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pjmancktelow · Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Location: Seoul

Hi, just arrived, and the one thing i want to get is shower gel, or body wash whatever you want to call it. im in incheon but id travel and buy a crate of it. ive had problems getting it in other parts of asia, but always managed to find something. any advice or suggestions welcome, sorry if i missed a previous post, i searched and found little

Dazed and Confused · Joined: 10 Jan 2003

It is called body shampoo here. Most supermarkets have at least one brand. They even have Dial shower Gel.

krats1976 · Joined: 14 May 2003

articulate_ink · Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 10:12 am Post subject:

Lush and the Body Shop are both here. I don't know where they are in Incheon but you can find them both in Myeongdong in Seoul. Probably somewhere in Bucheon, too. There's a Body Shop in Yongsan Station. I doubt you want to trek all the way to Gangnam or Apgujeong but those are options too. Just prepare yourself for horror and fainting when you see the prices.

The Face Shop is ubiquitous and some of their products aren't bad. Being a local chain, prices are a lot more reasonable than you'll pay for the imports.

There's another local brand called Shower Mate Body Nature (or Body Nature Shower Mate) with a few scents. The green tea one isn't bad. Look for one of those hypermarkets like HomePlus or E-mart and you should be fine.

wylies99 · Joined: 13 May 2006 Location: I'm one cool cat!

Costco has some. You can also have some sent to you from home.

pjmancktelow · Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Location: Seoul

thanks people i shall go off and find some, i remember the prices from bangkok, they horrified me. ill give e mart a better try

wylies99 · Joined: 13 May 2006 Location: I'm one cool cat!

Do you have any friends/family who can send you some by mail?

maeil · Joined: 09 Jan 2006 Location: Haebangchon

You can get body wash anywhere. I haven't heard it called Body shampoo before.. Body Washi. It's usually everywhere - Face Shop, Body Shop, Beautiplex, E-mart, any good sized grocery store, heck I can usually find it (in small bottles, albeit) in places like GS mart or Family Mart.

sistersarah · Joined: 03 Jan 2004 Location: hiding out

Go to the Korean beauty store chains... lots of variety and you can't feel guilty trying a couple of different kinds because they're very cheap. Face shop, Skin food, Missha, Tony Mola, Innisfree, Etude...

pjmancktelow · Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Location: Seoul

hey wylies, yeah i can get it sent over but the cost of shipping would not be worth it i feel, there all based in the UK