Comparison

Heartleaf 77% Clear Pad vs One Step Original Clear Pad

Name: One Step Original Clear Pad
Brand: COSRX
Price: 22 USD

Anua vs COSRX — side by side, no bias.

Anua

Heartleaf 77% Clear Pad

8.8/10exfoliant

COSRX

One Step Original Clear Pad

8.6/10exfoliant

Our pick

Heartleaf 77% Clear Pad

8.8/10 · Anua

	Heartleaf 77% Clear Pad	One Step Original Clear Pad
Brand	Anua	COSRX
Category	exfoliant	exfoliant
Editor Rating	8.8/10 ★	8.6/10
Category	exfoliant	exfoliant
Texture	Dual-sided embossed + smooth cotton pads (70 pads)	Pre-soaked exfoliating pads
Finish	Pore-refined, calmed	Refined, clear
Skin Types	Oily Combination Acne-Prone Sensitive	Oily Combination Acne-Prone
Targets	Pores Acne Redness Oiliness	Acne Pores Oiliness
Pros	+dual-sided design (embossed for exfoliation, smooth for calming) is genuinely clever +77% heartleaf + gentle PHA is strong pore-and-redness stack +70 pads per tub — excellent value +Olive Young consistent bestseller with serious social proof	+Betaine salicylate is meaningfully gentler than free SA at equivalent activity +Willow bark water as #1 doubles up the salicin story without irritation overhead +14-ingredient deck with no alcohol/fragrance is the safest BHA-pad starter on shelf +Panthenol + allantoin + HA + tea tree oil layer real soothing on top of exfoliation
Cons	−cotton pad waste (rinse-and-reuse is possible but gross for some) −slightly more expensive per-ml than the Anua 77 Toner liquid −heartleaf scent is distinctive and herbal −pad format removes some of the control over application area	−Daily use can over-exfoliate — start 2-3x/week and titrate up −Tea tree + orange peel oil mean trace fragrance — fragrance-averse should patch test −Pre-soaked pad format wastes formula on pad fibers vs liquid toner application
Verdict	Anua's cult-status toner pad in its most functional format: 70 dual-sided cotton pads pre-soaked in a 77% heartleaf + PHA + madecassoside + niacinamide formula. The embossed side physically exfoliates and unclogs pores; the smooth side calms and hydrates. The single most efficient way to add exfoliation and calming to a routine in one swipe. Olive Young consistent bestseller.	The original COSRX exfoliating pads — the Reddit-fueled gateway product that turned 'treatment pads' into a global skincare category. Willow bark water as #1 ingredient (a plant-derived salicin source), betaine salicylate as the gentler BHA derivative instead of free salicylic acid, plus panthenol + allantoin + tea tree oil + hyaluronic acid in a 14-ingredient minimal deck. No fragrance, no alcohol, no synthetic colorants — the formula has been stable for nearly a decade and remains the safest entry-level chemical exfoliation pad on the K-beauty market.

Ingredient Breakdown

Only in Heartleaf 77% Clear Pad

Heartleaf (Houttuynia Cordata)PHA (Polyhydroxy Acids)Madecassoside Niacinamide

Only in One Step Original Clear Pad

Willow Bark Extract Panthenol Tea Tree Oil Hyaluronic Acid

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Heartleaf 77% Clear Pad

One Step Original Clear Pad

Brand

Anua

COSRX

Category

exfoliant

Texture

Dual-sided embossed + smooth cotton pads (70 pads)

Pre-soaked exfoliating pads

Finish

Pore-refined, calmed

Refined, clear

Skin Types

Oily Combination Acne-Prone Sensitive

Oily Combination Acne-Prone

Targets

Pores Acne Redness Oiliness

Acne Pores Oiliness

Pros

+dual-sided design (embossed for exfoliation, smooth for calming) is genuinely clever
+77% heartleaf + gentle PHA is strong pore-and-redness stack
+70 pads per tub — excellent value
+Olive Young consistent bestseller with serious social proof

+Betaine salicylate is meaningfully gentler than free SA at equivalent activity
+Willow bark water as #1 doubles up the salicin story without irritation overhead
+14-ingredient deck with no alcohol/fragrance is the safest BHA-pad starter on shelf
+Panthenol + allantoin + HA + tea tree oil layer real soothing on top of exfoliation

Cons

−cotton pad waste (rinse-and-reuse is possible but gross for some)
−slightly more expensive per-ml than the Anua 77 Toner liquid
−heartleaf scent is distinctive and herbal
−pad format removes some of the control over application area

−Daily use can over-exfoliate — start 2-3x/week and titrate up
−Tea tree + orange peel oil mean trace fragrance — fragrance-averse should patch test
−Pre-soaked pad format wastes formula on pad fibers vs liquid toner application

Verdict

Anua's cult-status toner pad in its most functional format: 70 dual-sided cotton pads pre-soaked in a 77% heartleaf + PHA + madecassoside + niacinamide formula. The embossed side physically exfoliates and unclogs pores; the smooth side calms and hydrates. The single most efficient way to add exfoliation and calming to a routine in one swipe. Olive Young consistent bestseller.

The original COSRX exfoliating pads — the Reddit-fueled gateway product that turned 'treatment pads' into a global skincare category. Willow bark water as #1 ingredient (a plant-derived salicin source), betaine salicylate as the gentler BHA derivative instead of free salicylic acid, plus panthenol + allantoin + tea tree oil + hyaluronic acid in a 14-ingredient minimal deck. No fragrance, no alcohol, no synthetic colorants — the formula has been stable for nearly a decade and remains the safest entry-level chemical exfoliation pad on the K-beauty market.