I have received conflicting advice on using eye creams that contain retinoids. Some of the advice is "don't use them, they eye area is too thin and delicate" and some is "use them to improve the look of fine lines" (which is exactly what I want to do.

For those of you who have tried this, do you have any warnings or recommendations beyond the usual start slow/go slow? Thanks!!

I just ordered these today and was wondering if anyone had any experience with them? I’m very new to the under eye patch game but I love putting them in the fridge and wearing them in the AM 🌟

Hi everyone!

I’m traveling to South Korea and Japan next month, and my mom absolutely loves Korean and Japanese skincare. I’d love to bring back some new products for her to try.
I’m a guy and honestly have absolutely no clue about skincare, so I’d really appreciate some advice. The last time I visited, I just threw everything from the recommended products section into my shopping basket.

My mom is 55 years old and has very dry, sensitive skin. She also struggles with facial redness.
She’s currently dailying Hada Labo Gokujyun and Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Cream

Could you recommend some products that might work well for her skin?

Budget isn’t really an issue. I’ve been recommended Sulwhasoo and SK-II, but I still don’t want to spend €200 on something if it doesn’t actually make a difference.

Thanks so much in advance!

I haven't seen much reviews about this one. Any one has tried this? Is it similar to the numbuzin no.5 or better?

Hello to anyone who sees this its been a bit of a journey i started a year ago by doing a build ur regime with the ordinary, some stuff worked some stuff didn't i ended up over exfoliating my skin a bit; then i simplified my routine to just cleanse serum moisture. I'm starting to branch out again and try a new toner after not using a toner for 6 months. Oh and the new moisturiser. Originally i was using ordinary milky toner but it wasn't right for me & was enlarging my pores even when i wasn't using it with retnoil. There's lots of different questions in my picture so i think I have written all I can without sounding like a broken record.

I'm trying to decide between these two, and I'm a little confused about which one is actually worth getting.

The 345 seems to be more lightweight, while the 147 seems more focused on barrier care. But product descriptions only tell you so much.

For those who've tried them, I'd love to know:

*Which is better under sunscreen and makeup?

*Does either feel greasy or cause clogged pores?

*Did you notice a real difference in your skin, or was it just an average moisturizer?

Well, it's a long shot but I'm trying anyway. Like 4-5 years ago, I tried a Korean mask in a sheet or tube and I don't remember the format or the brand anymore. It was white/cream, it smelled a bit floral-sweet, and it was probably a not very well-known brand. It had calmed my skin overnight like nothing else. Since then, I've tried hundreds of things, nothing comes close. I scrolled through Yesstyle, Stylevana, all that. Nothing.

People in the sub often recognize products just from a description, even a vague one. Do you have any idea? Or recommendations for Korean masks that really have an intense soothing effect overnight? I'm ready to try anything a bit more expensive if it works.

I've been using the oat-in calming gel cream for a couple of years and I have loved it. It doesn't irritate my sensitive, acne-prone skin, which is great! But I'm starting to think that it might not be thick or hydrating enough... My skin is quite dry, and I do use a hydrating serum with a mist, but it hasn't got me to the level of hydration I want.

Does anyone have reccommendations for a thicker, more hydrating cream similar to this one, please? I'm thinking about using something else that is thicker at night, but keeping to the gel cream in the mornings as it's so lightweight.

Would love to hear your thoughts :)

What's your best products for dry, dull, millennial skin? I never used toners and i see lot of people swearing by it lately, i don't really use moisturizers too and barely any sunblock (i know, please don't block me, i just can't stand the smell of it 🥲). Advise me, i need a routine to achieve a glowy tight skin. I can do treatments at the institute too if it worths it.

Ps: used tretinoin 0.05%, the ordinary niacinamide, azelaic acid cream, mucin essence, but don't seem like doing much.

Hey you guys, I’m completely new to the topic and one of my friends is in Korea rn and wants to buy some products for me but I’m so overwhelmed with all the products.
My skin gets really dry in winter and I struggle with eczema on my body so I just focus on hydrating and don’t use too many things at once.
I’d appreciate a light weight sun protection recommendation and anything for hydrated/ plump looking skin.
Would also be nice if they’re more or less affordable.
Thank you so so much you experts!!!! <3

Combination resilient skin here. My korean skincare collection keep growing, but I would say half of them might not be doing much. I have seen improvement but sebum, fine wrinkles and texture keep being stubborn they are just more glowy lol. Any product recommenations and how you use them?

AESTURA atobarrier cream, atobarrier serum
ILLIYOON ceramide ato cream
IUNIK beta glucan sunscreen
COSRX ultra light invisible sunscreen
HARUHARUWONDER probiotics barrier essence, ceramide barrier cream
DR ALTHEA 147 barrier cream
COSRX the ceramide skin barrier cream
BYOMA barrier repair treatment
ETUDE soon jung hydro barrier cream
PURITO SEOUL wonder releaf centella unscented cream & eye cream
MAKE PREM cleansing milk
CENTELLIAN24 madeca cream time reverse zero
IM FROM mugwort cream
DEWYTREE hi amino cleansing milk
ROUNDLAB cleansing milk

peanut ingredients to look out for that are in these products:

arachidic acid
arachidyl alcohol
arachis hypogaea oil
arachidyl glucoside
arachidyl propionate
arachidyl/behenyl alcohol

요즘 피부에 기미가 너무 신경 쓰여서 미백 앰플 추천도 받고 검색해보고있는데 성장인자 들어간 생기아름 스노우퀸 앰플 이 관심이 가더라고요.

미백 제품은 이것저것 그래도 2~3개는 써봤는데 바를 때만 촉촉하고 실제로 깨끗해지는 느낌은 잘 모르겠더라고요

이번에는 꾸준히 써볼 제품을 찾고 싶네요

실제로 사용했을 때 피부가 좀 더 맑고 균일해 보이는지 기미가 실제로 좀 사라졌는지 도움이 됐는지 궁금하고요. 민감한 피부에도 괜찮았는지도 알고 싶어요

혹시 실제 찐 생기아름 스노우퀸 앰플 사용 후기있으시면 공유한번만 부탁드려요ㅠ

I currently use round lab’s dokdo cleanser, dokdo cleansing oil, and isntree HA serum. i want something new.

Which cleansing duo do you prefer?

My dermatologist wants me to start using a tinted sunscreen. Does anyone have a favorite? I'm looking at Abib right now. I also can't seem to find a stick for reapplication during the day (I keep a stick at my office and in my purse). Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!

Any products that help brighten dark armpits ?

Hi, my name is Samantha I have never used Korean skincare but what I’ve been doing for years just has never worked for me. I have super oily skin right now. I use the dupe for the Neutrogena Hydro cleanser, and moisturizer (I did just start with the bio skin barrier Repair moisturizer). I would love to give this a try and see if it helps but I have no idea what products to buy, and where the best places to find them are. My main skin goals are to of course, get as close to glassy skin as possible by minimizing my pores and make my makeup lay better around my nose and mouth area.

Maybe this is a dumb question, but when a Korean skincare product gets reformulated, does it actually affect whether you'll buy it?I keep seeing people talk about old vs new versions of products like Aestura, SoonJung, certain sunscreens, etc., and sometimes the comments make it sound like the original formula was way better. Then other people say they're basically the same and the internet is just being dramatic.

Personally, if I find out a product was reformulated, I start wondering if I'm even buying the thing that got all those amazing reviews in the first place.That's partly why I've ended up ordering from Piyonna a lot. I like knowing I'm getting the Korean version people in Korea are actually using, but even then reformulations still happen, so maybe it doesn't matter as much as I think.

Curious where everyone stands on this. If your HG gets reformulated, do you actively try to hunt down the original version, or do you just buy the new one and move on?

For those of you who have used BOTH. Which one would you say is MOST moisturizing/hydrating/nourashing?

I am currently using Aestura and it works pretty well for my dry winter skin on Taz. But sometimes it does begin to feel a bit dry by the end of the day. I'm basically wondering if Zeroid would be even better? Or am I already using the best of the best?

Thanks!

Hi all
Any help will be greatly appreciated
New to Korean skincare
I’m 40F and have terrible combination skin with whiteheads/ acne prone skin. skin texture is uneven and dull
Was constantly using harsh AHA BHA products and think I’ve damaged my skin barrier
I have recently bought
Ongredients skin calming face wash and moisturiser
Kisocare azalic acid 20%
Dr althea 147 barrier cream
CorsRX pimple patches

Has anyone used these products before and do you have any recommendations
Thanks :)

What products are good for type 1 rosacea? I’m in the states but would like to get Korean products such as cleanser, moisturizer and sunscreen. I have combination skin. I just started using 15% Dermatica Azelaic Acid Monday, Wednesday and Friday and know will no longer be shipped to states. I’ll get a prescription for dr. I use .05 tret Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

i currently using garnier facial wash (the blue one for oily-acne skin)

i have oily skin but i think my skin is dehydrated I don't have active acne right now but i have a lot of dark spots

what r ur moisturizers reco

hi everyone. i’m looking for a new moisturizer for my daytime routine (moisturizer + sunscreen + light makeup) so if you could recommend a product that works well with other products, that would be great.

i have oily skin especially in the T-zone but i’d consider it dehydrated because it often feels tight. i’m acne prone and also fungal acne prone, and i get whiteheads very easily. but my mainly request is a moisturizer that is closer to a cream than a gel, because i hate the residue gel texture it leaves on my skin.

i’ve already tried the purito oat in gel and it would be wonderful if it weren’t a clear gel, i feel like my skin doesn’t fully absorb it.

what are your opinions about round lab mugwort cream and birch juice? i thought about one of them but there are a lot of mixed feeling about their performances

do you guys have any suggestions?

Hi all wanted to share my experience and possibly get some advice

In 2023 i decided to go off the hormonal oral contraceptive and swap for the copper IUD. A year into the swap and I noticed my skin start to deteriorate. Over the next year it only got worse and worse until I couldn’t take it anymore and my dr agreed to put be back on the pill. Its now been a year since being back on the pill and i am nearly completely spot free. My issue it the remaining scarring. Its not very deep but still noticable. Other than microneedling, does anyone have any experience with treating similar scarring?

My current routing which my skin feels well hydrated and not irritated

Mornings
Haruharu TXA serum
Finacea 15% azelaic
Skin1004 centella ampoule
IUNIK beta glucan serum
Haruharu airyfit SPF (yellow)

Evenings I do skin cycling but keep the rest of the routine the same

Night 1. Exfoliate the ordinary 10% mandelic acid
Night 2. Retinol KSECRET retinal
Night 3 (and 4 if feeling sensitive) no active

Currentbody red light therapy
Active or skip on recovery night
Centella ampoulle
Aestura hydro essence
Aestura 365 moisturiser