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Body oil feels drier than body lotion. Is it just me?
A theqoo beauty-board user whose body skin stays rough even in summer shared a puzzle. Body lotion keeps them moist until the next day, but body oil only leaves the surface shiny and somehow feels drier. Were they applyi
0 1Body care: which step do you skip the most?
Face routines get all the attention, but Korean shops have whole aisles for the neck down: body washes, scrubs, lotions, body sunscreen, hand creams and more. Where people admit they slack: Body lotion: skipped when rush
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0 0Breakouts on your back? Body care habits people often point to
Bumps on the back and chest are common in hot, humid weather, and body washes marketed for "body trouble" are a big category in Korea. Before buying anything, many people find the everyday habits matter as much as the pr
0 0Hair mists and body mists: Korea's softer take on fragrance?
Korean shops give a lot of shelf space to hair mists, body mists and scented body lotions, often more than to traditional perfume. For many shoppers, a light scent close to the skin or hair is the whole point. Why people
0 0That product didn't suit your face? How people use it up instead of binning it
A practical thread in r/KoreanBeauty. The poster hates throwing away products that don't agree with them, and shared their own tricks: a cream too thick for the face goes on hands and elbows, a snail essence that caused
0 1Aluminium-free deodorants: do they work, or is it antiperspirant or nothing?
A Mumsnet 'Am I being unreasonable?' thread that grew to 139 replies started with someone trying to cut down on 'chemicals' by switching to aluminium-free deodorant. The first brand she tried left her smelling sweaty aft
0 1Keratosis pilaris: tried almost everything, still bumpy — what actually helps?
On Mumsnet's Style & Beauty board, a poster who has had keratosis pilaris (the rough, red 'chicken skin' bumps) on her arms and legs all her life said she was fed up. She listed what she had already been through: urea cr
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