Summer Korean Skincare Favorites! Mid-Year Must-Haves 2026
- “I am in love with their apple cider grinding cleansing balm”▶ 0:37
- “It cleans really well, removes very resistant sunscreen, removes resistant eye makeup, emulsifies, rinses off completely clean”▶ 0:55
- “It is so aesthetically pleasing”▶ 1:05
- “I feel like this grinds better than a lot of the other ones I use where you can just be turning and turning and just a little bit comes out”▶ 1:07
- “This has been shown in their clinical testing to be really effective at removing blackheads”▶ 1:15
- “It's an overall great balm cleanser for the summer”▶ 1:20
SOONDING$19.98- “It's a hybrid second cleanser that is perfect for summer”▶ 1:31
- “After a hot, congesting, long day, I want to put Jell-O on my face”▶ 1:36
- “It's got some gentle exfoliation via cellulose beads”▶ 1:48
- “Clinical testing has shown that this has the ability to remove 99% of pore impurities”▶ 1:57
- “It's a kind of cleanser you just love to use”▶ 2:05
- “Post rinse off your skin feels so great and just really clean without being stripped”▶ 2:06
FULLY$28.00- “I'm really loving from Fully their rice dough mask cleanser”▶ 2:33
- “It feels like rice mochi dough”▶ 2:35
- “This sits in a base of rice bran water, which I mean, of course, but also has five different kinds of fermented rice as well as kaolin clay”▶ 2:41
- “This is also low pH, which I absolutely love, especially for something this powerful and that includes kaolin clay”▶ 2:49
- “This decongests, it cleanses, and then it leaves your skin feeling super smooth and soft”▶ 2:56
Dr. Ceuracle$29.88- “I've been using the heck out of it”▶ 3:09
- “This is actually perfect for right now”▶ 3:24
- “It's all about the green tea, the antioxidants”▶ 3:27
- “This one I would consider to be more well aging focused”▶ 3:39
- “Absorbs beautifully, super lightweight”▶ 4:03
- “I feel like over time, not only does it just refine the texture of the skin, it's also brightening the skin tone as well”▶ 4:05
Dr. Althea$17.91- “This one is so hydrating, and I also appreciate that it has a wonderful cooling effect”▶ 4:37
- “It brings the skin temperature down”▶ 4:43
- “Korean skin care tends to use xylitol for that, not so much like menthol or anything like that. It is really a very comforting, non-irritating formula”▶ 4:45
- “This sits in a base of nutrient-rich deep sea water, as well as triple hyaluronic acid complex and beta glucan”▶ 4:53
- “This is the quintessential summer mist”▶ 5:13
Medicube$28.00
mixsoon$28.00- “I personally find these to be like a gentler alternative to the Dr. Melaxen”▶ 6:18
- “There are no acids in them, but they still manage to get the job done and transform the skin texture and make it really smooth”▶ 6:21
- “The white rice is for very sensitive skin that's dry and dull”▶ 6:28
- “This formula feels quite hydrating, which is, you know, not something I'm accustomed to with these peeling gels”▶ 7:01
- “This is something you could actually use a lot more often for more gradual exfoliation rather than using something quite strong”▶ 7:09
mixsoon$40.00- “The black rice version is a bit stronger and is meant for those with like oilier combination skins”▶ 7:16
- “Or if you're acne prone, congestion prone, it's still not like really harsh or strong”▶ 7:22
- “In the hot weather and the heat, I do feel I use this more because of the charcoal in here really helps draw out impurities”▶ 7:28
- “The physical exfoliation is also a bit more intense cuz it's got these fine black rice particles in it as well”▶ 7:36
- “It's really great for those hot, sweaty, pore-congesting days and it keeps your skin feeling super smooth and soft”▶ 7:51
FULLY$28.00- “This may be my new all-time favorite modeling mask or I'm just going to call it rubber mask like I used to”▶ 8:08
- “This is really and truly a rice dough mask, utterly pleasing to me”▶ 8:38
- “Clinical testing has shown that it can reduce the skin's temperature by 15%, which is just perfect for overheated, overexposed summer skin”▶ 8:53
- “It's also been shown to be able to reduce redness in skin by 16% hydration by 30%”▶ 9:05
- “When you remove this, your skin feels full of hydration”▶ 9:10
Centellian24$24.00
Anua$22.00- “I have to make an exception for this because I love these”▶ 10:52
- “I use these as cheek masks”▶ 11:01
- “It's gentle, there's no scent to it”▶ 11:11
- “Sometimes I just prefer this to a sheet mask”▶ 11:13
- “I feel like it does help with brightening, superficial redness, and just keeping those pores clean”▶ 11:17
Anua$25.00- “I like this mostly because of just how good it makes my skin look”▶ 11:31
- “It is so so lightweight. Actually, it's weightless”▶ 11:38
- “It's a light creamy gel that absorbs so fast, but at the same time it feels hydrating on the skin”▶ 11:44
- “It leaves a greaseless glow and you can barely even feel anything other than your skin just feels really soft and hydrated”▶ 11:49
- “This is almost your daytime moisturizer”▶ 11:58
Centellian24$32.00- “I actually got this for post treatment care while I was in Korea after like this intense micro needling treatment”▶ 12:33
- “I was told this was really really good for post treatment and just really helping the skin recover”▶ 12:42
- “It's definitely got a richer consistency than the Anua”▶ 12:58
- “It's not heavy. It's elegant. It feels hydrating and silky”▶ 13:09
- “This absorbs into the skin really fast. It's very moisturizing and it leaves kind of like a velvet matte finish”▶ 13:12
- “It's soothing and calming and it does so visibly”▶ 13:18
- “I feel like it really calms down any kind of redness”▶ 13:19
House of HUR$30.00
- “This is the least like sunscreen sunscreen and the innovation is just really impressive as well”▶ 16:00
- “This is the most watery serum-like lightweight with a tint of blue sunscreen”▶ 16:20
- “It's got this intense hydrating aspect to it, but also it just kind of absorbs and dries down immediately as well”▶ 16:26
- “It is weightless”▶ 16:33
- “Those with oily skin would love”▶ 16:34
- “This is so beautiful under makeup”▶ 16:50
- “It's non-sticky, non-greasy”▶ 16:52
- “It even makes makeup last longer in the heat and summer”▶ 16:54
- “You can reapply and reapply and it would just never feel like it's building up”▶ 17:03
- “It is so good”
- “The texture is like applying a creamy mousse on your skin”▶ 17:32
- “It's got this fluffy texture, which feels dense when you first apply it, but then it just kind of smooths out into this light sunscreen”▶ 17:35
- “It absorbs really quickly, dries down completely, non-sticky finish”▶ 17:45
- “This is weather adaptive, so even when it gets super humid and sticky, this will not be sticky”▶ 17:49
- “It has a dry touch finish to it, one that's really comfortable, breathable”▶ 17:56
- “This is a great sunscreen. I love it”▶ 18:00
- “Time and again, this is always just a best-seller, and there is a good reason why”▶ 18:09
- “I feel like it maintains all the properties of the Korean sunscreens that we just love so much, except it's even lighter”▶ 18:13
- “It's elegant, it's so easy to wear, it feels really nice even on top of your skin care”▶ 18:22
- “It's great under makeup”▶ 18:27
- “It feels hydrating, it's non-greasy, you don't really feel it sitting on your skin, so it's like very natural finish”▶ 18:30
SOONDING$16.20Coconut Dewy Calming Sunscreenshade · SPF50+ PA++++- “I'm so impressed with this one from Soonding, their coconut dewy calming sunscreen”▶ 18:39
- “It's a texture I believe just universally suits everyone”▶ 18:43
- “It's so lightweight, but it leaves a beautiful like dewy hydrated finish, which I love so much”▶ 18:47
- “It's just one of those sunscreens that again would suit anybody”▶ 18:55
- “I love the finish it gives my skin, and yeah, it's beautiful”▶ 19:04
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anillO$25.00- “I've been really into the Anillo ampoule treatments”▶ 19:29
- “The one that I use the most or that is the best for my hair is the Rosy Night Repair Ampoule Treatment”▶ 19:36
- “This one is more focused on damaged hair, color-treated, over-processed hair, just frizzy, coarse, you know, the hair that I have”▶ 19:42
- “On your wet hair, you feel the transformation from watery to suddenly it becomes creamy. And you feel it just coating your hair”▶ 19:58
- “Leave it for 2 minutes minimum”
- “Immediately, your hair just feels like silk and even dries better”▶ 19:28
- “It dries less frizzy. It dries glossier and shinier”▶ 20:35
- “The scent of this is so beautiful to me”▶ 20:53
anillO$17.90- “This is so refreshing for oily scalps”▶ 21:10
- “It's fantastic if you have a lot of congestion your scalp or if you're concerned about hair loss, you want to set those follicles free”▶ 21:16
- “If you're really oily here, this is like a gentle and really effective shampoo that feels so good”▶ 21:23
- “It is super cooling”▶ 21:30
- “I think actually it really benefits my scalp a lot”▶ 21:33
- “This has a green mint complex for that, which is also really great after gym, after workout”▶ 21:48
- “This also has some light physical exfoliation with almond peel powder”▶ 21:54
- “The scent of this is so therapeutic in a way. It's just really energizing”▶ 22:02
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