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Why do some 'clean' lip balms and blushes go off so fast?
Over on r/Sephora, someone's lip balm from a 'clean' brand started smelling sweet and sour before it was a year old, and it put them off the whole line. They admitted it hadn't had much use, but asked whether others were
0 0Euljiro's 'Hipjiro' alleys: printing shops by day, hidden bars by night
Euljiro doesn't look like a nightlife district at first glance. By day it's still full of small printing shops and metal workshops that have operated there since the late 1960s — paper stacked on the pavement, delivery c
0 0"Soothing" ingredients made you redder? When centella or heartleaf does not agree
Centella (cica), heartleaf, mugwort, propolis: in K-beauty these are practically synonyms for "calming". Yet forums have plenty of posts saying "my soothing cream made me redder." Points that come up often Plant extracts
0 0Reading a Korean ingredient list: learn the ordering rule first
Lots of ingredient fans zero in on the first few items, but first it helps to know how Korean INCI lists are ordered. The basics Korean cosmetics must list all ingredients They're generally listed from highest to lowest
0 0Why Does Cheilitis Occur? Why Your Lips Keep Getting Chapped and Cracked, and How to Care for Them
If your lips crack every winter and still sting for days even after applying lip balm, you may have searched for the term “cheilitis” at least once. The name is complicated, but the meaning is simple. It’s a general term
0 0Why Are Labs Cautious About the Label “Preservative-Free”?
Products containing water need to be managed for microbes, so even when they say “no added preservatives,” in most cases they use other methods to ensure preservation. Depending on how the claim is worded, it can also ca
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