Saromae

Saromae is a Korean facial skincare brand. The catalogue we stock leans on familiar K-beauty steps: gentle cleansing, gradual exfoliation, layered hydration through toners and essences, and a sun step for daytime. Formats are sized for daily use at home, with most products in the 40ml to 200ml range. If you already follow a Korean-style routine, the brand slots in without forcing you to relearn your steps.

The range gives you two cleansing routes. The Brightening Cleansing Foam 150ml is a lather wash that suits oilier or combination skin and works well as a morning cleanse or a second cleanse at night. The Brightening Cleansing Cream 200ml is the softer option, a cream texture that loosens makeup and sunscreen and rinses without that tight, stripped feeling. Dry or sensitive skin tends to prefer the cream; if you wear sunscreen daily you can run the cream first to break it down, then the foam to finish.

The 120ml Peeling Gel is a manual exfoliant you massage onto dry or damp skin to lift dead surface cells, rather than an acid that you leave on. It is a once or twice a week step, not a daily one. Use it after cleansing and before your toners so the hydrating layers that follow sit on freshly resurfaced skin. If your skin is reactive, start at once a week and watch how it responds before adding a second use.

After cleansing, the toner and booster step preps skin to absorb what comes next. The Gold Collagen Toner 120ml is the hydrating toner in the line, while the Tension Up Booster 100ml is a thinner prep layer meant to go on first and prime the skin for essences and creams. Pat the booster in, follow with the toner, then move to your essence. If you only want one prep step, the toner alone is enough for most routines.

The essence tier is where the routine does its treatment work. The Smoky Essence 50ml and Daily Line 50ml are everyday essences for layering after toner, while the Concentrate Essence Ringer 40ml is a more focused, concentrated format for when you want a stronger treatment step. Essences go on after toner and before any cream. You can run a daily essence most nights and bring in the concentrate when your skin needs more, rather than using everything at once.

The Active Sun Anti-Pollution 70g is the daytime finish, a sun gel that also targets airborne grime, which is useful if you spend the day in a city. It goes on last in the morning, after your essence and any cream, and before makeup. Sun care is the one step worth keeping every single day, even when the rest of the routine is short, so this is the piece to prioritise if you are building the routine in stages.

The Homme Moisture Skin 145ml is the men's entry in the range, a lightweight moisturising toner-lotion built for a simpler routine and a larger format. If you want a one-and-done hydration step after cleansing, this is it. It also works for anyone who prefers a thin, fast-absorbing lotion over a heavier cream, regardless of who it is marketed to.

A full Saromae routine reads: cleanse (foam or cream), peeling gel once or twice a week, booster, toner, essence or concentrate, then sun gel in the morning. You do not need every piece on day one. A sensible starter set is one cleanser, the Gold Collagen Toner, a daily essence, and the sun gel; add the booster, peeling gel, and concentrate as you settle into the steps. Building in stages also lets you see how each new product behaves before stacking the next.

Most of the line sits between 40ml and 200ml, so the cleansers and the men's lotion are full daily-use sizes, while the essences and concentrate come in smaller 40ml to 50ml bottles that match how sparingly you use a treatment step. If you are trying the brand for the first time, start with a cleanser and the toner before committing to the smaller, pricier concentrates. We list 17+ Saromae products, so there is room to add steps over time without switching brands.