Stop Wasting Money on K-Beauty: Dermatologist's Essential Guide

Name: Stop Wasting Money on K-Beauty: Dermatologist's Essential Guide
Uploaded: 2026-03-08T17:01:06.000Z

Dr. Dustin Portela @drdustinportela

9 products · Mar 8, 2026 · Watch on YouTube ↗

01
AESTURA$29.00
ATOBARRIER365 Foaming Cleanser
- “This is pH balanced and it's a very gentle cleanser”▶ 4:26
- “You want a pH balanced cleanser”▶ 4:48
- “You want very gentle surfactants”▶ 4:53
- “If you have sensitive skin, avoid fragrance”▶ 4:58
- “You want to make sure that it removes sunscreen effectively because you should be wearing that every day”▶ 5:09
02
Jumiso
Niacinamide 20% Serum
- “This feels very nice”▶ 6:32
- “Jumiso has great textures to their products”▶ 6:33
03
innisfree
Retinol Green Tea PDRN Firming Serum
- “This has a nice texture to it as most Korean serums do”▶ 7:06
- “This one is going to have a little retinol in it plus the PDRN, so you're getting some of that kind of peptide type action”▶ 7:08
- “The green tea antioxidants are going to be in there to help you with anti-aging”▶ 7:15
04
Glow Recipe$32
Prickly Pear Peptide Hydrating Vegan Mucin Serum
- “This is very similar texture to a snail mucin, but fully cruelty-free, and the texture gives you the same experience as snail mucin”▶ 7:53
- “You can see it kind of stringing up there, but completely cruelty-free, ethically sourced”▶ 8:06
- “That is your best alternative to snail mucin”▶ 8:13
05
A'pieu
Astora Lotion
- “This is a lotion. It's much more lightweight. This is going to be better for a more oily skin type who doesn't want a thicker type of moisturizer”▶ 9:48
- “It blends in very nicely”▶ 9:57
06
Jumiso$21.25
D-Panthenol Barrier Soothing Cream
- “This is going to have a little bit thicker texture than the lotion from Astora”▶ 10:05
07
Jumiso$18.20
Niacinamide 5+ Overnight Cream
- “This is also kind of a treatment. It's dark spot correcting because of the niacinamide”▶ 10:19
- “It is a gel, but inside they put these little dollops of more of a cream in there, and I just thought it looked cool inside the packaging”▶ 10:28
08
Then I Met You$36.00
Essence Light Sunscreen SPF 50 PA+++
- “Starts out white, but blends in very nicely”▶ 12:36
09
SKIN1004
Madagascar Centella Probio-Cica Glow Sun Ampoule
- “Very nice texture”▶ 12:49
- “Blends in even faster than Then I Met You”▶ 12:51

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