Ep 197 The Future of Hemp in Korean Cosmetics
On this episode of the Korean Beauty Show Lauren discusses the future of hemp legalisation in Korea and its impact on cosmetics and therapeutic drugs. She answers a listener’s question about which Korean beauty brands make cosmetics for which skin age. Plus, new drops from COSRX and Rom&nd and new reviews for Tocobo, Subi and Jelly Ko.
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K-Beauty News: Hemp Legalisation in Korea and the Future for Cosmetics
Beauty Nury has reported on the status of Hemp Legalisation in Korea. Whereas hemp has been legalised across Europe, the US and even Australia for cosmetics and therapeutics the status of hemp in Korea is still very much in its infancy.
Korea's Narcotics Control Act regulates the use of hemp for official or academic purposes. Peeled hemp seeds and hemp seed oil can be used as raw materials for cosmetics and food only if THC and CBD are below a certain level. Most of the hemp-derived cosmetics on the market contain this hemp seed oil.
You might recall that I previously covered this trend at last year's K-Beauty Expo.
However, in 2020, Korea's Ministry for SMEs and Startups designated Andong as a "special zone for industrial hemp regulation". They granted partial exceptions for the medical use of hemp. A total of 34 institutions and companies are currently participating in this program.
In addition, last year,the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety also included hemp deregulation in the '100 Tasks for Food and Drug Regulatory Innovation'.
This is all newsworthy because marijuana itself is viewed extremely dimly in Korea. Celebrities found to have smoked marijuana are often cancelled and removed from the limelight for years. Hemp and marijuana is not quite the same thing, but the components are similar.
Recent research has shown that CBD has potential as a treatment for Alzheimer's disease, anxiety reduction and other illnesses. As a result, it makes sense that Korea would want to cash in by expanding their R&D to include potential CBD drugs and treatments.
Question of the Week: Which Korean Brands Make Products for Skin in Its 30s?
A lot of Korean skincare brands formulate for a specific skin "age". While this is not to say that you can't use or won't enjoy products not for your age, this philosophy will impact things like ingredients, textures and efficacies.
Out of the Amore Pacific brands:
- Etude is the brand for the youngest people (teens and 20s);
- Innisfree for skin in its 20s- early 30s;
- Laneige for skin in its mid 20s to mid 30s; and
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Hera and Iope are more geared for skin in its 30s-40s
Purito definitely works better for oilier skin types and skin in its teens and 20s (in my opinion).
Beauty of Joseon is probably fine for skin in the 30s but I don’t think the serums or essence are enough for anti-aging concerns.
In fact, Beauty of Joseon got in trouble in Korea a few years ago for advertising it’s ginseng as having "anti-aging benefits" when the type of ginseng they’re using is just cultivated ginseng. This is not the same as the wild red ginseng, which has been confirmed to have anti-aging benefits (and is much much more expensive).
If you are looking for more suggestions for Korean Beauty by age, check out this previous episode.
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