Ingredient and price comparison

Beauty of Joseon Red Bean Water Gel vs COSRX Hyaluronic Acid Intensive Cream

Beauty of Joseon Red Bean Water Gel is panthenol, allantoin, dipotassium glycyrrhizate for panthenol or allantoin; COSRX Hyaluronic Acid Intensive Cream is panthenol, allantoin. They also differ on price level: $$ versus $$$. Choose by the difference that matters to you; neither is scored as a generic winner.

Beauty of Joseon Red Bean Water Gel pack shotBeauty of Joseon

Red Bean Water Gel

A lighter face moisturiser with glycerin, betaine, panthenol.

From $22.00 at La Cosmetique
COSRX Hyaluronic Acid Intensive Cream pack shotCOSRX

Hyaluronic Acid Intensive Cream

A lighter face moisturiser with glycerin, betaine, sodium hyaluronate.

From $30.00 at W Cosmetics

The differences that matter

CheckRed Bean Water GelHyaluronic Acid Intensive Cream
Panthenol or allantoinPanthenol, Allantoin, Dipotassium GlycyrrhizatePanthenol, Allantoin
Price level$$$$$

Ingredient checks

CheckRed Bean Water GelHyaluronic Acid Intensive Cream
FragranceNone found by this checkNone found by this check
Volatile alcoholNone found by this checkNone found by this check
SiliconesMethyl Trimethicone +2 · 7th of 59Dimethicone · 17th of 21
Petrolatum / mineral oilNone found by this checkNone found by this check

These checks describe the sourced ingredient lists; they are not safety or quality ratings.

Full ingredient lists

Beauty of Joseon Red Bean Water Gel

Phaseolus Angularis Seed Extract, Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Methyl Trimethicone, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Tromethamine, Glyceryl Glucoside, C12-14 Alketh-12, Maltodextrin, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Betaine, Panthenol, Allantoin, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Polyquaternium-51, Xanthan Gum, Disodium EDTA, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Dioscorea Japonica Root Extract, Glucose, Sodium Citrate, Beta-Glucan, Hydrolyzed Corn Starch, Citric Acid, Sucrose, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Caprylyl Glycol, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Cyanocobalamin, Glycine, Serine, Glutamic Acid, Aspartic Acid, Leucine, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Alanine, Lysine, Arginine, Tyrosine, Phenylalanine, Proline, Threonine, Valine, Isoleucine, Histidine, Cysteine, Methionine, Phosphoric Acid, Ascorbic Acid, sh-Oligopeptide-1, sh-Oligopeptide-2, sh-Polypeptide-1

From beautyofjoseon.com, lacosmetique.com.au.

COSRX Hyaluronic Acid Intensive Cream

Hippophae Rhamnoides Water, Ethyl Hexanediol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Betaine, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Sodium Hyaluronate, Arginine, Panthenol, Dimethicone, Ethylhexylglycerin, Carbomer, Allantoin, Xanthan Gum

From wcosmetics.com.au, cosrx.com.