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Korean skincare · screened

K-beauty, read ingredient by ingredient.

77 Korean products, each graded ingredient by ingredient and checked against real reviews before it's listed.

77 products · 803 ingredients graded · ships from Seoul

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GDS Hair Dye Shampoo in Black, Brown and Dark Brown — renewed Non-PPD two-part bottles on a shower shelf

GDS · Now Non-PPD

Same shower routine. New Non-PPD formula.

GDS is renewed: no PPD, a two-part bottle you pump and mix in your palm, ten minutes in the shower.

GDS Hair Dye Shampoo$29.994.9 out of 5

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Arencia sun stick and YBK sunscreen, Hwahae award winners, on a sunlit dune

Hwahae award winners

Korea already ranked these first.

Hwahae is Korea's largest ingredient-and-review app. These topped its efficacy awards — and passed our screen too.

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Just screened

The newest to pass our screen.

Graded ingredient by ingredient before they went on the shelf.

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Nothing gets in on marketing.

How a product earns its place

Every product goes through the same three steps — and we publish what we find, including where a pick falls short.

  1. 01
    Screened

    We read the ingredient list first.

    Every formula is graded ingredient by ingredient against public safety data — the risk level, what each one is there to do, and what the formula leaves out.

  2. 02
    Reviewed

    Then we check it against real use.

    We read what buyers actually report — what worked, what didn't, and who it wasn't for — and weigh that against what the label promises.

  3. 03
    Compared

    Only then does it stand next to the category #1.

    We put every pick beside the best-seller on Amazon and Olive Young, and show the gap — whichever way it falls.

Screened, not sponsored

No brand pays for a place here. Every score, every benchmark and every flagged ingredient is published on the product page.

Ranking

Ranked by sales, review rating and screening score. Screening score: the full ingredient list on our low / mid / high scale, plus customer reviews and our own testing, out of 10. Our brand tags mark our exclusive brands, ranked the same way.
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  1. 01 LessChemiGalactomyces Derma Lotion 60mlGalactomyces Ferment Filtrate 9.8Screening score
  2. 02 CELLEANSERDerma Barrier P Cream 100ml5-Ceramide Complex + Panthenol + Plant Sterols 9.8Screening score
  3. 03 Reve:amWater-Fit 8-Layer Moisture Pad 60eaHyaluronic Acid (8-Type Complex) 9.7Screening score
  4. 04 baronsieEctoin Lotion 200mlEctoin 5,000ppm + Ceramide NP + Panthenol + Phosphatidylcholine 9.6Screening score
  5. 05 eple:meHydra Cell Boosting Toner 400mlHyaluronic Acid 9.5Screening score
  1. 01 bellpoRice Water Deep Cleansing Wipes 20eaRice Bran Water 9.8Screening score
  2. 02 Reve:amEnzyme Cleansing Powder 70gPapain + Lipase Enzymes 9.8Screening score
  3. 03 YBKRelief Hydration Light Foam Cleanser 150mlCica (Centella) + 5-Ceramide Complex + Amino-Acid Surfactants 9.8Screening score
  4. 04 SHINGMULNARAYoung Green Tea Tube Cleansing Balm 100mlCamellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Extract 9.8Screening score
  5. 05 NomadiaBlue Calming Panthenol 1% Cleansing Milk 190mlPanthenol 1% 9.7Screening score
  1. 01 HYGGEERelief Chamomile Cream 85gChamomile + Cica Complex 9.8Screening score
  2. 02 Mommy CareSea Grape Pore Refining Skin Pack 80eaSea Grape (Caulerpa) + 4-Weight Hyaluronic Acid 9.8Screening score
  3. 03 TOWBTOWBPerfect Collagen Mask 32gHydrolyzed Collagen + 10-Type Hyaluronic Complex + Niacinamide/Adenosine 9.5Screening score
  4. 04 YBKPore Clear Clay Cream Mask 200mlKaolin + Bentonite Clay Complex 9.4Screening score
  5. 05 Noon'sUpStellar Bloom Hyaluronic Collagen Wrapping Mask 80ml8-Type Hyaluronic Acid + Collagen 9.4Screening score
  1. 01 ArenciaCloud Sun Stick SPF50+/PA++++ 18g6 Peptides + Ceramide NP + Plant-based PDRN 9.2Screening score
  2. 02 SIDMOOLDeokmani Mineral Sunscreen SPF50+/PA++++ 60mlNon-nano Zinc Oxide 17% + Cica + 3 Hyaluronic Acids 9.6Screening score
  3. 03 YBKRelief Hydration Light Sunscreen SPF50+/PA++++ 50ml4 Next-Gen UV Filters + 5 Ceramides + Cica 9.5Screening score
  4. 04 MARSHIQUESerum Glow Tone-up Sun Cushion SPF50+/PA++++ 12gZinc + Titanium (Mineral) + Niacinamide + Adenosine 9.5Screening score
  5. 05 NEER'GAir Touch Sun Stick SPF50+/PA++++ 18g4 Modern UV Filters (incl. Tinosorb S) + Cica 9.1Screening score
  1. 01 in;usthTrouble-Care Jelly Body Wash 490mlSalicylic Acid (BHA) + AHA/PHA Complex + Tea Tree 9.3Screening score
  2. 02 Pure SommePure Organic Jojoba Oil 30ml100% Organic Jojoba (Simmondsia Chinensis) Seed Oil 9.8Screening score
  3. 03 Dr.BioEco Moisture Cream 300gCeramide NP + Panthenol + Probiotic Barrier Complex 9.8Screening score
  4. 04 Beauty RecipeSnow White Ingrown-Hair After-Waxing Scrub 500gSugar Scrub + Rice Ferment Enzyme + Niacinamide 9.5Screening score
  5. 05 cleetyLacto Probiotics Rejuvenating Foaming Wash Tea Tree 175mlLacto Probiotic Ferment Complex + Tea Tree + Prebiotics 9.5Screening score
  1. 01 GDSOur brandHair Dye Shampoo — Grey Coverage in 10 Minutes in the ShowerToluene-2,5-diamine (PTD) colour — no PPD 8.7Screening score
  2. 02 LEVEROOur brandLevero Coloring Shampoo — Grey Coverage in 5–10 Minutes, 300mlCentella, beer yeast & rosemary base 8.6Screening score
  3. 03 LEVEROOur brandLevero Gray Hair Cover Stick — Dark Brown 4gJojoba, beer yeast & houttuynia 9.1Screening score
  4. 04 8growScalp-Care Pro-Vitamin B5 Hair Tonic 100mlSalicylic Acid + L-Menthol + Pro-Vitamin B5 + Copper Peptides 9.3Screening score
  5. 05 Dr.OrgaAlpine Rose Silicone-Free Damage & Color-Care Conditioner 210mlAlpine Rose (Rhododendron) + Rose 5 Blend + Hydrolyzed Proteins 9.2Screening score

Every ingredient, before any claim.

Read before you buy

Open any product and you'll see the same thing we use to decide: every ingredient, its risk level, what it's there to do, and what the formula leaves out.

  • Full ingredient list
  • Risk-rated
  • "Free-of" flags
  • What it's for
CELLEANSERDerma Barrier P Cream 100ml66 ingredients screened9.8Screening score
Low 66Mid 0High 0
  • WaterSolvent
  • Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed OilBarrier Lipid
  • GlycerinHumectant
  • Hydrogenated PolydeceneEmollient
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KitSystem kit · 2 + 2 + 1New · First kit

One routine. Eight weeks. One box.

Covering the grey is one job. The mornings between washes are another, and the scalp underneath is a third. The Grey System boxes all three, in your shade.

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The Grey System Kit$99.99 See the kit

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