Korean cosmetics: what happens and how to use?

Just a couple of decades ago, every woman dreamed of becoming the owner of French-made cosmetics. Now, face, hair and body care products are an integral part of the cosmetic arsenal of any modern woman who takes care of herself, wants to properly care for and for a long time to preserve her beauty and youth. And if the first signs of age-related changes have already appeared or stress, the environment and other factors are actively influencing the skin condition, then innovative developments by Korean manufacturers will help to cope with this.

Like any other, Korean makeup products have their advantages and disadvantages. The advantages of cosmetics from Korea include the following characteristics:

• natural composition of natural components - extracts from medicinal plants that grow in the Asian region;
• the presence of such expensive components as colloidal gold, snail mucin, black caviar, pearl dust;
• in Korean cosmetics, any chemical compounds and substances are completely absent - all the ingredients are completely non-toxic, have a natural origin, are hypoallergenic and safe;
• In addition to the traditional components used in the global cosmetic industry (elastin, collagen, hyaluronic acid, extracts of medicinal plants, aloe vera), Korean manufacturers include unusual experimental components in their products.

Unusual ingredients include the original and most popular Korean component - mucin (snail mucus). As a result of its vital activity, the body of the snail produces a mucous substance, which contains a large amount of vitamins, allantoin, elastin, collagen, glycolic acid. The presence of such components provides the skin with full hydration, raises the level of its elasticity, and protects against harmful ultraviolet radiation.

Disadvantages can be attributed the high cost of individual cosmetics. Also, consumers are not always satisfied texture product, sometimes it is too thick or sticky, as a result of which there are difficulties with applying it to the skin. Accidentally in the eyes, the product can cause a slight burning sensation, some cosmetics are uneconomically consumed, and are difficult to remove from the surface of the skin. Certain components may cause skin irritation.

Also Korean cosmetics usually do not have the usual pleasant perfume fragrances and beautiful white, pinkish or peach colors. Cosmetics developers adhere to the principle of maximum naturalness, therefore, do not use chemical perfumes, thickeners, preservatives. Because of this, the products may not look very attractive.

There are several reasons to pay attention to Korean cosmetics. Korean manufacturers are scientifically developing and successfully implementing multi-stage face and body care. Given the factor of poor ecology and the negative impact of weather conditions, skin care is considered the most significant task in the global cosmetics industry.

Korean makeup products are divided into several types according to their purpose.

• Face care. This includes nourishing and moisturizing creams, emulsions, serums, foams, tonics, nourishing masks, micellar water.
• Makeup remover (milk, emulsions, tonics, gel foams, oil).
• Eye care. Nourishing and regenerating eye patches, healing drops to relieve redness and fatigue.
• Compositions for the body. This category of cosmetics includes nutritious melting milk, various gels and mousses for moisturizing the body, scrubs, masks.

Korea - A country of morning freshness, as they say throughout the world. Therefore, the concentration of such a large number of famous cosmetic brands at one point is quite justified. Many Korean manufacturers offer the consumer ready-made kits for full face and body care. We offer you to get acquainted with the most popular of them.

• Skin Food. When creating cosmetics, various food products are used: natural honey, fresh egg, black sugar. A popular product is a black sugar scrub mask for exfoliating a dead epidermis.

• Missha. Creates products for women of different ages, taking into account the condition of their skin. A popular product is the essence of FTW. This brand is especially good for refreshing collagen face masks, moisturizing serums and creams.

• Holika holika - a young brand. The products stand out with their colorful packaging and original design, the brand is aimed at all segments of the population (children, adolescents, men, women). Offers more than 60 lines of cosmetics. High quality and affordable price have made the brand popular and in demand. A famous product - Aloe - an original set for face and body care. No less popular is the series "Black Snail", made on the basis of snail mucin.

• Sulwhasoo. It produces premium and luxury cosmetics. Famous Product - Unique Activating Serum First Care EX, it contains a mix of herbs and plants (peony, pink lotus, snow-white lily). The product is intended for daily cleansing of the skin, improving its condition.

It is recommended to choose the means of makeup products depending on the type of skin (normal, oily, dry), its condition, the presence of problem areas. For oily skin, agents that reduce the active work of the sebaceous glands, products that can slightly dry, remove oily sheen, tighten and refresh are well suited. A worthy option is a light moisturizer based on essential oils from Holika Holika Skin & AC MILD Sebum - X Mirror Cream.

Each cosmetic product is provided with a brief annotation about the composition of the drug, its effect, recommendations for use are also indicated there.

There are lines for basic care and complex effects (funds simultaneously tighten and moisturize the skin, even out complexion, prevent the appearance of acne). There are professional cosmetics with a very high concentration of substances. Such funds are characterized by an action similar to the result of visiting a beauty salon, and give an instant, but short-lived effect. There are options for daily use with a cumulative effect that improve skin health gradually.

Korean makeup products are designed for individual stages of facial skin care. This is basically a diagram, which consists of certain successive steps.

• Cleansing, which includes washing with a lot of foam with gentle sponges. Before this procedure, you can pre-clean with hydrophilic oil. It is used to foam, gel and soap.
• Delicate peeling using special scrubs to make the skin soft and silky.
• Toning up - An important point in the skin care process. Tonic is applied to wet skin immediately after washing.
• Extra care Includes whey nutrition with a high concentration of active beneficial substances. Next, a nourishing cream is applied to the eye area.
• Basic care - the use of nutritious lotion, emulsion and cream. The lotion retains moisture in the skin cells, the emulsion moisturizes and nourishes, the cream fills with collagen and elastin.

Such a care system has proven effective and appealed to millions of women. This five-step process provides the skin with full cleansing, hydration and nutrition. To prevent the effects of harmful ultraviolet radiation on the dermis, it is useful to apply a protective brightening cream in the summer.

An overview of Korean makeup products is provided below.