THE CAST publishes guide to Korean cosmetic date-label terms
The guide helps online shoppers distinguish manufacturing dates from use-by and after-opening information.
Published
THE CAST has published a retailer-authored guide to Korean cosmetic date-label vocabulary for shoppers browsing K-beauty products online. The guide explains manufacturing dates, use-by dates and periods after opening.
Reading the words beside the date
The guide explains that 제조일자 means manufacturing date and 사용기한 means use-by date. It encourages shoppers to read the wording beside a date and ask a retailer or manufacturer when a label or current stock information is unclear.
Sources and practical checks
The article cites the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety’s cosmetic labelling information, which lists a use-by date or period after opening among package labelling items. It advises shoppers to follow the actual package and storage instructions rather than assume one shelf life for every product.