Routine basics
The Korean 10-step routine: myth vs reality
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Nobody actually does 10 steps
The famous 'Korean 10-step routine' was invented by a Western magazine, not Koreans. Real routines are 3–6 steps, tailored to your skin and time. The '10 steps' was always marketing, not reality.
What Koreans actually do
A typical Korean routine is: cleanse (double-cleanse at night), tone, essence or serum, moisturize, and SPF in the morning. Five steps. Some add sheet masks or ampoules a few times a week, not daily.
Less is more, done well
Consistency beats complexity. A simple 4-step routine you do every day beats a 10-step routine you abandon after a week. Start minimal, add only when your skin asks for more.
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