Korean skincare routine on a budget

A full Korean skincare routine doesn’t have to be super expensive. I am always that type of person that looks for a cheap alternative, but still looking for great products. My financial situation isn’t great so I really can’t afford very expensive skincare.

So these are my tips for really nice and great skincare products on a budget. If you are completely new to this type of routine I would not start with all the products in a full routine at once. Instead start with a cleanser, toner, one serum and a moisturizer. Then when your skin is getting used to the products you add more until you have a routine that suits you.

If you want to know more about the Korean skincare routine you can read this post.

All the products are linked to a full review so if you are interested in a product, just click the link and you get a full review on it.

Links to were to shop the products is located on a list at the bottom of this post.

For normal to dry skin type

Cleansers

Makeup remover

• The face shop rice water bright lip and eye remover
• ETUDE HOUSE Soon Jung Lip and Eye Remover

Oil cleanser

• Tonymoly Wonder Olive Tox Cleansing Oil
• The Face Shop Rice Water Bright Cleansing Rich Oil
• Banila Co clean it zero

Foam cleansers

• IUNIK Centella Bubble Cleansing Foam
• HOLIKA HOLIKA Daily Fresh Cleansing Foam

Toners

• Secret Key Rose Floral Softening Toner
• Nature Republic Soothing & Moisture ALOE VERA toner
• The Saem urban eco harakeke toner

Essences and ampoules

• Elizavecca Milky Piggy Hell-Pore Gold Essence
• It’s skin Power 10 Formula all different types of ampoules
• TIAM My Signature C Source (C- vitamin serum for brightening effects)

When looking at serums and ampoules you really need too look at your own skin to determine what types of serums you will need.

Exfoliators/Peeling masks

• TOSOWOONG Black Sugar Facial Scrub
• SecretKey Lemon Sparkling Peeling Gel

Moisturizers

• SCINIC Snail Matrix Cream
• iUNIK Beta Glucan Daily Moisture Cream
• TONYMOLY THE Chok Chok Green Tea Watery Cream

Eye cream

• MIZON Snail Repair Eye Cream

Sheet masks

• ETUDE HOUSE 0.2 Therapy Air Mask

Sleeping mask

• COSRX Ultimate Nourishing Rice Overnight Spa Mask (packaging has changed)
• iUNIK Propolis Vitamin Sleeping Mask

Where to get the products?