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Mayu (Horse Oil) in autumn: how to adjust

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⚡ Quick answer: Using Mayu (Horse Oil) in autumn: the season brings falling humidity and barrier recovery, so what changes is texture, frequency and what you layer around it — not usually whether you use it at all.

Using Mayu (Horse Oil) in autumn: the season brings falling humidity and barrier recovery, so what changes is texture, frequency and what you layer around it — not usually whether you use it at all.

마유 (mayu) is rendered horse fat, a Jeju souvenir-shop staple and a genuine folk remedy for chapped winter skin. Its fatty acid mix is unusually similar to human sebum, which is the usual explanation for why it absorbs so well. That similarity is documented; the leaping claims about regeneration are not. Not for vegans, obviously.

What autumn does to your skin

Dropping humidity is the classic time to repair the moisture barrier and slowly transition to richer textures.

How that changes Mayu (Horse Oil)

Autumn is the classic Korean repair season — humidity drops, summer sun damage surfaces, and richer textures start to feel right again. Mayu (Horse Oil) works on dryness & dehydration, damaged moisture barrier, flaking & peeling, and it is normally applied PM.

What to layer it with

🧱 Ceramides🥥 Shea Butter🫒 Squalane🌺 Camellia (Dongbaek) Oil

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✍️ Written & reviewed by the KoreaPlus Editorial team — dermatologist-informed, cosmetic-science researched & source-cited. Last reviewed: 2026-08-23.

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