Why Your Oily Skin Gets Worse in Korea(And How to Fix It)
Why Your Oily Skin Gets Worse in Korea (And How to Fix It) She messaged me on a Tuesday afternoon. "My skin is a complete disaster. I have no idea what's going on." Sarah is from California. She moved to Seoul for work about six months before she reached out to me. Back home, she described her skin as "pretty normal, maybe a little oily in summer." A basic drugstore routine was more than enough to keep things manageable. Then Seoul happened. By the time I heard from her, she was dealing with constant shine by midday, clogged pores she had never experienced in the US, and breakouts along her jawline that showed up almost every week. She had already switched products three times at the pharmacy. Nothing worked. I had her come over, took one look at what she had been using, and the problem was immediately clear. She had been fighting her skin instead of working with it. And the humidity of a Korean summer was making everything worse. In this post, I want to walk th...