20 best products for korean skincare routine - Purplle

Anyeong (Hi!) all you beauty lovers! If you've ever dreamt of having flawless glowing skin like your favourite k-drama actors or k-pop idols, then you're in for a treat because we are spilling the tea!

We all know South Korea is a country well-known for its beauty and the famous 10-step skincare regime. But have you ever wondered why? We've got the deets!

When it comes to beauty standards, the South Koreans do take it seriously. Women are groomed to look beautiful right from their childhood, with skincare hacks passed down from generations to the best foods for healthy skin and much more. It's literally a part of the Korean culture. No wonder they are known for their well-maintained glass-like skin and, of course, the best skincare products.

But before we dive into the sea of Korean skincare products, we want to pass down a few Korean skincare routines and hacks that Korean women swear by:
 

• Korean women live by one essential rule—DOUBLE CLEANSING. This first step in their skincare regime includes micellar water to remove all the built-up dirt, oil and makeup, followed by a gentle foam-based cleanser to eliminate any residual dirt from the face and pores. Check out these 10 best Korean makeup trends & unleash your inner K-pop artist.
• Another key rule they swear by is using a lightweight water-based moisturizer that readily penetrates the skin without leaving it greasy or feeling heavy.
• They most definitely take their beauty sleep very literally. The Korean skincare routine must include going to bed with a sleeping mask. It's true! Since the skin goes into recovery mode at night, a night mask will retain and lock in the lost moisture to leave you looking brighter and feeling fresh in the morning.
• According to Modern Korean women, essences are the key to sealing in all that magical goodness that comes from the cleanser, best toners and serum. Hence they add all these products in their Korean skincare routine at home.
• They make sure to use the right techniques to get the added benefits from the products they've slathered on earlier. They do not just simply cover their skin in a product and rub it on with their palms, rather dot the product on and use their fingertips to gently massage the product into their skin in circular motions.

Well, there you go! With these hacks, you'll be able to ace your skincare routine in no time with the korean skincare routine steps.

So, in pursuit of perfect, dewy fresh skin, it's time to get those fingers tapping and ready to add these products to your cart.

We've rounded up the best Korean beauty routine products enriched with super ingredients and the latest innovations to help you achieve the glow of your dreams.

 

The Face Shop Rice Water Bright Rich Cleansing oil

A rich, hydrating cleansing oil breaks down adamant makeup and oil-based impurities like sebum with ease. It is specially made with rice extract to give you a bright, clean face.

Suitable for Oily skin!

Innisfree Sea salt Jelly Cleanser

This moist cleansing foam will revive your skin to reveal a brighter you almost instantly!

Enriched with 20% Sea salt extract, it will exfoliate dead skin cells and remove dirt. Its soft jelly-like foam with microbubbles will lift off all the impurities without stripping the skin of its natural moisture, keeping it smooth and moisturized all day long.

Suitable for all skin types!

ACCOJE Vital in Jeju Purifying & Peeling Cleansing Foam

A natural ingredient based Korean deep cleansing foam to remove dirt and oil from the pores, eliminate blackheads, dead skin cells, and excess sebum. It is blended with a mineral and vitamin-rich superfood, Red Beet. It nourishes and moisturizes the skin leaving it firm and clean. Its soft and smooth foam maintains water and balances oil in the skin. This Cleansing foam Face Wash has been dermatologically tested for its effectiveness and is perfect to be added to your Korean skincare routine at home.

Suitable for all skin types!

Innisfree Green Tea Seed Skin Toner

Innisfree's Green Tea Seed Skin Toner is a refreshing toner that delivers intense hydration, softens the skin and strengthens its natural moisture barrier. Infused with organic Jeju Green Tea and Green Tea seeds along with 3.5 times more amino acids, this nutrient-rich formula opens the moisture path of dehydrated skin to reveal a dewy and clear complexion.

Suitable for all skin types!

The Face Shop Rice & Ceramide Moisturizing Toner

A moisturizing toner crafted with rice bran oil, glycerine, and vegetable ceramide to rebalance the pH levels, shrink pores and brighten the skin. It contains natural ingredients that add a little moisture and prep the skin for future layering it with other products. 

Toning is an essential part in Korean skincare routine steps and this product will be a perfect addition to your beauty regime. 

Suitable for all skin types!

A. By Bom Ultra Botanic Skin Water

A first-step skin toner blended with Cactus Flower, Prickly Pear, Resurrection Plant, and other plant ingredients deliver superb hydration. It gently works to improve skin tone and texture while restoring strength to the skin barrier. Being scent, alcohol and colour free, this toner works wonders on dry and sensitive skin.

The Face Shop White Seed Brightening Serum

A winner for star quality skin! The Face Shop White seed serum is an excellent brightening potion that is enriched with white-daisy flower extract and white lupin seed to leave skin in full fairness and completely moisturized. This lightweight, brightening serum effortlessly penetrates the skin, giving it a radiant boost. It reduces dullness and leaves it clear. This product is dermatologically tested, making it a perfect choice for your Korean skincare routine at home.

Suitable for all skin types!

Klairs Freshly Juiced Vitamin Drop

The Klairs Freshly Juiced Vitamin Drop is an ideal product that breathes life back into your skin. It contains pure and concentrated Vitamin C, which works well on acne, pigmentation and uneven skin tone. This serum revitalizes, transforms and preserves the skin. Its lightweight and non-irritating formula is suitable for sensitive skin too. 

Suitable for dry, normal and sensitive skin.

Innisfree Green Tea Seed Eye Cream

An antioxidant eye concentrate blended Jeju green tea extract and green tea seed oil to hydrate the delicate skin around the eyes effectively. This product is specially curated for Korean skincare routine. Read more about easy steps for weekly skincare!

Suitable for all skin types!

It'S Skin Power 10 Formula YE Eye Cream 

It's Skin Power 10 Formula YE Eye Cream is a viscous moisturizing eye cream that restores skin elasticity and transforms the dry, saggy skin around the eyes to leave it healthy and reduces fine lines for youthful-looking skin.

Suitable for all skin types!

Innisfree Bija Trouble Spot Essence

Innisfree Bija Trouble Spot Essence is specially crafted from natural Jeju Bija to treat blemished skin and sudden breakouts and soothe the skin with its Torreya seed oil. This lightweight essence works effectively on spots, gets rid of dead skin cells and controls sebum. The transparent gel-type product is paraben-free, animal ingredient-free, mineral oil-free, dye-free and artificial fragrance-free.

The non-comedogenic test-passed product is suitable for acne-prone and sensitive skin.

The Face Shop Calendula Essential Moisture Cream

Enriched with calendula extracts, this moisture cream intensely hydrates and nourishes the skin. Its complex botanical formula instantly replenishes dry, rough and sensitive skin with the much-needed moisture. It also regulates the oil production of the skin. Packed with 10% calendula extract, it gives you dewy, soft skin. It also calms sensitive skin if irritated due to drastic climate changes. It contains a complex of 6 significant herbs- chamomile, cornflower, rooibos, lily, sage, and borage that treat damaged skin and provide an enormously soothing effect.

Suitable for all skin types!

Klairs Rich Moist Soothing Cream

Klairs Rich Moist Soothing Cream boosts your skin's hydration levels to give it a glowing effect. It provides immediate and long-term results since it works from deep within to enhance the impact of the yeast-derived beta glucan. It supports the skin's natural moisture-retaining abilities and builds its defence barrier to get perfect results out of your Korean skincare routine.

Suitable for normal, dry and sensitive skin!

The Face Shop Naturalsun Eco No Shine Hydrating Sun Cream

A hydrating sunscreen backed by 10x more water holding Chia seeds to provide ultimate hydration. This facial sunscreen absorbs excess oil that clogs pores and reduces breakouts. This multifaceted sun cream protects the skin from UVA and UVB rays and works as a mattifying and pore smoothing primer. Formulated with Cotton Seed and Chia Seed extracts, it hydrates the skin and doesn't leave the skin oily, nor does it leave any white cast behind. This sunscreen is Dermatologically and Allergy tested and tested on sensitive skin too.

Suitable for all skin types and can be used under makeup as well.

Innisfree Brightening Pore Sleeping Mask

A daily brightening sleeping mask that creates a moisture barrier on the skin throughout the night to hydrate, brightens and tightens pores for softer skin without stickiness.

Suitable for all skin types!

The Face Shop Real Nature Red Ginseng Face Mask 

A mask we absolutely swear by and an ingredient the Koreans swear by!

This sheet mask that is drenched in red ginseng extracts is here to transform your skin! The rich extracts impart its revitalizing properties, evens out and tones complexion and removes dead skin cells. It provides energy and adds vitality to the skin. It contains one single-use face mask, has smooth oil-type essence and natural ingredients.

Suitable for all skin types!

Mirabelle Korea Papaya Fairness Facial Mask

Mirabelle Korea's Papaya Fairness Facial Mask is infused with the goodness of Papaya, Evening Primrose seed, Paenia Lactiflora root, Ginseng root and much more. Loaded with a number of vitamins, this sheet mask enhances skin elasticity and provides moisture.

Suitable for all skin types

Innisfree Super Volcanic Pore Clay Mask _2X

This multi-action, rinse-off clay mask is formulated with Jeju Volcanic Clusters & Spheres to absorb excess oil and visibly reduces enlarged pores, all while improving the overall look and texture of the skin.

Suitable for normal, oily and combination skin types!

Innisfree My Lip Balm 11 Wedding Peach Tea

Enriched with sunflower oil, cupuacu butter, and jojoba oil, Innisfree My Lip Balm provides long-lasting moisture to the lips. The Tea Complex in this lip balm prevents moisture from evaporating from the lips and leaves behind a hint of colour and mild fragrance.

It is an excellent option to include in Korean skincare routine at home, for a gentle and natural look.

The Face Shop Lip Scrub - Shea Butter

This is a wash-off type scrub, exfoliator for the lips. The walnut shell powder content helps to remove dead skin cells and skin impurities on your lips, while the Shea Butter keeps your lips smooth and moist even after scrubbing.

When it comes to skincare, nothing can beat these Korean beauty routine products. The demand for them is increasing every day in India because they tick all the boxes. Besides their utterly beneficial, skin-loving ingredients like Ginseng, snail mucin and others that have gained popularity, they offer a wide variety of products. They make sure every product undergoes rigorous testing before they are pushed out into the world, and last but not least, how can we forget about the cute factor in their packaging. They are perfectionists in turning things from dull and boring to something bright, fun or straight out of a fairy tale. 

So whether you're looking for glowing skin, pore minimizing essentials, acne busters, the next breakthrough ingredient or want to add a cutesy looking product to your dresser along with your other skincare essentials, these K-beauty products can really do it all. So add the ones that suit your skin types and follow the Korean skincare routine steps to get flawless and glowing skin. Worried about your budget while buying skincare products ? Not sure which skincare products to buy? Check out this guide to buy budget friendly skincare products!

So get onto the skincare bandwagon and glam up your look!