Yes, it's true: These 25 Korean skincare products are absolutely worth every penny

1. A gentle Cosrx mild gel cleanser is perfect if you want a clean face without the tight, dry feeling afterward. With a balanced, low pH, it helps maintain your skin's natural defenses and shields it from acne-triggering irritants. Plus, it's infused with tea tree oil and BHA to keep your complexion smooth.

2. Or try The Face Shop's facial foaming cleanser enriched with rice water, which is packed with vitamins and minerals to hydrate and brighten your skin while safeguarding it from excessive irritation. Reviewers with sensitive skin highly recommend it!

3. A bottle of I'm From Gomi Rice Toner that dry skin sufferers call hydration in a bottle. Its plant-based extracts leave your skin feeling soft, smooth, and glowing, without any greasy or sticky finish.

4. A Beauty of Joseon serum if you're all about that glow. The blend of niacinamide and propolis extract works to keep your skin clear, fade dark spots, and give you a radiant, dewy finish, all thanks to its honey-like texture.

5. A hydrating Etude House eye cream packed with concentrated collagen that nourishes and firms the delicate skin around your eyes while helping to fight fine lines. Your skin will feel so soft, you’ll definitely want to bring this eye cream back into your daily regimen.

6. Try the The Saem hydrating eye stick, which features a cooling blend of niacinamide, Icelandic mineral water, moss, and seaweed extract to reduce puffiness and diminish dark circles around your eyes. Say goodbye to tired-looking eyes and hello to a refreshed, revived appearance. Simply amazing.

7. Discover a bottle of TikTok-famous Cosrx Snail Mucin Power Essence, a skincare essential that works wonders in soothing and revitalizing your skin. It will make you forget any hesitation about snail mucin, providing a natural, radiant glow that has earned over 59,000 5-star reviews!

8. Introducing the Nooni tinted appleberry lip oil, crafted with refreshing apple water to deeply moisturize and soften your lips without that unpleasant sticky residue. It also imparts a beautiful, natural flush to your lips for a subtle, fresh look.

9. One of the most sought-after products: a set of Skin1004 pore tightening and lifting masks, which has amazed users with its fast-acting effects. Infused with albumin, aloe vera, and centella asiatica extract, these masks hydrate and tighten your skin, reduce enlarged pores, clear up minor breakouts, and leave you with a rejuvenated "just left the spa" glow.

10. Introducing the Peach & Lily water gel moisturizer, a refreshing formula that your skin will instantly absorb. It blends hyaluronic acid with vegan prebiotics and probiotics for a lightweight, silky finish, delivering immediate hydration that will leave you saying "ahhh".

11. Introducing Mizon snail repair cream, enriched with snail mucin, hyaluronic acid, and 12 natural extracts that work to nourish, brighten, and restore your skin’s plumpness without any greasiness (ideal for acne-prone skin!). This cream truly knows how to repair the skin barrier, it’s the ultimate solution.

12. Introducing the Etude House sun milk, a lightweight moisturizer with SPF 50, enriched with 20 potent berry and plant extracts (including açaí palm fruit, Barbados cherry, and sunflower seed oil) that soothe your skin while leaving a delicate, airy finish. Perfect for the final step of your skincare routine and doubles as an excellent makeup primer!

13. Introducing the highly effective Seoul Ceuticals Day Glow Serum, packed with hyaluronic acid, ferulic acid, vitamin E, citrus stem cells, and centella asiatica. This powerful serum works wonders by reducing wrinkles and fine lines, lightening dark spots, minimizing pores, preventing breakouts, and enhancing your complexion’s brightness. A true multitasker!

14. Presenting the Sioris Time Is Running Out Mist, a 3-in-1 product that combines toner, mist, and serum in one bottle. Composed of 78% organic fruit water, packed with nutrients and minerals, it gives your skin a beautiful glow without the greasy shine.

15. Introducing the beloved Laneige lip mask, a product that truly speaks for itself. Infused with vitamin C, coconut oil, shea butter, and antioxidants, it nourishes and protects your lips while leaving them soft, smooth, and glossy. It’s a splurge-worthy essential that you’ll likely adore, just like the reviewer who called it "absolute magic."

16. If you're battling stubborn blackheads and makeup residue that simply won't budge, the Heimish cleansing balm is your new best friend. Packed with 10 natural vegetable oils, this balm melts into your skin, effortlessly dissolving makeup and helping reduce blackheads. It’s a gentler alternative to harshly scrubbing with makeup wipes!

17. Introducing the Krave Beauty matcha hemp cleanser, perfect for your double cleansing routine. It effectively removes dirt, makeup, and sunscreen without leaving that uncomfortable tight feeling. Its bouncy gel formula, enriched with hemp seed oil, hydrates and soothes your skin while preserving your natural oils. It’s truly a matcha made in heaven.

18. Introducing Anua pore control cleansing oil, which harnesses the soothing benefits of heartleaf oil to calm irritated skin while effectively removing makeup, blackheads, sebum, and preventing pore congestion. Perfect for double cleansing routines! Hypoallergenic, it’s especially great for sensitive, acne-prone skin.

19. Meet the adorable and super easy-to-use Tonymoly octopus-shaped blackhead remover. This tool will quickly become a favorite for your nose. Simply scrub it over your skin, and watch how the dead sea salt exfoliates gently while removing sebum and blackheads. Plus, it’s enriched with black peat water to cleanse and soothe your skin. Say goodbye to pore strips!

20. Try the Cosrx blackhead remover liquid with 4% BHA, which contains willow bark water to mattify and exfoliate your skin, reducing the appearance of enlarged pores while preventing breakouts. Hello, radiant skin!

21. Check out a bottle of hydrating Glow Recipe watermelon glow niacinamide dew drops, which will brighten both your complexion and your mood. Infused with vitamin C, vitamin E, and moringa oil, it works to even out your skin tone and leave you with a dewy finish. Its lightweight texture absorbs quickly, making it a great option for all skin types, so you can glow from within.

22. A Some by Mi Miracle toner with chemical exfoliants as well as tea tree, papaya, and witch hazel extract to remove dead skin cells while helping your skin look more hydrated and radiant in just 30 days. Many reviewers say it's perfect for both oily and sensitive skin!

23. A Son & Park beauty water designed to enhance your skin tone and smooth your texture. Infused with willow bark and papaya, it gently exfoliates, while lavender flower extract, orange fruit extract, and rose water work together to refresh, calm, and restore your skin's natural pH balance. With this, your skin is in for a smoother, more radiant experience!

24. A set of popular Cosrx pimple patches to banish those stubborn pimples from your face. These patches, made with hydrocolloids, offer enhanced protection and healing for blemishes — no more excuses for squeezing those pimples yourself!

A cooling and soothing cream by Dear, Klairs that uses ceramide 3 and centella asiatica extract to calm irritation and balance your skin tone. A reviewer with rosacea claims it feels like magic! It can also be used for after-sun relief to ease redness and sunburned skin.