Have you ever see your favorite Korean celebrity and wonder how the hell do they have such gorgeous skin?
Well an average Korean female would have about 20-27 steps in their daily skincare routine.
Even though Koreans does apply a lot of makeup to help them look even more beautiful, they spend longer time on their skincare routine compared to the makeup routine.
Koreans are always taught since they are small to always take care of their skin and do basic skincare everyday especially at night.
So let's get moving to the basic steps on a Korean skincare routine!
1. Double cleansing - Yes double. This step is especially important if you wear makeup throughout the day. It is important for Korean people to either clean their face with an oil cleanser or use a facial wipes that removes makeup before washing their face with their face wash cleanser. Double cleansing will make sure to remove all those dirt, sebum and makeup off your face.
2. Toner - A good quality toner is very important in every skincare routine. A lot of people now a days think that a toner is not necessary because washing your face is clean enough. Well no. Toner is still important no matter what.. It will get rid t=of the residue that your facial wash were not able to. It will also make your skin look so much better in the morning.
3. Emulsion - Not a lot of people know what the hell is an emulsion. Emulsion is important because it will help absorb all the nutrients and moisture that you get from the next steps. Emulsion have smaller particles compared to creams, serums, or essence which is why emulsion should go first.
4. Essence - Yes it is also important. The purpose of an essence is to hydrate the skin and prep it for moisturizing and nourishing.
5. Serum - Our skin also needs food you know! Serum is the perfect food to feed your skin.
It is a concentrated skin treatment that feeds and repairs the cells. Serums are bursting with vitamins and minerals needed for skin repair and rejuvenation.
6. Moisturizer - The purpose of a moisturizer is to seal the skin and lock in moisture and vitamins, plumping out your skin and reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. This is an important step that no person in this entire world should miss or skin in their skincare routine!
7. Eye cream - To prevent premature aging apply a good quality eye cream around the delicate eye area. You should not use your face moisturizer on your eye area because it will be too heavy for your delicate eyes.
That is basically the 7 most important steps of a basic Korean skincare routine! I hope that this information will help all of you have better skin ♥
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