Facial skincare Korean approach vs Japanese approach
Japanese Approach:
The Japanese skincare philosophy is simple, and efficient, and your routine should be too. The key steps are: cleansing, toning, moisturising, and sun protection. These all help with anti-ageing, reducing blemishes & wrinkles, improving hydration and smoothness of the skin, and overall brightness and radiance.
Some popular and trending brands are:
Shiseido Senka, Softymo Kose, Hado Labo, and Biore
KEY INGREDIENTS:
Rice bran (hydrator and anti ager) , sake (rich in enzymes that exfoliate the skin without stripping the skin of moisture, green tea (anti-inflammatory),and Sakura (cherry blossom) extract (increase skin elasticity and improves smoothness.
Korean Approach:
Koreans are known for their famous 10 step routines, this is clearly more high maintenance than Japanese routines. Each product is designed to cater to each individual skin concern:
Oil cleanser, Water-based cleanser, exfoliate, Toner, Essence, Serum, Sheet mask, eye cream, Moisturiser, and SPF.
Popular Korean skincare brands: Innisfree, Laneige, COSRX, some by mi, Beauty of Joseon, ANUA, and Roundlab.
10 most popular skincare products:
1- Cleansers: Used to remove makeup, oils, dirt from the skin. They come in the form of gel, foam, oilsor cream. 2- Exfoliators: help to remove dead skin. they come in the form os scrubs o in the chemical form. 3- Toners: used after cleaning to restore the skin pH balance and remove any leftover of traces makeup and dirt. 4- serums: they target specific skincare concerns such as fine lines, wrinkles, dehydration. applied after cleansing and toning but before moisturising. 5- moisturisers: they hydrate and nourish the skin and prevent dryness. they are in various forms such as gels, creams, and oils. | 6- Sunscreens: sunscreen is essential for protecting the skin from harmful UV rays. 7- face masks: they provide treatment for specific skincare concerns such as soothing and brightening. 8- eye creams: used to treat delicate skin around the eyes. issues like wrinkles, puffiness and fine lines. 9- facial oils: used for extra boost of hydration and nourishment to the skin. 10- makeup remover: used to remove makeup without striping the skin normally used before cleansing the skin. |