Functional cosmetics 기능성화장품
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⚡ Quick answer: Korea's regulatory tier between ordinary cosmetics and drugs. Products in it may make reviewed claims such as brightening, wrinkle improvement or UV protection.
Korea's regulatory tier between ordinary cosmetics and drugs. Products in it may make reviewed claims such as brightening, wrinkle improvement or UV protection.
🇰🇷 In Korean: 기능성화장품 — this is the word you'll see on Korean packaging and on Olive Young shelves.
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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General educational information using cosmetic structure-function wording — not medical advice. Always patch-test new actives. © KoreaPlus.