Instagram, TikTok, or just a skin-walk through life, wherever you check, you see the best Korean skincare products winning. The eternal desire for that precious ‘glass skin’ – clear and gorgeous – along with all the K-dramas that we love, has created a frenzy over Korean skincare.
But well, even though it’s a kickass skin trend that one should be aiming for, we back in India forget an essential question – are Korean skincare products apt for our skin? Even if they are, can they give us the same glow of glass skin as they have been doing worldwide? If not, how do we nail the results of this gold-standard beauty trend, the Indian way?
The answer is Milk – written and felt in our age-old beauty rituals, relevant even today. Milk is the ingredient that has been giving Indian skin the ‘glass’ nourishment for ages, even when Korean skin care products are doing it today.
In this article, we not only discuss how Milk is India’s answer to Korean skincare but also how we harness milk at a molecular level to get our version of Glass skin – clear, enhanced, glowing, and ultra-nourished.
1) Moisture Mama: Milk’s Ultra Nourishing Prowess
Hydration game – this is where Korean skincare products are winning and how! It’s all about giving your skin the right plump and jump, for an eternally youthful glow up. But guess what, milk has been doing this for way too long, even before it got trendy!
The secret? It’s all in the lipids, proteins, and peptides present in milk, making it the OG hydrating ingredient. Milk-based products, when combined with actives, dive deep into the skin to lock in the hydration. It is especially great for Indian skin wherein we suffer from dry patches due to our tricky climate conditions.
Whether you are looking for a face moisturizer for dry skin or face moisturizer for oily skin, you can take your pick from Neude Butter Mousse Face Moisturizer or Neude Skin Dew Gel Based Moisturiser, respectively. These moisturisers have milk, retextured to suit modern skincare needs, supercharged with new-age actives to enhance their efficacy, and give skin an even-toned, clear sheen.
2) Gentle Exfoliation: Milk’s Lactic Acid over Korean Skincare Products’ Peeling Exfoliation
We know, the beauty peel straight from Korean skin care products’ chambers is quite interesting and damn effective. But, it is also a little abrasive on the skin, especially if you are a soft-skincare girly looking for some skin love. Exfoliation should not feel like your skin is going to war. It should always be soothing and softening, resulting in beautiful, clear skin.
In comes Milk. Do you know it has all the relevant hydroxy acids that your skin needs? Lactic Acid is an ultra-nourishing milk exfoliant and a natural AHA. Milk also has Lactobionic Acid, a natural PHA that helps gently exfoliate the skin. These Milk Hydroxy Acids remove all the dirt, oil, and debris, and resurface new skin cells, so that you get your best skin every day, without losing any of its original sheen.
A good way to try the magic of milk-based exfoliation is Neude Lay Bare PROfoliator Body Exfoliator which is imbued with Lactic Acid and Lactobionic Acid and is supercharged with natural actives and BHA, for total skin renewal.
3) Milk Suncare vs K-Beauty SPF
The good thing here is that both K-beauty and Milk, if formulated the right way, offer ultra-nourishing but lightweight sunscreens. This means that even if the core ingredients are considered to be good in sunscreen for dry skin, these ultralight formulations ensure that these are gentle on every skin, and care for sensitive skin.
The best sunscreen is one that not only has UVA+UVB protection, but also one with ingredients that can help undo the tan and past UV damage, and in this facet, milk sunscreens are doing a great job. Lactic Acid in milk sunscreens helps reduce tan and dark spots, while the new-age filters help give complete UVA+UVB protection. A good milk sunscreen to own would be Neude Sunstoppable SPF45 PA+++ which does all of it, with ultralight but nourishing and non-sticky hydration. Oh and this does not leave a white cast.
4) Milk or Rice Water, the Brightening Power
Let’s face it, we all want that skin brightening product that can clear our skin up off all the stress and pollution side effects. Korean skincare products have been quite efficient so far in doing that. Rice Water is their hero ingredient, behind the best Korean skincare products that helps skin achieve its radiant, glass glow.
But wait, milk can do better, especially when it comes to diverse Indian skin. Milk has Lactic Acid, which is an ultra-nourishing activity. Lactic Acid gently exfoliates skin, and also reduces pigmentation and dark spots, even-toning and brightening skin in the process.
The result is bright and hydrated skin, which is bouncy and plump. A good way to get the Korean glass glow in India is using such milk skincare products, specifically formulated serums that heighten the efficacy of milk actives. Neude SkinGenesis All-in-One Face Serum has Lactic Acid supercharged by Niacinamide and Hyaluronic Acid for even-toned, renewed, hydrated skin.
5) The Peptide Hype and Anti Aging: Milk vs Korean Skincare Products
The best Korean skincare products are known to smooth out fine lines and wrinkles, giving skin an ethereal and eternal glow-up. That’s mostly because Korean skincare products are packed with collagen, peptides and antioxidants, the holy trinity of age-reversal and youth protection.
But wait, Milk has all of it and more, not as a cocktail of multiple ingredients, but on its own. Milk Peptides and Proteins make sure that your skin is nourished and plump while it works on fine lines and boosts the skin’s elasticity. Combined with newer actives like Niacinamide & Hyaluronic Acid, Milk further helps build and enhance the lipid barrier, making skin more supple and smoother. One can also create a cleansing + toning routine of Milk Peptides with products like Neude Milk Muse Face Cleansing Milk and Neude Tone It Up Rehydrating Face Toner, that are full of nourishing ingredients and Milk Peptides, for skin that’s boundy with every deep pore cleanse.
Redefining Milk Skincare, to Replace Korean Skincare Products in Your Vanity
Milk skincare has been around for ages. But, supercharged and re-textured milk skincare is a new thing, something that can easily take on Korean skincare products, to give Indian skin a natural and lasting glow-up with a comforting ingredient, one they have known for years. With Neude Skincare, Milk meets high-performance activities in a completely reimagined format, which makes using it a delight for the skin, leaving it flushed with an ultra-nourished, radiant, resilient glow. They call it the Hi-Glaze glow. And all of it is possible by harnessing milk at a molecular level, in every form – it’s The science of _ milk. Shop at Neude Skin now to witness this milk revolution for your skin.
