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Korean Skincare Essentials: A Beginner’s Guide to Radiant Skin 🌼
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items Discover the ultimate beginner-friendly Korean skincare routine with curated (well-known) products recommendations for each step. These are just a few products to show you what each type can do for your skin, don't be overwhelm!
Sections
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Oil-Based Cleanser
Water-Based Cleanser
Exfoliator (1-2 times a week)
Toner
Essence
Serum/Ampoule
Oil-Based Cleanser
Removes makeup, sunscreen, and excess sebum.
A sherbet-textured balm that melts away stubborn makeup and impurities without stripping your skin.
BANILA CO - Clean It Zero Cleansing Balm
A hypoallergenic cleansing balm enriched with natural oils and botanical extracts for a deep yet gentle cleanse.
heimish - All Clean Balm
A lightweight oil that effectively dissolves dirt and waterproof makeup while calming sensitive skin with chamomile.
NATURE REPUBLIC - Forest Garden Chamomile Deep Cleansing Oil
Removes Makeup and Impurities: This oil-based cleanser deeply penetrates pores to clean build-ups and prevent acne and breakouts.
iUNIK Calendula Cleansing Oil: Nourish & Exfoliate
Water-Based Cleanser
Cleanses sweat, dirt, and water-based impurities.
A mild foaming cleanser formulated for sensitive skin to remove impurities without irritation.
ETUDE - Soon Jung 6.5 Whip Cleanser
A gentle, slightly acidic gel cleanser that maintains the skin's natural pH balance.
COSRX - Low pH Good Morning Gel Cleanser
It helps you relax your skin by catching sebum and pimples inside your skin.
SOME BY MI Miracle Foam: Brighten & Hydrate Skin
Natural derived surfactant (coconut) used slight acid cleansing gel. Fermented black rice Provides deep moisture and skin soothing
HaruHaru Wonder Black Rice Moisture Cleansing Gel 100ml
Foaming cleanser contains fermented green tea extracts and green tea water to help soothe sensitive and dry skin. Cleanser effectively removes makeup, dirt and sweat from skin without stripping it of natural oils.
NEOGEN - Dermalogy Real Fresh Foam Green Tea
Foaming cleanser contains 100% real blueberries to revitalize skin. The soft lather gently but effectively removes makeup, dirt and sweat from skin without stripping it of natural oils.
NEOGEN - Dermalogy Real Fresh Foam Blueberry
Foaming cleanser contains fermented cranberries and cranberry fruit water rich with natural anti-oxidants to fight signs of premature aging. Gentle enough for sensitive and dry skin, the cleanser effectively removes makeup, dirt and sweat from skin w...
NEOGEN - Dermalogy Real Fresh Foam Cranberry
A bubbly cleanser with fermented ingredients that leaves skin refreshed and hydrated.
NEOGEN - Dermalogy Real Fresh Foam Heart Leaf
Exfoliator (1-2 times a week)
Removes dead skin cells to improve texture and promote cell turnover.
A physical exfoliant with black sugar granules to smooth and brighten skin.
SKINFOOD - Black Sugar Mask Wash Off
Wine-enriched 2-step exfoliator reveals brighter and smoother skin without any harsh scrubbing. This set contains 30 single-use exfoliating pads soaked in red wine extract rich in AHA, and lactic acid that buff away dead skin cells and impurities as ...
NEOGEN - Dermalogy Bio-Peel Gauze Peeling Wine
Vitamin C-enriched 2-step exfoliator reveals brighter and smoother skin without any harsh scrubbing. This set contains 30 single-use exfoliating pads soaked in a serum formulated with niacinamide, lemon, lemongrass, orange, mulberry and papaya extrac...
NEOGEN - Dermalogy Bio-Peel Gauze Peeling Lemon
NEOGEN's 2-step exfoliator reveals brighter and smoother skin using the soothing and refreshing power of green tea. This set contains 30 single-use exfoliating pads soaked in a serum formulated with green tea and centella asiatica extracts, which buf...
NEOGEN - Dermalogy Bio-Peel Gauze Peeling Green Tea
This Cica BHA Blemish Toner Pad helps to remove dead skin cells and excessive sebum for ance-prone skin.
Nourishing Cica BHA Toner Pads for Acne & Sensitive Skin
Toner
Balances skin’s pH and preps it for better absorption of following products.
A lightweight, hydrating toner free of fragrance and essential oils.
Klairs - Supple Preparation Unscented Toner
A soothing toner with a low pH formula ideal for sensitive skin.
ETUDE - SoonJung PH 5.5 Relief Toner
Centella Asiatica extract-enriched toner is also made with its leaf water and other organic ingredients to promote healthy skin while helping deal with blemishes and breakouts. Alcohol-free formulation ensures it's gentle on skin while maintaining pH...
COSRX - Centella Water Alcohol-Free Toner
This toner works wonder on your skin in just 30 days! Suitable for sensitive and acne-prone skin, the toner is infused with AHA to slough off dead skin cells; BHA to remove excess sebum; PHA to prevent moisture loss; and tea tree to combat acne.
SOME BY MI - AHA, BHA, PHA 30 Days Miracle Toner
Pure-full calming herb toner, which is excellent in soothing, contains 93% of houttuynia cordata, centella asiatica, and licorice to provide deep and rich sooting hyacinth and polygonum multiflorum makes the skin transparent
Pure-full Calming Herb Toner - 300ml by Numbuzin
Essence
Boosts hydration and supports skin repair and renewal.
Highly concentrated rejuvenating essence combines basic skin care with anti-aging and whitening benefits for a dramatic improvement in skin's over-all health and appearance. Fermented yeast extract soothes, smoothens and balances, leading to firmer a...
MISSHA - Time Revolution The First Essence 5X
Improves skin texture without clogging pores and boosts healing of sun-damaged skin
Jumiso Snail Mucin 95 Essence: Firming & Hydrating
Containing as much as 96% snail secretion filtrate, adds intense moisture to hydrate skin while helping to repair damaged skin, reduce redness, and improve skin texture and pigmentation.
COSRX - Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence
Intensely hydrating essence combines Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate with rosa centifolia flower water to keep skin moist and soft with a bright and radiant finish.
Secret Key - Starting Treatment Essence
Serum/Ampoule
Targets specific skin concerns like acne, pigmentation, or dullness.
Fade blemishes and improve skin texture using this nutrient-rich serum featuring 10% niacinamide and 1% zinc to brighten skin and regulate sebum production. Don’t use this product with Vitamin C products as the serum’s active ingredients may negate t...
The Ordinary - Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% Serum
A honey-rich serum that soothes and brightens with propolis and niacinamide.
Beauty of Joseon - Glow Serum : Propolis + Niacinamide
Serum containing 67% tea tree leaf water and 19.5% centella asiatica leaf water helps soothe sensitive skin, reduce acne, brighten complexion and refine skin texture.
iUNIK - Tea Tree Relief Serum
JUMISO - All Day Vitamin Brightening & Balancing Facial Serum boasts a lightweight and non-sticky texture that permeates quickly into skin. Enriched with extracts from vitamin tree and cica to soothe skin, hyaluronic acid to moisturize, and chamo...
JUMISO - All Day Vitamin Brightening & Balancing Facial Serum
Hydrating, anti-inflammatory, barrier strengthening, soothing and antioxidant properties. Repairs damaged skin while regulating its water-oil balance
SKIN1004 Madagascar Centella Ampoule
A dual-functional toner that provides deep hydration and improves skin tone.
SKIN1004 Centella Brightening Ampoule
It can minimize skin irritation with mild formula and refreshing gel texture, suitable for daily use. Helps fade spots, freckles, marks of hyperpigmentation effectively.
Numbuzin No.5 Goodbye Blemish Serum - 50ml
Sheet Mask (1-2 times a week)
Provides a concentrated dose of hydration and nutrients.
A soothing mask that calms irritation and redness.
SOME BY MI - Tea Tree Calming Glow Luminous Ampoule Mask
A hydrating mask made with natural extracts to revitalize skin.
Innisfree - Squeeze Energy Mask (10 types)
A deeply moisturizing mask for dehydrated and sensitive skin.
Dr. Jart+ - Dermask Soothing Hydra Solution
Eye Cream
Hydrates and protects the delicate skin around the eyes.
This lightweight eye cream is formulated with Precious Orchid Elixir harvested from Jeju-grown orchids, which contains anti-oxidants to help prevent skin aging. Along with other nourishing ingredients, the cream minimizes fine lines, firms up and inc...
innisfree - Jeju Orchid Eye Cream
Multifunctional eye cream moisturizes, nourishes and rejuvenates the delicate eye area. Contains snail secretion filtrate and peptide to restore elasticity and reduce the appearance of fine lines, as well as niacinamide to brighten dark circles. Hydr...
COSRX - Advanced Snail Peptide Eye Cream
Containing 80% snail mucin, this MIZON bestseller fortifies, nourishes and moisturizes the delicate skin around eyes. The formula helps diminish lines, wrinkles, sagging, dullness, dryness and dark circles around the eye area to instantly rejuvenate ...
MIZON - Snail Repair Eye Cream
Moisturizer
Locks in hydration and strengthens the skin barrier.
Formulated with panthenol, madecassoside and sunflower seed oil, this intensely hydrating cream moisturizes and restores the oil and water balance of skin while repairing damage. Low pH formulation and absence of irritants like fragrance, artificial ...
ETUDE - Soon Jung 2x Barrier Intensive Cream
Lightweight cream is enriched with 92% snail secretion filtrate that drenches skin with needed moisture, helping to repair skin damage and promote healing, but without feeling sticky. Increased moisture diminishes fine lines and wrinkles, leading to ...
COSRX - Advanced Snail 92 All In One Cream
Klairs’s Rich Moist Soothing Cream helps rejuvenate dry and hypersensitive skin with a super moisturizing formula containing less essential oils to make it safer for sensitive skin. Additional ingredients of ceramide NP and cica extract help fortify ...
Klairs - Rich Moist Soothing Cream JUMBO
Superbly hydrating cream contains 3,000ppm of sodium hyaluronate to deeply moisturize skin and help strengthen its moisture barrier to prevent water loss and dryness. The formula also repairs dry and damaged skin. Lightweight texture is non-sticky an...
COSRX - Hyaluronic Acid Intensive Cream
The moisturizer has zero irritating stuff and alcohol, in the formula. Providing all day and night-long moisturization.
iUNIK Centella Calming Gel Cream - 60ml Moisturizer
Sunscreen
Protects skin from harmful UV rays and prevents premature aging.
Relief Sun is an organic sunscreen that applies gently on the skin and by also including skin calming ingredients, it allows sensitive skin types to use it with ease as well.
Beauty Of Joseon - Relief Sun : Rice + Probiotics
It is a matte sun stick without any of the oily or sticky feelings. It is hygienic as you don’t need to apply it with your hands, and it is compact, enabling convenient use anytime, anywhere
Beauty of Joseon Matte Sun Stick: Mugwort & Camelia
In a lightweight cream texture, the formula absorbs quickly into skin without leaving a greasy or white cast finish. The inorganic and organic sun cream can be used on the face and body.
COSRX - Aloe Soothing Sun Cream
A serum-like chemical sunscreen that is super lightweight, hydrating, and quickly absorbed, with a non-greasy, dewy finish.
Hydrating Sun Serum: SKIN1004 Centella Hyalu-Cica 50ml
A sunscreen that blocks UV rays, while simultaneously hydrating the skin. Leaves skin with a moisturized, silky finish.
SKIN1004 Hyalu-Cica Sun Stick: Silky Fit Protection
Containing 20 kinds of botanical ingredients such as dwarf ground sedge extract, aloe vera, portulaca oleracea extract, acai berry and acerola, the natural sunscreen calms stressed skin and boosts skin hydration.
ETUDE - Sunprise Airy Finish
It contains all of the benefits of Inje’s Silver Birch Tree Sap, offering the cool and fresh energy of a refreshing breeze.
ROUND LAB *renewal* Birch Moisture Tone-Up Sunscreen 50ml | Korean Suncare | StyleKorean.com
Best for dry skin, delivers a lightweight finish with cooling effects.
ROUND LAB Birch Juice Sun Stick - Moisturizing Suncare
Lightweight but Effective! 91.77% Lasting Skin Protection with single application
Numbuzin No.1 Clear Filter Sun Essence SPF50+ PA++++