Beauty & Fashion | K-Munhwa

SPF50+ PA++++ Is as High as a Korean Label Goes

September 18, 2026September 14, 2026 by Jay

Unbranded sunscreen bottles on a sunlit vanity

Korean sunscreen labels top out at SPF50+ and PA++++, and the fourth plus only arrived in 2016. What that ceiling means, and what an ordinary day needs.

After a Seoul Facelift, Swelling (부기) Beat Face ID

September 18, 2026August 30, 2026 by Jay

Fictional traveler checking a blank phone during recovery with a friend offering a cold pack

An Australian influencer’s iPhone stopped recognizing her after a facelift in Seoul. Korean news used one medical word for what it couldn’t read.