[ENG] The K-Beauty Podcast: Beyond Snail – 5 Sexy K-Beauty Ingredients

It’s time for another episode of The K-Beauty Podcast, and today is all about K-beauty ingredients! Rather than getting stuck on whether or not “snail slime” is yucky or sexy, we are delving deeper into the world of K-beauty and look at 5 typical K-beauty ingredients that I personally consider to be super exciting!

I had a lot of fun recording episode 5 of The K-Beauty Podcast! Talking about exciting, “sexy” K-beauty ingredients is always a surefire way to make me perk up and feel super happy discussing this in-depth.

Now, I am not a chemist or skincare researcher, so I always have to rely on other awesome blogger in the community to give me the infos I need concerning what these ingredients actually do. Thus, I have linked a few interesting articles from people who are way better suited when it comes to talking about the science behind ingredients than little old “I have a PhD…in a humanities subject…ho-hum” me! As per usual, I have also linked the products mentioned throughout this podcast.

I would also like to most humbly apologise for constantly mispronouncing the word “propolis” throughout this podcast episode, yikes! So, without further ado – I hope you will enjoy episode FIVE of The K-Beauty Podcast, titled (a tiny bit cheekily…): “Beyond Snail: 5 Sexy K-Beauty Skincare Ingredients”!

Here is episode FIVE of The K-Beauty Podcast:

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Episode Notes: Beyond Snail – 5 Sexy K-Beauty Skincare Ingredients

• Michelle from Labmuffin rounds up some scientific facts about snail slime
• Tracy from Fanserviced-B responds to that article from a certain blogger, defending snail slime and K-beauty as a whole (I love Tracy, she rocks!)
• Cosrx Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence – buy at Amazon US,* buy at Wishtrend*
• Intro and outro music: “Puzzle Pieces” by Lee Rosevere

Sexy K-Beauty Ingredients – No. 1: Propolis

• A short article on The Klog about the benefits of propolis
• Wikipedia entry on propolis with some pretty cool facts about the “bee glue”
• Leegeehaam Vita Propolis Ampoule – read my German review, buy at Amazon US,* buy at Amazon DE*
• Leegeehaam Vita Propolis Cream – buy at Amazon US*, I think this is being repackaged at the moment, so I couldn’t find any other shops that sells it at the moment!
• Tosowoong Propolis Sparkle Ampoule – buy at Yesstyle*
• Tosowoong Pure Propolis Masks, buy a single mask* or a 10 pack of masks at Yesstyle
• CNP Laboratory Propolis Energy Ampoule – buy at Stylekorean*, at Amazon US* (better price for you US peeps!)

Sexy K-Beauty Ingredients – No. 2: Beta Glucan 

• Interesting article on Beta Glucan as an anti ageing allrounder
• iUNIK Beta Glucan Power Moisture Serum – buy at Yesstyle*
• iUNIK Beta Glucan Daily Moisture Cream – buy at Yesstyle*
• Graymelin Pure 100% Beta Glucan Serum – buy at kmall24

Sexy K-Beauty Ingredients – No. 3: Fermented Ingredients

• Michelle from Labmuffin critically evaluates the efficacy of fermented ingredients
• Whamisa Organic Flowers Deep Rich Toner – read my German review, buy at Stylekorean*, buy at Amazon US*, buy at Amazon DE*
• Whamisa Organic Hydrogel Facial Masks – buy at Stylekorean*, buy at Amazon US*, buy at Amazon DE*
• Secret Key Rose First Treatment Essence – buy at Yesstyle* (it’s so good, you guys!)
• Missha Time Revolution First Treatment Essence Moist – buy at Amazon US*, buy at Amazon DE*
• Benton Fermentation Essence – buy at Yesstyle*
• Benton Fermentation Eye Cream – buy at Yesstyle*

Sexy K-Beauty Ingredients – No. 4: Red Ginseng

• Article on the benefits of red ginseng – mind you, it is from “Korea Ginseng Corp”, so I suspect a slight, um, bias
• Missha Cho Gong Jin gift set – buy at Yesstyle* (it’s not cheap, but you get all the classics from the line)
• Missha Cho Gong Jin Essence, my favourite product from the line – buy at Stylekorean*
• US viewers/listeners beware: you should avoid buying Missha products directly from the Missha US online store, since there have been issues with security breaches and credit card theft – read the excellent summary on this from Fanserviced-B
• Germans can buy some of the Missha Cho Gong Jin Line from Parfümerie Pieper* or from the Missha Germany shop
• Bombee Ginseng Red Honey Oil Masks – buy at Yesstyle* (currently you can only get a 10 pack though, sorry!)
• Sulwhasoo products are currently 10% off with coupon code “sulwhasoo10” at Beautytap*
• Illi makes some great sheet masks with Ginseng extract – try the Illi Camellia Oil Nourishing Mask, available at Yesstyle*, or how about the Illi Real Cotton Pumpkin Mask?* Sounds awesome in my book!
• The History of Whoo products are also available at Beautytap* – pricey, but gorgeous packaging!
• Roserose sells some The History of Whoo Samples
• I’m from Ginseng Mask* and Ginseng Serum* – both links lead to the Wishtrend shop

Sexy K-Beauty Ingredients – No. 5: Goat and Donkey Milk

• Article on the benefits of donkey milk for the skin (it is hard to find a non-biased article on this, sadly, but this one seems alright)
• Try the Freeset Donkey Milk Sheet Masks – they are on special at Roserose at the moment, only 8k Won for a 10 pack – I forgot to mention them on the podcast, many people with dry skin swear by these!
• The Saem Royal Natural Donkey Milk Moist Drop Cream – buy at Yesstyle*
• Elizavecca Silky Creamy Donkey Steam Moisture Cream – buy at Yesstyle*
• Hope Girl Ultra Moist Donkey Milk Cream – buy at Yesstyle*
• I cannot find an article on goat’s milk that doesn’t also try to sell you handmade soap, but this one at least lists the benefits quite nicely
• Xaivita Goat Milk Wrinkle Toner – buy at Roserose
• Xaivita Goat Milk Wrinkle Emulsion – buy at Roserose
• Xaivita Goat Milk Wrinkle Essence – buy at Amazon US*
• TonyMoly Naturalth skincare line with goat’s milk – buy at Yesstyle*

The weekly craves, faves and misbehaves

• Crave of the week: I.HOLLIDA skincare with fermented red ginseng! Sadly, it seems impossible to find a reputable website who sells these products – maybe the company went bust? Ah, such a shame!
• Fave of the Week: Dewins Snail Mask Pack sheet masks – I cannot find a seller of these that ships internationally, but here is the Thai website for those of you who can read Thai
• Misbehave of the week: Leegeehaam Tea Tree Pure Cleansing Water – if, for some reason, you wish to purchase this, you can find it at Glowrecipe
• You should much rather buy the amazing Leegeehaam Tea Tree Essence though! – read my German review of the LJH Tea Tree products, buy the Essence at Amazon US*, buy at Amazon DE*

So those are all the links and notes for episode five of The K-Beauty Podcast: “Beyond Snail: 5 Sexy K-Beauty Ingredients.” Make sure to subscribe on ITunes to never miss an episode! As always, I look forward to hearing your thoughts regarding this episode: which K-beauty skincare ingredients would you rate as sexiest/most intriguing?

Take care, guys!
Sugarpeaches

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