A basic tenet of K-beauty is double cleansing. Start by removing oil-based makeup, sunscreen, and excess sebum with an oil cleanser. (Don’t be afraid — remember, oil balances oil!) Just massage the oil onto dry skin, then wet your hands and massage some more to emulsify the oil and cleanse away the day!

For anti-aging, keeping your skin cleansed but not stripped is vital. A low pH cleanser will help you do that, and K-beauty has some great ones that are super affordable.

In K-beauty, an essence, serum, or ampoule is where you typically get the highest concentration of skin treating ingredients, and it’s considered an indispensable step for really effecting change in your skin. For anti-aging, we like antioxidants and snail mucin to really fight skin-damaging free radicals and wrinkles.

A good moisturizer not only softens your skin, blurs fine lines, and provides a protective barrier, it can help treat a number of skin issues with the right formulation. For anti-aging, look for ingredients like ceramides and liposomes to really target the signs of aging.

No skincare routine is complete without a good sunscreen with at least an SPF of 30 (but preferably higher) that also protects from UVA and UVB rays. (In K-beauty, that means look for the PA+++ sign!) This is especially true if you’re looking to delay the visible signs of aging. Thankfully, Korean sunscreens are some of the best in the world — they offer light textures and no white cast, so you’ll actually want to wear sunscreen!