As the cherry blossoms bloom and the fresh breeze of spring fills the air, it’s time to refresh and rejuvenate your skincare routine. With warmer days ahead, your skin needs lightweight and effective protection and hydration to keep it glowing.
Spring cleaning isn’t just for your home—your skincare shelf needs a refresh too. Check expiration dates, throw old or expired products away and clean your brushes and beauty tools. A clutter-free routine makes it easier to stay consistent with your skincare habits and enjoy the process all year round.
Let’s take a closer look at how to refresh your spring skincare routine and update how you take care of your skin as the seasons change.
How to transition your Korean skincare routine into spring
With the change of seasons, your skin’s needs change too. Winter’s heavy creams and intense hydration helped protect against dryness and cold winds, but spring calls for a fresh start.
Think lighter layers, brighter skin, sun protection and a focus on glowing from within. It’s time to add hydrating, nourishing and protective skincare essentials into your daily skincare to keep it healthy, radiant and balanced.
Swap heavy creams for lightweight hydration
Winter Korean skincare often focuses on creams and oils, but as humidity levels rise, your skin will appreciate something lighter. Swap our heavier formulas for a hydrating essence or a lightweight gel moisturizer to maintain moisture without feeling greasy.
The Black Rice Probiotics Barrier Essence is a perfect transition product. It deeply hydrates while strengthening the skin barrier with probiotics and ceramides, leaving skin plump and balanced.
Probiotics aren’t just great for your gut - they’re a game changer for your skin, too! This essence is packed with Galactomyces ferment filtrate to moisturize, soothe and improve skin elasticity, while Bifida helps refine skin texture and tone. If your skin is feeling dry or sensitive with the change of seasons, this essence helps restore balance and radiance, making it an essential part of your spring skincare lineup.
With a high nutrient content, this essence is perfect for layering after your hyaluronic toner, boosting hydration and strengthening your skin’s natural defenses. It also follows the golden ratio of 3:1:1, combining ceramides, cholesterol and fatty acids to support a healthy skin barrier. This means plumper, smoother and stronger skin.
Prioritize sun protection
If sunscreen wasn’t already your non-negotiable step, now is the time to make it one. It’s a K-beauty essential. Spring means longer days and more sun exposure, so you need a daily SPF that works under makeup while offering strong UVA and UVB protection. The Black Rice Moisture Airyfit Daily Sunscreen SPF50+/PA++++ is an ideal choice
This lightweight chemical sunscreen doesn’t just protect your skin, it nourishes it! Infused with antioxidant-rich black rice oil, soothing ceramides and brightening niacinamide, this sunscreen doubles as skincare, leaving your skin smooth, hydrated and ready for the day ahead.
With its ultra-light velvet finish and zero white cast, it’s perfect for daily use, whether you’re heading out bare-faced or layering under makeup. Its reef-safe, high-protection formula ensures you get broad-spectrum SPF50+ PA++++ coverage, shielding your skin from both UVA and UVB rays.
Plus, the airless pump packaging preserves the potency of its ingredients, making every application as fresh as the first. Ideal for reapplication, even over makeup, this is the ultimate sunscreen you’ll want in your bag this spring!
Introduce gentle exfoliation for a brighter complexion
Winter can leave your skin looking dull and congested. Spring is the perfect time to reintroduce gentle exfoliation to slough off dead skin cells and reveal a fresher, brighter complexion.
Look for enzyme-based or low-concentration chemical exfoliants (like those with PHA or lactic acid) that gently resurface without irritating the skin. Incorporating an exfoliating toner once or twice a week can keep your skin smooth and help other products absorb more effectively.
Don’t forget to exfoliate the skin on your body too. If it’s spent winter under wraps, it might need a little exfoliation to stop it from feeling dry and dull. Take a little time in your newly refreshed routine to add some body exfoliation in there for replenished, glowing skin.
Boost your nighttime routine with retinol
With increased humidity and more outdoor activities, your skin might experience a mix of oiliness and dehydration. A retinol serum can help balance oil production, smooth texture and boost collagen for a youthful glow.
The Black Rice Night Knight Retinol Serum is a perfect Korean skincare choice for spring, and it’s even gentle enough for sensitive skin. This powerhouse serum combines the clinically proven benefits of retinol—to boost collagen production and smooth fine lines—with bakuchiol, a plant-derived alternative that enhances elasticity without irritation.
Infused with ceramides to strengthen the skin barrier and fermented black rice to deliver deep hydration and antioxidant protection, this serum works overnight to refine your skin texture and restore radiance. Perfect for all skin types, this gentle yet effective formula ensures a plump, firm and more youthful complexion.
Spring skincare is all about layering hydration without heaviness. Instead of thick creams, try layering lightweight serums and essences to keep your skin dewy and bouncy. Ingredients like hyaluronic acid, fermented black rice and antioxidants help replenish moisture levels while providing long-term skin benefits. Pairing a hydrating serum with a probiotic essence helps lock in moisture while supporting your skin barrier, making it more resilient against seasonal changes.
Don’t forget your lips and eyes
Seasonal changes can make delicate areas like your lips and under-eyes feel dry and tight. The thinner skin around your eyes is more prone to dehydration, which can make fine lines appear more prominent. A nourishing eye cream with peptides or niacinamide can help smooth fine lines, improve elasticity, and brighten dark circles.
Your lips need extra care too, as they don’t have oil glands to keep them naturally moisturized. A hydrating lip treatment with ceramides and humectants like hyaluronic acid can lock in moisture, keeping your lips soft, plump and free from flakiness.
Gently exfoliating with a lip scrub once a week can help remove dead skin, allowing your lip balm to absorb better. Keeping these areas well-moisturized ensures a fresh, youthful look for spring, making your overall complexion appear more vibrant and healthy.
Swap your Korean Skincare Routine This Spring
As the cherry blossoms bloom and the fresh breeze of spring fills the air, it’s time to refresh and rejuvenate your skincare routine. With warmer days ahead, your skin needs lightweight and effective protection and hydration to keep it glowing.
Spring cleaning isn’t just for your home—your skincare shelf needs a refresh too. Check expiration dates, throw old or expired products away and clean your brushes and beauty tools. A clutter-free routine makes it easier to stay consistent with your skincare habits and enjoy the process all year round.
Let’s take a closer look at how to refresh your spring skincare routine and update how you take care of your skin as the seasons change.
How to transition your Korean skincare routine into spring
With the change of seasons, your skin’s needs change too. Winter’s heavy creams and intense hydration helped protect against dryness and cold winds, but spring calls for a fresh start.
Think lighter layers, brighter skin, sun protection and a focus on glowing from within. It’s time to add hydrating, nourishing and protective skincare essentials into your daily skincare to keep it healthy, radiant and balanced.
Swap heavy creams for lightweight hydration
Winter Korean skincare often focuses on creams and oils, but as humidity levels rise, your skin will appreciate something lighter. Swap our heavier formulas for a hydrating essence or a lightweight gel moisturizer to maintain moisture without feeling greasy.
The Black Rice Probiotics Barrier Essence is a perfect transition product. It deeply hydrates while strengthening the skin barrier with probiotics and ceramides, leaving skin plump and balanced.
Probiotics aren’t just great for your gut - they’re a game changer for your skin, too! This essence is packed with Galactomyces ferment filtrate to moisturize, soothe and improve skin elasticity, while Bifida helps refine skin texture and tone. If your skin is feeling dry or sensitive with the change of seasons, this essence helps restore balance and radiance, making it an essential part of your spring skincare lineup.
With a high nutrient content, this essence is perfect for layering after your hyaluronic toner, boosting hydration and strengthening your skin’s natural defenses. It also follows the golden ratio of 3:1:1, combining ceramides, cholesterol and fatty acids to support a healthy skin barrier. This means plumper, smoother and stronger skin.
Prioritize sun protection
If sunscreen wasn’t already your non-negotiable step, now is the time to make it one. It’s a K-beauty essential. Spring means longer days and more sun exposure, so you need a daily SPF that works under makeup while offering strong UVA and UVB protection. The Black Rice Moisture Airyfit Daily Sunscreen SPF50+/PA++++ is an ideal choice
This lightweight chemical sunscreen doesn’t just protect your skin, it nourishes it! Infused with antioxidant-rich black rice oil, soothing ceramides and brightening niacinamide, this sunscreen doubles as skincare, leaving your skin smooth, hydrated and ready for the day ahead.
With its ultra-light velvet finish and zero white cast, it’s perfect for daily use, whether you’re heading out bare-faced or layering under makeup. Its reef-safe, high-protection formula ensures you get broad-spectrum SPF50+ PA++++ coverage, shielding your skin from both UVA and UVB rays.
Plus, the airless pump packaging preserves the potency of its ingredients, making every application as fresh as the first. Ideal for reapplication, even over makeup, this is the ultimate sunscreen you’ll want in your bag this spring!
Introduce gentle exfoliation for a brighter complexion
Winter can leave your skin looking dull and congested. Spring is the perfect time to reintroduce gentle exfoliation to slough off dead skin cells and reveal a fresher, brighter complexion.
Look for enzyme-based or low-concentration chemical exfoliants (like those with PHA or lactic acid) that gently resurface without irritating the skin. Incorporating an exfoliating toner once or twice a week can keep your skin smooth and help other products absorb more effectively.
Don’t forget to exfoliate the skin on your body too. If it’s spent winter under wraps, it might need a little exfoliation to stop it from feeling dry and dull. Take a little time in your newly refreshed routine to add some body exfoliation in there for replenished, glowing skin.
Boost your nighttime routine with retinol
With increased humidity and more outdoor activities, your skin might experience a mix of oiliness and dehydration. A retinol serum can help balance oil production, smooth texture and boost collagen for a youthful glow.
The Black Rice Night Knight Retinol Serum is a perfect Korean skincare choice for spring, and it’s even gentle enough for sensitive skin. This powerhouse serum combines the clinically proven benefits of retinol—to boost collagen production and smooth fine lines—with bakuchiol, a plant-derived alternative that enhances elasticity without irritation.
Infused with ceramides to strengthen the skin barrier and fermented black rice to deliver deep hydration and antioxidant protection, this serum works overnight to refine your skin texture and restore radiance. Perfect for all skin types, this gentle yet effective formula ensures a plump, firm and more youthful complexion.
Spring skincare is all about layering hydration without heaviness. Instead of thick creams, try layering lightweight serums and essences to keep your skin dewy and bouncy. Ingredients like hyaluronic acid, fermented black rice and antioxidants help replenish moisture levels while providing long-term skin benefits. Pairing a hydrating serum with a probiotic essence helps lock in moisture while supporting your skin barrier, making it more resilient against seasonal changes.
Don’t forget your lips and eyes
Seasonal changes can make delicate areas like your lips and under-eyes feel dry and tight. The thinner skin around your eyes is more prone to dehydration, which can make fine lines appear more prominent. A nourishing eye cream with peptides or niacinamide can help smooth fine lines, improve elasticity, and brighten dark circles.
Your lips need extra care too, as they don’t have oil glands to keep them naturally moisturized. A hydrating lip treatment with ceramides and humectants like hyaluronic acid can lock in moisture, keeping your lips soft, plump and free from flakiness.
Gently exfoliating with a lip scrub once a week can help remove dead skin, allowing your lip balm to absorb better. Keeping these areas well-moisturized ensures a fresh, youthful look for spring, making your overall complexion appear more vibrant and healthy.