Elizavecca

Elizavecca is a South Korean cosmetics brand founded in 2011 by Kim Hee Jun, who is described as a former student of traditional Chinese medicine [5]. It is part of MIZ Trade Inc (legally Mizu Trading Co., Ltd., 주식회사 미즈무역), a skincare manufacturer based in Seoul that has operated since 1986 [4]. The brand sells skincare, mask packs, haircare, makeup and body care, and is best known for playful, affordably priced products — above all the Milky Piggy Carbonated Bubble Clay Mask, which foams on contact with the skin and became a widely shared K-beauty novelty in the mid-2010s.

The brand remains active. Its official storefront lists current inventory and recent arrivals such as a Tea Tree Hair Stick, a Vitamin C toner and a Pink Energy foam cleanser, and it maintains a presence on Instagram, YouTube and Facebook.

Elizavecca was established in 2011 under the parent company MIZ Trade Inc, with Kim Hee Jun credited as founder [5]. The company footer on the brand's own site lists Kim Hee-jun as owner and chief executive and names the legal entity as Mizu Trading Co., Ltd., registered in the Gangnam district of Seoul. According to retailer and editorial accounts, the parent firm had already been developing skincare using modern production methods since 1986, well before the Elizavecca name appeared [4].

A 2000 agreement with the German peeling-product manufacturer Schneider is sometimes cited in the brand's history [5]. Because the Elizavecca brand itself dates only to 2011, that agreement is best understood as belonging to the parent company's earlier manufacturing era rather than to the consumer brand.

Elizavecca is owned by MIZ Trade Inc, the Seoul-based company that also serves as its manufacturer. The brand has no recorded acquisitions or sister brands in the available sources, and product manufacturing is described as taking place in South Korea.

Elizavecca positions itself as accessible, effective skincare sold at competitive prices. The company frames its products as combining natural ingredients with current production technology, and describes its aim as making skincare "not only accessible to all but also a fun activity," reframing a routine task as "a ritual to look forward to." Editorial reviewers note the brand's emphasis on affordability paired with humorous packaging, including its recurring cartoon-piggy character.

Sustainability claims feature in how the brand presents itself. According to coverage of the company, it favours non-toxic recyclable materials such as glass bottles in place of plastic [4]; one reviewer similarly describes cardboard packaging and refillable glass dropper bottles.

The brand's range spans cleansers, toners, essences, creams, sun care and a broad selection of mask packs. Hero ingredients across its formulas include snail mucin, hyaluronic acid, collagen, green tea, charcoal, centella asiatica, niacinamide and 24-karat gold powder.

Its signature item is the Milky Piggy Carbonated Bubble Clay Mask, a wash-off mask combining carbonated water with collagen, green tea and charcoal that bubbles into foam once applied. The product gained cult status internationally for that effect [5], and the format was widely shared on social media. A second well-known product, the Green Piggy Collagen Jella Pack, became popular in Korea in 2013 [5]. The Milky Piggy Hell-pore Gold Essence, which the brand formulates with 24-karat gold powder alongside niacinamide, allantoin and sodium hyaluronate, is another recognised item in the line, joined by products such as a Centella Asiatica toner, an Aqua Water Snail Mucin Cream and a Moisture Hyaluronic Acid Memory Cream.

Some retailer and editorial sources credit Elizavecca, or its parent company, as among the first Korean producers to introduce a BB cream — a multi-use product combining foundation, moisturiser and sun protection [4]. The brand also states that its products are formulated to work safely at the cellular level of the skin, a claim presented in its own marketing materials.

Elizavecca's profile in Western markets rests largely on the Milky Piggy bubble mask, which drew coverage from outlets including Apartment Therapy and TODAY, both of which tested the foaming mask. A 2016 review by the blog Snow White and the Asian Pear called the product "a classic example of skincaretainment," noting that its appeal came as much from the entertainment of photographing the foam as from its skincare effect [7]. The same review recorded mixed user reactions, with some reporting irritation. No formal awards are documented in the available sources.

Elizavecca is active. Its official site, elizavecca.com, operates as a direct-to-consumer storefront with current 2026 inventory and new arrivals, and the brand is distributed internationally through retailers serving Asian beauty products. Its products are listed across the four Nordic markets covered by Glowjakt.

The brand's country of origin is occasionally misstated. One 2016 review described Elizavecca as a Chinese brand [7], but the company's own Seoul headquarters and Korean-language corporate records, together with multiple independent retailer and editorial sources, identify it as South Korean [5].