{"id":3593,"date":"2025-01-24T10:49:21","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T01:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/withckorea.com\/?p=3593"},"modified":"2025-01-24T10:49:44","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T01:49:44","slug":"emulsion-definition-is-emulsion-really-the-correct-product-category","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/withckorea.com\/?p=3593","title":{"rendered":"Emulsion Definition: Is emulsion really the correct product category?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3593\" class=\"elementor elementor-3593\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7782de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7782de\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69721bed\" data-id=\"69721bed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48580088 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48580088\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><br \/>Toner, Emulsion, Moisturizer, Face cream\u2026<\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\"><b>There are various product categories in the basic skincare products we use.<br \/><\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">In the past, when knowledge about cosmetics was not widespread, it was common in Korea to apply &#8220;toner -&gt; emulsion (also called lotion) -&gt; cream&#8221; in that order.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">Recently, as various product lines have been released and consumers have gained more knowledge about products, many have replaced emulsion with essence products.<\/span><\/p><h2>So, what do we mean by emulsion?<\/h2><p>The photo below captures a product from Sulwhasoo that is categorized as an emulsion.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sulwhasoo.com\/int\/en\/products\/essential-comfort-balancing-emulsion.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sulwhasoo emulsion<\/a> is selling with their toner and cream as a set, naturally guiding users to follow this order.<br \/>In the photo, the emulsion appears to be more concentrated than the toner but less thick than the cream.<\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3595\" src=\"https:\/\/withckorea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/\uc5d0\uba40\uc83c-300x233.png\" alt=\"sulwhasoo emulsion \" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/withckorea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/\uc5d0\uba40\uc83c-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/withckorea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/\uc5d0\uba40\uc83c.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p><em><strong>In fact, the dictionary definition of emulsion refers to making two immiscible substances mix.<\/strong><\/em><br \/>That is, when making basic skincare products, toners are made by only adding water-soluble substances without oil-soluble substances, so they are made without emulsifiers.<br \/>However, creams are made by adding oil-soluble substances to water-soluble substances to provide better moisturization, and since these two substances do not mix, emulsifiers are used.<\/p><p><strong>From this dictionary definition alone, moisturizers and creams can also be classified as emulsions.<\/strong><br \/>This is simply because they are emulsified products.<br \/>At some point, emulsion became a separate product category, and this perception has been fixed in the minds of consumers ever since.<\/p><h4>So, should we use products called emulsion?<br \/>There is no correct answer.<\/h4><p>Just as you know your skin best, the combination of products you use is important.<br \/>It is also generally believed that emulsion contains more purified water than cream, but this does not necessarily mean that it feels lighter to use.<br \/>(The feel of a product depends more on factors like the type of thickener used or whether waxes are added rather than the amount of purified water.)<\/p><p><em><strong>If applying a specific essence, emulsion, and cream in that order gives you good moisturization, then that is what matters.<\/strong><\/em><br \/>However, if you feel the same level of moisturization with or without using emulsion, there is no need to use it.<\/p><p>The same goes for moisturizers.<br \/>Moisturizers are usually released with a viscosity between emulsion and cream; think of them as light creams.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3596\" src=\"https:\/\/withckorea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/\ubaa8\uc774\uc2a4\ucdb0\ub77c\uc774\uc800-300x263.png\" alt=\"korean moisturizer \" width=\"300\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/withckorea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/\ubaa8\uc774\uc2a4\ucdb0\ub77c\uc774\uc800-300x263.png 300w, https:\/\/withckorea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/\ubaa8\uc774\uc2a4\ucdb0\ub77c\uc774\uc800.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p>For reference, considering the winter climate and my dry skin, my skincare routine is just essence with water-soluble ingredients -&gt; cream -&gt; oil.<\/p><p>I wrote this article in hopes that consumers will no longer be misled by various product names and waste money.<br \/>Brands with the same principles as WITH.C KOREA or those looking to start a brand can <strong><em>contact<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/withckorea.com\/?page_id=114\">WITH.C KOREA<\/a> <\/strong>for better product consulting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toner, Emulsion, Moisturizer, Face cream\u2026 There are various product categories in the basic skincare products we use.In the past, when knowledge about cosmetics was not widespread, it was common in Korea to apply &#8220;toner -&gt; 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