Ancient Korean water approach to skincare

äKwä is a ritual skincare system rooted in the ancient Korean water approach. Ordinary water in each formula is replaced with Korean fermented green tea water and combined with other specialty waters, traditionally fermented extracts, and best-in-class, plant-derived ingredients into formulas that invite your skin to glow. Our green tea is cultivated in the Boseong region, home to Korea’s largest tea fields, due to its perfect soil and climatic conditions. Tea fermentation has a long and rich history in this region, created through a two-phase process using traditional natural and lactic acid fermentation techniques to yield more potent ingredient levels.

Your skin comes first

äKwä is dedicated to the belief that skin health and beauty come first and that the skin is delicate and needs ritual-level attention. Nourishing, smart, and natural, äKwä is the embodiment of effortless and ageless skincare.

Key benefits:

• Suitable for most skin types
• Paraben-free, sulfate-free, and phthalate-free
• Dermatologist-tested for mildness
• Kind to your skin and the environment
• Cruelty-free—never tested on animals
• Gluten-free
• No harsh bleaches, or other forceful ingredients that bully your skin into submission or compromise long-term skin health for a short-term effect
• All-natural fragrances

Realistic meets simplicity

Our real steps uniquely address common challenges, indulge the skin, prompting daydreams of island getaways and decadent milk baths.

Before and after

In a pilot study conducted with women and men, 30 days of the äKwä regimen showed improvements in:

• Red spot count, representing a calming effect
• Porphyrin count, representing a cleansing effect
• Wrinkle score
• Appearance of fine lines and wrinkles
• Overall moisture

Step away from your day and into your world with a skincare regimen designed to transform the appearance of your skin using nature-inspired, moisture-rich formulas and ancient Korean beauty techniques.

Real Step 1: Oil-to-Foam Cleanser

Oil-to-Foam Cleanser—As the first step in your skincare ritual, this cleanser offers a fresh start. Its gentle oils lift away debris before transforming into a foaming cleanser. Splash with water for a perfectly pristine and pleasantly soft finish.

Real Step 2: Four-Way Toner

Four-Way Toner—Let it glow! Clarifying and illuminating, this alcohol-free toner is the perfect way to prepare your skin for additional cleansing and moisture, prime your skin for cosmetics, set your makeup look, or mist any time of the day so it can glow like a glistening glacier on a sapphire sea.

Real Step 3: Vitamin Serum

Vitamin Serum—With the luxury of the earth’s offerings in a silky serum, this product infuses your skin with essential vitamins, ferments, and super-antioxidants for a nourished, more youthful-looking complexion.

Real Step 4: Refining Eye Cream

Refining Eye Cream—Moisturizers and decadent emollients are blended with an ancient mushroom that’s naturally rich in plant-derived collagen to promote a smoother, more refined, and more polished outer-eye appearance.

Real Step 5: Moisture Cream

Moisture Cream—Like a rain cloud ready to burst, this cream offers a surge of intense hydration in a light and airy, cloud-like formula. It’s truly a drink for your skin.