K-Beauty Notes
Eye cream, eye serum or eye patches: which care is right for you?
Cream for creamy care, serum for a light texture, patches for the care break: each with two suitable product examples and application tips.
Selecting Centella serum: Cica and ampoules explained clearly
Cica and Centella explained clearly: When a serum or an ampoule is suitable and how the light SKIN1004 care finds its place in front of your cream.
SKIN1004 or Anua: Select and use azelaic acid serum
Small SKIN1004 format or Anua with hyaluronic care: Clearly select two azelaic acid serums and slowly introduce them into your routine.
Fermented skin care: What Bifida and Galactomyces mean
Understanding fermentation on the label: What Bifida and Galactomyces reveal, how essence and cream differ and what the microbiome promise leaves open.
Bakuchiol in skin care: What makes it different from retinol?
Bakuchiol is its own ingredient. Lee explains the oft-quoted comparative study, its limitations, and two different product examples.
Propolis in skin care: What is behind the bee resin?
Propolis is bee resin and is found in many golden serums and toners. Lee explains the origin, two specific recipes and the limits of vegan care and allergies.
If the skin feels tight or burns: Understanding the skin barrier
Suddenly the familiar cream burns. Lee explains what the skin barrier does, how you can make your care more manageable and when medical advice is necessary.
Using retinol: A gentle introduction to your evening routine
A clear introduction to vitamin A care: with information about retinol, seven answers about retinal and a familiar cream to accompany it.
Constantly dry lips despite care: What you can change
You put cream on your lips and they still feel tight? Lee looks at little habits, irritating ingredients and matching lip care from Torriden and Laneige.
If sunscreen stings your eyes: What should you pay attention to when choosing?
Burning eyes after sunscreen: What helps with direct contact and how to sensibly check the application, list of ingredients and product selection.
Lip mask or lip balm: What helps you with dry lips?
A pen for on the go, a mask for the night? We look at texture, tolerance and the little things that are important for dry lips.
Acne – what K-Beauty can do and where medicine begins
Acne asks loud questions. What helps immediately? What has the strongest effect? And which product will end it forever?The skin answers more quietly: There is no treatment that works for all people...
Ingredients in K-Beauty: What suits your care needs?
Hyaluronic acid, cica or niacinamide? Lee sorts the names according to your questions and shows you how to choose the right care.
Combining niacinamide, azelaic acid and vitamin C: FAQ
Which serums go together and what is already included? Nine answers will help you clearly classify niacinamide, azelaic acid and vitamin C.
Sunscreen for sensitive skin: How to compare formulations
If sunscreen irritates your skin, it's worth taking a closer look at the fragrance, texture and your previous routine. A calm selection aid with product examples.
Pimple Patches: How long do they stay on – and why do they turn white?
This is how you stick and change hydrocolloid patches - and why their white discoloration is not a measurement of removed dirt.
Enzyme peeling: How is it different from AHA, BHA and cleansing powder?
Differentiate enzyme peeling, acid and friction - with simple rinsing instructions for a cleansing powder with papain and protease.
Scalp serum: where do you apply it and does it stay in your hair?
Scalp or lengths, dry or damp, rinse or leave in: This is how you classify a scalp serum - with an application example from VT.
Allantoin: What does the inconspicuous ingredient do in your skin care?
Allantoin in brief: This is how you recognize the nourishing ingredient and classify it using the example of the Biodance Cera-nol Toner Pads.
Combining Niacinamide and Retinol: How do you keep your routine organized?
Niacinamide and retinol can appear in a routine. Two specific products show how sequence and a slow introduction remain clear.
Bee venom in cosmetics: What does Bee Venom mean?
Bee Venom means bee poison. What makes the ingredient different from honey and why individual tolerance is important when choosing.
Aloe vera: Muss es immer ein Gel sein?
Aloe vera is also used in rich care. What distinguishes the leaf extract from the finished gel or cream.