5 Food-Themed Korean Beauty Products That Will Totally Transform Your Skin — Shopping

The outermost portion of our skin is generally made of 10 to 30 dead layers. Mine's at about -5 at the moment, because just before I sat down to write this piece, a Korean spa Jedi took a scouring pad to my body and proceeded to power-scrub as though possessed by the Force. She then doused me with warm milk, slathered me in puréed cucumber, and sent me home a new woman. Or at least one with unrecognizably silky, glowing skin.

Although not all Korean skincare (or K-beauty, as it's popularly known) is so extreme, it often shares two things with my evening's adventure: visible results and foodie roots. Or actually, some combination thereof. One of the highest compliments — indeed, one of the most sought-after results — within this esthetic ecosystem is "honey skin."

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