My skin is resilient (I haven’t reacted to hundreds of products throughout my lifetime). Still, I am a Tretinoin user, and first and foremost, I focus on barrier strengthening. There is a very good chance you’ll be looking at this range after being told about Beauty of Joseon Dynasty Cream . It was the product that put the brand on the map in the UK, and for a good reason. Meet the 'Dynasty Cream,' our very first product here at Beauty of Joseon, and a long-time favorite of many of our customers. Its firm and creamy texture gives your skin deep, long-lasting moisture and nourishment. This all-in-one cream is filled with good-for-skin ingredients like rice bran water, ginseng water, squalane, and niacinamide. These ingredients help to keep your skin healthy, hydrated, and balanced. Its firm texture sinks into your skin, providing moisture and nourishment from deep within.

Funnily enough, Beauty of Joseon is not a popular brand in South Korea. But that’s not to say it isn’t a good line – it’s just that there’s so many popular big brands already in South Korea that many brands choose to market themselves in the US instead where K-beauty has become mainstream popular now. Which I’m not mad about, because that means easier access for me. Snaidr, Victoria A., Diona L. Damian, and Gary M. Halliday. “ Nicotinamide for photoprotection and skin cancer chemoprevention: A review of efficacy and safety.” Experimental dermatology28 (2019): 15-22.So, let’s get into the details of this impressive moisturizer. First Impressions of the Beauty of Joseon Dynasty Cream You’ll also find other hydration-focused and skin-improving actives included like Niacinamide, both Sodium Hyaluronate and hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Mushroom Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract and more. Other than a couple synthetics I’d like to see excluded, it’s otherwise formulated pretty clean. I’d recommend the Beauty of Joseon serum for dry skin in need of intense hydration. I bought this alongside the face wash. I have been a huhge fan of the SPF so decided to try more products from BOS. At first, I did not see the glow or feel hydrated. I also broke out in very few pimples, but persisted day/night using the wash and cream. By day 4 my skin cleared up and I had a glow all day! Now, my face is always soft and dewy. So my axvice is to give it time + persistence. . Joseon was a Korean dynasty that lasted over 500 years. In the Joseon period, the practice of sumptuous makeup was restrained by the values of Confucianism. Instead, other objects such as white, blue, and white porcelain cosmetics containers, mirrors, combs, hats, pendants, and hairpins were developed. The elaborate headpieces and royal costumes you see in Kdramas? Yeah, all that came from the Joseon period.

It minimizes the feeling of oiliness and focuses on providing moisture. It contains 'red bean', known to help absorb sebum due to its abundance of saponins, and 'peptides', known to help improve wrinkles. Beauty of Joseon is all about simplifying your daily skincare regimen without compromising on effectiveness.Hou, Joon Hyuk, Hyunjung Shin, Kyoung Hwa Jang, Chae Kyu Park, Bonsuk Koo, Hyeji Shin, Soon Hong Yuk, and Ki Yong Lee. “ Anti‐acne properties of hydrophobic fraction of red ginseng (Panax ginseng CA Meyer) and its active components.” Phytotherapy Research33, no. 3 (2019): 584-590. Ginseng is the most important herbal ingredient in Korean history. In the Joseon Dynasty, it was called 'Shincho', meaning herb from the gods. The rich saponin contained in ginseng helps to make the skin healthier and more energized.