MA:NYO

MA:NYO is a Korean skincare brand founded in 2012. You will also see it written Manyo, ma nyo or ma:nyo, and the brand started out as Manyo Factory. According to Korean and English-language press, the company is listed on the Kosdaq and made its name with face cleansing products: foams, milks and oils made with natural ingredients.

At Ma Petite Coree, you can find the MA:NYO selection shipped from Seoul, without searching several Korean websites. The collection brings together cleansers, serums and ampoules, toners, essences, sheet masks and sunscreens. Product names say "MA:NYO" in some places and "MANYO" in others: it is the same brand.

In the shop, products fall into broad families, based on their names.

• Cleansing & Pore Care: foam, milk, water, balm, oil and pore care.
• Bifida: serums, ampoules, toners, pads and mist with the bifida complex.
• Galactomy: essence, peeling gel, cream, lotion, toner and serum with Galactomyces ferment.
• Glutathione 7: Dark Spot serum and patches.
• Panthetoin: essence toner, cream, balm and moisture mask.
• Micro Hyaluronic and V.Collagen: essence, ampoule and masks.
• Sun Cream: SPF 50+ sunscreens.
• Heather & Thermal Water: calming essence and thermal water lotions.

Start from what you need right now. If you want to simplify your cleansing, choose a single product: the foam for classic cleansing, the milk if your skin feels tight, the oil or the balm if you wear makeup. If your skin is combination, our shop files the Pure & Deep Cleansing Foam and the Galactomy Enzyme Peeling Gel under that category. For dry skin, look at the Pure Soybean Cleansing Milk.

For the rest of your routine, pick one family and stay in it: a toner like the Bifida Cica Herb Toner, then a serum like the Bifida Cica Herb Serum. For pores and blackheads, try the Blackhead & Pore Toner. For an easy glow-up, slip a sheet mask such as the Micro Hyaluronic Essence Mask into your week.

Patch-test each new product on a small area, introduce one product at a time and follow the directions on the product page. Cosmetic advice, not medical advice. Finish with sunscreen in the morning, because no skincare replaces sun protection.

You can also look at ANUA, COSRX, TORRIDEN or ROUND LAB, similar brands for face care.

Two ideas come up in the press and on the brand's website: face cleansing first, then formulas built around ferments. The brand talks about Galactomyces and bifida, two ferments you will find in its product names.

In practice, you pick a product family, then a format: foam or milk to cleanse, toner for the next step, serum or ampoule for targeted care, a mask for a break, sunscreen for the morning. Each product page lists the size, the ingredients and the directions.

Here are the products to start with, depending on what you are looking for.

To cleanse, look at the Pure & Deep Cleansing Foam, the Pure Soybean Cleansing Milk or the Deep Clear Cleansing Balm. For gentle exfoliation, the Galactomy Enzyme Peeling Gel is a peeling gel from the Galactomy family. For care, the Galactomy Niacin Essence, the Bifida Cica Herb Serum and the Bifida Biome Complex Ampoule are the reference products of the Galactomy and Bifida families. The Glutathione 7 Dark Spot Serum and its Glutathione 7 Dark Spot Serum Patch make up the brand's Dark Spot line.

For pores, the Blackhead & Pore Toner and the Deep Pore Soda Pack go together. For the morning, the Vegan Foundation-Free Sun Cream Moisture SPF 50+ is the SPF 50+ sunscreen to finish your morning routine.