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  • best Korean exfoliating toners

    Best Korean Exfoliating Toners

    ​What’s the best Korean exfoliating toner? Honestly, there aren’t that many. I know, this may be surprising. Korean skincare is touted to be the end all and be all of skincare, but exfoliating toners are one category where I think it’s massively overrated. The problem? Most K-beauty toners  don’t exfoliate much. Korean skincare philosophy are […]

  • best oily skin korean cleanser

    The Best Korean Cleanser For Oily Skin [2026]

    What’s the best Korean cleanser for oily skin? Korean skincare is all about double cleansing: using an oil-based cleanser to remove oil-based impurities followed by a water-based cleanser to remove water-based impurities. I hate to break it to you, but this is just marketing to get you to buy 2 cleansers when the one will […]

  • best korean low ph cleanser

    What’s The Best Korean Low pH Cleanser?

    Remember when foaming cleansers stripped your skin so dry, they made your skin worse instead of better? Those days are (mostly) gone. Now, we’re all expecting cleansers to be gentle enough to keep our skin barrier intact and effective enough to remove dirt and grime (and makeup too!) from our faces. Hence the rise of […]

  • top korean night moisturisers

    What’s The Best Korean Night Cream?

    What’s the best Korean skincare night cream for your skin type and needs? Korean moisturisers have built a reputation on deep hydration and skin barrier repair, the foundation of healthy and younger-looking skin. You won’t find a lot of anti-aging active ingredients, like vitamin C and retinols, in these creams and that’s ok. They work […]

  • Korean eye creams

    Best Korean Eye Creams [2026]

    What are the best Korean eye creams? Iv’ve been saying it for years. You do NOT need a separate eye cream. The eye area may have more delicate skin, but there are no special ingredients designed for it. What moisturises the rest of your face moisturises the delicate eye area too. As for dark circles […]

  • brightening korean toner

    What’s The Best Brightening Korean Toner [2026]?

    What are the best brightening toners from South Korea? Korean beauty has a reputation for dewy, glass skin and they pretty much promote anything as brightening. The truth is, most of these toners do NOT brighten skin. I mean, you just have to look at the ingredient lists to find out they may plump up […]