The Ultimate List Of Korean Beauty Brands That You Need To Know About
If you’re passionate about skincare, you’ll definitely have heard of the best-known Korean beauty brands like Etude House and Innisfree, but perhaps you’re looking to expand your horizons and add a few products from lesser-known brands to your vanity. If so, we’ve done our best to bring you this ultimate list of Korean skincare brands that are worth knowing!
As the Korean beauty industry is ever-growing, this list is ever-expanding and far from complete. With this said, it’s still a great resource for anyone looking to test out new brands that haven’t yet become household names in the West.
Where possible, we have linked to the brands’ products on popular retailers like Soko Glam, Yes Style and Sephora – this way, you can easily browse the different products available in the US, see what products are the highest rated, read customer reviews and get acquainted with the brand even better.
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For your convenience, the brands appear in alphabetical order to make it easier to navigate this article. We have also added an extra mention for those brands that are particularly popular in Korea – these can be identified with the remark ‘Top rated on Glowpick’ or ‘ Top rated on Soko Glam’ next to them.
Glowpick is a website where Korean consumers share their product experiences with others on the internet. All the products mentioned there are rated on a five-star scale, and you’ll be able to find lots of real-life reviews there – just turn on Google Translate in your Chrome browser if you can’t read Korean!
Soko Glam, on the other hand, is an e-commerce retailer specializing in the best Korean skincare and make-up brands, and an industry leader in their own right.
The Ultimate List Of Korean Makeup & Skincare Brands
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- A’Pieu (Top rated on Glowpick)
- A.H.C
- Abib
- About Me
- A. C. Care
- Acropass
- Acwell
- Aestura
- All My Things
- Alternativestereo
- Amore Pacific (Top rated on Glowpick)
- Amuse
- Ample: N
- Anskin
- Anua
- Atopalm
- Aritaum
- Ariul
- Aromatica
- Avajar
- Axis-Y
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- Babosarang
- Banila Co (Top rated on Glowpick)
- Banobagi
- Barr
- Barulab
- Bbia
- Be The Skin
- Beauty Of Joseon
- Beigic
- Belif (Top rated on Glowpick)
- Benton
- Beplain
- Berrisom
- Beyond
- Black Rouge
- Blithe
- Bonajour
- Boutijour
- B Project
- British M
- By Wishtrend
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- CNP Laboratory (Top rated on Glowpick)
- Care:Nel
- CellBn
- Cell Fusion C
- Chahong
- Chasin’ Rabbits
- Chica Y Chico
- Clapiel
- Clē Cosmetics
- Clio
- Cocokind
- Commleaf
- Coringco
- COSRX (Top rated on Glowpick)
- Coxir
D
- D’Alba Piedmont
- Danahan
- Day Percent
- Deardahlia
- Dear, Klairs (Top rated on Glowpick)
- Derma: B
- Dermatory
- Dewytree
- Donginbi
- Dr. Althea (Top rated on Glowpick)
- Dr. Ceuracle
- Dr. Different
- Dr. G
- Dr. Jart+ (Top rated on Glowpick)
- Dr. Oracle
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- Eco Your Skin
- Efilow
- Eglips
- Elensilia
- Elishacoy
- Elizavecca
- EM Cosmetics
- E Nature
- Enuf Project
- Enprani
- Erborian
- Esfolio
- Espoir
- Etude House (Top rated on Glowpick)
- Eunyul
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- The Face Shop (Top rated on Glowpick)
- Face Republic
- Farm Stay
- Femmue
- Five Vibe
- Forencos
- Formulier
- Frudia
- Fruitskin
- Fwee
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- Giverny
- Georganic
- Glowiest
- Glowoasis
- Glow Recipe
- Goodal
- Good Days For All (Top rated on Soko Glam)
- Good Light
- Grandidier
- G9Skin
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- HANSKIN
- Hanyul
- Haru Haru Wonder
- Heartpercent
- Heibibi
- Heimish
- Hera (Top rated on Glowpick)
- Hero Cosmetics
- Hersteller
- The History Of Whoo (Top rated on Glowpick)
- Holika Holika (Top rated on Glowpick)
- Honey Zip
- Huxley (Top rated on Glowpick)
- Hyggee
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I
- I Dew Care
- I’m From (Top rated on Soko Glam)
- I’m Meme
- Ibim
- Illiyoon
- Inward
- IOPE
- IM’UNNY
- Imselene
- Innisfree (Top rated on Glowpick)
- IPKN
- ISA KNOX
- Isntree
- Isoi
- iUnik
J
K
- Kahi
- Kaja Beauty
- Karadium
- Klairs (Top rated on Glowpick)
- Klavuu
- The Klog
- Krave Beauty
- Kuoca
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- LACVERT
- LA’DOR
- The Lab By Blanc Doux
- Label Young
- Labiotte
- Lagom
- Laneige (Top rated on Glowpick)
- Leaders
- Lemiu
- Lioele
- Live Tinted
- LLang
- Loivie
M
- MACQUEEN
- Maiim (Rahel)
- Make P:rem
- Mamonde
- Ma:nyo Factory (Top rated on Glowpick)
- Maxclinic
- May Coop
- MediFlower
- Mediheal
- Medipeel
- Menokin
- Merzy
- Milkydress
- Missha (Top rated on Glowpick)
- MIZON (Top rated on Glowpick)
- Miwaji (Top rated on Peach & Lily)
- Moart
- Moonshot
- Moreas
- MOS
- Movemotion
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- Nacific
- Nakeup Face
- Naming
- Naturekind
- Nature Republic (Top rated on Glowpick)
- Naturium
- The N.B.P.
- Neogen (Top rated on Glowpick)
- Niod
- Nots
- Numbuzin
- Nuegray
O
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P
- Papa Recipe
- Peach C
- Peach & Lily
- Peach Slices
- Peripera
- Petitfee
- The Plant Base
- Pony Effect (Top rated on Glowpick)
- Primera (Top rated on Glowpick)
- Pretty Skin
- Purederm
- The Pure Lotus
- Purito
R
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- The Saem (Top rated on Glowpick)
- Saturday Skin (Top rated on Soko Glam)
- Scinic
- Secret Key
- Senite
- Shaishaishai
- Shangpree
- Shhom
- Shimoment
- Sidmool
- Sioris
- Skin 1004
- Skin&Lab
- Skin Grammar
- Skinfood
- The Skin House
- Skinmiso
- SkinRx Lab
- SNP
- Solved Skincare
- So Natural
- Son Reve
- Some By Mi (Top rated on Soko Glam)
- Son&park
- Soon+
- Su:m37 (Top rated on Glowpick)
- Sulwahsoo (Top rated on Glowpick)
- Suntique
- Superegg
- Sur.Medic+
- Surebase
- Starface
- Swanicoco
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- Teeheehee
- Thank You Farmer
- Then I Met You (Top rated on Soko Glam)
- TIA’M
- TIRTIR
- Tocobo
- Tony Moly (Top rated on Glowpick)
- Tovegan
- Too Cool For School
- Tosowoong
- Touch In Sol
- Trioareuke
- Troxederm
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Although this list of Korean skincare brands is far from complete, we’re quite confident that we’ve covered the base well. We’ll also keep adding new brands in as soon as we come across them. Also, if there are brands that deserve a spot on this list, let us know in the comments and we’ll make sure to include them.
What Korean Skin Care Brands Should You Start With?
If you’re new to Korean skincare, start from the brands that are marked with Top Rated on Glowpick/Soko Glam. This way, you’ll be more likely to see amazing results faster and avoid buying gimmicky products.
Some popular brands that have garnered attention even in the West include Innisfree, Missha, The Face Shop, Tony Moly, The Saem, Su:m37, Sulwahsoo and Mizon, to name a few. Our recommendation would be to start with a double cleansing product, a targeted serum, and a moisturizer that’s been formulated for your skin type. Most of these brands will all have their own versions of these products, so it’s rather easy to find a good match for your particular skin type.
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