TWICE member Jihyo / Captured from YouTube
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Jihyo of K-pop girl group TWICE recently drew attention after sharing her moisturizing skin care routine for maintaining glowing skin even during world tours.
In a recent behind-the-scenes video uploaded to TWICE’s YouTube channel, Jihyo showed relaxed moments from the group’s world tour in Atlanta, including dining out with fellow member Jeongyeon and spending a personal “skin care day” at the hotel.
She especially focused on skin care before and after concerts. After cleansing, she applied ampoule products and explained, “Whenever I apply skin care, I use a beauty device for at least 30 seconds,” while demonstrating the routine herself. She also used a neck-wrinkle cream and took care of her hands and feet.
Jihyo squeezed out leftover essence from a sheet mask package and layered it onto her face, adding, “I’ve found that applying everything thinly in several layers helps absorption the best.” She finished the routine with a facial sheet mask for extra hydration.
Since long flights and hotel stays can easily dry out the skin, maintaining moisture becomes especially important. But does layering skin care products thinly several times actually help with hydration?
According to skin care experts, Jihyo’s “thin layering” method can indeed help reduce dryness. However, rather than dramatically increasing deep absorption into the skin, the method is better understood as helping products spread more evenly across the skin’s surface and maintain moisture longer.
The outermost layer of skin, the stratum corneum, acts as a protective barrier that prevents moisture loss and shields against irritation. When this barrier becomes dry, skin can feel tight and rough, and makeup may start to cake or separate. Moisturizing products such as ampoules and creams help form a protective layer on the skin surface, locking in hydration and keeping skin soft and supple.
The key, however, is not applying more product, but applying an appropriate amount evenly. Using too much at once can leave products sitting heavily on the skin. Applying smaller amounts gradually, like Jihyo does, allows the formula to spread more evenly and makes it easier to target dry areas such as around the cheeks or mouth.
Source: Korea Times News
