"Supple Skin" Korean Facial Routine

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cafeamazon

Fantastic post on /r/asianbeauty originally found on /r/skincareaddiction about a Supple Skin Korean Routine. I would call this more a facial treatment like literally treating yourself.

Here's the original post (credit to u/soseono):

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This facial routine became popular on Korean beauty forums sometime last year (with many favorable testimonials), first introduced on Twitter by a famous skincare/makeup columnist.

Link: https://twitter.com/cosmetic_winnie/status/758586193848119296


Routine at her salon, about 90 mins facial: Chemical peel (AHA/BHA) - Extraction (20-30 mins) - Deep cleansing mask (mud/clay) - Hydrating mask (sheet mask) - Moisturize (rich creams, sleeping pack) - Rubber mask (modeling pack)


Routine for at-home facial: Wipe with AHA toner on gauze - wait 20 mins - Deep cleansing mask for 10 mins - Sheet mask for 15 mins - Nourishing cream, 5 min massage


Here's what I do and the products I use:

  1. The Ordinary AHA 30% + BHA 2% Peeling Solution: Apply, wait for 10 mins, wash off. My skin is super tolerant of chemical peels, FYI.
  2. Wait 10 mins.
  3. Vichy Pore Purifying Clay Mask: The instruction says to wait for 5 mins, so that's what I do. Then wash off.
  4. Sheet mask of choice: I like to wait about 20 mins.
  5. Moisturizer: I use Paula's Choice Barrier Repair Moisturizer (just because I got it in a set), but any thick/nourishing moisturizer you like will do. Use a generous amount and massage it into your skin.

It takes about an hour to complete this facial routine. I do this on Saturday nights. Hope you find this useful!

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Here are my comments on it as well:


I've done it once since reading it and it the results have been great. I can see my self doing this maybe twice a month IF I have the free time because it does take quite a way. Do the "routine for at-home facial" because you will most likely have the items at home already. To summarize it is just:

  1. Chemical Exfoliation (With AHA)
  2. Clay Mask (Anything with Kaolin)
  3. Sheet Mask (I like ones with hyaluronic acid and other moisturizing ingredients)
  4. Moisturizer + Massaging it into your skin
  5. (OPTIONAL) I decided to use a sleeping pack afterwards, it wasn't on the list but slug life is the best life 😆


I've added 3-5 products you can use for each step of the treatment, these are my personal preferences:


Chemical Exfoliation (AHA)

  • Neogen Bio-Peel Gauze Peeling Lemon
  • Neogen Bio-Peel Gauze Peeling Wine
  • The Ordinary AHA 30% + BHA 2% Peeling Solution 
  • CosRX AHA 7 Whitehead Power Liquid
  • Nip + Fab Glycolic Fix Daily Cleansing Pads


Clay Mask

  • Innisfree Super Volcanic Clay Mousse Mask
  • Aztec Healing Clay
  • QUEEN HELENE Mint Julep Masque
  • Vichy Pore Purifying Clay Mask
  • Elizavecca Milky Piggy Carbonated Bubble Clay Mask


Sheet Mask

  • BENTON Snail Bee High Content Mask
  • INNISFREE It's Real Squeeze Mask Green Tea Version (I'll like to add, any mask in the It's Real Squeeze Series would work fine, I love them all!)
  • Hada Labo Gokujyun Mask
  • MISSHA Pure Source Sheet Mask - Green Tea


Moisturizers (Most of these are GEL and have anti-aging & brightening ingredients. Before you ask, yes I love Hada Labo moisturizers)

  • Dr. Jart+ Ceramidin Gel-Cream
  • Belief The true cream aqua bomb
  • Hada Labo Super Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Water Gel
  • Hada Labo Skin Plumping Gel Cream
  • Hada Gokujyun Perfect Gel
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