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Mo-gong 모공

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Quick answer: Pores. Appears on pore-focused toners, serums and masks — usually paired with 축소 (reduction), a claim about appearance rather than actual pore size.

Pores. Appears on pore-focused toners, serums and masks — usually paired with 축소 (reduction), a claim about appearance rather than actual pore size.

🇰🇷 In Korean: 모공 — this is the word you'll see on Korean packaging and on Olive Young shelves.

See also

📖 Serum / Ampoule📖 Emulsion📖 Slugging

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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✍️ Written & reviewed by the KoreaPlus Editorial team — dermatologist-informed, cosmetic-science researched & source-cited. Last reviewed: 2026-08-10.

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