Women-founded skincare with playlist QR boxes: URANG at KHODE Pangyo
In short
URANG is a women-founded organic skincare brand sold at KHODE, a beauty select shop on the B1 floor of Hyundai Department Store Pangyo in Seongnam, Gyeonggi. At KHODE, the writer tested the texture of URANG Natural Cleansing Oil and checked its ingredient list. The writer also read the note on the URANG box saying the product was made while listening to a playlist, then bought the oil at a discounted price. For ingredient-conscious shoppers, URANG is worth trying on your skin in person at KHODE in Hyundai Department Store Pangyo.
Good to know
- Store location
- KHODE beauty select shop, B1 of Hyundai Department Store Pangyo, near the event stalls
- Getting there
- Take the escalator on the Chinese restaurant side and KHODE is right there (not the shabu-shabu side)
- Product tested
- URANG Natural Cleansing Oil
- Price
- Bought at an in-store discount
as written by the visitor on Sep 30, 2026
Why someone who cares about ingredients went to KHODE at Hyundai Department Store Pangyo
I went to KHODE, the beauty select shop on the B1 floor of Hyundai Department Store Pangyo, to check out and buy products from the organic skincare brand URANG in person. It's a brand I'd been eyeing for a while because of its principled philosophy.
If you look closely at the skincare products we use every day, a lot of them are packed with unidentifiable chemical ingredients hiding behind flashy marketing copy. I've suffered a lot with my skin myself, so I've tried over 40 kinds of sheet masks and even worked with cosmetics companies. I'm very into this stuff. From what I've studied, most cosmetics honestly don't do much — it's mostly just image marketing with famous celebrities.
Where is KHODE at Hyundai Department Store Pangyo?
KHODE is a beauty select shop on the B1 floor of Hyundai Department Store Pangyo. In a sleek, modern interior, it's set up so you can comfortably browse and try a variety of premium beauty brands, from skincare to fragrance to hair and body care.
At Hyundai Department Store Pangyo, the building is split into two wings — take the escalator down on the Chinese restaurant side and it's right there. It's on the event section side, not the shabu-shabu side haha.
Among the many appealing lineups, the one that caught my eye the most was definitely the premium organic skincare brand URANG.
What kind of brand is URANG? A women-founded success story
URANG started because its founder felt uneasy about how expensive cosmetics push concept ingredients and chemical materials, and set out to study natural cosmetics and aromatherapy herself. Starting from a single conviction to make genuine products, it's now a standout example of a successful women-founded business.
I heard the founder personally and painstakingly selects 90 of the brand's 114 ingredients, sourcing them from farms around the world. True to that story, every single URANG package I saw at the KHODE store carried that same stubbornness and philosophy.
There's a founder near my office too, a woman who started her business in Bundang, a 'mom entrepreneur' — I believe she's also carried at Hyundai Department Store Pangyo. I've also talked with another founder at AK Plaza Seohyeon. Come to think of it, cosmetics really does seem to have a lot of women founders.
What's the texture and ingredients of URANG Natural Cleansing Oil?
The product I tested in person at the KHODE store was URANG's flagship bestseller, 'URANG Natural Cleansing Oil.' When rubbed onto skin, it glided on smoothly with no stickiness — the texture was excellent.
The soft, clear yellow oil visible through the transparent bottle was really striking. Looking at the back of the package, I saw the '100% naturally derived ingredients' label along with a dense list of plant-based ingredients that don't clog pores — safflower seed oil, apricot kernel oil, grape seed oil, olive oil — which gave me confidence to use it without worry.
- Safflower seed oil
- Apricot kernel oil
- Grape seed oil
- Olive oil
It looks like a well-refined, delicious oil haha.
The playlist QR code on URANG's box
On top of the URANG cleansing oil box is printed a playlist QR code and a note. This was a particularly fun and memorable detail.
This product was made while listening to this playlist. We make good organic cosmetics while listening to beautiful music.
That's the note printed alongside the QR code. It made me smile — you can feel the brand's sincerity and sensibility, treating even the process of making one product as a piece of art and care.
I ended up finishing a satisfying shopping trip by picking up a good deal at a discounted price on-site at KHODE.
At first I wondered — does that mean they were inspired by the music while making it?? But no, I think it's just... they made it while playing music in the background.
Where can you check out URANG products in person?
If you're curious about URANG, a brand that doesn't compromise on ingredient-focused formulas, I recommend visiting the KHODE store at Hyundai Department Store Pangyo to test the texture yourself and feel the brand's special sensibility firsthand.
Where it is
20 Pangyoyeok-ro 146beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea경기도 성남시 분당구 판교역로146번길 20 현대백화점 판교점
