Korean Skincare: The East Meets the Mediterranean with Luce di Sorrento

In recent years, Korean beauty, or K-beauty, has taken the world by storm with its holistic philosophy and Korean skincare . The latter focuses on deep skin care, aiming to achieve a natural glow and a healthy, youthful appearance.

Korean skincare has revolutionized the world of beauty with its detailed rituals and innovative products, but what would happen if the principles of this philosophy met innovative ingredients starting from the richness of Mediterranean products such as Sorrento Lemon essential oil or Sorrento Extra Virgin Olive Oil? Read on to find out.

Korean skincare is a multi-step beauty routine originating in South Korea that has become a global phenomenon due to its effectiveness and focus on skincare.

This beauty routine is based on a series of daily steps, ranging from deep cleansing to intense hydration, with the aim of obtaining a luminous, healthy and young skin. It is characterized by 10 steps and each of these is performed with a different cosmetic.

▪️ Natural Ingredients : Korean skincare often uses natural ingredients such as centella asiatica, hyaluronic acid and niacinamide, which are known for their skin-beneficial properties.

▪️ Focus on hydration : it is considered essential for healthy and glowing skin.

▪️ Light textures : Korean skincare products are generally light and absorb quickly, without leaving the skin greasy.

▪️ Personalization : the routine can be adapted to each skin type and each specific need.

▪️ Layering : products are applied in thin layers so that each product performs a specific function and, applied in sequence, amplify their benefits.

Korean skincare with its holistic approach not only helps to have hydrated and radiant skin, but also becomes a ritual of relaxation and well-being by taking care of your beauty.

The Korean beauty routine is famous for its 10 steps; so, let's see in detail what they are:

1. Oil Cleansing : The first step is to remove makeup, sebum and oil-soluble impurities with an oil cleanser. This method, called "double cleansing", ensures a deep cleansing and prepares the skin for the next steps.

2. Foaming cleanser : After the cleansing oil, a foaming cleanser is used to remove the last traces of impurities and dead cells.

3. Exfoliate : Regular exfoliation helps remove dead skin cells, refines skin texture, and promotes cell renewal. It is important to choose an exfoliant that is suitable for your skin type and use it sparingly.

4. Toner : Toner helps rebalance the skin's pH, tighten pores and prepare the skin for subsequent treatments.

5. Essence : Essence is a liquid product, lighter than a serum, which provides intense hydration and prepares the skin to absorb subsequent treatments.

6. Serum : Serum is a concentrate of active ingredients that is used to treat specific problems, such as acne, blemishes or wrinkles.

7. Mask : Face masks offer an intensive treatment to the skin, providing hydration, nourishment and brightness.

8. Eye contour : The skin around the eyes is particularly delicate and requires a specific product to reduce bags, dark circles and wrinkles.

9. Moisturizing emulsion or cream : The last step of the routine is to apply a moisturizing cream to seal in hydration and create a protective barrier.

10. Sunscreen : Essential in both summer and winter, sunscreen protects the skin from damage caused by UV rays.

As we have seen, Korean skincare is known for its ten meticulous steps, which include cleansing, moisturizing, and protecting. Each step is designed to care for the skin in depth, using natural ingredients and advanced technologies. The result is glowing, hydrated, and visibly healthy skin.

Luce di Sorrento, with its neurocosmetic line, offers a reinterpretation of this holistic philosophy through the use of the highest quality Mediterranean ingredients such as Sorrento Lemon essential oil and Sorrento extra virgin olive oil.

This combination offers an effective and simple beauty routine, suitable for those who want the benefits of both approaches without having to follow all ten steps.

In addition to the holistic philosophy, the layering technique is also one of the keys to Luce di Sorrento skincare and consists of applying multiple products from the lightest to the most full-bodied ones to create deep synergies and enhance the effects of the individual ingredients. With our products we are talking about a smart and sensorial Layering with the scent of Sorrento lemon , to reconcile the wonderful ritual with today's frenetic pace and take care of the skin in a natural and delicate way with products rich in active ingredients and free from aggressive substances for the skin.

At the heart of this innovative line is the Sublime Lux Essence Lotion product that perfectly embodies the meeting between the East and the Mediterranean, offering a simple but effective solution to combine skin care with a moment of well-being and relaxation thanks to the scent of lemon.

▪️ Deep Hydration and Nourishment: Like a Korean essence, Sublime Lux Essence Lotion penetrates deep into the skin, providing intense hydration and nourishment.

▪️ Neurocosmetic ingredients: uses ingredients that help reduce skin stress, improving skin health and giving it a younger, more radiant appearance.

▪️ Mediterranean Richness: Formulated with ingredients such as olive oil and Sorrento lemon essential oil, this lotion nourishes and protects the skin, fighting free radicals and inflammation.

Here's how you can integrate Luce di Sorrento products into your daily beauty routine for both morning and evening , inspired by the principles of Korean skincare :

Cleansing Lux Gel combines three steps of Korean skincare : cleansing, enzymatic exfoliation and rebalancing the skin microbiome with each wash. In fact, in combination with Sea Water, the enzymatic extract LemonLight® and the probiotic LACTOBACILLUS FERMENT it promotes the cell turnover process, eliminates impurities and maintains the natural levels of PH and hydration of the skin.

Sublime Lux Essence Lotion combines the toner and essence steps of Korean skincare . In fact, this product perfectly embodies the meeting between the East and the Mediterranean, offering a simple but effective solution for skin care:

▪️ Like a Korean essence, the Luce di Sorrento essence penetrates deeply into the skin, providing intense hydration and nourishment, but also preparing the skin for the next steps of skincare.

▪️ Like a Korean toner, thanks to the presence of a probiotic it helps to rebalance the pH and strengthen the skin barrier.

▪️ Uses ingredients that help reduce skin stress, improving skin health and giving it a younger, more radiant appearance.

▪️ It is formulated with precious Mediterranean ingredients such as extra virgin olive oil and Sorrento lemon essential oil, nourishing and protecting the skin from free radicals and inflammation.

Perfection Lux Serum is a super hydrating facial serum with LemonLux®, Vitamin C and Hyaluronic Acid that improves elasticity and gives brightness.

Supreme Lux Eye Cream is our lightweight eye contour cream that revitalizes, reduces fine lines, bags and dark circles with LemonLight®, biomimetic peptides and Vitamin C.

For the penultimate step of Korean skincare , related to the emulsion, you can combine 4-5 drops of our PREMIUM LUX OIL with our GLOBAL LUX CREAM. The first combines precious natural oils, such as Sorrento Extra Virgin Olive Oil, with the LemonLux® complex for an intensive treatment that strengthens the skin barrier, maintains hydration and fights aging. The second is formulated with LemonLux®, 5 biomimetic Peptides, 5% Niacinamide, Vitamin C and Sea Water for a hydrating and anti-aging action that can be used day and night.

Two or three times a week you can integrate our Prestige Lux Face Mask into your routine, which plumps the skin, brightens the complexion and reduces wrinkles and imperfections with the Light-C® Liposomes complex which promotes the absorption of vitamin C.

Korean skincare can be followed with our products precisely because neurocosmetics shares its holistic approach with this.

In fact, both Korean skincare and neurocosmetics are based on the idea that skincare is not just about appearance, but also about mental and emotional well-being .

In the case of our products, thanks to the innovative LemonLux® complex, a precious elixir based on Sorrento Lemon Essential Oil and Extra Virgin Olive Oil from the Sorrento Peninsula and the innovative active ingredient LemonLight® extracted from the peel of Sorrento lemons, it is possible not only to take care of your skin, but also to intervene against stress, bad mood and insomnia thanks to the sweet scent of lemon.

We are waiting for you in our eCommerce and in our single-brand store in Sorrento in Via Luigi De Maio, 10 to discover all our neurocosmetics for a reduced Korean skincare that takes care of your skin and your well-being.