Discover the best affordable K-beauty picks under £25 - gentle, effective and perfect for glowing skin on a budget. 💖
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Cleansers
Pads
Toners
Serums
Face Masks
Tools
Cleansers
Gentle, effective and budget-friendly face washes for daily use.
Alcohol-free | EU-allergen-free | Fragrance-free | Oil-free | Paraben-free | Reef-safe | Silicone-free | Sulfate-free
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Suitable for all skin types, especially sensitive and dry skin 🌸
🌿 Ingredients & Key Benefits
• Camellia Sinensis Seed Oi...
Pure Grinding Cleansing Balm
This is a milled enzyme cleanser in a powder form that gently buffs away dead skin cells, excess oil, and impurities — leaving a brighter, more balanced, and glowy complexion.
🌿 Ingredients & Key Benefits
Rice Powder & Rice Water - rich ...
Anua Rice Enzyme Brightening Cleansing Powder 40g
This gentle gel-to-foam cleanser is made to deeply cleanse without disrupting your skin’s moisture, making it ideal for oily, combination, or sensitive skin.
🌿 Ingredients & Key Benefits
8 Types of Hyaluronic Acid - deeply hydrates across mul...
Anua 8 Hyaluronic Acid Moisturising Gentle Gel Cleanser 150ml
A gentle, slightly acidic gel cleanser that balances oil and refreshes the skin while preserving its natural barrier. Great for combination, oily, or sensitive skin.
🌿 Ingredients & Key Benefits
Plum Water (≈ 24%) - rich in vitamins and organ...
Beauty of Joseon Green Plum Refreshing Cleanser 100ml
A gentle, hydrating gel cleanser designed to wash away impurities without stripping your skin - perfect for combination, oily and sensitive skin types.
🌱 Ingredients & Key Benefits
Centella Asiatica (Cica) - calms irritation, reduces redness a...
3.38 oz Power Calm Hydrating Gel Cleanser - PEACH & LILY | Ulta Beauty
Pads
Quick, convenient treatments for exfoliation, calming or brightening.
Suitable for: Sensitive, combination, and normal skin
These calming pads are made to instantly soothe irritated or sensitive skin - perfect for when your combo skin flares up.
Free-from profile:
Alcohol-free | Paraben-free | Artificial fragrance-fr...
SKIN1004 Madagascar Centella Quick Calming Pad
Suitable for: Dullness, pigmentation, combination or sensitive skin. 🌸
These toner-pads are designed to brighten uneven skin tone, reduce dark spots, and hydrate delicate areas like under-eyes - all with a gentle, leave-on formula.
🌿 Ingredients...> > “Brightening products … may sting when applied to blemishes.”
Use sunscreen during the day, especially when using brightening or exfoliating pads.
💰 Price vs Quality
10/10 - For a brightening, hydrating, and multi-functional pad with niacinamid...
Anua Niacinamide 5 TXA Brightening Pad 210ml
Suitable for: Combination skin, dehydrated skin, and anyone looking for a glow boost. 🌸
These glow pads double as a toner and a mini mask, delivering deep hydration and a radiant, glass-skin finish.
🌿 Ingredients & Key Benefits
PDRN (100 p...
Anua PDRN 100 Hyaluronic Acid Glow Pad 180ml
These calming pads are formulated to soothe, hydrate, and rebalance irritated or stressed skin - especially helpful for oily or combo skin that flares up.
🌿 Ingredients & Key Benefits
Centella Asiatica Extract: Helps reduce redness and inflam...
COSRX One Step Green Hero Calming Pad (70 Pads)
A calming, hydrating treatment pad designed to soothe redness, refine texture, and support a balanced, clear complexion - perfect for oily, combination, and sensitive skin.
🌱 Key Ingredients & Benefits
Azelaic Acid (10%) - helps calm irritatio...
Lightweight hydrating and refining toners that prep the skin for next steps.
Suitable for combination, oily, and blemish-prone skin. 🌸
A gentle exfoliating toner that blends low-dose AHA and BHA with botanical waters to help refine pores, smooth texture, and control excess oil - ideal for oily or combination skin
🌿 Ingre...
COSRX AHA/BHA Clarifying Treatment Toner 150ml
A multitasking, lightweight toner that gently exfoliates, brightens, and refines texture using AHA, BHA, and vitamin C - ideal for oily and combination skin that wants glow + balance.
🌿 Ingredients & Key Benefits
62% Golden-RX Complex (Kiwi + ...
COSRX Refresh AHA BHA Vitamin C Daily Toner 150ml
Alcohol-free | EU-allergen-free | Fragrance-free | Oil-free | Paraben-free | Reef-safe | Silicone-free | Sulfate-free ✔️
Suitable for all skin types - especially dry, sensitive, and combination skin 💖
🌿 Key Ingredients & Benefits
• Rice extrac...
A calming, oil-balancing toner designed for oily, combination, acne-prone, and sensitive skin. Perfect for reducing redness, soothing irritation, and prepping the skin after cleansing.
🌱 Ingredients & Key Benefits
• Heartleaf Extract (77%) - re...
Heartleaf 77 Soothing Toner - ANUA | Ulta Beauty
A lightweight, mineral-rich toner that gently refines texture, balances oil & hydration and leaves skin fresh and smooth - ideal for combination, oily or sensitive skin types.
🌿 Ingredients & Key Benefits
Deep-sea water (from Ulleungdo / D...
1025 Dokdo Toner - ROUND LAB | Ulta Beauty
Serums
Targeted treatments that deliver glow, balance and smoother skin.
This lightweight, emerald-toned serum is crafted to deeply hydrate, plump, and support skin regeneration using PDRN (salmon DNA), multiple hyaluronic acids, and collagen.
🌿 Ingredients & Key Benefits
PDRN (Salmon DNA): Promotes skin regenera...
Anua PDRN Hyaluronic Acid Capsule 100 Serum 30ml
This lightweight, calming serum combines 10% azelaic acid with hydrating and barrier-supporting ingredients to reduce redness, manage breakouts, and soothe sensitive or irritated skin.
🌿 Ingredients & Key Benefits
10% Azelaic Acid - a powerf...
This lightweight, gel-serum is designed to deeply hydrate while repairing your skin barrier - ideal for oily, combination, or sensitive skin needing balance and glow.
🌿 Ingredients & Key Benefits
7 Rice Extracts - rich in antioxidants and nut...
Anua 7 Rice Ceramide Hydrating Barrier Serum 50ml
Suitable for all skin types, especially when dealing with surface whiteheads and occasional breakouts 🌸
🌿 Ingredients & Key Benefits
• 100% Medical-Grade Hydrocolloid - gently absorbs pus and fluid from whiteheads, creating a sealed healing en...
Alcohol-free | EU-allergen-free | Fragrance-free | Oil-free | Paraben-free | Reef-safe | Silicone-free | Sulfate-free ✅
Suitable for all skin types, especially when dealing with active breakouts or occasional blemishes 🌸
🌿 Ingredients & Key Be...
Acne Pimple Master Patch -
Alcohol-free | EU-allergen-free | Fragrance-free | Oil-free | Paraben-free | Reef-safe | Silicone-free | Sulfate-free
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Suitable for all skin types, especially for those dealing with active breakouts and inflammation 🌸
🌿 Ingredients & Key Ben...
An overnight peel-off mask that works while you sleep - designed to deeply hydrate, lock in moisture and wake up with firmer, glowing skin.
🌿 Ingredients & Key Benefits
Collagen Extract - aims to support skin elasticity and firmness, helping ...
Collagen Night Wrapping Mask - medicube | Ulta Beauty
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A soothing, hydrating jelly mask designed to calm irritation, smooth uneven texture, and give the skin a fresh, healthy glow - perfect for oily, combination, and breakout-prone skin.
🌱 Key Ingredients & Benefits
Snail Mucin - deeply hydrates, s...
Brightening, smoothing hydrogel patches designed to hydrate, soothe, and revive tired under-eyes - perfect for oily, combination, or dehydrated skin needing a quick refresh.
🌿 Key Ingredients & Benefits
Ceramides - replenish the moisture barri...
🌿 Key Benefits & What They Do
☆ Cooling cryotherapy action - helps reduce puffiness, tighten pores, and stimulate circulation.
☆ Enhances skincare absorption - using the globes after serum or oil helps products sink in and boosts the massage e...