What to buy, where, and how to get it home — then find it again.

Pharmacy

Pharmacies약국

Look for the white cross among the beauty signs in Myeongdong and around Namdaemun Market.

Myeongdong night market
Photo: Sgroey · CC BY-SA 4.0

Several pharmacies here now stock beauty for visitors as well as medicines. Some have staff who speak English, Japanese or Chinese.

Ask before you buy whether a product is a cosmetic or a medicine, and keep the leaflet.

Sources