Tag: everyday korean

ohmykblog:

Here comes a list of useful words you can find on most Korean beauty product and sample packagings:

화장품 – cosmetics
기능성 – functional
사용법 – way of use / how to use
증정용 – “for presentation” so in this case “not for sale”
스킨케어 – skin care
내용물 – contents
마지막 단계 – last step
피부 – skin
촉촉한 – moist
부드럽다 – soft (부드럽게- softly)
발라줍니다 – apply
피부결을 따라 – (by) following the skin’s texture
손을 깨끗이 씻은 후 – after washing your hands clean/thoroughly

슬리핑 팩 – sleeping pack
핸드 크림 – hand cream
etc. (as far as I know, product types  – like these two examples above – are usually written by using the English word simply written with hangeul, so if you can read the Korean alphabet and speak English, you won’t have any trouble figuring out what type of product you are looking at ;))

제조판매업자 – (manufacturer) basically this is the brand which sells the product
제조업자 – manufacturer (which actually makes the products for different brands)
고객상담실 – customer service office (고객(님) – customer)

Picture from cubicle in a public bathroom. My least favourite thing about living in korea is that in many bathrooms people are meant to put used toilet paper in bins instead of into the toilet. In most places its not really bad, but some bathrooms smell bad, have overflowing bins or are quite dirty. You have to get used to that though. Look out for signs in the cubicles which tell you where you’re supposed to throw away the paper.

Also be aware that lots of public bathrooms dont have toilet paper at all, so it’s worth carrying around tissues with you or go to subway stations or department stores for modern, clean and well stocked bathrooms. 🙂