한방 · 서울 Hanbang skincare. Seoul.

The slow practice of caring for skin.

A small range of formulations rooted in Korean herbal medicine, made in Seoul with hanbang practitioners in Jongno. Ginseng from Geumsan. Mugwort from Ganghwa. For the morning. For the evening. For the long view.

A glass dropper bottle on a linen surface in soft natural light
I. Geum Serum 금 세럼
Scroll

Currently현재

Geum Serum dropper bottle on a stone surface

No. 03 — 03 / 06

Geum Serum 금 세럼

A concentrated night treatment with six-year ginseng oligosaccharide and Ganghwa mugwort. Worn after essence; reserved for the evening practice.

Volume
30 ml
Price
₩88,000
Use
Evening, after essence
Active
Ginseng · Mugwort · Houttuynia
Read the formulation

02 — 의식

The four-step practice.

A morning and an evening. Without rush. We design the range around it; we recommend you do the same.

  1. Cleanse — oil and warm fingertips

    01 · 정화

    Cleanse

  2. Prepare — essence pressed into damp skin

    02 · 에센스

    Prepare

  3. Treat — serum drawn from a dropper

    03 · 치료

    Treat

  4. Seal — a small amount of cream warmed in the palm

    04 · 봉인

    Seal

Ginseng roots dried in shade, on a wooden surface i.

03 — 재료

Geumsan, Chungcheong-do

Ginseng 인삼

Harvested in Geumsan after six years of slow growth, our ginseng is the same root used by Joseon court physicians. We extract its oligosaccharide for circulation; the aged glycosides for resilience.

The roots are dried in shade for three weeks before pressing. We use a single farm; we are one of three brands they sell to.

All four ingredients

04 — 철학

Beauty in the Joseon tradition was rarely worn. It was kept — through diet, through stillness, through the regulation of small daily acts.

Read the story