Round Lab 1025 Dokdo Cleansing Gel: What to Know Before You Buy
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A K-beauty routine starts with cleansing, and a cleanser you can use morning and night without thinking about it is worth getting right. Round Lab's 1025 Dokdo Cleansing Gel comes from the brand's 1025 Dokdo line. Here is what the product page says and how it fits into a daily routine.
What Round Lab says about it
According to Round Lab, this is a low pH gel cleanser with plant-derived surfactants that turns into a dense, rich foam. The brand's main points:
- Texture and scent: a gel texture, listed as unscented.
- 8 types of hyaluronic acid: Round Lab says hyaluronic acid in various sizes helps hydrate skin and keep cleansing feeling moist rather than tight.
- Deep sea water: the brand says it contains minerals such as calcium, magnesium and iron.
- Active ingredients listed: glycerin, hyaluronic acid, betaine, allantoin and panthenol.
- Daily use: Round Lab calls it non-irritating and suitable as a daily cleanser, day and night, and says it removes facial residue and makeup.
Where it fits in a routine
A cleanser is step one. A typical order looks like this:
- Cleanse with the Dokdo Cleansing Gel
- Toner
- Serum
- Cream
- Sunscreen (morning only)
How to use it, according to Round Lab: the first time, turn the pump counter-clockwise to unlock it. Use 1-2 pumps, lather with water into a rich foam, then apply to your face and rinse.
Round Lab says it removes makeup, but if you wear long-wear makeup or water-resistant sunscreen, you may still prefer a first cleanse with an oil or balm at night, followed by this gel as the second step. That is a common Korean "double cleansing" pattern rather than a brand instruction.
Who it might suit
Round Lab lists the skin types as sensitive, dry and all skin types, and says it is safe for sensitive skin. On paper, it suits people who want:
- A fragrance-free (unscented) daily cleanser
- A foaming texture without a squeaky, stripped feeling, which is what the low pH and hyaluronic acid angle is aiming for
- One cleanser for both morning and evening
It also pairs naturally with the 1025 Dokdo Toner if you want to stay within one line, though nothing requires that.
What to check before you buy
- Ingredient list: the full list is on the product page. Its cleansing agents include disodium cocoamphodiacetate, coco betaine, sodium cocoyl alaninate and decyl glucoside. If you know you react to a specific surfactant, check it there.
- Patch test: even mild cleansers can disagree with some skin. Try it for a few days before making it your only cleanser.
- Price and shipping: it is listed at $26.00 on Round Lab's US store at the time of writing. Check the current price on the brand page and whether it ships to your country.
- Size: the product page we collected does not state the volume, so confirm it on the brand page if you are comparing value.
Our take
The Dokdo Cleansing Gel is a straightforward pick for anyone building a simple K-beauty routine: unscented, low pH, foaming, and meant for twice-daily use according to Round Lab. Its appeal is that it should not ask much of you. If you like a foam cleanser but find many of them leave your face tight, its hyaluronic acid and gentle-surfactant focus is the reason to look at it. Heavy makeup wearers may still want an oil cleanser first.
See 1025 Dokdo Cleansing Gel at Round Lab →
Information is based on Round Lab's product page as collected by KPOPORO. Details can change; please confirm on the brand page before buying.