Best-of
Korean and Japanese serums in Canada by price per 100 ml
Best for: Lowest price per 100 ml
Madagascar Centella Ampoule
C$19.89 for 100 ml at Stylevana (C$19.89 per 100 ml), or C$24.99 from KBeauty Canada if you want a Canadian store. It's also the cheapest of the six from Canada. Seven ingredients, tied for the shortest list we hold.
From C$19.89 at Stylevana, checked October 5, 2026
Best for: Second-lowest per 100 ml, from overseas
No.3 Skin Softening Serum
C$20.63 for 50 ml at YesStyle (C$41.26 per 100 ml). The cheapest Canadian store, KBeauty Mart, works out to C$49.98 per 100 ml. Opens with two ferments, with niacinamide 6th.
From C$20.63 at YesStyle, checked October 10, 2026
Best for: Most stores in stock
7 Rice Ceramide Hydrating Barrier Serum
C$21.89 for 50 ml at YesStyle (C$43.78 per 100 ml), or C$51.90 per 100 ml from KBeauty Mart in Canada. In stock at eight stores, including Sephora Canada, the most of the six.
From C$21.89 at YesStyle, checked October 10, 2026
Best for: Second-cheapest from a Canadian store
DIVE-IN Low Molecular Hyaluronic Acid Serum
C$23.01 for 50 ml at Lakinza (C$46.02 per 100 ml), which ships from inside Canada. Only SKIN1004 costs less per 100 ml from a Canadian store. Lists five hyaluronic-acid ingredients.
From C$23.01 at Lakinza, checked October 6, 2026
Best for: Lowest sticker price
Melano CC Vitamin C Brightening Essence
C$12.39 for 20 ml at Stylevana (C$61.95 per 100 ml). The only Canadian offer in stock was a Walmart.ca marketplace listing at C$23.99 (C$119.95 per 100 ml). A Japanese vitamin C essence that lists fragrance.
From C$12.39 at Stylevana, checked October 10, 2026
Best for: A small bottle under C$20 from overseas
Glow Serum: Propolis + Niacinamide
C$18.90 for 30 ml at Stylevana (C$63.00 per 100 ml), the most per 100 ml of the six. From KBeauty Mart in Canada it's C$21.99, or C$73.30 per 100 ml. Niacinamide is 6th.
From C$18.90 at Stylevana, checked October 5, 2026
How we chose
The order is price per 100 ml at each serum’s cheapest in-stock store, lowest first. That’s the only ranking rule. It doesn’t mean best for your skin: we haven’t tested these serums, and we don’t rank on ingredients, because a list shows what’s in a product, not how much or how well it works.
“Serum” here covers everything we file in that category, so it includes SKIN1004’s ampoule and Melano CC’s essence. Our guide to essence vs serum vs ampoule explains why the names overlap.
Prices are the lowest in-stock price in the October 2026 Price Index, checked between October 5 and 10. We earn a commission on some links, which doesn’t change the order.
The order changes if you buy in Canada
Overseas shops (YesStyle and Stylevana, both shipping from Hong Kong) hold the lowest price for five of the six. Leave them out and the ranking moves:
| Serum | Per 100 ml, cheapest store | Per 100 ml, cheapest Canadian store |
|---|---|---|
| SKIN1004 Centella Ampoule | C$19.89 | C$24.99 |
| Numbuzin No.3 | C$41.26 | C$49.98 |
| Anua 7 Rice Ceramide | C$43.78 | C$51.90 |
| Torriden Dive-In | C$46.02 | C$46.02 |
| Melano CC Vitamin C Essence | C$61.95 | C$119.95 |
| Beauty of Joseon Glow Serum | C$63.00 | C$73.30 |
From Canadian stores, Torriden moves up to second and Melano CC drops to last. Torriden’s lowest price is already at a Canadian store, Lakinza.
Small bottles hide high prices per ml. Melano CC has the lowest sticker price of the six at C$12.39, but at 20 ml it’s the second most expensive per 100 ml.
Where to go next
Two of these have a head-to-head: Torriden vs Numbuzin No.3.
Torriden also has a comparison with Anua’s rice serum.
For every store and its shipping terms, start with the SKIN1004 ampoule page.
The same ranking rule for toners is in Korean toners by price per 100 ml.