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Anua PDRN serum or Torriden Dive-In: which for combination skin?
In August 2026, someone on the @cosme Q&A board in Japan asked: "I have combination skin and can't decide between Anua's PDRN Hyaluronic Acid 100 Serum and Torriden's DIVE-IN Serum. Which would you recommend?" It was a p
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0 0Why global giants’ K-beauty acquisitions struggled, and Dr. Jart+ may be sold back
An analysis piece says a string of once-celebrated K-beauty acquisitions by global groups has underdelivered. Deals mentioned Unilever → AHC (Carver Korea): €2.27B (about $2.7B) in 2017, a landmark deal at the time Estée
0 0Olive Young opens its first US store in Pasadena: what it means for brands
CJ Olive Young opened its first brick-and-mortar US store in Pasadena, California, on May 29. Key facts 58 W Colorado Blvd, about 8,647 sq ft Roughly 400 brands and 5,000 SKUs across skincare, makeup, hair and wellness A
0 0@cosme's H1 2026 awards: the word Japan and Korea share is PDRN
istyle, the company behind Japan's @cosme review site, published a column comparing its first-half 2026 Best Cosmetics winners across Japan, Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Here is what stands out for K-beauty fans. Skincar
0 0Olive Young opened its first US store in Pasadena, with five more planned
No need to fly to Myeongdong for the Olive Young experience any more, at least if you live near LA. The Korean health and beauty chain opened its first US store in Pasadena on May 28, 2026. What is inside, per the report
0 0Two days in Korea: which beauty buys paid off? 42 answers, mostly sheet masks
In January 2026, someone posted on the @cosme Q&A board in Japan: "I'm off to Korea tomorrow for one night! Which cosmetics were you glad you bought?" It went up the day before departure and still drew 42 answers. What t
0 0Bringing Asian skincare into Argentina by courier: a community guide
On r/CoquetARG, a user shared her method for buying genuine Asian cosmetics from Argentina. Her starting point: local resellers charge far more than these products cost abroad, and even official distributors carry heavy
0 0Korean skincare for oily skin? The brand Japanese answers named most
On the @cosme Q&A board in Japan, someone with oily skin asked: "Do fewer Koreans have oily skin? I want to switch to Korean skincare, but it all seems to be about preventing dryness." The question collected 24 answers b
0 0Are Korean creams still worth it in Thailand's heat and humidity?
On Pantip, Thailand's biggest forum, someone in their 40s asked whether Korean creams are still popular in Thailand and which ones to try for wrinkles. They remembered hearing years ago that Korean creams were good and w
0 1Qoo10 Mega Wari: great deals, or just a growing stash of sets and freebies?
When Qoo10 Japan's "Mega Wari" sale opened on 28 August at 5 pm, a "What are you buying?" thread went up on Girls Channel, a large Japanese women's forum. It passed 200 comments, mixing wish lists with the question of wh
0 0"What to buy in Korea for dry, sensitive skin?" 97 answers from Japan
In February 2026, a Japanese traveller in Korea posted on the @cosme Q&A board: "Dry, sensitive skin that breaks out easily, and makeup that slides off once things get dry. Please recommend Korean skincare, from moisturi
0 1Tourists spent 1 trillion won at Olive Young in 11 months — how shopping changed
CJ Olive Young announced in December 2025 that foreign visitors' purchases from January to November 2025 passed 1 trillion won, 26 times the full-year figure for 2022. Notable figures: Foreign customers' share of offline
0 0MoCRA in 2026: GMP and fragrance-allergen rules still pending, recall power already live
Law firm Foley & Lardner summarized where FDA cosmetics oversight stands in 2026. Think of it as a "next step" check for teams that already handled the MoCRA basics (facility registration, product listing, safety substan
0 0Sugar and skin ageing: what a new lab study actually found
Headlines saying sugar ages your skin are everywhere. A peer-reviewed study highlighted by The Estée Lauder Companies in April 2026 adds a more specific piece. What the research looked at: Glycation, where sugar binds to
0 0Autumn and winter in Korea: which kind of festival would you plan around?
From late autumn into winter, a lot of travellers start building trips around seasonal events rather than sights. The ones that come up again and again in travel threads: Lantern displays along Seoul's Cheonggyecheon str
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0 0Why "limonene" and "linalool" get their own line on Korean labels
Ever noticed names like limonene, linalool, citral or benzyl alcohol listed separately near the end of an ingredient list? If fragrance bothers your skin, this rule is worth knowing. The rule in brief Since 1 January 202
0 076.8% of Japanese visitors go to Seoul. Will "30 Small Cities" change that?
The Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA) and the Korea Tourism Organization announced a joint plan to ease Seoul's pull on Japanese travellers. Key points from Travel Voice: Where things stand 76.8% of Japanese visi
0 0K-beauty lookalikes: how to tell a Korean brand from a 'Korean-style' one
A post on r/AsianBeauty asking whether a set of toner pads was an 'AB marketing scam' drew more than 140 comments. The poster had noticed near-identical rave reviews across TikTok, including promo videos featuring AI-gen
0 0Why Korean cosmetic ads can no longer say "exosome", "microneedle" or "clinic only"
Korea's MFDS revised its cosmetics labeling and advertising guideline in January 2025, and a lot of trendy wording landed on the banned list. Has your team updated its product pages yet? Newly banned examples Wording tha
0 0Korea warns: that single-use vial is a serum, not eye drops
Those tiny single-dose vials are cute and travel-friendly. They also look a lot like disposable artificial tears, and Korea's food and drug safety ministry (MFDS) issued a warning about exactly that in August 2026. What
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