Viral Glow Recipe 2026: New Bingsoo Balms & Vegan Mucin

Glow Recipe is hard to miss. When the brand dropped its Dewy Flush cheek serum in February 2025, it pulled a 35,000-person waitlist. The Glass Balm lip treatments proved just as popular with fans voting for their preferred shades via Instagram. Then came the Prickly Pear Peptide Mucin, where Glow Recipe seeded over 1,800 unmarked lab samples, labelled "MUCIN" to creators worldwide, sparking curiosity even before the product was launched.

Now, with its latest Korean Facial in a Pad, AKA, the much-awaited Toner Pads you get three targeted formulas that deliver visible results in just five minutes. Plus with two new Dewy Flush and two new Glass Balm shades arriving at Sephora, alongside that vegan mucin, Glow Recipe is giving beauty fans plenty to talk about. Here’s what to try first.

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Glow recipe toner pads, a facial in a pad

Glow Recipe’s New Toner Pads: Made for Fast, Easy Skin Fixes

Glow Recipe’s latest launch taps into the toner pad craze with three new versions designed to exfoliate, brighten or calm skin in just five minutes. The line includes LHA + AHA Exfoliating Toner Pads, Vitamin C Brightening Toner Pads and PDRN+ Repair + Soothe Toner Pads, each created for a different skin mood. Choose between texture and breakouts, dullness and dark spots, or redness and sensitivity.
The formulas are designed around busy routines. The ultra-thin pads are pre-saturated and shaped to hug the face, so they can be used on their own or mixed across different zones. The exfoliating version uses a cocktail of acids and watermelon enzyme complex, the brightening pads lean on five types of vitamin C plus glutathione, and the soothing option features vegan prickly pear PDRN with centella and panthenol to help support stressed skin. At S$48 for 60 pads, they are exactly the type of product that Glow Recipe fans will want in rotation, fast.

Glow Recipe’s Toner Pads ($48) are available at Sephora stores and Sephora.com.

Glow Recipe's Dewy Flush: A Skincare-First Blush To Treat Your Skin

The Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dewy Flush is not trying to be a traditional blush. It is designed to give skin that fresh, juicy, just-pinched look, with skincare benefits built in. First launched in February 2025 in two shades, the tinted cheek serum quickly built a 35,000-person waitlist.

The formula is light, sheer and easy to build, with 3% niacinamide to brighten, hyaluronic acid for hydration and plumping, Centella Asiatica to help calm visible redness, and jojoba oil-coated pigments that melt into skin for a natural-looking wash of colour. Now, Glow Recipe is expanding the line with two new shades: Cherry Flush, a sheer cherry red, and Dragon Fruit Flush, a bright pink for that extra pop.

MUA tip: mix Cherry Flush and Dragon Fruit Flush and apply across cheeks and nose for a strawberry, sun-kissed look.

Glow Recipe’s Dewy Flush ($40) is available at Sephora stores and Sephora.com.

Glow Recipe Glass Balm. Six Shades of Clinical Hydration for Your Lips

Inspired by bingsoo, South Korea's beloved shaved ice dessert, Glass Balm is a tinted lip treatment that goes beyond just adding colour. It drenches lips in clinical moisture for up to 12 hours, with hyaluronic microspheres to fill lip lines, glycerin to lock in hydration and antioxidant-rich fruit extracts in every shade.

The Glass Balm launched with four shades and quickly became an award-winning favourite. So popular that when Glow Recipe asked its Instagram followers which shades to launch next, the response was immediate. Coconut Bingsoo in sheer cool brown and Dragon Fruit Bingsoo in sheer bright pink are the two community-voted additions, bringing the total to six shades. And yes, they’ll be at Sephora Singapore this month.

Glow Recipe’s Glass Balm ($34) is available at Sephora stores and Sephora.com.

Glow Recipe Prickly Pear Peptide Mucin – A Plant-Based Barrier Serum

If you've been sleeping on prickly pear as an ingredient, it’s time to go all glowy skin. The Prickly Pear Peptide Mucin is the brand's first foray into mucin. Powered by 81% prickly pear mucin, it's vegan, cruelty-free and formulated for all skin types, including sensitive skin.

The serum helps retain moisture, reinforces the skin barrier and boosts elasticity with continued use. It's packed with over 40 bioactive compounds, supported by 3% bio-active peptide for collagen production, Ectoin to shield skin from environmental stressors and Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate to brighten and improve texture. Clinical results support this with 100% of participants showing improvement in hydration and skin barrier strength after, just one use.

Glow Recipe's Prickly Pear Peptide Mucin ($53) is available at Sephora stores and Sephora.com.

FAQs :

Glow Recipe

FAQs

What is Glow Recipe?

Glow Recipe is a Korean-American skincare brand co-founded by Sarah Lee and Christine Chang. Known for its fruit-forward formulas and vibrant packaging, the brand pairs antioxidant-rich fruit ingredients with clinically effective actives for real, visible results.

What is Glow Recipe best known for?

Glow Recipe built its reputation on the Watermelon Glow franchise, starting with the Watermelon Glow Sleeping Mask, which sold out seven times at launch. Today, the brand is equally known for the Niacinamide Dew Drops and its expanding range of skincare-makeup hybrid products. You can also try these incredible Korean skincare hacks using the brand’s legendary Watermelon Glow Pore Tight Toner.

Is Glow Recipe clean beauty?

Yes. Glow Recipe is certified Clean at Sephora, meaning its products are formulated without a defined list of ingredients including parabens, mineral oil, phthalates, silicones and synthetic fragrance.

Is Glow Recipe good for sensitive skin?

Generally yes. Glow Recipe formulates without common irritants, and several products, including the Prickly Pear Peptide Mucin, are specifically designed for all skin types, including sensitive skin.

Where can I buy Glow Recipe in Singapore?

Glow Recipe is available at Sephora stores nationwide and on Sephora.sg.

Is Glow Recipe worth it?

If you're looking for skincare that pulls double duty, yes. The products are clinically tested, sensorial to use, and newer launches like the Dewy Flush and Glass Balm blur the line between skincare and makeup that’s better for your skin. Cute packaging and colourful bottles on the dresser, a big bonus!

Which Glow Recipe product can teens use?

For teens curious about Glow Recipe, the best starting point is usually the brand’s gentler, hydration-focused products. Think the Watermelon Glow Pink Juice Moisturiser, Plum Plump Hyaluronic Cream and Watermelon Glow Dew Balm SPF 45 for everyday use. The Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dew Drops can also be a good pick for teens dealing with excess oil or post-blemish marks, though it still makes sense to keep the rest of the routine simple.

Natasha Tulsi

Natasha Tulsi is the Editorial Director of Vanilla Luxury, Singapore's affordable luxury digital magazine covering beauty, travel, family, food and lifestyle.

With over 15 years of experience as a marketing strategist and content editor, Natasha has strong opinions on everything from skincare launches and fragrance finds to travel guides and kids' gift ideas. Based in Singapore, she is the person to message (never call) when your brand needs more than a name-drop, or when you need to find that under-the-radar beauty buy.

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