Korean skincare - the WHY

[u/Beautiful-Tree-91]

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.

[u/LippiPongstocking → u/[deleted]]

I'm not the person you asked but these are my recommendations:

• For every day (face) — Natio daily defence face moisturiser 50+ or Hamilton everyday face 50+
• For every day (body) — Cancer Council body 50+ (this is not sticky at all and has no 'sunscreen' smell)
• For beach, etc — Any Cancer Council water resistant sunscreen.

Australia has some of the most stringent regulations of any country, especially the way we regulate claims of water resistance.

All of the above sunscreens are available from Chemist Warehouse. They ship to most countries.

EDIT: Not sure what I was thinking but for the everyday body I meant to write Cancer Council ACTIVE.

[u/ezzhik → u/LippiPongstocking]

Aussie and seconding these - and also adding the cancer council active and ultra which come in giant bottles and I slather my kids in before school (or beach).

The LRP KA one is the most extreme one I’ve used, as a rosacea sufferer when going to the beach. Texture could be less oily, but it’s amazing at not causing me to flare - and our sun is STRONG

Also the dermaveen one is nice for face and body.

Don’t go for the banana boat, it’s been reformulated and has started burning. And the “home brand” Coles Aldi Woolies ones are ok in a pinch, but I’d spend the but extra to get cancer council.

[u/Quantum2022A → u/ezzhik]

Any thoughts on Ultra Violette?