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SKIN DESK · FREE LABEL-LITERACY TOOL
K-Beauty Label Decoder: Read Korean Skincare Labels
Read the label before you trust the claim. Korean beauty packages mix required fields, Korean regulatory categories, product-format words, and marketing language. Paste the text you can see. This reader sorts those clues into plain English and tells you where its authority ends.
Read a package →01THE READER CAN FINDFIELDS
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Match a limited glossary
The browser checks exact Korean and English terms. It does not translate the full package, identify a brand, or query a product database.
Read the limit with the result
Every detected area includes what the wording can mean and the conclusion it cannot support.
PRIVATE, BROWSER-ONLY TOOL
Read the box before the trend.
Paste Korean or English text from a Korea-market cosmetic package. The reader looks for a limited set of label fields, product words, functional-cosmetic signals, and marketing claims.
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TAKE THIS TO THE SHOP
A package checklist without your pasted text
Copy a generic checklist for a store visit or online order. It never includes the label text, brand name, ingredient string, or result above.
- Exact product and market version
- Responsible business and contact details
- Ingredients, directions, and cautions
- Batch and date information
- Evidence behind prominent claims
OFFICIAL SOURCES
Read the rules behind the reader
- Korean Law Information CenterCosmetics Act: definitions, package fields, claims, and substantiation↗
- Ministry of Food and Drug SafetyFunctional cosmetics: review and reporting categories↗
- U.S. Food and Drug AdministrationCosmetics labeling claims and the cosmetic–drug boundary↗
- U.S. Food and Drug AdministrationWhat “hypoallergenic” does and does not mean in U.S. law↗
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration“Cruelty-free” and “not tested on animals” claims↗
- U.S. Food and Drug AdministrationShelf life and expiration dating of cosmetics↗
EDITORIAL NOTE
A Korean category does not travel unchanged.
“Functional cosmetic” is a defined category in Korea. “FDA approved” is a different U.S. regulatory question. “Hypoallergenic” has no federal standard definition in the United States. This page keeps those contexts separate instead of turning a package into a verdict.
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