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Hannah Reid
Routine, cleansing, sunscreen and reactive skin

Hannah Reid

Hannah writes the routine side of Bare Seoul — the order things go in, what to drop when a routine has got out of hand, and what to do about skin that reacts to everything. She is not a dermatologist and does not play one.

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Oily skin

Korean skincare for oily skin that feels dehydrated

Oily skin can be short on water even while it looks shiny. Korean skincare adds the water back with gentle cleansing and light layers, and here's how to tell if your oily skin is dehydrated.

Sun & SPF

Why your Korean sunscreen pills, and how to stop it

Sunscreen can ball up and rub off when you layer a Korean routine. The cause is usually the layers underneath. Here's what pilling is, and the simple changes that help.

Sun & SPF

How to reapply Korean sunscreen over a full face of makeup

Reapplying sunscreen is easy on bare skin and awkward over makeup. Here's how to top up a Korean SPF through the day — sun sticks, cushions, and the formats that promise more than they deliver.

Sun & SPF

Chemical vs mineral filters in a Korean sunscreen, and white cast

Why one Korean sunscreen vanishes on your skin and another leaves you grey comes down to the filters inside it. Here is the difference, and how to tell what you are buying.

The routine

A gentle Korean skincare routine for acne-prone skin

Acne-prone skin is more often over-treated than under-treated. A short Korean routine that cleanses gently, uses one acid instead of three, and keeps the barrier calm — plus how to fade the marks a breakout leaves.

The routine

A Korean skincare routine for dry and dehydrated skin

Skin that feels tight isn't always short on oil — often it's short on water, and the two want different fixes. Here's the Korean way to layer hydration, and the step that stops it evaporating before the morning's out.

Sun & SPF

What SPF and PA ratings mean on a Korean sunscreen label

Korean sunscreens carry two ratings you won't find on most Australian bottles: an SPF number and a PA rating in plus signs. One covers the rays that burn, the other the rays that age skin — here's how to read both.

The mask step

Korean face masks: sheet, clay and sleeping, and which you need

In a Korean routine the mask is an occasional boost, and it turns up in three forms: sheet, wash-off and sleeping. Here's what each one does, and which your skin will get the most from.

The routine

A Korean skincare routine for sensitive skin

Sensitive skin does best on fewer, gentler steps — the barrier-first approach Korean skincare is known for. Here's how to build a calm routine around ingredients like centella and heartleaf, and what to leave out.

The routine

Where does sunscreen go in a Korean skincare routine?

Sunscreen is the morning step people most often get out of order. In a Korean routine it's the final layer — on over your moisturiser, once your skincare has sunk in — and reapplying it is half the job.

The routine

A Korean skincare routine for combination skin

Combination skin is really two skins on one face — an oily T-zone and drier cheeks. Here's how to build a Korean routine that treats each zone for what it needs, instead of fighting the whole face at once.

The routine

A Korean skincare routine for oily skin

Oily skin does best on a gentle, layered routine — the approach Korean skincare is known for. Here's how to build one that hydrates, balances oil and keeps shine down without drying your skin out.