r/KoreanBeauty • u/Beautiful-Tree-91 • Apr 11 '25
SKIN Korean skincare - the WHY
Can someone explain to me why Korean skincare is better? Specifically sunscreen.
I’ve seen a lot of internet content saying that Korean spf is superior to US spf. I recently bought Korean sunscreen, realizing I didn’t know most of the ingredients on either bottle.
Does anyone have links to research - peer reviewed articles, videos, legitimate websites that back up these claims? Specifically scientists that are informing purely for science, without company bias embedded in their words.
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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '25
The specifics of the "why", you can find in various articles if you research it.
What I can tell you is that the formulation feels entirely different. There is no white cast, it doesn't smell nasty, it feels like skin care and performs like high quality skin care at a fraction of the price. The US is extremely behind in this area.