Your Skin Is What You Put On It

One South Korean luxury skincare brand says its do-it-all serum is the formula for a glowing and beautiful complexion. Here’s why they’ve been backing it for more than 20 years.

- Joyce Cheo

We are all familiar with the saying “you are what you eat”. The same idea applies to skincare and keeping your skin in tip-top condition.

In traditional Korean medicine, it is believed that ageing speeds up when the body’s yin and yang energies go out of sync. This imbalance results in the weakening of major organs, a slowing of the metabolic rate, and eventual illness. That’s why Koreans place so much emphasis on maintaining the delicate yin-yang balance. They believe the body is receptive to nourishment only when it is in optimal condition. And to ensure that the body absorbs all the benefits of traditional Korean herbal concoctions, these are consumed on an empty stomach.

Inspired by these principles, researchers at luxury K-beauty brand Sulwhasoo looked for ways to develop a skincare product meant to be applied right after cleansing. The primary focus: Restore balance to the skin and improve its overall health and vitality.