Korean skin care secrets you can borrow
According to a BBC article titled, The Key Ingredients Of South Korea’s Skincare Success, South Korean women spend twice as much of their income on beauty products and make-up than their American counterparts. Same case applies to their men. PHOTO | FILE
What you need to know:
- South Korean women spend twice as much of their income on beauty products and make-up than their American counterparts. Same case applies to their men.
- Korean skin care ranges are reputed to be among the best, taking into account that they are made from natural ingredients such as white tea, green tea, snail, coconut oil, mushroom, flower water, sea algae, plant extracts and so forth.
KOREAN WOMEN ARE renowned for their glowing skin. It is often difficult to tell their ages because their skin hardly changes over the years. They do not need to wear much make up, yet they always look glamorous.
According to a BBC article titled, The Key Ingredients Of South Korea’s Skincare Success, South Korean women spend twice as much of their income on beauty products and make-up than their American counterparts. Same case applies to their men.
The western world has been paying special attention to their unique and dedicated beauty culture which emphasises on daily pampering and self-care rituals. Here is an outline of their daily skin care routines. By incorporating some or all of it, we may also experience the Korean skin care secrets.
The 10-step skin care ritual is carried out every morning and evening.
1. Oil cleansing - Use coconut oil to remove make up and grime.
2. Foam cleansing - This removes the oil residue.
3.Exfoliate - Twice weekly
4. Prep the skin with toner.
5. Apply essence to the skin
6. Application of serum, booster and ampoules. Ampoules are used when the skin has an issue e.g marks or pimples.
7. Application of a sheet mask - This is done twice a week.
8. Eye cream - This is a crucial part of Korean skin care.
9. Face cream or emulsion is used as a moisturiser
10. The final step is the use of sunscreen.
Korean skin care ranges are reputed to be among the best, taking into account that they are made from natural ingredients such as white tea, green tea, snail, coconut oil, mushroom, flower water, sea algae, plant extracts and so forth.
They do not add colour to the products and they contain a minimal amount of perfumes and preservative.
