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Korean Diet Secrets for Youthful, Wrinkle-free Skin

It's not just genetics; these foods also have a hand in the Korean women's flawless complexions

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The Korean Alcoholic Beverage That's Actually Good for Your Skin What it is: Makgeolli is an effervescent rice wine that's slightly sweet in flavor and contains about 6 to 8 percent alcohol by volume. Made with fermented rice, yeast and water, the alcoholic beverage can be described as a cross between bubbly kombucha and a sweet, milky sake.

Skin perks: One bottle of makgeolli contains as many probiotic cultures as 100 cups of yogurt, making it a treat for your digestive system and skin. Some Koreans even apply it directly to the skin — popular Korean beauty brand Tony Moly sells a makgeolli sheet mask. It's also full of amino acids and vitamin B, which firm and brighten skin.

How to eat it: To get the beauty benefits, you need to drink fresh makgeolli that's been brewing for about a week (the longer it ferments, the less potent it becomes). A quick Yelp search for makgeolli in your area can point you in the right direction.

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