Emulsion 에멀전
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⚡ Quick answer: A light, milky moisturizer — common in Korean routines for those who find creams too heavy.
A light, milky moisturizer — common in Korean routines for those who find creams too heavy.
🇰🇷 In Korean: 에멀전 — this is the word you'll see on Korean packaging and on Olive Young shelves.
Where you'll meet it
Every term in this glossary is used the way Korean brands and Korean dermatology-adjacent marketing actually use it — which is often narrower than the English equivalent implies.
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