical advice. If you are pregnant, have a skin condition or allergies, ask a dermatologist or pharmacist before use.

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