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What to Look for in Korean Face Masks

Taking care of your skin is an essential step for any Korean beauty enthusiast. Face masks overall help moisturize the skin while brightening and smoothing your skin. There are many brands for a variety of skin types and depending on the type of face mask, it can have ingredients for acne control, anti-aging, and pretty much any skin concern you may have. 

Here is a list of a few popular brands to help when deciding what type of face masks to purchase! 

1. MEDIHEAL

MEDIHEAL is the number one global Korean face masks company as they have a goal to create sheet masks for all skin types and concerns. What sets them apart from other face masks is MEDIHEAL puts an importance on the scientific processes behind creating the different formulas and products. For example, the sheet masks are created with the focus of the sheet being able to deliver the formula to the skin and made of a mix of natural fibers, hydrogel, and bui-cellulose sheets to carry out the formula and allow for even distribution on the skin. 

They have even teamed up with K-Pop group BTS to promote their products.

2. Peach & Lily

The founder of Peach & Lily, Alicia Yoon, struggled with eczema growing up and through that found a passion in Korean skincare. She then wanted to really bring the confidence she found in Korean beauty and help bring it to the States. All of the products go through intense testing and curation as only 5% of the items become official products to bring effective results. 

3. TONYMOLY

TONYMOLY is a popular Korean beauty brand that offers a wide variety of face masks to help target any skin care problems. Their I’M REAL products are the most popular as they come in fun packaging and feature different ingredients to target skin problems and are free of paraben, benzophenone, triethanolamine, talc, and color additives.

4. The Face Shop

The Face Shop takes inspiration for their products from nature as they use around 600 natural ingredients in their products such as flowers, fruits, grains, plants, and oriental medicine. The Face Shop has a focus on naturalism, variety, and value for their products. 

What face masks are your favorite?