Hanyul vs Su:m37° — side by side, no bias.
Our pick
Secret Essence
8.8/10 · Su:m37°
| Artemisia Miracle Relief Essence | Secret Essence | |
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| Brand | Hanyul | Su:m37° |
| Category | essence | essence |
| Editor Rating | 8.7/10 | 8.8/10 ★ |
| Category | essence | essence |
| Texture | Lightweight watery essence | Clear watery essence |
| Finish | Soothed, calmed, evened | Luminous absorbed |
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| Verdict | Hanyul's hero — 90% artemisia (mugwort) extract in a watery essence that's genuinely the K-beauty answer to the calming-essence category. AmorePacific's research arm backs the formulation, and the result is one of the cleanest, most-effective single-ingredient K-beauty essences on the market. Daily use over 4–8 weeks visibly reduces redness and reactivity in ways that more 'sophisticated' multi-active essences fail to deliver. The brand has been quietly excellent for over a decade — this product is the case for taking it seriously. | LG's answer to SK-II Pitera — a naturally fermented essence that takes 50+ days in controlled fermentation tanks. The glow is real, the texture is water-thin, and the ferment is genuinely different from galactomyces. If SK-II is the J-beauty first treatment essence, Su:m37° is the K-beauty equivalent. |
