My daughter and I first encountered Round Lab via their Birch Juice Moisturizing Sunscreen which we got from the recent Watsons Beauty Con 2024. My daughter likes this sunscreen because it smells nice. It also effectively protects her from the sun’s UV rays when she does her daily drive to school. Round Lab is a Korean skincare brand which prides itself on the usage of natural ingredients found on the Korean Peninsula. From the mountains to the seas, Round Lab harvests and utilizes only the purest and most potent ingredients for its formulas.
The CEO of Round Lab himself, Lee Young-hak, was present during the brand’s Philippine launch last June 25 at the Balmori Tent in Rockwell. “Our company operates under the slogan ‘everyday strength that changes the skin and the all-round world.’ We always develop our products with the hope that the good ingredients we find around Korea can reach our consumers’ skin. We hope to create a world that is more well-rounded for everyone. Our actions may not be large, but we operate our company with the hope that our small, environment-conscious, and neighbor-considerate activities can spread a positive influence on all around the world,” he shares.
There are 5 main ingredients Round Lab infuses into its skincare lines, the first of which is the mineral-rich Ulleongdo Deep Sea Water. This is the main ingredient of Round Lab’s Dokdo 1025 line. The Dokdo 1025 line is actually recommended for sensitive skin as it is very gentle.
The 4 other Round Lab main ingredients are Inje Birch Tree, Geomundo Mugwort, Jeongseon Black Soybean, and Yangyang Pine Tree:
- Birch Tree Sap that is harvested is rich with NMF (Natural Moisturizing Factor). NMF a cocktail of ingredients that the skin naturally creates to keep the stratum corneum hydrated. These include Amino Acids, Lactic Acid, Pyrrolidone Carboxylic Acid (PCA), and Hyaluronic Acid.
- Mugwort is a perennial plant native to Asia and Northern Europe. It has been used for centuries in Korean culture for medicinal and wellness purposes. Korean women also drink mugwort tea for severe menstrual cramps. It is a highly praised ingredient due to its healing properties, as well as its anti-inflammatory and soothing benefits.
- Black soybeans contain a powerful anticancer substance called Glycitein and a Langsanium substance that is 4x higher than that of ordinary soybeans, so it is effective for anti-aging.
- As for Pine Trees, the use of pines cones, needles, bark and oil as food or skincare ingredients has already been established and accepted around the world. Benefits include anti-aging and anti-inflammatory properties.
Round Lab product prices start at ₱700 and go up to ₱1,890 per item. Meanwhile, sheet masks range from ₱150 to ₱175 per sheet. At the moment, Round Lab products are exclusively available at Watsons (online and in-store), Look PH (online and in-store), and SM Beauty.
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