Ever wondered why we’ve seen so much honey and propolis in Korean skincare in the last few years? Honey has been used to heal wounds for thousands of years around the world. After the chok chok (or highly moisturized, watery glow) craze, came the kkul pibu, kkul gwang craze. These

If you’ve noticed this plant extract with the unusual name in Korean skincare in the last few years, you may be wondering why! Artemisia princeps, also known as Korean mugwort (ssuk), Japanese mugwort (yomogi), or Korean wormwood, has been used in traditional East Asian medicine, or han-bang, for centuries: typically