K-Beauty โ€บ Library โ€บ Glossary

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โšก Quick answer: Soothing or calming. The word on every cica product in Korea, and the single most useful Korean term to recognise if your skin reacts easily.

Soothing or calming. The word on every cica product in Korea, and the single most useful Korean term to recognise if your skin reacts easily.

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท In Korean: ์ง„์ • โ€” 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 โ€” which is often narrower than the English equivalent implies.

All 44 glossary terms โ†’ ยท Build your routine free โ†’

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โœ๏ธ Written & reviewed by the KoreaPlus Editorial team โ€” dermatologist-informed, cosmetic-science researched & source-cited. Last reviewed: 2026-08-10.

General educational information using cosmetic structure-function wording โ€” not medical advice. Always patch-test new actives. ยฉ KoreaPlus.