K-beauty, decoded
Read Korean beauty labels like a local한국 화장품 라벨, 영어로
Look up Korean ingredient names, translate a Korean ingredient list, and learn what 미백, SPF50+ PA++++ and 1+1 mean — checked against Korea’s official ingredient dictionary and cosmetics rules.
Not in our dictionary yet. Paste the whole Korean ingredient list into the label decoder — it knows about 367 Korean ingredient names.
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- Label decoder라벨 번역Paste the text from a Korean box, or a whole ingredient list. Get the English INCI names, the dates and the claims.Open →
- Ingredient dictionary성분 사전53 K-beauty ingredients: the Korean label name, the English name and the Korean rules.Open →
- Korean sunscreen labels자외선 차단SPF50+, PA++++, 내수성 and 무기자차 explained, with Korea’s UV filter limits.Open →
- Functional cosmetics기능성화장품What 미백, 주름 개선 and the other reviewed claims on Korean boxes mean.Open →
- Shopping in Korea쇼핑·택스리펀드Shelf tags like 1+1 and 증정, and how the instant tax refund works at the till.Open →
- Label words표시 단어221 words from Korean boxes and shelves, with pronunciation.Open →
Same ingredient, different word
The front of a Korean box uses the everyday word. The ingredient list (전성분) must use the standard ingredient name — so they often don’t match.
| On the front | In the ingredient list | In English |
|---|---|---|
| 시카 | 병풀추출물 | Centella asiatica extract (cica) |
| 어성초 | 약모밀추출물 | Houttuynia cordata extract (heartleaf) |
| 히알루론산 | 소듐하이알루로네이트 | Sodium hyaluronate (hyaluronic acid salt) |
| 비타민C | 아스코빅애씨드 | Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) |
| 트라넥삼산 | 트라넥사믹애씨드 | Tranexamic acid |
| 글루타치온 | 글루타티온 | Glutathione |
| PDRN | 소듐디엔에이 | Sodium DNA (sold as PDRN) |
| 콜라겐 | 하이드롤라이즈드콜라겐 | Hydrolyzed collagen |
| 쑥 | 쑥잎추출물 | Mugwort |
| BHA | 살리실릭애씨드 | Salicylic acid |
| 구리펩타이드 | 카퍼트라이펩타이드-1 | Copper peptide |
| 녹차 | 녹차추출물 | Green tea |
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Grouped the way Korean shops sell them.
How we check
Every Korean ingredient name, English (INCI) name and CAS number comes from the Korea Cosmetic Association’s ingredient dictionary, which publishes the standard names used on Korean labels.
Label rules, functional claims and tax refund rules are read from the laws on Korea’s official law site, with dates; ingredient limits come from the KCIA dictionary’s copy of the safety rules.
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