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Skin Food

South Korean cosmetics company

Field	Value
name	Skin Food
logo	Skin Food-logo.png
logo_size	150px
image_caption	Skin Food shop front in Myeong-dong, Seoul
foundation	1957
location_city	Seocho-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul
location_country	South Korea
area_served	Asia
products	Skincare
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Skin Food () is a South Korean skincare and cosmetics manufacturer and retailer, headquartered in Seoul.

Company

Its headquarters is located in the DaeRyung Scecho Tower in Seocho-dong, Seocho-gu.

It has approximately 350 stores in Korea and has stores in 16 different countries globally, located in shopping districts, hypermarkets, shopping malls and residential areas.

In August 2012, as part of Lotte Department Store's expansion programme into China, Skin Food was featured in a replica of Myeong-dong in its new store in Tianjin, along with Missha and The Face Shop.

Skin Food has seen increase in sales from foreign visitors and have opened outlets outside South Korea such as Taiwan, Philippines, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan and Hong Kong in Asia and many others in Europe and the Americas. Korean actors and actresses such as Shin Won-ho, Lee Jong-suk, Kang Tae-oh, Yim Si-wan, Ryu Jun-yeol, Sung Yu-ri, Lee Min-jung, Ha Yeon-soo, Kim You-jung, Shin Eun-soo and Brazilian singer Stephanie Garden were featured in Skin Food Korea commercials.

Products

Skinfood's best-selling products

Carrot Carotene Calming Water Pad
Royal Honey Propolis Enrich Barrier Cream
Skinfood black sugar mask

Spokespersons and models

2011: Lee Min-jung
2013: Ha Yeon-soo
2015: Kim You-jung
2017: Shin Eun-soo
2021: Hwang Kwang-hee
2022: Soyoon

Controversy

In August 2012, Hong Kong Consumer Council announced that two of Skin Food's nail products contained benzene, which is a known carcinogen for leukemia. The company denied using benzene in their products.

References

쿠키뉴스. (2013-11-21). "스킨푸드, KOST와 저소득층 화상환자돕기 캠페인 진행 협약".
Kwon, Mee-yoo. (13 January 2009). "Japanese Tourists Stingy in Shopping". Korea Times.
"Travel Highlights: What To Buy When Shopping in Korea". Korea Tourism Organization.
Kim, Jung-yoon. (31 August 2012). "New dawn rising for Lotte in China". Joongang Daily.
"스킨푸드, 성유리에 이어 이민정 새 모델로 발탁!".
"하연수, 스킨푸드 새 모델 발탁…이종석과 호흡".
"김유정, '스킨푸드' 전속모델 발탁…차세대 CF퀸 '예약'".
"신은수, 스킨푸드 모델 발탁…충무로 넘어 광고계까지 접수".
기자, 배지윤. "'네고왕 대박' 스킨푸드, 브랜드 모델로 광희 발탁".
기자, 류지윤. "뷰티 크리에이터 소윤, 스킨푸드 첫 인플루언서 모델로 발탁".
Chui, Timothy. (17 August 2010). "Dangerous toxins found in nail care products". China Daily.
Kim, Tong-hyung. (31 August 2010). "Skin Foods nail polish is hazardous". Korea Times.

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