Korean Skincare Routine

Do you want to have Korean glass skin! Here are some morning and night Korean skincare routine steps to have a Korean glass skin.

Morning Routine

1. Cleanse

Purpose:

To flip the overnight oil and dirt.

Benefits:

• It has the ability to remove impurities but doesn’t strip your skin off its natural oils.
• Preps your skin to follow other products.
• It can maintain your skin’s pH level.

Tips:

• Massage on damp face for 30 seconds.
• Rinse with warm water.
• Dry using clean towel.

2. Toner

Purpose:

This balances the pH, then removes residual impurities to welcome the products coming in.

Benefits:

• Skin pH has been set to normal for it at its recommended value 5.5
• Removes residual impurities.
• Moisturizer and comforts the skin
• Prepares the skin for further action through thinning, therefore making space for the essence and serum to absorb into the skin.

Tips:

• After soaking a cotton pad in the toner, wipe the face with it.
• Be sure to use clean toners that are not alcoholic or have synthetic perfumes .

3. Essence

Purpose:

Conveys active ingredients, hydrates, and rejuvenates the skin’s ability to take in subsequent products.

Benefits:

• Hydrates the skin.
• It gives room for active ingredients that are antioxidants and vitamins among others.
• Prepares the skin to receive the next products.
• It illuminates and softens the face.

Instructions:

•  1-2 drops on face and neck.
•  Tap flatly.

4. Ampoule/Serum

Purpose:

Concentrated on one area of flaw (acne, aging, hyperpigmentation).

Benefits:

• For concentrated skin issues.
• Concentrated form of the product for maximum potency.
• enhances the skin’s appearance and texture.

Tips:

• Apply 1-2 drops on face and neck.
• Drop all over face and neck.

5. Eye Cream

Purpose:

For fine wrinkles, puffiness, and dark circles, particularly beneath the eyes.

Benefits:

• Moisturizes sensitive skin around eyes.
• Fade dark circles and puffiness.
• Enhances and minimizes wrinkles and fine lines.

Tips:

• Press a small amount lightly under each eye.
• Gently pat it in; don’t pull on the fragile skin around your eyes.

6. Moisturizer

Purpose:

Hydrates and protects your skin.

Benefits:

• Moisturizes skin.
• Provides protection against environmental stressors.
• Helps in having elastic skin.

Tips:

• Only small amount to apply on face and neck.
• Massage onto skin.

7. Sunscreen

Purpose:

Prevents skin damage from UV-related damages.

Benefits:

• Protects against UVA and UVB rays.
• Prevents early aging.
• Reduces the risk of skin cancer.

Tips:

• Use a small amount of it on your face and neck.
• Reapply every 2 hours or directly after swimming or sweating.

Night Routine

1.Oil Cleanse

Purpose:

Dissolve makeup and sunscreen.

Benefits:

• Prepares skin for double cleansing.
• Effectively removes makeup and sunscreen.
• Gentle on skin.

 2. Double Cleanse

Purpose:

Remove dirt and remaining oil.

Benefits:

• Removes impurities and remaining oil
• Restores the skin to its balanced pH level
• It readies the skin for subsequent products.

Tips:

• Massage 1-2 pumps over damp face.
• Rinse off using lukewarm water.

3. Exfoliant 

Purpose:

Remove dead skin cells.

Benefits:

• Exfoliates; removes dead skin cells.
• Unclog pores.
• Soften the skin texture.

Tips:

• Use once or twice a week.
• Upon dry skin.
• Lukewarm water.

4. Toner

Purpose:

To balance skin pH.

Benefits:

• Balances skin pH.
• Removes any remaining impurities.
• Prepares the skin for essence.

Tips:

• Soak cotton pads with the toner.
• Sweep across face.

5. Essence

Purpose:

Provide active ingredients.

Benefits:

• Deliver active ingredients to the skin
• Moisturizes the skin
• Helps to improve and maintain healthy-looking skin texture

Tips:

• Apply 1-2 drops on face and neck. Dab the essence gently onto the skin.

6. Ampoule/Serum

Purpose:

Solution for targeted specific skin concern.

Benefits:

• To deliver a solution specifically to that skin concern
• Concentrated formula
• Improves and maintains healthy skin texture 

Instructions:

1-2 drops on face and neck. Gently pat ampoule/serum into the skin

7. Eye Cream

Purpose:

Dark circles, puffiness, fine lines.

Benefit:

• Hydrates delicate skin under the eyes  
• Erases dark circles and puffiness  
• Feels smooth fine wrinkles 

Instructions:

• Gently pat a little eye cream underneath each eye.
• Not to pull or tug.

8. Mask

Purpose:

Intensive hydration.

Benefit:

• Its intensive hydration
• Improves texture
• Relaxation of the skin

Tips:

• Use 1-2 times a week.
• Put on for 15-20 minutes.

9. Moisturizer

Purpose:

Hydrate and protect skin.

Benefits:

• Hydrate the skin
• Protected from environmental stressors
• Help in elasticity of the skin

Tips:

• Use a little amount to face and neck.
• Gently rub it to your skin.

10. Sleeping Mask

Purpose:

Overnight Hydration.

Benefits:

• Hydrates in the night
• Texture improvement
• Recharge the skin

Tips:

• Use at night in a thin layer.
• Wash in with lukewarm water the next morning
• Rub the products softly
• Allow the product time for absorption.
• Adapt to each kind of skin and need.
• Be regular and consistent. Time is required to see the result.

Glass Skin Principles of Korean Skincare

• Double cleansing
• Exfoliation
• Using essences, ampoule, and serum
• Moistening skin
• Using sunscreen and protection
• Consistency and patience

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