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The Korean routine, in the right order

There are ten steps. Six actually matter. Here's which ones, and in what order.

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Only one rule to remember

Thinnest to richest, water-based before oil-based. A thick texture leaves a film: whatever goes on after it just sits on top. The order of the ten steps below is nothing more than that rule applied.

Thirty seconds between layers is enough.

01
Evening Essential

Cleansing oil

In the evening, oil or balm dissolves sunscreen and makeup. Micellar water does not.

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02
Morning and evening Essential

Foaming cleanser

Oil dissolves makeup and sunscreen, foam rinses off the rest. Together they make the double cleanse, the foundation of the whole Korean method.

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03
1–2 times a week Optional

Exfoliant

AHAs for texture and tone, BHAs for pores. Never daily: past twice a week you wear down the skin barrier instead of clearing it.

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04
Morning and evening Essential

Toner

Nothing to do with the astringent toners of thirty years ago. A Korean toner hydrates and primes the skin to absorb everything that follows. Apply it while skin is still damp.

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Essence Toner
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05
Morning and evening Optional

Essence

Lighter than a serum, more concentrated than a toner. It's the most Korean step on the list, and the first one to skip if your toner already hydrates well.

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06
Morning or night Essential

Serum and ampoule

The one step that targets something specific: niacinamide for dark spots, retinol for lines, hyaluronic acid for hydration. An ampoule is a more concentrated serum, nothing more.

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07
2–3 times a week Optional

Sheet mask

Fifteen minutes, not thirty: past that the sheet dries out and pulls back the water it just gave. Don't rinse, just pat in the excess.

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08
Evening Optional

Eye cream

The skin there is much thinner and produces no oil. Worth it for fine lines and under-eye hollows; unnecessary if your face cream is already gentle enough for the area.

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09
Morning and evening Essential

Cream, emulsion or sleeping mask

It seals in everything that came before. Emulsion if your skin gets shiny, cream if it feels tight, sleeping mask one or two nights a week for a richer finish. Without this step, what you applied before just evaporates.

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10
Morning Essential

Sunscreen

The other nine steps repair. This one prevents. It accounts for most of the difference you'll see a year from now, and it's the only step nothing else replaces.

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