The best Korean moisturisers are the crème de la crème of K-beauty — and they’re especially essential during the winter months when your skin craves extra hydration. Unstoppably hydrating, these moisturisers make glass skin glassy, dewy skin dewy, and our bank accounts happy. (Most of these picks are very affordable! We love to see it!)
Prioritising a more holistic and preventative approach than we typically see from Western brands, Korean skincare products contain wonderfully-unique yet natural ingredients like snail mucin, rice water, and ginseng. The result? A deeply hydrated and dewy complexion, and a healthy skin barrier that stays moisturised and nourished for the long-term.
Thanks to the incredible amount of innovation going on in South Korea, there are K-beauty moisturisers to suit all different skin types and concerns. Below, you’ll find a few of our favourite formulas – as well as some key insights and opinions from a couple of K-beauty experts.
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Meet the experts:
How we tested:
The GLAMOUR team has been lucky enough to test products from a wide range of top Korean skincare brands in recent years — including plenty of moisturisers and creams. To decide which formulas deserved a spot in this edit, we looked at whether they used any specific K-beauty hero ingredients, how well they helped balance out any specific skin type or concern they were geared towards, and — most importantly — if they ultimately enhanced your natural radiance, thanks to their hydrating, plumping, and brightening formulas.
We also paid attention to how the formulas felt when applied, and made sure to use any products that we tested ourselves for a minimum of four weeks before making our final judgement. Find out more about how we test here.