Looking for Korean skin care and pore minimize

[brendam91]

does anyone know of a good Korean skincare product for oily and dry skin? I get oily in the summer and dry in the winter. I need something that’ll help give my face more elasticity, pigmentation, get rid off or minimize my pores. Something that will that give me a youthful and glass skin face.  

[JoSometimes]

Hi @brendam91. HadoLabo’s GokuJyun lotion is a great hydrating serum. Technically, it’s j-beauty, but my dry skin loves to drink this up. My go-to k-beauty moisturizer combination is Etude House Soon Jung 2x Barrier Intensive Cream and Cica Balm on top.

If you want to shop Sephora’s k-beauty selection, LANEIGE Cream Skin Refillable Toner & Moisturizer with Ceramides and Peptides  is great. I’ve heard good things about their moisturizers but I haven’t tried them out for myself. I do use LANEIGE Water Sleeping Mask with Niacinamide & Squalane 2.3 oz/ 70 mL  as part of my evening routine. 

I would recommend continuing to use a hydrating serum and a lighter moisturizer in the summer to help combat oiliness. Sometimes skin will produce oily sebum to compensate for dehydrated skin. Keeping it hydrated through skincare can help reduce the amount of sebum produced.

For pores, they’re not really possible to eliminate. You can minimize them by keeping them clean. I’m not familiar with k-beauty products for this purpose but look for products that contain things like Salicylic acid or AHA/BHA. Any of those can help keep your pores clear, which can help minimize them. 

If you wear makeup, you can try touch in SOL’s No Pore-blem primer. It’s a bit mattifying, so make sure you prep your skin well to prevent it from drying out.