The Retinol 0.5 Oil vs Pyunkang Yul, Calming Moisture Repair Balm, 1.01 fl oz (30 ml)
The Retinol 0.5 Oil and Pyunkang Yul, Calming Moisture Repair Balm, 1.01 fl oz (30 ml) share 19 parsed ingredients. Differences highlighted below.
Shared 19The Retinol 0.5 Oil only 23Pyunkang Yul, Calming Moisture Repair Balm, 1.01 fl oz (30 ml) only 23
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Full ingredient comparisonLabels, evidence & retailer offers
How much do the ingredient lists overlap?
29%
- Ingredients in every formula
- 19in both formulas
- Key actives unique to one formula
- 5unique actives
- Ingredient rows compared
- 65rows compared
From the parsed labels — rows on every label over all compared rows.
How do the ingredient lists differ?
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| Type & size | Other · size not on the record | Other · size not on the record |
| Brand origin | Korean | Korean |
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| Where to buydiffers | $27.00 · Cosrx | No offers listed |
| Availabilitydiffers | In stock | No offers listed |
Formula | ||
| Key activesdiffers | squalane, retinol, panthenol, allantoin, ascorbic acid, sodium hyaluronate, hyaluronic acid | squalane, panthenol, centella asiatica extract, sodium hyaluronate |
| Free ofdiffers | fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free | fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free, silicone-free |
| Heads-updiffers | pregnancy caution · photosensitizing · fungal-acne trigger · high pore-rating flag | fungal-acne trigger · high pore-rating flag |
Fit & community | ||
| Rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Best for | Not recorded | Not recorded |
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| Label coverage | Fully parsed · 42 ingredients | Fully parsed · 42 ingredients |
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Rows come from parsed labels and live offers. Where a label isn’t fully captured, we say so instead of guessing.
The bottom line
Choose COSRX if you want Vitamin A in the formula.
Choose Pyunkang Yul if you want Cica in the formula.
Both lines come from the parsed labels and the prices on this page — neither product is the reference, and neither is called the better one.
This is not medical advice.
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