Sensitive skin

Best Korean toners in Australia

Three Korean toners, each with a different use: one for everyday hydration, one to calm sensitive skin, and one that gently exfoliates. We explain which one to use and who each one suits.

Best Korean moisturisers in Australia

Three Korean moisturisers for three needs — a light all-rounder, a rich cream for dry skin, and a gentle ceramide gel for sensitive skin.

Best Korean face cleansers for dry skin in Australia

Three Korean cleansers for dry skin — a low-pH daily gel, a fragrance-free barrier cleanse, and an oil that lifts SPF without stripping.

Best Korean retinol and retinal for beginners in Australia

Three Korean retinoids to start on — a gentle retinal, a 0.1% retinol cream for reactive skin, and a stronger retinal for once your skin has settled.

Best Korean sleeping masks in Australia for overnight hydration

Three Korean sleeping masks for overnight hydration — one all-rounder, one for dry skin, and a gentle ceramide pick for sensitive skin.

Best Korean cleansers for sensitive skin in Australia

Three fragrance-free Korean cleansers for sensitive skin — a gentle daily foam, a hydrating one, and a rare fragrance-free oil — when most 'gentle' washes hide essential oils.

Best affordable Korean serums in Australia

Three Korean serums that punch above their price — for glow, dark spots and value.

Heartleaf 77 Soothing Toner

A fragrance-free heartleaf toner that calms redness and adds light hydration — a gentle daily step for sensitive skin.

Clean It Zero Original Cleansing Balm

A solid sherbet balm that melts on skin contact, lifts off sunscreen and makeup, then rinses off with water.

Dive-In Hyaluronic Acid Serum

Five forms of hyaluronic acid in a watery, fragrance-free layer — the hydration step a dry or sensitive routine can lean on.

1025 Dokdo Toner

A fragrance-free, alcohol-free toner that rehydrates skin and supports the skin barrier after cleansing.

Low pH Good Morning Gel Cleanser

A low-pH gel built to clean without stripping skin — an easy morning wash, and the water step after an oil cleanse.

Revive Eye Serum: Ginseng + Retinal

Retinaldehyde — the most effective over-the-counter retinoid — in a gentle, fragrance-free serum at a remarkable price. About as good as a first retinoid gets.

Heartleaf Pore Control Cleansing Oil

Dissolves sunscreen and makeup, then emulsifies with water to rinse off — a gentle, good-value first cleanse for the double-cleanse step.

Glow Deep Serum: Rice + Alpha-Arbutin

Rice and gentle alpha-arbutin for a brighter, more even tone — the Korean serum most routines can start with.

Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Essence

A snail-mucin essence made to add water to tight, dehydrated skin — a sensible first Korean skincare product.