About This Site

Why an English section exists

The Korean side of this site is written for people entering the beauty trade — startup costs, licensing routes, facility standards, service-by-service economics for nail, skin, makeup and barber businesses. Producing that material means dealing constantly with price data, legal requirements and industry structure.

Almost none of that reaches English-language readers. What exists in English about Korean beauty is written from the outside: which salon a travel writer liked, what a two-week visitor experienced. The specific things people actually need — what a service costs before the surcharges, why a shop cannot legally offer you a laser, what happens between booking and paying — are largely absent. This section is an attempt to fill that.

Where the information comes from

• Prices are typical ranges across mid-tier Seoul businesses, drawn from published salon menus and the same market research the Korean articles are built on. They are ranges, not quotes, and individual shops sit outside them in both directions.
• Legal statements cite the governing Korean statute by name and article — most often the Public Health Control Act and, for semi-permanent makeup, the Tattooist Act. Where a law has been passed but is not yet in force, that is stated explicitly rather than glossed over.
• Currency is given in won first, because that is what you pay. Dollar figures are rough conversions at approximately 1,400 KRW to the dollar and will drift with the exchange rate.
• Dates. Every article carries a last-updated date. Prices and legal requirements move, and an undated price is not information.

What this site does not do

• It does not recommend individual salons. No shop pays to appear here and none is named as a recommendation. Naming salons is how a guide becomes an advertisement, and it also goes stale within a year.
• It does not take bookings or act as an agent. Where booking routes are described, they are the ones Korean customers actually use.
• It does not give medical, legal or immigration advice. Articles state what the law requires and point to the official channel — Q-Net for licensing, Hi Korea and the Immigration Contact Center for residence status, a dermatologist for anything medical. Your own case needs to be confirmed there.

How it is funded

Through advertising served by Google AdSense. There is no sponsored placement in the articles and no affiliate arrangement with any salon or clinic. The privacy policy sets out what advertising cookies do and how to opt out.

Corrections

Prices change, laws take effect, and errors happen. If something here is wrong or out of date — particularly a price range or a legal statement — corrections are welcome and will be made with the update date changed.