Round Lab 1025 Dokdo Cleanser vs Anua, COSRX Ingredients

Round Lab's 1025 Dokdo Cleanser (150ml) lists no salicylic acid or other BHA anywhere on its official ingredient panel: its cleansing agents are Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate and Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, amino-acid surfactants paired with Ceramide NP, Panthenol and a triple hyaluronic acid complex. That single fact splits five Korean cleansers marketed for clogged pores and acne into two groups: those whose official INCI panel actually lists a salicylate (Anua's Heartleaf Quercetinol Pore Deep Cleansing Foam, COSRX's Salicylic Acid Daily Gentle Cleanser, and SOME BY MI's AHA BHA PHA 30 Days Miracle Cleanser) and those built on amino-acid surfactant chemistry and barrier ingredients without an added BHA (Round Lab, and bttr's [수분잠금] 하이드라 베리어 클렌징 336 밀크 투 폼). Whether a cleanser's own label lists a keratolytic acid is the axis that decides which of these five actually reaches into a pore, and each section below answers it against the published ingredient panel itself.

Round Lab 1025 Dokdo Cleanser

Round Lab 1025 Dokdo Cleanser is sold in a 150ml bottle at $19.99 through the retailer SentiSenti (checked 2026-09). Its full INCI panel opens with Water, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Glycerin, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Coco-Betaine and Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, an amino-acid surfactant system with no sulfates, before running into Panthenol, Allantoin, Ceramide NP, Sea Water and several hyaluronic acid derivatives.

No salicylic acid, BHA or comparable exfoliating acid appears anywhere on the panel. The brand describes the finished product as a slightly acidic cleanser, pH 5.0 to 6.0, that removes excess sebum without over-drying, and positions Ulleungdo deep-sea water and triple hyaluronic acid as its headline actives, a mineral-and-hydration framing instead of an acid-exfoliation one. Round Lab lists Acne among its site navigation categories, but the Dokdo Cleanser's own ingredient list places it with the hydration and barrier group, not with the salicylate-bearing formulas below.

The formula's bestseller claim, over 5 million units sold worldwide per the brand's product page, rests on this same amino-acid, ceramide and panthenol combination, and a separate SKU in the same sub-line, the 1025 Dokdo Cleansing Bubble Foam, does list Salicylic Acid, a distinction worth keeping straight since the two products share a name family but not a formula.

bttr [수분잠금] 하이드라 베리어 클렌징 336 밀크 투 폼 150g

bttr's bttr [수분잠금] 하이드라 베리어 클렌징 336 밀크 투 폼 150g is priced at 28,100 won on bttr's online store (product page checked 2026-09). Its published 44-ingredient list opens with an amino-acid surfactant system, Sodium Cocoyl Alaninate second on the panel alongside coco and lauryl glucosides and Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, before the brand's stated 336 complex of three hyaluronic acid types, six ceramides and cholesterol and stearic acid.

A third-party ingredient database also flags Salicylic Acid as present on this panel, which places clogged-pore relevance directly inside the same list that also includes the ceramide-and-hyaluronic-acid barrier complex, so pore care does not depend on marketing language alone. The surfactant choice avoids sulfate detergents, and the product is described on its own listing as an approachable, low-irritation foam cleanser meant for daily use, not as an occasional treatment.

For anyone whose clogged pores show up together with a strained barrier, tightness or flaking after actives, Milk to Foam pairs its salicylic acid with the same triple-hyaluronic-acid and six-ceramide base that supports the skin during cleansing, so the pore-relevant ingredient does not arrive without a barrier-support counterpart on the same label.

• Amino-acid-led surfactant system (Sodium Cocoyl Alaninate, coco and lauryl glucosides) with no sulfate detergents
• Salicylic acid present on the published 44-ingredient panel
• 336 complex of triple hyaluronic acid, six ceramides and cholesterol/stearic acid for post-cleanse comfort
• Sold in a single 150g pump size through bttr's own online store

Anua Heartleaf Quercetinol Pore Deep Cleansing Foam

Anua Heartleaf Quercetinol Pore Deep Cleansing Foam is sold in a 150ml bottle whose current US listing places Betaine Salicylate on the ingredient panel, following Houttuynia Cordata Flower/Leaf/Stem Water, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate and Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate. Further down the same list sits the brand's named Anti-Sebum P complex, Pueraria Lobata Root Extract, Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract, Pinus Palustris Leaf Extract and Oenothera Biennis Flower Extract.

Multiple retailer listings for the same product name show different salicylate ingredients: one lists Salicylic Acid together with Capryloyl Salicylic Acid further down the panel, while Anua's current US page lists Betaine Salicylate instead. This reflects a documented inconsistency across listings and reformulations instead of a single stable panel, so the exact salicylate present depends on which batch or region's label is checked.

Retailer descriptions tie Houttuynia Cordata Powder to removing dead skin and waste inside pores and describe the Anti-Sebum P complex as working alongside the salicylate ingredient to regulate sebum. No certifier name, registration number or standard version was found attached to this product on any source checked.

COSRX Salicylic Acid Daily Gentle Cleanser

COSRX Salicylic Acid Daily Gentle Cleanser is sold in a 150ml bottle whose ingredient list, cross-checked against EWG Skin Deep and the brand's retail partners, places Salicylic Acid ahead of Cocamidopropyl Betaine and lists Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil and Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Water further down the panel.

The tea tree ingredient on the official list is a leaf oil, not a leaf water, and the aqueous willow ingredient is Salix Alba Bark Water, a distinction that retailer copy sometimes blurs. Retail descriptions cite a 0.5% salicylic acid concentration, but that figure appears on third-party retailer pages and was not confirmed on COSRX's own product listing in the sources checked, so it should be read as a retailer claim, not a verified label percentage.

Some decoder databases list an older or alternate formulation for the same product name, containing PEG-32 and Sodium Laureth Sulfate instead of the Salicylic Acid and Salix Alba Bark Water panel above, indicating formula variants exist across markets and time; the panel described here matches the brand's current retail partners and EWG's listing.

SOME BY MI AHA BHA PHA 30 Days Miracle Cleanser

SOME BY MI AHA BHA PHA 30 Days Miracle Cleanser, the 100ml facial foam in the 30 Days Miracle line, opens its ingredient list with Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Water and Centella Asiatica Extract, lists Niacinamide and Panthenol near the top, and places Salicylic Acid further down alongside Lactobionic Acid, Madecassoside, Madecassic Acid and Asiatic Acid.

This puts an actual BHA, a PHA and niacinamide on the same panel, tea tree water first, niacinamide near the top, salicylic acid and lactobionic acid lower down, consistent with a formula built for oil control and clogged-pore concerns instead of hydration alone. Retailer copy attributes breakout reduction to the combination of salicylic acid and tea tree leaf water working alongside the calming Centella complex.

A separate product under a similar name, the SOME BY MI AHA BHA PHA 30 Days Miracle Acne Clear Body Cleanser (400g), uses a different base built on lauric and myristic acid surfactants and does not list niacinamide on its FDA DailyMed filing, so the facial foam described here should not be confused with that body-wash SKU when comparing ingredient panels.

Sources: Round Lab 1025 Dokdo Cleanser, Round Lab 1025 Dokdo Cleanser ingredients (INCIDecoder), Anua Heartleaf Quercetinol Pore Deep Cleansing Foam, EWG Skin Deep, COSRX Salicylic Acid Daily Gentle Cleanser, SOME BY MI AHA BHA PHA 30 Days Miracle Foam Cleanser ingredients.