COSRX vs Su:m37° — side by side, no bias.
Our pick
Secret Essence
8.8/10 · Su:m37°
| Galactomyces 95 Tone Balancing Essence | Secret Essence | |
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| Brand | COSRX | Su:m37° |
| Category | essence | essence |
| Editor Rating | 8.6/10 | 8.8/10 ★ |
| Category | essence | essence |
| Texture | Watery essence | Clear watery essence |
| Finish | Smoothed, brightened | Luminous absorbed |
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| Verdict | COSRX's flagship galactomyces essence — 95.4% Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate + 2% niacinamide + panthenol + adenosine in a 12-ingredient deck. The brand's accessible alternative to SK-II Pitera Essence (which sits at $99+ for the same fermented yeast filtrate category). Sister product to the Snail 96 Mucin in COSRX's two-flagship-essence strategy. The galactomyces narrative is one of the most genuinely Korean skincare ingredient stories in the catalog. | LG's answer to SK-II Pitera — a naturally fermented essence that takes 50+ days in controlled fermentation tanks. The glow is real, the texture is water-thin, and the ferment is genuinely different from galactomyces. If SK-II is the J-beauty first treatment essence, Su:m37° is the K-beauty equivalent. |
