Kosas Plump + Juicy Makeup Prep Skincare Set
by Kosas · skin_care
Editor's Take
For once, makeup prep means more than tacky hydration: Kosas gives you convincing plumpness now and peptide support beyond the first layer of foundation.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Performance: 7.8 / 10
- Innovative Ingredients: 7.5 / 10
- Clean Standards: 9.8 / 10
- Formula Sustainability: 10.0 / 10
The Verdict
The humectant base gives makeup the hydrated, plumped surface this category should create, while rice and pea proteins leave a light, smoothing film. Palmitoyl Tripeptide-37, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, and Lactobacillus ferment provide credible skincare value beyond same-day prep. Plant-derived proteins and fermentation-led ingredients also make the strong clean and sustainability profile feel earned. Benzyl Alcohol is the lone watchpoint for reactive skin; otherwise, this punches above the usual makeup-gripping serum.
Is Kosas Plump + Juicy Makeup Prep Skincare Set clean?
DARE scores Kosas Plump + Juicy Makeup Prep Skincare Set by Kosas 9.8 / 10 on Clean Standards, the human-health pillar of the Formulation Architecture Model™. That reading comes from the published INCI list read as a system — preservative, fragrance and surfactant choices in context — not from flagging single ingredients in isolation.
What are the key ingredients in Kosas Plump + Juicy Makeup Prep Skincare Set?
The formula leads with Water/Aqua, Propanediol, Pentylene Glycol, Glycerin, Phenethyl Alcohol, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein/Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein. DARE reads the full INCI list below in order, so position and pairing shape how each ingredient contributes under Performance and Innovative Ingredients.
How does DARE score Kosas Plump + Juicy Makeup Prep Skincare Set?
Under the Formulation Architecture Model™, Kosas Plump + Juicy Makeup Prep Skincare Set by Kosas scores Performance 7.8 / 10, Clean Standards 9.8 / 10, Innovative Ingredients 7.5 / 10, and Formula Sustainability 10.0 / 10. Each pillar is scored from the finished formula rather than from isolated ingredient flags.
Full INCI list
Water/Aqua, Propanediol, Pentylene Glycol, Glycerin, Phenethyl Alcohol, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein/Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate, Polyglyceryl-3 Cocoate, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Polyglyceryl-6 Ricinoleate, Sodium Gluconate, Erythritol, Hydrolyzed Pea Protein, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Maltodextrin, Acacia Seyal Gum Extract, Lactobacillus Ferment, Artemisia Capillaris Flower Extract, Hibiscus Sabdariffa Fruit Extract/Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract, Glycine, Proline, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate/Sodium Hyaluronate, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-37, Potassium Sorbate, Citric Acid, Benzyl Alcohol, Sodium Benzoate
Last updated September 19, 2026