Having a youthful face with a healthy body is definitely everyone's dream, be it a man or a woman. For women themselves, usually they will spend more 'effort' to always look young, from diligently exercising to using skincare to prevent premature aging.
When it comes to ageing youth, Korean appearances often become the center of attention when it comes to 'youthful'. The reason is, many Koreans always look young even though they are in their late 30s, late 40s, and even 50 years old.
Not only from celebrities. However, other ordinary Koreans also appear as youthful as celebrities, you know. Curious why this could happen? Check out the following reasons, come on!
Avoiding Excessive Sun Exposure
Sunlight does provide a good intake of vitamin D for the body, but if you are exposed to the sun for too long, it will have a bad effect on the skin. Korean people themselves tend to avoid excessive sun exposure, one of which is to keep their facial appearance from looking old.
They avoid the sun not because they hate it, but only as a preventive measure because they know there are some bad effects of excessive sun exposure.
Even if you have to do outdoor activities, Koreans generally women will wear a hat, apply a lot of sunscreen, and several other precautions.
Eating Ginseng
In several scenes in Korean dramas, you must have often witnessed where the actors consume packaged ginseng, right? It turns out, consuming ginseng is also the secret of youthful youth in Korea, you know.
Illustration of Korean people consuming packaged ginseng. Illustration of Korean people consuming packaged ginseng/ Photo: cilisos.my
Launching lovedevani.com, Koreans believe that ginseng is very healthy for the body, and provides good care for the face. Moreover, ginseng contains a lot of collagen which is needed for the skin to keep it looking supple and glowing.
Using Skincare
Skincare is one of the keys behind the appearance of Korean people who are young and don't look old. Launching Vogue, knowledge about skincare has been applied even at a young age.
One of them is the importance of using a sunscreen with sufficient SPF, and avoiding sun exposure if possible. In fact, even children at an early age have started using some skincare that is specially formulated according to their age, you know.
No wonder even after growing up, they still look young!
Doing a Diet
Another reason that makes Koreans often look younger is to go on a diet. This diet trend has existed for a long time, especially because of the K-Pop diet trend carried out by famous K-Pop idols.
Launching thekoreanguide.com, there are several types of diet that Koreans generally follow, one of which is the very popular 'Kimchi' diet. They simply add kimchi in their diet program, because this method is considered effective without making a person feel 'hungry' when on a diet.
Those are the 4 reasons why Koreans don't look old and young like teenagers. Which reason are you interested in?