Laneige
Named after snow, built entirely around water
About Laneige
Laneige was launched in South Korea in 1994 by Amorepacific, the house behind Sulwhasoo and Innisfree, and took its name from the French la neige — snow. The idea behind it has never moved: skin does not need more of everything, it needs water, held in the right place for long enough. Everything the brand makes is built on that one belief, which is why Laneige became the label Korean women reach for when skin feels tight rather than troubled.
That focus produced a run of quiet icons. The Water Sleeping Mask turned the overnight mask into a category of its own. Water Bank made hydrating serums feel like a treatment rather than a step. And the Lip Sleeping Mask, a small frosted jar of berry-scented balm, became the most copied lip product of the last decade — Laneige has been the number one lip-treatment brand in the United States for four years running, by Circana's retail measurement.
At Skin101 the Laneige chapter opens where the brand is strongest: the Lip Sleeping Mask EX, the reformulated 20 g jar with Moisture Wrap technology, vitamin C and Berry Fruit Complex. Berry is the original and still the best seller; Grapefruit is its citrus counterpart; Apple Lime is the crisp, least sweet of the three.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Did one lip balm really make Laneige famous?+
Outside Korea, largely so. Laneige had been a serious hydration brand since 1994, but it was the Lip Sleeping Mask that crossed over — a frosted jar people photographed on nightstands, and the product that made overnight lip care a category. By Circana's US retail measurement, Laneige has been the number one lip-treatment brand there for four years running. Inside Korea the brand is just as well known for Water Bank and the Water Sleeping Mask.
What is Laneige best known for?+
Hydration, in three signature forms. The Lip Sleeping Mask is the global hero — a thick overnight balm with Moisture Wrap technology, vitamin C and Berry Fruit Complex that you apply once and wake up to softer lips. The Water Sleeping Mask does the same job for the face. Water Bank is the daily hydrating serum and cream line. Everything else the brand makes orbits those three.
Who is Laneige for?+
Anyone whose main complaint is dryness rather than breakouts. The formulas are built to hold water in the skin, so they suit dry, dehydrated and normal skin best, and work well in air conditioning, on flights and through a dry winter. The Lip Sleeping Mask is genuinely universal — it is a balm, not an active treatment, and suits every skin type from teens upward.
Where is Laneige made, and who owns it?+
Laneige is made in South Korea and owned by Amorepacific, the Seoul group founded in 1945 that also owns Sulwhasoo, Innisfree and Etude. That matters in practice: Amorepacific runs its own research centre and manufacturing, so a Laneige formula is developed and produced inside the same house rather than outsourced. The Lip Sleeping Mask EX jars sold here are the Korean 20 g size.
Are the Laneige products at Skin101 original?+
Yes. We buy through the brand's official importer in Israel, so every jar carries the importer's stamp and the official usage instructions on the packaging. Laneige is one of the most counterfeited K-beauty brands online — fake Lip Sleeping Masks circulate widely on marketplaces — and that stamp is exactly what separates the formula Amorepacific actually made from an imitation of it. Original products, officially imported, delivered across Israel.
Why order from SKIN101?
Fast local delivery
Ships locally within Israel — up to 4 business days, usually 1–2. No overseas shipping waits, no customs risk.
Final prices, no surprises
International sites add 18% VAT plus clearance fees at the border on orders above ~₪250. Our prices already include everything — what you see is what you pay.
Originals from the official importer
Every product comes through the official importer and carries the Health Ministry approval sticker — unlike the many fakes and gray-market parallels sold without it.
Sales, coupons & gifts
Sales and coupon deals run all the time, and most orders include free gifts and testers that you pick yourself at checkout.