Know Your Ingredients
Great skincare starts with understanding what you're putting on your skin. Korean beauty is loved for its powerful yet gentle actives — here's a guide to the hero ingredients behind the glow.
Snail Mucin A K-beauty legend. Snail secretion filtrate deeply hydrates, repairs, and soothes skin while boosting elasticity and fading marks. Perfect for dull, tired, or damaged skin that needs a glow-up. Best for: repair, hydration, glow.
Hyaluronic Acid A hydration powerhouse that holds up to 1,000 times its weight in water. It plumps, softens, and quenches thirsty skin, leaving it dewy and smooth. Best for: dryness, dehydration, plumpness.
Niacinamide A multitasking form of Vitamin B3 that brightens, evens skin tone, minimises the look of pores, and strengthens the skin barrier. Best for: dark spots, uneven tone, pores.
Vitamin C A brightening antioxidant that fades dark spots, boosts radiance, and protects skin from environmental damage for a luminous, even complexion. Best for: dullness, dark spots, brightening.
Centella Asiatica (Cica) A calming botanical that soothes irritation, reduces redness, and supports healing. A must for sensitive or stressed skin. Best for: sensitivity, redness, soothing.
Retinol The gold-standard anti-ageing active. It encourages cell renewal, smooths fine lines, and refines texture over time. Introduce slowly and always wear SPF. Best for: anti-ageing, texture, fine lines.
Green Tea Rich in antioxidants, green tea calms, protects, and controls excess oil, making it ideal for sensitive and blemish-prone skin. Best for: oil control, soothing, protection.
Rice Extract A traditional Korean brightening ingredient that nourishes and gives skin a soft, radiant, even glow. Best for: brightening, nourishment, glow.
How to Layer Actives A simple rule: apply from thinnest to thickest — toner, then essence, then serum, then moisturiser, and always sunscreen in the morning. Introduce strong actives (like retinol or Vitamin C) one at a time, and never skip SPF.
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