Reading Korean labels — K-Beauty Library
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기능성화장품: what the functional-cosmetic mark means — and what it does not 기능성화장품무향료 vs unscented: not the same claim제조 versus 유통기한: manufacture date and expiry on Korean beauty 제조일 vs 유통기한제조 vs 까지: reading Korean expiry dates correctlyHow to tell a genuine Korean product from a fakeReading a Korean ingredient list: the 60-second methodThe Korean words worth knowing on a skincare boxThe MFDS cosmetic notification number: what it is and what it is not 식약처 허가번호The open-jar symbol (개봉 후 사용기한): how to read PAO on Korean packaging 개봉 후 사용기한Why the Korean and export versions of a product differ
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