Hwahae Monthly Ranking - 2025.09 (Hair Care)

Analysis of K-beauty market trends, brands, and products based on the September reconciliation surge ranking. See even hair care trends in 2026.

Sep 10, 2025

Trending Products - Overall Ranking

💡 Key Beauty Insights

🌟 Product Over Brand – Small Brands Rising on the Strength of Product Performance

In September’s Hwahae ranking of rapidly rising products, SOMI, MINIC, and GYEOLHAUS made notable entries. This reflects not just the spread of brand awareness, but also the fact that consumers are increasingly exploring products based on ingredients, formulations, and efficacy—demonstrating a heightened level of beauty literacy. Today’s consumers are focusing more on product performance itself rather than brand name, signaling that the competitiveness of a single product has become a decisive factor in purchase decisions.
  • SOMI : Treat Aqua Toner → Gentle, safe formulation with EWG Green-rated ingredients; user reviews highlight “hardly any drawbacks”
  • MINIC : Minimal Cover Lotion → Praised in reviews as offering “better coverage than a tone-up sunscreen, yet more natural than foundation”
 

🌡️ Summer Skincare Dual Track – Calming + Hydration

With heat, sweat, and sebum on the rise during summer, consumer demand has grown simultaneously for calming troubled skin and hydration/barrier reinforcement. Products that combine both benefits ranked high, showing that summer skincare routines now require a dual-track approach—calming and hydration delivered together.

⏱️ Minimal Routine + Hybrid Product Trend Continues

As consumers seek shorter, more efficient routines, hybrid products with multiple functions in one continued to perform strongly in September following their rise in August. While August was led by sun care hybrids, September saw hybrid products gaining traction across sun care, men’s grooming, and skincare, highlighting a broadening trend. This reflects not only the desire to reduce steps, but also a wider consumer shift across the beauty market toward time- and cost-efficiency.
(Based on Hwahae internal data as of August 31, 2025)
 
1위
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irecipe
⭐️(4.6) / (reviews 429)
2위
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FATION
⭐️(4.44) / (reviews 179)
 
3위
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irecipe
⭐️(4.46) / (reviews 1394)
4위
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GYEOLHAUS
⭐️(4.71) / (reviews 62)
 
5위
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Anua
⭐️(4.6) / (reviews 6022)
 
6위
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Torriden
⭐️(4.59) / (reviews 65020)
7위
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MEDIPEEL
⭐️(4.14) / (reviews 36)
8위
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GYEOLHAUS
⭐️(4.78) / (reviews 64)
 
9위
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HANYUL
⭐️(4.62) / (reviews 214)
10위
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WELLAGE
⭐️(4.62) / (reviews 21380)
 
11위
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irecipe
⭐️(4.6) / (reviews 1910)
12위
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Torriden
⭐️(4.31) / (reviews 331)
13위
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SOMI
⭐️(4.65) / (reviews 105)
 
14위
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MEDION
⭐️(4.53) / (reviews 36)
15위
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beplain
⭐️(4.61) / (reviews 40102)
16위
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freemay
⭐️(4.73) / (reviews 1280)
17위
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MINIC
⭐️(4.64) / (reviews 36)
18위
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S.NATURE
⭐️(4.55) / (reviews 33149)
19위
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O'earth
⭐️(4.63) / (reviews 478)
 
20위
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Anua
⭐️(4.3) / (reviews 2262)
 
 
Check out and utilize the complete September 2025 trending ranking at a glance!
Rank
Brand
Product Name
Rating
Reviews
1
irecipe
Cica PDRN Blemish Clear Toner Pad
4.6
429
2
FATION
NOSCA9 PORE ENHANCING SERUM
4.44
179
3
irecipe
Watery Touch Essence Sun Balm
4.46
1394
4
GYEOLHAUS
Ultra Moisture Jojoba Serum & Cream
4.71
62
5
Anua
PDRN Hyaluronic Acid Capsule 100 Serum
4.6
6022
6
Torriden
DIVE-IN Low Molecule Hyaluronic Acid Serum
4.59
65020
7
MEDIPEEL
Vegan Vitamin Collagen Clear
4.14
36
8
GYEOLHAUS
Hydration Jojoba Essence
4.78
64
9
HANYUL
HYDRATE
4.62
214
10
WELLAGE
Real Hyaluronic Blue 100 Ampoule
4.62
21380
11
irecipe
Ceramide Yuzu Bio Cleansing Oil
4.6
1910
12
Torriden
Balanceful Cica Control Serum
4.31
331
13
SOMI
Treat Aqua Toner
4.65
105
14
MEDION
Rocktory Medi Cleaning Tissue
4.53
36
15
beplain
Mung Bean pH-Balanced Cleansing Foam
4.61
40102
16
freemay
Pink Collagen Ampoule Mask
4.73
1280
17
MINIC
Minimal Cover Lotion
4.64
36
18
S.NATURE
AQUA SQUALANE MOISTURIZING CREAM
4.55
33149
19
O'earth
HYALURONICICA 7sec SERUM IN AMPOULE
4.63
478
20
Anua
Heartleaf 77 Clear Pad
4.3
2262

 

Haircare Trending Ranking

💡 Key Haircare trend Insights

🌱 Multi-Oil Care – From Hair to Skin in One Step

Natural oils such as jojoba, argan, and rosemary, along with mild, low-pH formulas, are gaining strong attention. This reflects growing consumer demand for safe and gentle ingredients in haircare, much like in skincare. Recently, the trend of managing hair at a skincare-level standard has expanded, fueling the rise of multi-oil treatments. Natural oils are now recognized as core ingredients that simultaneously deliver hydration, shine, and scalp soothing, positioning themselves at the center of multi-functional care routines.


💆‍♀️ Scalp & Hair Loss Care Goes Mainstream

Products addressing hair loss symptoms and scalp health ranked prominently this month. Once limited to specific age or gender groups, scalp and hair loss care have now become a core part of everyday routines. Consumers increasingly treat the scalp like facial skin, expecting hair loss prevention, scalp strengthening, and soothing benefits all in one.

💧 Proteins & Natural Oils – Expanding as Dual Core Solutions

This month’s ranking highlights the prominence of products formulated with proteins and natural oils (jojoba, argan, rosemary, etc.). These ingredients go beyond basic hydration, providing damaged hair repair and scalp nourishment within multi-care formulas. Proteins are increasingly associated with strengthening, elasticity, and volume, making them essential in anti-hair loss shampoos and repair masks. At the same time, natural oils, valued for their safety, mildness, and shine-enhancing benefits, are aligning with the trend of treating the scalp like skin, driving rapid consumer adoption.
 
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LABO-H
⭐️(4.49) / (reviews 11661)
2위
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HAIR+
⭐️(4.21) / (reviews 476)
 
3위
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BIORGA
⭐️(4.14) / (reviews 50)
4위
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Desert Essence
⭐️(4.46) / (reviews 6901)
 
5위
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miseenscene
⭐️(4.56) / (reviews 666)
 
6위
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BIORGA
⭐️(4.27) / (reviews 11)
7위
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8grow
⭐️(4.55) / (reviews 1903)
8위
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Dr.Orga
⭐️(4.31) / (reviews 2688)
 
9위
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ROUND LAB
⭐️(4.33) / (reviews 15)
10위
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ILLIYOON
⭐️(4.4) / (reviews 961)
 
11위
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roobliss
⭐️(4.63) / (reviews 51)
 
12위
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S.NATURE
⭐️(4.68) / (reviews 592)
13위
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Head & Shoulders
⭐️(4.21) / (reviews 168)
14위
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AROMATICA
⭐️(4.04) / (reviews 72)
 
15위
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Dr.Orga
⭐️(4.55) / (reviews 299)
16위
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MANYO
⭐️(4.65) / (reviews 1532)
 
17위
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Ryo
⭐️(4.44) / (reviews 132)
 
18위
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HANARIN
⭐️(4.57) / (reviews 1570)
19위
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fino PREMIUM TOUCH
⭐️(4.59) / (reviews 199)
20위
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GROWUS
⭐️(4.69) / (reviews 16)
 
 
 
Check out and utilize the complete September 2025 Haircare Trending ranking at a glance!