73: What the West got wrong about Korean Beauty | Skin care experts Christine Chang & Sarah Lee

“One of the most important things you can do is to educate yourself on some of the key skin care ingredients and how they work with your skin: Because maybe there’s a product that’s formulated for your skin type or concern, but it contains an ingredient that doesn’t work well for you. [It’s important to have a] deeper understanding and deeper relationship with your skin,” says Sarah Lee. In this episode of Clean Beauty School, mbg beauty director and host Alexandra Engler chats with Korean Beauty experts and founders of Glow Recipe Christine Chang and Sarah Lee. The trio talk about how to stay on top of the beauty zeitgeist, what Western beauty media got wrong about Korean Beauty, and why we need to limit interacting with “perfect, flawless” images on our social media feeds. 

Show notes:

-Follow Christine Chang & Sarah Lee (and Glow Recipe!)

-Read some recent stories published by the mbg beauty team: As Of Late with Norma Kamali, A Beauty Breakdown on Acne, a guide to “Indie Sleaze”, and introducing our new travel series Well Traveled  

-Read more about topics mentioned in this episode: Watermelon for the skin, how to layer skin care, skin barrier, sensitive skin, BHA and AHA, salicylic acid, PHA, hyaluronic acid, skin tints, tinted SPF.  

-Shop products mentioned in this episode: Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Sleeping Mask, Strawberry Smooth BHA + AHA Salicylic Acid Serum, Avocado Ceramide Recovery Serum, Papaya Sorbet Enzyme Cleansing Balm, Watermelon Glow PHA + BHA Pore-Tight Toner, Plum Plump Hyaluronic Acid Cream

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