10 STEPS KOREAN SKINCARE ROUTINE

Your skin care routine is super personal, so it’s best to focus less on how many steps you have and more on which steps are right for your skin type.

Here’s what each product in the 10 step routine does, how to use it, and the order to use them:

1. MAKEUP REMOVER + OIL CLEANSER

Sure, you could use your makeup remover on a cotton pad at night and call it a day, but that means you’ll most likely end up with black streaks of mascara on your pillowcase the next morning. To truly remove ALL makeup, reach for an oil cleanser. Massage it over your dry face and neck to break up makeup and then add a splash of lukewarm water to emulsify the cleanser. Massage again and then rinse everything off!

Product suggestion:  Skinfood Rice Brightening Facial Cleansing Tissue / NEOGEN Real Flower Cleansing Water Rose. Unfortunately, there is no stock for oil cleanser. My suggestion would be MISSHA M Perfect BB Deep Cleansing Oil.

2. WATER-BASED CLEANSER

It’s called double cleansing for a reason. Wash your face with a water-based cleanser to whisk away any remaining residue and impurities from your oil cleanse.

Product suggestion: NEOGEN Tea Real Fresh Foam Cleanser /NEOGEN Real Fresh Green Tea Cleansing Stick

3. EXFOLIATOR

You don’t always have to exfoliate (especially if you have sensitive skin), but keep in mind that exfoliating at least twice a week is crucial for clear, polished skin. Sloughing off dead skin cells makes it possible for the rest of your skin care products to mingle with your pores and do their magic. Gently massage or tap an exfoliant into your skin for smooth and silky skin.

Product suggestion: SKINFOOD Black Sugar Mask Wash Off / SKINFOOD Rice Mask Wash Off / SKINFOOD Rice Brightening Scrub Foam / NEOGEN Bio-Peel Gauze Peeling / COSRX

4. TONER

Think of your skin like a sponge—it’s more difficult to rehydrate it when it’s dried up and hardened than when it’s already a bit damp. Toners are the product that dampens your skin and balances its pH levels. Sprinkle one into your hands and tap it directly onto your skin or dispense it onto a cotton pad and gently swipe around your face working outwards.

5. ESSENCE

The heart of the Korean skin care routine! An essence is a kind of toner/serum hybrid made for hydrating and aiding skin repair and cell turnover. Apply it to freshly toned skin and pat it in.

6. TREATMENTS

Consider boosters, serums, and ampoules as concentrated essences that directly treat the issues you’re most concerned about. Whether they target dull skin, large pores, pigmentation, wrinkles, or acne, serums are the ideal skin-perfecting step. Gently tap these into your skin!

7. SHEET MASKS

If essences are the heart of the Korean skin care routine, sheet masks are the soul. All you have to do is put one on and chill for 15-20 minutes (and probably take a selfie). Sheet masks provide you with a quiet, meditative, and skin-nourishing ritual that imparts maximum treatment to your skin. Use one at least once or twice a week or every single day if you’d like!

Product suggestion: INNISFREE My Real Squeeze Mask / MISSHA 3 Step Hydrating Mask

8. EYE CREAM

The skin around your eyes is thin and delicate, which means you should treat it like the fragile flower that it is. An eye cream provides the area with extra helpings of hydration and protection. Use your ring finger to very gently tap (never rub!) eye cream around the entire orbital bone, avoiding the water line.

Product suggestion: SKINFOOD Royal Honey Essential Eye Cream/ Laneige Eye Sleeping Mask

9. MOISTURIZER

Hydration is your express lane to dewy, glowing skin, so it’s important to find a moisturizer that works for your skin type. They come in many forms—from an emulsion, lotion, gel, or cream—all of which work to seal in moisture to plump up skin and smooth away any fine lines. Pat a moisturizer into your face and neck morning and night every single day. On days when your skin feels extra parched, swap your regular moisturizer for a sleeping pack.

10. SUN PROTECTION

Even if you’re stepping outside for just a couple of minutes, you must wear sunscreen. It’s the easiest and most effective way to prevent premature aging (and skin cancer!). Apply every—and we mean every—morning, reapplying throughout the day as needed. It’s important to put this on last so it can fully shield your skin from UV rays without being diluted by prior products.

Product suggestion: COSRX Aloe Soothing Sun Cream

There are some steps that I do not include the product suggestion as these steps require you to know your skin problems before applying products to your skin.

Random suggestion products:

-Acne-prone skin/whitehead/blackhead problems: COSRX

- Oily skin:  INNISFREE Green Tea fresh line

- Combination skin: INNISFREE Green Tea Balancing line

- Dry Skin: INNISFREE Green Tea Moisture line

- Special Moisturizing And Nourishing Care Line: INNISFREE Green Tea Seed line/ Laneige

But I would like to remind you again to know what your skin problems are. Do research/ read reviews from Google or go to each products website to know the functions and benefits. You know your skin better!

The website that I would like to recommend to you guys is www.sokoglam.com. It is very informative. They sell Korean Skincare, do reviews and videos about them, and you can also check out the verified reviews from their buyers. 

p.s. you can checkout my instagram https://www.instagram.com/koreanbeauty.snk/ to buy korean products also. It is 100% authentic and I ship to whole Malaysia. TQ

Till we meet again, xoxo.