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On Point | Podcast

How South Korea became a global beauty powerhouse

On Point | Podcast

WBUR

Talk Show, Daily News, News, Npr, On Point, Daily

4.23.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

10-step skincare routines, products made from snail mucus. South Korea now exports more cosmetic products than smartphones. But pursuing beauty ideals can come at a social, emotional and physical cost.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Paris, New York, Los Angeles, and now Seoul, South Korea.

0:10.1

Welcome to the new global powerhouse in the beauty industry.

0:14.3

This essence has snail secretion filtrate, which yes, is snail slime.

0:20.1

So the snail secretion filtrate is supposed to brighten hydrate and support skin repair.

0:27.0

It's Christina Aranillo, one of an army of YouTubers immersed in the world of K Beauty.

0:33.2

And here's Charlotte Cho, walking viewers through her 10 step Korean skincare routine.

0:38.6

After cleansing, I do use a exfoliator to slough off any dead skin cells.

0:45.1

And I've been really into the Neo Gen Bio Peel.

0:49.2

This is the green tea version.

0:51.9

There are oil cleansers, toners, essences, serums, moisturizers, ampules, the list goes on.

0:59.3

In a video for Harper's Bizarre, K-Pop star Somi demonstrates how she plasteres a bright

1:04.8

yellow mask on her face.

1:07.0

You can tear it easily.

1:09.0

There we go.

1:11.0

Look at this.

1:12.0

It's yellow.

1:13.0

So I'll be looking like a giant yolk, but.

1:20.2

She also uses a plastic device called a neckline slimmer.

1:26.8

So you know this part here, like this double chin you get.

1:29.8

If you're like those, like you get this, you put this on your chest right here, hold it

1:35.7

nicely, gentle, and you nod.

1:46.6

This is on point.

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