Green Tea in Korean Skincare: Why Everyone Keeps Talking About It
Why Camellia sinensis never left the ingredient shelves — catechins, EGCG, and the K-beauty philosophy that adopted it.
Notes on botanical skincare, ingredients, and routines — with a particular fondness for green tea and the Korean approach to skin health. No miracle claims, no fear-mongering. Just the useful parts.
Why Camellia sinensis never left the ingredient shelves — catechins, EGCG, and the K-beauty philosophy that adopted it.
A plain-language look at what the research supports, what it merely suggests, and what pure marketing invented.
Layering, barrier care, and why a 10-step routine was never the point — a practical guide to what matters.
From Goryeo dynasty tea ceremonies to Boseong's famous fields — how the leaf became part of daily life.