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A Deep Dive into Micellar Cleansing Waters

Once upon a time, over a century ago, French women had to wash their now-famously glowing skin with harsh Parisian water. That is, until a British university discovered micelles in 1913. Eventually, these little spheres of oil suspended in water made their way to French pharmacies, who picked up on the cosmetic use of micelles…

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Never Compromise: An Interview with Park Tamhee, Founder of Polatam

As female founders and co-CEOs of our own company, Glow Recipe, we wanted to show our support for other female entrepreneurs. We find it incredibly important to shine a light on the amazing successes of women in business around the world. In the last of our series of interviews with the female founders who head…

Introducing… the Mystery Minis Box

Part of the thrill for a skincare junkie is finding new favorites. With each product that our team doesn’t love, there’s the sense that the next box we open or cleanser we foam up will be that much lovelier! Maybe it’ll have a killer scent, genius packaging, or the texture of the cream will be…

Ingredient Spotlight: Sahara Prickly Pear Cactus and Other Survival Botanicals

Snow. Sleet. Frigid temps. Searing heat. These are some of the extreme climates from around the globe. And while an August in Seoul can sometimes feel like it pushes the limits of human tolerance (seriously, try walking to the subway in heels and office wear in sheets of rain and 100% humidity and 90+ degrees),…

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1 Day, 1 Mask: Korea’s Top Beauty Trend

A mask a day keeps skin concerns at bay!

A New Exfoliating HG: Salon de Tte

Going to the bathhouse a few times a month with my grandmother and mother, was a time-honored tradition in my family. It will be an almost all day event, where we would spend hours talking in the steam room, dipping in various botanical-infused pools, wrap up our hair in conditioning masks and face mask to…

Experience “Velvet-Skin”: Ultra Dewy and Ready to Absorb

As we know, hydrated skin is healthier skin. This is the foundational rule behind K-Beauty that helps people of all skin tones and types transform their complexions for the better. There are some ingredients that are native to Asian skincare that we rarely see in Western beauty, and Galactomyces is one of these culprits: pronounced…

We’re going to Beautycon NYC!

We had such an amazing time at Beautycon LA earlier this year, and we’re so excited to participate in Beautycon again, but this time on our home turf! Beautycon is an annual festival with multiple dates across the country where beauty addicts get to interact with their favorite digital influencers while seeing and shopping with…

Huxley Secret of Sahara Cream: As Goldilocks would say…’Just Right’

The first thing I do in the morning is to brush my finger against my cheek. Actually that’s the second thing I do, the first is groggily waking up to my little one tackling me in the gut.  ^^; After years of testing products, this finger-to-the-cheek test is the quickest way I know whether a…