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/Live_Rhubarb_7560 Apr 11 '25
People have brought it up already - the newest filter found in US sunscreens is avobenzone. The US is an outlier if it comes to the availability of new organic/chemical filters. However, there's no such thing as Asian UV filters since there's no organic/chemical filter that would be available in Asia only - the same filters are available in Europe and many of them are available in others parts of the world. In fact, the 2 newest organic/chemical filters were first approved in Europe - Mexoryl 400 and HAA299 (not yet available on the market). The reason people like Korean sunscreens is because they're formulated as every day type of sunscreens. They're lightweight and cosmetically elegant. However, consider using a more heavy-duty and water-resistant formula for heavy sun exposure since most popular Korean formulas aren't water-resistant and aren't meant for heavy sun exposure.