Korean Secrets To Get Most Gorgeous Skin

Korean skin care secrets are habits the Korean women follow to get the most gorgeous skin in the world. Lets uncover these secrets and benefit from the same.

10-Second Rule

After you take a hot shower, you're supposed to apply your toner within 10 seconds. The longer you wait, the more dehydrated your skin becomes. So the faster you can lock in that moisture and keep your skin protected, the better. (Ideally, you'd keep it in the shower with you) If you're at the gym and don't have a toner with you, the same goes for your moisturizer-apply it as fast as possible, then follow up with the rest of your routine.

Bring Your Sheet Mask to the Gym

Cotton sheet masks are the biggest Korean beauty craze of the moment here in the U.S. There are endless variations that hydrate, exfoliate, and brighten to solve pretty much every skin problem you can think of. To get optimal results, everyone in Korea brings their sheet mask with them to the steam room at their gym or spa, and pops it on once their pores have had a chance to open up. It's just like when the esthetician steams your skin before she does anything else so that your skin can absorb all of the ingredients. You may use coconut gel moisturizing recovery mask to keep your super hydrated throughout the winter months.
 

Treat Yourself to a Face Massage

There are different massage techniques you can use on your face. By using your knuckles or fingertips to massage the muscles and tissue under your skin, you'll increase blood circulation and get the oxygen flowing through your face, which in turn will keep your skin glowing and radiant. Massaging daily also helps to firm and tone your facial muscles to help fight wrinkles and prevent the skin from aging over time. It's a must-do in Korea.
 

Double-cleansing Your Face

"Double-cleansing," the first step in the 10-step process. In Korea everyone double cleanses. It's considered so necessary that no one washes their face just once." And out of all the somewhat bizarre-sounding Korean beauty habits, this one perhaps makes the most sense: Of course, you should remove your makeup first with an oil-based cleanser and then wash it again with a second product to really get a deep clean. Or you may, use a makeup-removing wipe first.
 

Slapping Your Face

Slapping your face really is a super popular technique in Korea. Following the same logic as facial massage, women in Korea will slap their faces about 50 times after finishing their daily skincare regimen to get blood circulation going and firm up the face muscles. It might sound crazy, but when it comes to slapping, "the more the merrier" and "the harder the better!"

Rice water to wash the face

Women in Korea have a long history of making their own rice water to wash their face because of the long-established skin benefits. It's a natural moisturizer that helps slow aging, reduce dark circles, fade age spots, and brighten skin. If you have rice in your kitchen, simply let it soak for about 10-15 minutes, swirl it around, and then use that milky water as a pseudo-toner. If you'd rather go with a ready-made rice product, try Primera's black rice emulsion or Inisfree's rice sleeping mask pod to get the same brightening and moisturizing effects.
 

Take Your Bath Towels to the Bedroom

Winter months in Korea are notoriously cold, so humidifiers are commonly used to keep the skin hydrated when the air gets dry. There's also a super-easy old-school hack if you're traveling and don't have a humidifier on hand: "A lot of women like to drench towels in water and then hang them around their bed while they sleep at night it really helps.
 

Wear Protective Accessories

Korean women take a preventative approach to aging at a very young age, whereas women in the U.S. tend to wait until they see that first line or wrinkle. Not only is using SPF ingrained, but they also tend to take protective measures from the sun year round. It's not uncommon to see women in Korea wear white gloves that go up to their elbows while they're driving, or visors that literally cover their entire face. Ultraviolet rays can still harm your skin even indoors and can pass through the clouds and reflect off snow and ice in the wintertime.
 

Add Ginseng to Your Diet

Ginseng is one ingredient that's been the hallmark of Korean beauty for a really long time, and really kicked off the Korean skin care market. Not only is it applied topically for its anti-aging properties, but ginseng tea and ginseng-based foods are also a staple in Korean cuisine. It's really good for helping to detox your skin and get rid of any pollutants, and there are a lot of antioxidants.

Women Fitness hopes that adapting these Korean skin care habits shall go a long way to get a glowing and gorgeous skin every women aspire for.