PYUNKANG YUL

PYUNKANG YUL is a Korean skincare brand. The name is sometimes typed Pyungkang Yul or Pyunkangyul, and it is the same brand. According to its Korean website, it is run by the company (주)편강한방피부과학연구소, and the brand says it aims at sensitive skin with care designed to limit irritation.

At Ma Petite Coree, the PYUNKANG YUL selection covers a full routine: cleansers, toners, essences, serums, ampoules, creams, masks, eye care, sun care, and also body care and scalp care. Products ship from Seoul.

We group products by name, and these are not ranges defined by PYUNKANG YUL on our site. These are the families that come up:

• Calming: Calming Moisture Nourishing Cream, Calming Moisture Mist, Calming Deep Moisture Toner, Calming Mask Pack, Calming Acne Cleansing Foam and Calming Madecassoide Spot Cream.
• Brightening: Brightening Radiance Cream, Brightening Vita Toner and Brightening Blemish Care Serum.
• Black Tea: Black Tea Deep Infusion Toner, Black Tea Enriched Cream, Black Tea Boosting Serum and Black Tea Time Reverse Eye Cream.
• Ultimate Soothing Solution: Ultimate Soothing Solution Toner, Ultimate Soothing Solution Ampoule and Ultimate Soothing Solution Cream.
• Ato: Ato Moisturizing Barrier Body Lotion, Ato Mildly Acidic Moisturizing Body Wash and Ato Mild Sun Cream.
• Low pH: Low pH Cleansing Oil, Low pH Cleansing Pad, Low pH Scalp Shampoo and Low pH Scalp Treatment.
• Moisture: Moisture Cream, Moisture Ampoule and Moisture Serum.

Other products belong to none of these families, such as the Essence Toner, the Essence In Lotion or the Nutrition Cream.

If your skin is sensitive, start with one family and one new product at a time: for example the Calming family, which includes hydrating care such as the Calming Moisture Barrier Cream. You can also browse our selection for sensitive skin.

If your skin is blemish-prone, the Calming Acne Cleansing Foam and the Calming Spot Clear Oil carry that need in their names, as does the Brightening Blemish Care Serum. If you want more glow, the Brightening family is built for that. To round out a hydrating routine, you can look at the Moisture Cream or the Intensive Repair Cream.

For body and scalp, look at the Ato and Low pH families, with the Ato Moisturizing Barrier Body Lotion or the Low pH Scalp Shampoo. This is cosmetic advice: if a skin problem persists, ask a health professional.

If you like this kind of soothing care, you can also look at AESTURA and BEPLAIN.

The first thing you notice is the design. PYUNKANG YUL bottles and jars are very plain, with the product name in small type. The colours change from one product to the next: blue for the Mist Toner or the Balancing Gel, orange for the Brightening Radiance Cream, black for the Black Tea products.

The second is the vocabulary in the product names. Calming, Brightening, Black Tea, Ato, Low pH: each name states the idea behind the product. According to its Korean website, the brand also sorts its care into lines such as Calming, Brightening, Black Tea, Basic, Kids, Ato and Barrier.

To discover the brand, here is a starting selection, chosen from the products available rather than from a ranking. For a first cleansing step, look at the Deep Clear Cleansing Balm or the Low pH Cleansing Oil. For the toner step, the Mist Toner or the Essence Toner are simple reference points.

Among creams, the Calming Moisture Nourishing Cream and the Brightening Radiance Cream show two different families well. For the eye area, the Black Tea Time Reverse Eye Cream brings in black tea. The High Moisture Essence Mask Pack suits an occasional sheet mask, and the Airy Protection Sun Stick or the Airy Protection Sun Cushion cover sun protection.