HANDS DOWN THE BEST KOREAN SERUM OF 2025| COMBINATION ACNE PRONE SKIN
SKIN1004$9.00- “If you have acne prone or sensitive skin, this serum is quite a hero”▶ 1:04
- “This one uses gentle brightening ingredients like tranosamic acid, nioinamide, and sentella to calm inflammation”▶ 1:10
- “If your pigmentation comes from acne like one, this one wins”▶ 1:21
- “It calms active breakouts, it helps fade fresh post acne marks and it reduces redness without irritation”▶ 1:28
- “It is slow on old stubborn marks”▶ 1:40
- “This is perfect if you have red marks from post acne”▶ 1:45
- “If your marks are from like those stubborn marks say sunspots, melasma, especially those brown spots, I think that this one would not help so much with it”▶ 1:51
- “Best for acne prone, sensitive, and fungal acne friendly routines”▶ 2:03
Haruharu Wonder$25.00- “I really saw an improvement with my brown spots because I had this laser burn on my face”▶ 2:34
- “This one really helped in lightening it”
- “Although it has a stronger formulation than my skin 104 brightening ampule, it was still very gentle”▶ 2:50
- “It's really excellent for pigmentation that won't budge”▶ 3:00
- “It really fades my brown spots and sun marks, especially the new ones”▶ 3:05
- “This one is lightweight enough for daytime wear and it works beautifully under sunscreen”▶ 3:26
- “This one dries down into like a powder”▶ 3:36
- “Just make sure that when you put this on, just really spread it evenly and don't overuse it because it has that tendency to dry down into a powder”▶ 3:39
- “If you spread it evenly, it would layer beautifully under your sunscreen and other skin care products”▶ 3:52
- “This is not hydrating on its own”
- “This one takes consistent use for results”▶ 4:12
- “I finished the whole bottle and that's when I saw my results”▶ 4:15
- “It's really best for stubborn pigmentation and combo oily skin”▶ 4:20
- “If you use a strong activives in your routine like say ascorbic acid or your retinol”▶ 4:32
- “I use it as a buffer before my activives”▶ 4:40
- “I use this underneath my retinol or if I'm using a new product with activives in it, I use this underneath to prevent irritation”▶ 4:43
- “It reduces redness”
- “It improves barrier resilience”▶ 4:57
- “It helps my skin recover faster”▶ 5:00
- “It can be heavy for very oily skin”▶ 5:04
- “I like this better than the Sintella ampule because it's more moisturizing”▶ 5:08
- “It's like a milky moisturizer”▶ 5:14
- “If you're very oily, you might find this to be a bit heavy”▶ 5:17
- “I don't find it to be heavy, and I like the extra moisture that it gives”▶ 5:34
- “Best for sensitivity, redness, and post treatment routines”▶ 5:39
ma:nyo$35.00- “This one is for long-term skin health”▶ 5:51
- “It uses fermented bifida to support your skin's microbiome”▶ 5:54
- “It's really helps in strengthening and soothing your skin over time”▶ 6:00
- “This one improves my tolerance to actives”▶ 6:05
- “It reduces sensitivity and it makes my skin feel stronger over weeks”▶ 6:09
- “This one is also known as a dupe for the Estee Lauder serum and this one is half the price”▶ 6:16
- “It will give you like subtle improvements”▶ 6:24
- “It's not instant”
- “Barrier serums like this, they are not the main character here”▶ 6:55
- “They are in a supporting role”▶ 7:01
- “This is really great for sensitive stress skin”
Torriden$24.00- “This actually gives you hydration that actually gets into your skin instead of sitting on top”▶ 8:11
- “This one uses low molecular hyaluronic acid”▶ 8:18
- “That means it gets deeper penetration and real plumping”▶ 8:21
- “Every time I use it, it really layers under everything nicely”▶ 8:29
- “I love how my makeup looks every time I use this underneath”▶ 8:36
- “If you're looking for a serum that is great for skin prep, this is the one”▶ 8:40
- “It's also non-sticky”▶ 8:43
- “It feels very light on the skin”▶ 8:45
- “You really need a rich moisturizer on top of this, especially if you live in dry climates or even during the winter time”▶ 8:50
- “I really like it again for skin prep before makeup and also during the summer”▶ 9:00
- “Best for again skin prep and for dehydrated combo skin”▶ 9:08
IUNIK$21.00- “Betaglucan deeply hydrates and soothes inflammation which is amazing for compromised or acne prone skin”▶ 9:23
- “It does so well is give your skin deep hydration, barrier support, and it's very soothing for acne prone skin”▶ 9:29
- “Compared to the hyaluronic acid, this one has, as you can tell, it has more of that tacky finish, but once you spread it, it doesn't have that tacky finish anymore”▶ 9:42
- “This is great for sensitive, dry, and acne prone skin”▶ 9:57
K-Secret$120.00- “Retinol is often a better choice because it's powerful but gentler than retinol”▶ 10:14
- “This one has encapsulated retinol which gives you fewer irritation spikes in big improvement in texture and fine lines”▶ 10:26
- “Really smooth out texture, improves firmness, and helps with aging concerns”▶ 10:37
- “Even though it's gentler than retinol, I don't think it's still for beginners”▶ 10:46
- “If you're a beginner with retinol, again, just make sure that you've strengthen your skin barrier first”▶ 10:57
- “Always make sure to patch test and make sure that you don't use it every day instantly”▶ 11:03
- “Just go slow, maybe once a week first and then twice a week and then move up the ladder”▶ 11:09
- “Just make sure that you use sunscreen consistently”▶ 11:17
- “This one is really great if you have aging concerns or if you have dull texture on your skin”▶ 11:22
Farm Stay$14.80- “This one has tea tree leaf extract for antibacterial and purifying vibes”▶ 11:41
- “It's gentle and not harsh like the tea tree essential oil”▶ 11:47
- “This one also has centella and madecassoside which is a classic calming and barrier supporting botanical”▶ 11:52
- “This one also has hyaluronic acid and glycerin to provide hydration and skin plumping moisture”▶ 11:59
- “I usually use this days before and during my period because I'm really really prone to hormonal breakouts”▶ 12:07
- “This ampoule really hydrates without heaviness”▶ 12:16
- “It helps calm redness and I find that it really supports my skin moisture barrier”▶ 12:18
- “This ampoule is also great for layering both AM and PM”▶ 12:25
- “It contains fragrance”▶ 12:32
- “Although it's in the lowest part of the ingredients list, this may still irritate very sensitive skin”▶ 12:35
- “If you are sensitive to fragrance, you might have to skip this”▶ 12:42
- “It's really great for normal, acne prone and combination skin and those wanting lightweight hydration plus soothing support and also with people battling occasional irritation or redness”▶ 12:44
numbuzin$28.00- “This one is really great if you have skin texture”▶ 13:10
- “I find that my big pores, like on the side of my cheeks, they appear a bit smaller every time I use this”▶ 13:12
- “Texture-wise, it really helps my skin to have a better texture”▶ 13:22
- “This one has fermented ingredients that does that, that refines texture and gives that soft, blurred finish”▶ 13:26
- “Some people complain that it has a strong scent”▶ 13:36
- “I can't even smell so much”▶ 13:38
- “Some people also say that this might be too rich for very oily skin, but for me also, I don't think that I think that it's very lightweight”▶ 13:44
- “It gives you that glassy glow”▶ 13:56
- “If you are sensitive to fermented ingredients, that might be a dealbreaker for you”▶ 14:01
- “This one is a very simple serum, but powerful”▶ 14:10
- “This is what I use every time I exfoliate”▶ 14:20
- “I find that this one really balances my skin out”▶ 14:22
- “It's not overly hydrating, also not mattifying”▶ 14:28
- “It just really normalizes my skin after exfoliation or when I do a purifying mask like the SKIN1004 pink clay mask”▶ 14:31
- “After using that, I put this on and my skin feels really calm”▶ 14:41
- “It's not overly hydrating, not mattifying, but I can feel like my skin just balances every time I use this”▶ 14:49
- “It might not be enough hydration alone for dry skin, but for my oily combination skin, it is perfect”▶ 15:02
- “This is great if you have oily combination skin looking for balancing your skin out”▶ 15:06
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