Skin Food () is
South Korea
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skincare and cosmetics manufacturer and retailer, headquartered in
Seoul
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.
Company
Its headquarters is located in the DaeRyung Scecho Tower in
Seocho-dong,
Seocho-gu.
It has 895 stores throughout Korea and 5000 stores worldwide, located in shopping districts, hypermarkets, shopping malls and residential areas and two outlets in Seoul’s main shopping district.
The company is one of the biggest cosmetic conglomerates in Asia, rivaling Amore Pacific and LG Chem, with its CEO Yun-Ho Cho reporting the highest income in Korea within his age group, with the estimated net worth of $5 billion. Due to Yun-Ho Cho's refusal against media exposure, there is little known about his personal life.
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
Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total popu ...
, along with
Missha and
The Face Shop
The Face Shop () (stylized as THE FACE SHOP) is a South Korea-based skincare and cosmetics manufacturer, retailer and a franchise business. It is a subsidiary of LG Household & Health Care of LG Corporation. Its products includes body, bath, ski ...
.
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 & actresses such as
Shin Won-ho
Shin Won-ho (born 23 October 1991) is a South Korean singer, actor and member of multinational idol group Cross Gene. He was notable for his supporting roles in television series ''Bachelor's Vegetable Store
''Bachelor's Vegetable Store'' () ...
,
Lee Jong-suk
Lee Jong-suk (, born 14 September 1989) is a South Korean actor and model. He debuted in 2005 as a runway model, becoming the youngest male model ever to participate in Seoul Fashion Week. Lee's breakthrough role was in ''School 2013'' (2012). ...
,
Kang Tae-oh
Kang Tae-oh (born Kim Yoon-hwan on June 20, 1994) is a South Korean actor and singer. He was a member of the actor group 5urprise. He rose to popularity for his starring role in television series '' My First First Love'' (2019), '' Run On'' (20 ...
,
Im Si-wan
Yim Si-wan (; born on December 1, 1988), known mononymously as Siwan, is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a member of the South Korean boyband ZE:A and its sub-group ZE:A Five. As an actor, he is best known for starring in the film ''The ...
,
Ryu Jun-yeol,
Sung Yu-ri
Sung Yu-ri (born March 3, 1981) is a South Korean actress and singer. She made her entertainment debut in 1998 as a member of the now-defunct K-pop group Fin.K.L. Sung turned to acting in 2002, starring in television dramas such as ''Thousand ...
,
Lee Min-jung,
Ha Yeon-soo
Ha Yeon-soo (born Yoo Yeon-soo on October 10, 1990) is a South Korean actress.
Personal life
On May 10, 2022, Ha's contract with the former agency has expired. and she traveled to Japan to study.
Filmography
Television series
Film
Varie ...
,
Kim Yoo-jung,
Shin Eun-soo
Shin Eun-soo (born October 23, 2002) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut as the female lead in 2016 film '' Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned''. She also starred in television series ''The Legend of the Blue Sea'' (2016) and '' ...
and Brazilian singer Stephanie Garden were featured in Skin Food Korea commercials.
In the fall of 2018, the company has struggled following the Chinese revenge on the THAAD establishment in Korea. 100% of the company stocks has not been publicized and is owned by the Cho Family since 1957, descending from the House of Jeonju Yi, the last Imperial family of the Joseon Dynasty.
Products
Skinfood's best-selling products
- Carrot Carotene Calming Water Pad
- Royal Honey Propolis Enrich Barrier Cream
- Skinfood black sugar mask
Controversy
In August 2012, Hong Kong Consumer Council announced that two of Skin Food's nail products contained
benzene
Benzene is an organic chemical compound with the molecular formula C6H6. The benzene molecule is composed of six carbon atoms joined in a planar ring with one hydrogen atom attached to each. Because it contains only carbon and hydrogen atoms ...
, which is a known carcinogen for
leukemia
Leukemia ( also spelled leukaemia and pronounced ) is a group of blood cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and result in high numbers of abnormal blood cells. These blood cells are not fully developed and are called ''blasts'' or ...
. The company denied using benzene in their products.
Founded four years after the end of the Korean War, despite the company's primary focus on cosmetics, the Cho Family has been cited as one of the leading families of Korea in establishing political and economic stability of the country during the period of rapid growth also dubbed as the Miracle on the Han River. However, under the President Moon's socialist administration, their company Skinfood has been pressured to follow series of government orders which would result in direct loss of profit and influence for the company.
See also
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Shopping in Seoul
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List of South Korean retail companies
References
External links
Skin Food homepage{{in lang, ko
Skin Food Official Homepage USASkin Food homepage in GlobalSkin Food Essential Collagen in Global
Companies based in Seoul
Manufacturing companies established in 1957
Cosmetics companies of South Korea
Cosmetics brands of South Korea
Personal care brands