Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun is a chemical sunscreen with rice extract and probiotics designed to provide SPF 50+ PA++++ UV protection with hydrating and calming benefits.
Optimal for oily and acne-prone skin while remaining hydrating and lightweight, this sunscreen earns consistent praise. The formula includes soothing and protective ingredients like vitamin E and ferulic acid that support barrier repair, and reviewers commonly praised a dewy finish without white cast. Note that the US FDA-compliant version has different filters and lower SPF (40 vs 50+) than the original Korean formula.
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"It's worked well most of the days. I've been testing it, yesterday or the day before I didn't love the finish, it left me looking a little pink and I didn't love that. But the rest of the days it seemed to work and give decent coverage. I don't dislike how it looks over my other sunscreen, it doesn't end up looking too greasy and it doesn't look flaky, so I think it's okay."
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"I grew to love this sunscreen. I was a naysayer of their original sunscreen, I didn't love it from the first time I tried it, but I grew to like it and enjoy it. This one's geared more towards dry skin and it feels nice on my skin. I didn't have any issues using it in Europe with no issues with sunburn, redness or freckling. For what this promises, they promise a more hydrated version that protects all skin type users from strong UV rays, enhances skin's moisture barrier, offers instant calming effect for irritated and dry skin, gently nourishes skin and promotes a healthy looking and plump complexion leaving a refreshing finish without any white cast or sticky feeling. The ingredients in this product back up those claims. It's got skin identical ingredients, soothing ingredients, skin protecting ingredients, antioxidants, vitamin E and ferulic acid. I tend to agree with most of these promises and I'm overall impressed with this. Even with my drier skin I find this to be nicely hydrating and it tends to work really well on my skin."
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"Oh here's another sunscreen the beauty of joelson I don't know I must have like thrown these in at the last minute I'm not sure why"
"This is the Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun, the new version of it. Normally I would put my sunscreen on and then that can come makeup, but if you can put your sunscreen on over it, it's better. The later on in your routine you use it, the better."
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"I really really used to hate this stuff and this winter towards the end of this winter I found myself using it and actually not hating it. When I used it initially I thought it was kind of on the greasy side, but my skin's gotten a little bit drier in the last few months, especially with some laser treatments I've been doing at home. It does take some blending and smoothing to get it right, and it has a little bit of white cast, but overall I've ended up liking it and now I've been reaching for it lately. I love that it has no smell at all."
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"Their Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics SPF 50+ PA++++ is great. I love using it every day. No greasiness, no white cast, no smell. Just wonderful sunscreen coverage."
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"I haven't had any issue with sensitivity in terms of my eye area in terms of redness or watering. Yesterday I didn't have any eye issues in terms of sensitivity and towards the end of the day it didn't end up looking shiny or anything so it was actually pretty nice. It's got two L'Oreal filters in there and in terms of UV filter I'm pretty confident in these ingredients. In terms of feel yesterday and things like that it felt really nice the beginning of the day and at the end of the day. It is more hydrating and throughout the day it ends up looking a little bit more shiny, but using it all day was fun, it was nice, felt good, it worked well under makeup and worked well over my serums. It's 18 bucks so it's pretty friendly for most skin types. The filters in here look good and I have a feeling this has pretty good UVA protection, probably better than almost any American sunscreen. These filters are going to be much better so I'm impressed with it, I'm happy with it, it feels nice on my skin."
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"The Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Rice + Probiotics SPF 50+ PA++++ is a really nice chemical sunscreen. Really lightweight, no scent to it. Really nice product."
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"I don't how people get by covering it like they usually say use a pea sized amount I'm using like eight pea and I can't even make it stretch that much"
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"I really did not like it the first times I tried it however I went to it again and tried it again a few months ago and I found that it's okay now. I don't know why I hated it at first but maybe it had something to do with the weather or something, before I just found it to be greasy but now I find it to be nicely hydrating but not greasy. To me this has become the closest thing to like a sunscreen moisturizer. You know those can be iffy to rely on because moisturizer with sunscreen you tend to not apply the moisturizer liberally enough to get the actual advertised protection but anyway so far I'm enjoying it."
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"This one is the Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics SPF 50+ PA++++. I loved it."
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"I was not the biggest fan of the original version of it and then I finally started warming up to it after a few months but the first like month and a half, couple months I had it, I just didn't like it. But now something happened and I tried it again and I liked it."
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"Make sure you're ordering it from Yes Style or a K beauty retailer because they have a US version of this sunscreen and it's got the sad filters in it. The K beauty version has fragrance free and alcohol-free. It's got UVL T150, Mexoryl XL, Mexoryl SX, Avobenzone, and Tinosorb. It's also got rice extract, oat kernel, vitamin E, and ferulic acid. It's really nice. I've probably repurchased this now three times. I used to test a lot more sunscreens and now I just find ones I like and they're just so reliable and easy to use and easy to fit under makeup. I haven't got burned using them. And this one's really affordable."
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"I'm loving the Beauty of Joseon rice sunscreen. They have no scent to them and they apply pretty nicely and work well under makeup and things like that. These are what I typically prefer year round. I love that because this will help protect your skin from more sun damage and help prevent worsening damage."
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"It's got a really nice serum gel texture though which I really like, so it's not too watery and it's not too thick but it's got a nice texture where just a little bit goes a super long way. I will say, if you use a lot of thicker sunscreens, I did notice that one of the sunscreens I used it over did pill a bit. It might not actually have anything to do with this, it could be the sunscreen or my moisturizer, but I just thought I'd mention that. Once it soaks in it sets to a radiant finish that is just slightly tacky. For beneficial ingredients, it's got a pretty short ingredient list. We've got polyglutamic acid which is a great hydrating ingredient, it's also film forming so it forms a little bit of a film which seals in moisture so prevents transepidermal water loss. We've got squalane which is a pollution and light protection ingredient, also soothing and repairing. We've got hibiscus extract which is a plant with hydration and antioxidant benefits, arbutin which is a sugar-derived humectant, and then vitamin E which is an antioxidant."
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"This sunscreen is really nice though it's just a chemical sunscreen, no scent to it, really nice texture to it. I'm really loving it because it just sinks right into your skin. In addition to those filters it's got some good ingredients we've got rice, oat, artichoke, green tea, and it's only 6 bucks. Hands down will repurchase this, no doubt. I really am happy with it, I love it."
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"I love this stuff. I have my backup. I actually have a couple backups of it now and it's really nice. I picked up a couple tubes of this because I really do enjoy it. I really like this stuff. I like it better than their other sunscreen, which is really popular."
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"So this one came out and I didn't even look at the ingredients list, I just ordered it, and my first test of it, it had fragrance in it, so I was a little bit disappointed by that, but everything else about it is nice. Apparently they're coming out with a fragrance free formula. They say this nourishing serum features SPF 50 plus PA plus plus plus to protect skin against harmful UV rays, infused with ginseng extract, the anti aging formula enhances skin elasticity and keeps skin hydrated, formulated with two percent niacinamide to brighten skin for a glowing appearance, and a lightweight texture that melts onto the skin without a sticky after feel. My first criteria on this one is packaging, it's just a pump bottle, very nice, although I really like a good old fashioned squeeze tube, that works too. In terms of denatured or drying types of alcohol, it does contain alcohol, it's the sixth ingredient, and apparently that's why they included the fragrance, to cover up the smell of the alcohol, which I'd rather they didn't. Alcohol really doesn't have much smell, I mean it has an initial smell but it goes away within seconds, and I'm starting to get over alcohol in sunscreens, because it does help sunscreens set better and feel less greasy."
"This one's their Relief Sun, it's wonderful. No scent to it. It's a chemical sunscreen. Really efficient and effective and applies transparently. Really nice. I love this stuff."
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"Beauty of Joseon came out with a new sunscreen but it looks like it uses filters and I still ordered it anyway."
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"I love their sunscreens. They're amazing. Their rice and their Aquaresh sunscreens are great. Pretty much all of their products are fragrance-free. And their products are pretty affordable as well."
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"It's 14 bucks, it's a fragrance-free chemical sunscreen. I'm wearing it right now underneath my BB cream. This is when I travel, this is the one I brought with me, and this is the one I use the most often, although for very hot like 95 degree sunny days I went with a different one, but for the average day it's nice. It has no scent in it, it's got the good chemicals ingredients in it. It's a chemical sunscreen with chemical filters from other countries that give it no scent or no chemical feel or no residue."
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"It soaks in pretty nicely, no fragrance, no alcohol in it, feels nice on skin. Takes a minute to soak in, but once it does it feels really nice and absorbs nicely on your skin. We've got five chemical filters, and also oat kernel, vitamin E, ferulic acid, and beta glucan in here. This stuff has become one of my favorites pretty quickly. I really am loving it, so it's worth checking out."
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"My repurchase of the Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics SPF 50+ PA++++, which is their original sunscreen. I absolutely love it. I think I'm on my third tube of it now. It's really amazing. It's alcohol-free and fragrance-free, so for very sensitive skin, it's nice. It's hydrating, but not greasy or sticky or anything like that. It's very nice. It contains five chemical filters as well as some soothing ingredients. I really like how this works underneath my makeup or no makeup."
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"It's a really nice transparent sunscreen. It has literally like no smell to it at all, whereas if you're used to using chemical US sunscreens or used to that sunscreen smell, this has no scent at all, which makes it lovely. So it applies very clear, really nice product, certainly worth checking out."
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"This one's really nice. At first I hated this one and then I reused it months later and I ended up liking it. Both of them are wonderful. Order them from K beauty brand websites. Don't order them from anywhere else because you'll get perhaps a different formulation. Beauty of Joseon has American sunscreen, so don't buy it from Amazon. Buy it from a K beauty site because then you know you'll be getting a Korean one."
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"I just love this one, it's really nice and I've been using it a lot lately. It's very friendly, it literally has no scent at all, and probably much better UVA protection. The Aquafresh version is much more natural looking and it literally has no smell, whereas the US version is very tacky. This version is not quite as tacky, still a little tacky and sticky. Typically you want to give it 15 minutes to soak in so that shouldn't be as big of an issue. You kind of want it to set, especially for some of the chemical sunscreens."
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"I've got the Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics SPF 50+ PA++++ and I'm going to put this one on. It's currently my favorite. It feels good."
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"They're aqua fresh one I really love anyway so now they can't the FDA is cracking down on that"
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"It's another one that just is huge and viral and it's super affordable, it's fragrance free, it's got nice filters, it's got everything in there I should like, but for some reason it just felt shiny and greasy to me. I liked everything else about it except the texture. It's got everything else I look for in terms of criteria: it's fragrance free, it has no alcohol, it's good filters, it's got a good sun rating, it's got other good beneficial ingredients, and I just didn't like it."
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"The Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun is really nice. It's a chemical sunscreen, K beauty, no fragrance, non-drying, very nice lotion texture. Applies very clear and even to skin."
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"I've been liking the Beauty of Joseon sunscreen up until today. It just feels like it's not friendly with this other sunscreen I'm testing. I've used it now with three or four other sunscreens and it seemed to work well with most of them, but today it just doesn't seem to love it, and I'm not exactly sure why, it might just be that my skin is particularly irritated from allergies today."
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"It's worked well most of the days. I've been testing it, yesterday or the day before I didn't love the finish, it left me looking a little pink and I didn't love that. But the rest of the days it seemed to work and give decent coverage. I don't dislike how it looks over my other sunscreen, it doesn't end up looking too greasy and it doesn't look flaky, so I think it's okay."
"The other lightweight sunscreen I have on rotation is the Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Aqua Fresh Rice Plus B5. There's another version without the Aqua Fresh that's more hydrating and that I prefer for the rest of the year, but this one is really lightweight and feels like nothing on the skin."
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"And then the Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Rice + Probiotics SPF 50+. That is a little more dewy, a little more hydrating, which is why I prefer it when it gets colder outside."
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"The Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Rice Plus Probiotics are the same category as the Skin 1004 sunscreens. I really enjoy them, but they have a slightly more dewy finish and are a little more hydrating, so I tend to use them more in the colder months and the Skin 1004 ones in warmer months. You don't need both."
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"The last one is the Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Aqua Fresh Rice Plus B5. I have the original version that I love, but I prefer to use it more in winter because it's a little richer. This is apparently the lightweight and fresher version, so I'm excited to give that one a go."
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"I use one of the lovely hydrating options you have seen mentioned quite often before, the Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun & Probiotics SPF 50+, though I haven't tried the new version yet."
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"To finish my morning routine, sunscreen, one of the lovely hydrating options. I currently have the Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Rice + Probiotics SPF 50+ open."
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"The Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics SPF 50 is one I keep repurchasing for the colder months. [...] I could probably do with either the Beauty of Joseon or the SKIN1004 one, but I like to have options."
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"The Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics SPF50+, I've gone through numerous tubes of that. Very lovely, very moisturizing, perfect for my skin in the colder months."
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"The Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics SPF 50+ is one I use more during milder weather or in winter, and I have already repurchased it."
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"I also still like the Beauty of Joseon [...] sunscreen. It works well underneath makeup, it's hydrating, and it's what I reach for when I'm not outdoors exercising or sweating or at the beach."
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"The Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Rice + Probiotics SPF 50+ is one he enjoys, meaning we can now share a sunscreen."
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"I finished one of the Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics SPF 50+ [...] and am currently using a second tube. This is one of the four I would repurchase."
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"The other lightweight sunscreen I have on rotation is the Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Aqua Fresh Rice Plus B5. There's another version without the Aqua Fresh that's more hydrating and that I prefer for the rest of the year, but this one is really lightweight and feels like nothing on the skin."
"This is the newer Aquaresh version, and I'd be slathering this one on myself. They've added panthenol to the original formula, so it's the same excellent SPF 50 protection with PA+++ for UVA coverage, and the panthenol is provitamin B5 that converts to pantothenic acid in the skin, so it's soothing and helps with barrier repair for melanin rich skin managing active hyperpigmentation, reducing the inflammation that triggers more pigmentation. It gives me a hydrated glow finish and the texture applies so easily. Honestly, if I had to choose between both of these, for melanin rich skin specifically, I'd lean towards the Aquaresh because the panthenol edition is so good for our skin, it's such an upgrade with an excellent formula. My final ranking is that this is the best overall finish, it's beautiful."
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"This is the newer Aquaresh version, and I'd be slathering this one on myself. They've added panthenol to the original formula, so it's the same excellent SPF 50 protection with PA+++ for UVA coverage, and the panthenol is provitamin B5 that converts to pantothenic acid in the skin, so it's soothing and helps with barrier repair for melanin rich skin managing active hyperpigmentation, reducing the inflammation that triggers more pigmentation. It gives me a hydrated glow finish and the texture applies so easily. Honestly, if I had to choose between both of these, for melanin rich skin specifically, I'd lean towards the Aquaresh because the panthenol edition is so good for our skin, it's such an upgrade with an excellent formula. My final ranking is that this is the best overall finish, it's beautiful."
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"Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun is one of the SPFs I love the formulation of for dry skin. I find that it sits better on dry skin and doesn't leave your skin feeling stripped."
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"For sunscreen, oily skin, I recommend Beauty of Joseon. Their sun serum has no oils, it's amazing for oily skin, my skin is dewy and moist, it's just everything that I've ever wanted from a sunscreen."
"If you have oily skin, you're a teenager, live somewhere hot, or hate any greasy feeling, get this one. It's lightweight, cooling, and has almost no residue. It's affordable and performs great. This is an easy S tier."
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"If you have oily skin, you're a teenager, live somewhere hot, or hate any greasy feeling, get this one. It's lightweight, cooling, and has almost no residue. It's affordable and performs great. This is an easy S tier."
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"I tested both the US and Korea versions of this famous sunscreen. The US one is not hydrating enough, but the Korean version is way better, great for extremely dry mature skin with a glow. Just watch out for the eye stinging thing though."
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"Compared to Round Lab, about 30% of the ingredients are similar, and if I do a blind test I honestly can't tell the difference. Both are great, I love both, just get whatever is on sale, or if you've only tried one, try the other, it's great. It feels amazing, so many people in my class ask me what sunscreen this is. Just keep in mind some people are allergic to the ingredients."
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"This is the original Beauty of Joseon sunscreen. It's better for more oily combo skin because it just feels like a moisturizer, though some people with oily combo skin or in tropical weather might find it a little too greasy. I had my husband, who's more oily combo skin and hates anything sticky, try it out and he definitely loved it, it goes into the skin more quickly. So I think you can try it, I like this one a lot better."
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"Beauty of Joseon and Round Lab are made by the same manufacturer, a lot of the ingredients, even the order, are similar, so when I tried them side by side I honestly couldn't tell much difference, I liked both. Some reviews say the original Beauty of Joseon version is too oily, they released a new version called Fresh that's actually better, no white cast, it's a beautiful sunscreen, great to wear before makeup."
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"This is my number one pick from Beauty of Joseon, their popular sunscreen. Both the original and the new version are chemical sunscreens, and if you're sensitive, some reviewers say their eyes get itchy. It's so lightweight that even if you layer it several times it doesn't peel and it absorbs well, and it's glowy after application, but it doesn't last long. You need to use a cleansing oil to remove it because it's water resistant, so it's hard to wash off with a cleansing foam. As a dry skin type, I love it and it's great under makeup. I highly recommend it if you have oily or combo skin, or if you live somewhere tropical, because the older version feels more oily while the newer one has a more watery, fresh texture. I'm pretty sensitive about scent though, and I don't like the scent on the older one, it's a lot stronger than the new one. They also upgraded the packaging, since the old tube got dirty easily, and it's easier to squeeze now because the discharge port is longer."
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"This blends so well, it feels a little shiny for a few minutes and then it feels like nothing is there, so it works great under makeup and it's affordable enough to be a good gift. Compared to the other one, it is more resistant to water and friction so it lasts longer even during exercise and outdoor activities, and it has a rice extract that helps soothe my skin and protect my skin barrier. It blends in so well and is easy to reapply."
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"This sunscreen is the superstar of the K-beauty products. I squeeze out a good amount, apply it, let it absorb for about a minute, then apply a little more. It works for all skin types, amazing."
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"Beauty of Joseon's sunscreen is amazing for oily skin, and it's totally okay for dry to combination skin too."
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"This one is great too. Compared to B Ready it's a little more moisturizing, it's amazing, I feel like a moisturizer, it feels great. It's a chemical sunscreen though, so if you have very sensitive skin it can sting your eyes."
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"Whenever I use this sunscreen I can feel the alcohol in it, but I never thought it was a big deal. Makeup artists love to use it because it makes makeup application really smooth, it's a makeup friendly sunscreen, so I thought that was kind of standard. But I was surprised how many people brought up the alcohol, so be a little careful and cautious with it if that concerns you."
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"This is not sticky, has no whiteness, and blends into my skin smoothly, it's really similar to Round Lab since they're made by the same manufacturer. But I don't intend to repurchase it because I found a more moisturizing and cheaper product than these."
"I will grab whichever sunscreen I feel like that day. Right now, I have few that I'm kind of gravitating towards. So, one is the Trader Joe's Daily Sunscreen, another one is Round Lab Birch Juice, and then also the Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Aqua Fresh. This is the one with the light blue in the end, that's the original one. So, I'll pick my SPF based on how I feel that day, what I did last night, do I think my skin needs a little extra hydration."
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"I will grab whichever sunscreen I feel like that day. Right now, I have few that I'm kind of gravitating towards. So, one is the Trader Joe's Daily Sunscreen, another one is Round Lab Birch Juice, and then also the Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Aqua Fresh. This is the one with the light blue in the end, that's the original one. So, I'll pick my SPF based on how I feel that day, what I did last night, do I think my skin needs a little extra hydration."
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"This was like a TikTok viral, I bought it probably last year. It's a viral favorite for its moisturizer-like texture but it does leave you with a little bit of a natural dewy finish. It provides really high broad spectrum protection. It is SPF 50 plus and PA++++ but it's really lightweight. It's not sticky. If you're somebody who wears makeup, I think it's perfect under makeup because it will hydrate. So if you have tiny little fine lines, like especially like I do around the eyes, it will hydrate. So when you put makeup on top those lines won't be as visible. The sunscreen is really good to calm and hydrate skin while supporting the moisture barrier. It's really best for that dry combination or maybe even like sensitive skin. The key ingredients are the niacinamide, green tea extract, rice bran extract, and probiotics."
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"This is amazing. The Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun has come up with a different one this year that looks a little bit different. The bottom of it is blue and that one is better for oily skin, but this one is better for dry skin. It is super hydrating. This also has no scent to it whatsoever. It's really lightweight, a little bit more hydrating than the other two."
"The viral Beauty of Joseon rice relief sunscreen, an absolute A-plus Korean sunscreen which now has a US counterpart. [...] This doesn't actually have the same SPF protection. The US one is SPF 40 versus SPF 50 plus in the Korean version. It has completely different filters and a completely different base profile. It is a completely different sunscreen but in very similar packaging designed to look the same."
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"The viral Beauty of Joseon rice relief sunscreen, an absolute A-plus Korean sunscreen which now has a US counterpart. [...] This doesn't actually have the same SPF protection. The US one is SPF 40 versus SPF 50 plus in the Korean version. It has completely different filters and a completely different base profile. It is a completely different sunscreen but in very similar packaging designed to look the same."
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"In fourth place is the Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics SPF 50+ PA++++. Loved this, I still do, still a great formulation. [...] I just think over time our opinions evolve and we try new things, and [...] the sunscreens are really evolving at the moment, so a product like this that was my favorite 18 months ago might not be my favorite now. [...] It's still [...] a really, really gorgeous sunscreen."
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"This is their Relief Sun, Rice, and Prebiotic Sunscreen. This went viral because it had the best finish of any sunscreen you will ever use. It was elegant. It was lightweight. It was everything we wanted a sunscreen to be. And this was the first truly viral Korean sunscreen."
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"If you know about sunscreen legislation really it shouldn't have been a surprise I think it just came out of nowhere which is where that shock Factor came in"
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"I tried it and it felt really good. I liked the texture, truly invisible, felt a little bit on the dewier side, which was nice. But it stank, that would be my other thing. The fragrance was quite strong, I wasn't expecting that, and it had a lot of scent to it, which some people like, but I'm not the biggest fan. It also has drying alcohol in it, which a lot of people like to avoid. I think in sunscreens in small quantities it's fine, but it's quite high up on the ingredients list, which makes me a bit worried."
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"I absolutely love it and it's also got some anti-hyperpigmentation technology in here so great if you're prone to dark spots and discoloration. This is the beauty of Joseon aqua fresh sunscreen. This is going to be the next viral sunscreen sensation. It is designed to be like the sister to the original Beauty of Joseon sunscreen which was also viral but this is more lightweight. It's got a gel base so it works perfectly on oily and acne prone skin and it's actually got a lot more hydrators so if you're looking for a sunscreen that could act as a moisturizer and a sunscreen in one this is a great great option."
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"The new version is garbage, absolute garbage. It's a range of tinted mineral sunscreens and initially it looked quite promising. I like the fact that they had multiple different tint shades so no matter what your skin tone there should be an option that you can make work for you. I like the fact that they'd put some thought behind the formulation and other beneficial skincare ingredients and I think it looked promising. Most of the reviews though have been very subpar and my own experience with it is it just balled up and peeled on the skin so bad you couldn't lay it on top to get more coverage, you couldn't reapply it, it just didn't sit right. And the tint is so sheer it might as well not exist. The tint is so sheer it might as well not exist and yet somehow it still manages to be a little bit ashy and a bit white casty on the skin. Not a good product."
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"If you're watching this from the US, the formulation on this one isn't great because of outdated regulations around sunscreens in the US. The US has a different formulation. Rest of the world, this is a holy grail sunscreen. I would recommend it for anyone that wants a super lightweight, acne-friendly sunscreen. If you're in the US, avoid it, just not worth it. It depends where you're shopping from, but it's a holy grail for the rest of the world and a total fail for the US, unfortunately."
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"It's not my favorite Korean sunscreen, which is why it's not in the top 10, but it's good. It's really good and it's really affordable. So if you're looking for a low price point entry product into Korean sunscreens, this would be a great option for you. [...] It sinks in so quickly, it's affordable, it looks great on the skin, [...] it's fragrance-free. It ticks loads of boxes for me. I just prefer some of the other ones, [...] but I don't want anyone's takeaway to be that this is a bad product. It's not. It's still going strong four years after it launched, having yet another viral moment on TikTok. It's a good product, and if [...] there's a teenager in your life getting into sunscreen and you want to treat them to a super popular viral product, this will get them hooked."
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"This used to be my favorite Korean sunscreen. I used it, recommended it, loved it, and it's still a great product, but I think it's kind of just been usurped by some better formulations out there. Three years ago this was the best Korean sunscreen bar none. Now I think it's probably in like fifth to tenth position because there's just some better products that have emerged. This one is definitely worth a purchase if you see it and you're keen to try it, but for me I think there's just some better options. It uses new generation filters so minimum risk of sensitivity and irritation. I think it works great around the eyes if you've got really sensitive eyes. Most people report that you can use this successfully. The one thing I would say which knocks a few points off for me is it can on deeper, darker, and richer skin tones leave a little bit of a white cast."
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"This is the Beauty of Joseon Rice Relief Sunscreen. It used to be my absolute favorite sunscreen, but they've just launched a new updated version. That one has so many great ingredients, like beta glucan, it's got antioxidants in there, it's got even more of that calming anti-inflammatory rice. The new version is so much better than this version. This one was already good, but the new version's even better, so I probably wouldn't buy this one. If you're currently using the Beauty of Joseon sunscreen, next time you come to buy, buy the new version because it's so much better."
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"This is the Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics SPF 50+ PA++++. Over the past five years this is the sunscreen that I have used and repurchased the most. I don't actually use it as much now, there are a lot of new sunscreens I'm using and I have some others I prefer more now, but I think this was the first truly lightweight and invisible sunscreen that captured the market, and [...] in terms of sunscreens I've repurchased most over the years, this wins hands down."
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"The newer Beauty of Joseon sunscreen in the slightly bluish packaging is really good and the best one for oily skin, super light. Some people have said it stings for them, though that has not always been my experience."
"Chemical you can find in K beauty products. Say Beauty of Joseon. Those are very lightweight. They have very little chance of causing a white cast. That's good for those who are acne prone who don't want a thick sunscreen that could clog up their pores."
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"Chemical you can find in K beauty products. Say Beauty of Joseon. Those are very lightweight. They have very little chance of causing a white cast. That's good for those who are acne prone who don't want a thick sunscreen that could clog up their pores."
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"Beauty of Joseon has done a great job with their sunscreens as well. Go ahead and apply their Relief Rice Probiotic sunscreen during the day."
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"What I like about Beauty of Joseon, that K beauty brand, is that they have come out with different shades and gone above and beyond. They've come out with 12 diverse shades, so kudos to them for putting in the time to make various shades for various skin tones. I started off with just their lighter shade, which is zinc oxide only with iron oxide, and right now it blends in quite nicely into my skin and compliments my skin tone quite well."
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"Everyone on TikTok was talking about their new sunscreen, the Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun. Of course it's going to have chemical UV filters, but it's so lightweight, great for those with oilier skin types. It goes onto the skin so nicely and just in a few swipes disappears with no white cast, so a much thinner, lightweight texture than its predecessor. I've been really enjoying it. It also has panthenol and colloidal oatmeal in this product, so it's really hydrating and also soothing for those with irritated skin in the wintertime when your skin feels quite impaired. Panthenol is a very special ingredient in products where it's hydrating and moisturizing at the same time. I've been really impressed by Beauty of Joseon."
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"Their relief Sun rice plus probiotics SPF 50 plus pa4 plus sunscreen that's gone viral and I can totally see why this is a solid one [...] lightweight definitely gives you a nice Balan look it's not matte it's not too dewy it's just a great finish to it and quite affordable"
"This is the extra hydrating version of the original Relief Sun that so many of you already know and love. This texture is very lightweight and liquid, so it spreads really, really easily and feels super refreshing on the skin. No stickiness, no peeling under makeup, and no white cast. What I love about this is that it uses really advanced chemical sunscreen filters that are not available in the US. These filters provide really broad UVA and UVB spectrum coverage, and they're just more cosmetically elegant. This one is SPF 50 plus PA++++ four pluses. It's formulated with 30% rice seed water, which helps to hydrate and brighten without irritation. And it also includes two ingredients I really like for barrier repair and soothing, which are oatmeal and panthenol. I like recommending this to patients who have sensitive or over compromised skin."
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"This is the extra hydrating version of the original Relief Sun that so many of you already know and love. This texture is very lightweight and liquid, so it spreads really, really easily and feels super refreshing on the skin. No stickiness, no peeling under makeup, and no white cast. What I love about this is that it uses really advanced chemical sunscreen filters that are not available in the US. These filters provide really broad UVA and UVB spectrum coverage, and they're just more cosmetically elegant. This one is SPF 50 plus PA++++ four pluses. It's formulated with 30% rice seed water, which helps to hydrate and brighten without irritation. And it also includes two ingredients I really like for barrier repair and soothing, which are oatmeal and panthenol. I like recommending this to patients who have sensitive or over compromised skin."
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"This actually contains a lot of the same ingredients as well. This also has green tea extract as well as niacinamide, but its skin-soothing ingredients also contain some extra goodies like ginseng extract as well as rice ferment. So I think this Beauty of Joseon one leans more heavily into traditional K-beauty, the traditional Asian medicine ingredients. Those are equally as good at skin soothing, calming, also great for skin barrier repair. So I think this is another wonderful choice if you are more interested in exploring some of those more traditional ingredients. And this one, instead of the hyaluronic acid, has glycerin, which is another wonderful humectant that helps your skin hold onto and retain water."
"There's one sunscreen that I have bought more than any other. It's Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics. I like this formulation because of how it absorbs into my skin and leaves it feeling dewy and hydrated. It's just another layer of hydration, but it doesn't feel heavy or greasy, and it plays well with everything, and it's totally affordable."
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"This is a really good sunscreen. It's lightweight, it's clear, it's elegant, it's very serumy, and I completely understand why people love it. But I kept comparing it to the Relief Sun, and for my skin, it just wins out every time, because the Relief Sun is slightly richer and more nourishing, and as my skin gets drier with age, I've realized I just want a richer, cushier finish. Gary actually finished this one, so this is a Gary empty."
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"There's one sunscreen that I have bought more than any other. It's Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics. I like this formulation because of how it absorbs into my skin and leaves it feeling dewy and hydrated. It's just another layer of hydration, but it doesn't feel heavy or greasy, and it plays well with everything, and it's totally affordable."
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"This is a Korean chemical sunscreen and I know people don't like chemical sunscreens but I'm telling you guys even the most sensitive skin can wear this. It has rice and grain fermented extracts that are rich in vitamins C and E, it contains niacinamide, it has amino acids, minerals, glycerin. But what I love so much about this is the hydration levels that it gives my skin. SPFs can be that kind of mandatory phase but if you can find one that leaves your skin feeling and looking the way that you want, you are onto a winner. For me this kind of gives me that glowy, that sort of hydrated look which is what I'm always forever chasing. The thing is I really layer up my SPF, I throw a ton of the stuff on, I do a very thick layer and then I go in and do another thick layer and everything just soaks in and it just leaves me looking very healthy. A lot of times I don't wear makeup at all and I don't feel that I need it and I'm getting the hydration levels that I need plus flawless under makeup. It's just perfection. [...] If you have dehydrated skin, drier skin, this is going to be really good."
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"I've talked about Beauty of Joseon so many times, I think this was my favorite sunscreen of last year. This is called the Relief Sun Rice and Probiotics SPF 50. I usually buy my Korean sunscreens from Stylevana and I didn't, I bought this off Amazon. I bought it and it doesn't smell like Beauty of Joseon. I don't know if this is a real product or not, so I stopped using it. It smells great, don't get me wrong, but this does not smell the same. Unless they have reformulated it into something that smells totally different, this is not an authentic product. I don't want to put it on my face because I don't know what it is. It's such a beautiful sunscreen, but it doesn't smell right, it doesn't smell the same."
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"It has ceramides, soothing ingredients. It does not contain niacinamide, which I know some of you are looking for. It blends in beautifully. I did feel this wasn't as glowy. It's more of a kind of a soft matte. It is a really, really lovely product. And it's not further to the top only because you probably guessed it, I prefer a more hydrating formula. You could love this though. Oily and combo skin will love this."
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"It is the SPF that got me into Korean SPFs and I did not realize how good it could be. It is so inexpensive. It is beautiful on the skin, the finish is wonderful. It is one I keep going back to, it is excellent. I think it's good for all skin types. I like hydrating formulas, but I know oily-skinned people who love it. The Korean SPFs, they're phenomenal, better than a lot of American brands without a doubt."
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"One of my favorite sunscreens, the Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics SPF 50+ PA++++. It's affordable, it feels fantastic on the skin. It's hydrating, it leaves a wonderful sheen, and it works so well under makeup. I've probably gone through five of these. I will definitely be repurchasing this again as soon as I run out."
"This is very lightweight and also very moisturizing. I have oily skin, but as I get older, the oiliness is starting to dwindle down a little bit. I do appreciate when a sunscreen is very moisturizing. Also for my lifestyle, I really appreciate when a sunscreen is very moisturizing because that means I could skip my moisturizer and just do this, one step instead of two. It feels like there's nothing on, which I appreciate if the sunscreen can be moisturizing and not feel heavy at the same time. Hallelujah. And it had a natural dewy finish. It wasn't overly dewy where it looks good now, but the second I step outside, I'm going to look like a grease ball. And it wasn't where I could see every single line and dry patch. I will say though that I did experience some icing. Icing can be so subjective and it's really hard for me to break that down to people, especially since I'm someone who tends to influence people who normally wouldn't wear sunscreen to wear sunscreen."
"This is my favorite sunscreen from Beauty of Joseon. This is their Relief Sun rice and probiotics. Basically, this is the one for people with oily acne prone skin."
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"I used this one all over my body. This is actually a sunscreen for the face, but it was too heavy for my face."
"This is a very popular K beauty brand. And this one obviously became viral because of the sun relief sunscreen that everyone just ran after. I think it was back in 2021, 2022. I really do like their sunscreens the best. I think where they shine is with their sunscreen. I do like the affordability of this line. Because of the sunscreen, I'm going to give Beauty of Joseon four."
"This is their matte formula to their iconic probiotic rice sunscreen that went viral a couple years ago. This is supposed to be the matte version. And unfortunately, this didn't work out for me at all. It peeled under makeup. And on its own, it also just felt so drying. I thought it would be great. I mean, I do have dry skin, so I thought it would be great to have a sunscreen that was a little bit drier on those days when I want to use a heavier moisturizer, but honestly, this just didn't work out whether I used it by itself or under makeup. It just peeled and made my skin feel super dried out."
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"Beauty of Joseon is a great chemical sunscreen with the more advanced filters, one of my all-time favorite sunscreens."
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"I love the sunscreen it just gives and you don't even need in my opinion even if you have dry skin you don't really need a moisturizer with it. I just think it's one of the best. It's not great for sports, you know, it's not waterproof or anything and it is a chemical sunscreen, it's not mineral."
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"The Beauty of Joseon is a beautiful sunscreen with some of the higher technology SPF filters. It's super hydrating. I definitely miss it for my winter skincare routine because it's a sunscreen that's actually even a little bit more hydrating than the Dermatology one. It's very inexpensive. It's one that kind of fell off my radar in 2023 and I'm definitely missing it and wanting to repurchase."
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"This is their matte formula to their iconic probiotic rice sunscreen that went viral a couple years ago. This is supposed to be the matte version. And unfortunately, this didn't work out for me at all. It peeled under makeup. And on its own, it also just felt so drying. I thought it would be great. I mean, I do have dry skin, so I thought it would be great to have a sunscreen that was a little bit drier on those days when I want to use a heavier moisturizer, but honestly, this just didn't work out whether I used it by itself or under makeup. It just peeled and made my skin feel super dried out."
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"If you're familiar with the Beauty of Joseon, I picked up another tube of this and it's one of my absolute favorite sunscreens of all time. I love it, and if you haven't tried it, give it a try, especially if you have dry skin, you'll love it. If you have oily skin, you might not love it so much."
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"Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Rice + Probiotics launched in 2022 and was one of my absolute favorite sunscreens of that year. I kind of forgot about it while looking for my favorite mineral sunscreen in 2023, but I am going to repurchase it -- I'd forgotten how much I love it. It is a beautiful sunscreen; it is a chemical sunscreen but it has advanced filters. Absolutely fabulous sunscreen, and I'm not surprised it made it to the top sunscreen pick."
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"Their sunscreen is one I love, along with their oil cleanser."
"The Aqua Fresh version is and I feel that this version is optimal for oily skin for acne prone girls for people who have hormonal acne I am telling you the Aqua Fresh version is absolute legend"
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"The Aqua Fresh version is and I feel that this version is optimal for oily skin for acne prone girls for people who have hormonal acne I am telling you the Aqua Fresh version is absolute legend"
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"It's a very simple formulation, the rice bran is a very very good ingredient to have in because it's hydrating and fabulous for anti-aging. It's a super watery kind of a sunscreen, it is great, but over a period of time beyond giving me that glow and beyond giving me whatever else, I did not repurchase it. Having said that, it is a great great product, especially if you have oily skin. This is a product that can be used amazingly during the summers, gives you a fabulous glow."
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"Beauty of Joseon is also really nice."
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"This absorbs into your skin super fast and just leaves you with the most amazing glow. I have used this so many times, I'm even using it right now. It is one of the best sunscreens that I have used. [...] It's absolutely amazing."
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"The aqua UV jel melts into your skin completely invisible optimal"
"I finished my Beauty of Joseon ginseng moist sun serum, this is that newer formulation and I really liked it. It does have some essential oils, which I know isn't for everybody, but I absolutely loved the texture. I'd put on two full finger lengths as a primer and then put my makeup on, and it sat so well. I really hope we can still get it, it was absolutely my favorite sunscreen to wear under makeup."
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"I'm just happy to see an eighteen dollar sunscreen at Sephora, but I have to be honest, this is not the cult favorite sunscreen everyone has been asking about. It's a new FDA compliant sunscreen made just for the US market, so it's taking everything that made the original viral sunscreen so good and subtracting twenty six years of filter research and breakthroughs. That doesn't mean it's necessarily going to be a bad sunscreen, and it is water resistant, which is exciting, but what I really don't like is that I have no idea what filters they're using in it. The ingredients page doesn't list the filters, and as someone with allergies that really bothers me."
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"I finished my Beauty of Joseon ginseng moist sun serum, this is that newer formulation and I really liked it. It does have some essential oils, which I know isn't for everybody, but I absolutely loved the texture. I'd put on two full finger lengths as a primer and then put my makeup on, and it sat so well. I really hope we can still get it, it was absolutely my favorite sunscreen to wear under makeup."
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"This sunscreen is next level, absolutely no white cast, incredible no matter your skin tone, incredibly fast to apply, such quality sunscreen."
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"This is the new Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Aqua Fresh sunscreen SPF50 plus PA4 plus, and Beauty of Joseon is back on my favorites list. This is a niacinamide-free K-beauty sunscreen, which is great news if you're someone niacinamide doesn't work for, because it still has an incredible formula without that ingredient that seems to give me problems. Even when my moisture barrier isn't feeling great, this doesn't irritate my skin, and it is so fast, it is so cosmetically elegant to apply. The only catch, and the reason I've knocked it down to number two, is that I've seen a lot of people talk about pilling with this one. I haven't experienced that problem myself, other than when I've disrupted the film by scratching at my skin, and I've been able to wear it under a lot of makeup."
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"There are beautiful sunscreens available for what, $10, Beauty of Joseon's new sunscreen is incredible."
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"When I added this to my cart I really thought it was just the version two of Kolmar's sunscreen formula, but this is not Gen 2, this is Kolmar's Gen 3, and I absolutely feel like we have leveled up here. It has all of those lightweight characteristics, absolutely no white cast, it feels like nothing on my skin, while still having SPF50 plus PA4 plus, and I feel like this is an even better blend of filters. I feel like this is better in every single way, and it's so exciting for me to feel this way because I found myself getting a little bored of the brand, but I love this sunscreen."
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"This has been a very persistent viral sunscreen and I do get it, it has a lovely formula and feels very moisturizing, especially if all you've ever tried is sunscreen bought in US stores. Yes, the Beauty of Joseon sunscreen is a great sunscreen. The catch for me is that it's kind of old news now, there are newer formulas coming out that no longer have the bit of a white cast this one has, and I'm excited about the next generation of filters."
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"The Beauty of Joseon rice sunscreen has been viral forever, two years of this sunscreen being viral. It's amazing, it's nice, it's very moisturizing, but this will be my last of it because I like the new formula more and I like J-beauty sunscreens more. As a whole category it would have to be fourth place."
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"I bought another one of these and I already plowed through it. I think I might have to admit to myself that this is my favorite sunscreen, because I like it as a primer."
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"This has been one of the absolute bestselling K beauty sunscreens for a while. The formula itself is great, so much more advanced than any American sunscreen, but it's not exclusive to Beauty of Joseon's product, other sunscreens use the same formula and are always less expensive. It does start off looking a bit white on the skin, and I've heard it doesn't work on deeper skin tones. I won't buy that one again because I like the newer formula, without tinosorb M in it, more."
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"This is my biggest surprise of the year. This sunscreen released to a lot of controversy because Beauty of Joseon went in the direction of including both alcohol and fragrance, which they hadn't done in ages, they'd switched to a fragrance free direction and people were surprised by it. I'm even more surprised to have actually tried it though, because to me it doesn't really have much of a scent, it seems like they're using those fragrance and essential oil ingredients to help mask the smell of the filters themselves. What they ended up with is the clearest sunscreen out of all ten in this video, it truly applies like a gel and it is so fast to apply. I'm calling this my favorite sunscreen to use as a primer because it's such an interesting and different formula from everything else. I think the reason it works so well under makeup is that you don't need to take as much time with it, partially because of the denatured alcohol in the product, which helps it dry up faster, and yet it still has a bit of a moist primer like sensation on the skin that makes it so perfect for under makeup. That's the sunscreen I'm wearing today. If you're avoiding alcohol and fragrance in your sunscreens there's no need to buy this, but I'm saying this is my standout because of that speed aspect, it's perfection for rushed mornings."
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"The Beauty of Joseon sun serum, I don't love this as a sunscreen on its own, it's a little too moist in its appearance, but the reason I love it is because it makes such a good primer. I've spent so much money on high end primers that feel the exact same as this does, except it's also a very high quality SPF 50 plus PA4 plus sunscreen. I know it contains both alcohol and fragrance and some of you aren't interested in trying it because of that, but this has become a holy grail to me because it's the perfect primer."
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"I was hesitant to buy this because it does include some fragrance and some alcohol, and I don't love that it comes in a pump instead of a squeeze tube, so points were deducted there. But when I put it on my skin I could barely smell the fragrance and it applied so fast and easily. Then I tried it under makeup and it is an incredible sunscreen to use as a primer under foundation, that surprising moist sensation is exactly what makes it work so well there. I went from concerned to now telling you I actually love this. It's not a heavy moisturizing primer, so it might be more for oily to combo skin, but that's the exact characteristic that makes it perfect for under foundation."
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"I have gone through more of these than I can count at this point."
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"This is an excellent sunscreen, it's fragrance free, essential oil free, has soothing ingredients, and it's absolutely lovely to use. It's a gorgeous product that feels like a moisturizer and yet gives you SPF 50 plus PA4 plus protection, and using it compared to Western sunscreens is night and day. That said, it's very middle of the road, I've lost the ability to describe what makes it different from the other options, and truth be told I've found other sunscreens that I ended up liking a bit more."
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"I use the Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun, it's the best one in my opinion it's fantastic. It's a chemical sunscreen but it doesn't sting my eyes. It's so great."
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"The sun relief, I have two of them that I have finished, they have been a go-to sunscreen of mine. They are a little bit more hydrating than the Haru Haru black rice SPF. This is kind of like my daily sunscreen, it's just a little bit more hydrating. It just depends on your skin."
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"Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun which I love, it's beautiful, I love it so much. It specifically says non-greasy and velvety finish. I've had such a problem with oiliness in my T-zone with other sunscreens, but [...] so far this isn't giving me any oiliness. It's great."
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"That and Haru Haru black rice sunscreen are my faves"
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"I have my Beauty of Joseon sunscreen, this is the Relief Sun rice and probiotics sunscreen, it's SPF 50. The best one. So I always have one in my travel bag because I cannot live without it. It's the only one that works for my face. I'm wearing it today. It's so good."
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"The Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun SPF 50 PA++, it's fabulous. It's definitely more do if you have extremely dry skin you'll love it. It's a great formula, it's fabulous for underneath makeup."
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"This is the Relief Sun sunscreen, it is SPF 50, it's got probiotics. It doesn't smell like anything, it's kind of got like a little bit of an oat sort of scent, kind of like barely maybe rice, it's hard to tell. A very soft mild scent. It feels amazing on the skin, it's incredible. I previously had tried a Beauty of Joseon sunscreen that was in a different packaging, it wasn't in a squeeze tube, and it stung the hell out of my eyes. I thought that was the one everyone was talking about because everybody's always recommending Beauty of Joseon sunscreen. Until I found this one and I'm just going to give it a shot, maybe it's different. And girl, it's different. Now that being said, if you have extremely sensitive eyes and you stick it in your eyes, it's going to sting a little bit, but not like other sunscreens. As long as you don't just stick it in your eyes, you're going to be fine. It's incredible. I love it. I've been recommending it to basically everyone who asks about sunscreen. It's just perfect."
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"I applied my Beauty of Joseon sunscreen. I'm wearing SPF 50 right now."
"For 10 bucks this sunscreen also doubles up as a nice moisturizer especially if you have dry skin it is a beautiful product can't be beat I think it's cheaper than McDonald's nowadays and it is fragrance free."
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"Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics SPF 50+ PA++++ has been a staple and a favorite of mine. This is probably the only one that I love of their product line. It's an international sunscreen. I like them more myself because I have very sensitive eyes and I'm trying to find the perfect sunscreen for people with sensitive eyes."
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"For 10 bucks this sunscreen also doubles up as a nice moisturizer especially if you have dry skin it is a beautiful product can't be beat I think it's cheaper than McDonald's nowadays and it is fragrance free."
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"This is an SPF 50 PA4+ and it is a beautiful lightweight, light hydrating sunscreen. In summer, I sometimes do not feel the need [...] to use a moisturizer underneath this, it gets me to where I need to go. In winter, as things get drier, yes, you can use a moisturizer underneath it. It is great for soothing your skin, reducing inflammation, and helping with post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation because it has not only niacinamide in it, it also has chamomile extract. Everything I love about it is glycerin based. The filters in it are international filters, there's Avobenzone, Tinosorb S, Tinosorb M, as well as Isotropol, and this does offer a great UVA protective range. It's a hybrid of both chemical and physical sunscreens, so it's a great one. I absolutely love it. I think you guys should look into it, and it is relatively cheap and easy to get."
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"I love this one, the Beauty of Joseon. This is a very silky, slippy sunscreen that retails for 10 bucks. It is a hybrid of a physical and a chemical. This Korean sunscreen is unbelievable. She's fragrance free, she's 30% rice extract, and she's lightweight, non-greasy. I absolutely love it. Easy to use every single day and easy to layer on top of moisturizer."
"It's the Beauty of Joseon sunscreen, their SPF 50, and I put this on my face, neck, and chest. Love it."
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"The Beauty of Joseon gets my approval. It is a beautiful hybrid sunscreen, a mix of chemical and physical sunscreen. It is broad spectrum for both UVA and UVB, and it has no HA in it. It is very lightweight and not greasy, so if you are oily and you don't want to be using anything that is going to be sitting and blocking your skin, then the Beauty of Joseon is a winner for you. Plus, it is PA plus plus plus plus, which gives you excellent UVA protection."
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"I was recently introduced to this Korean sunscreen which I am obsessed with, called Beauty of Joseon. It is a rice and probiotic sunscreen and it is SPF 50 and it goes on seamlessly and I have yet to date to experience any sort of irritation on it. I think in the US you can get it from a website called StyleVana. I still don't understand how it's legally accepted to actually sell this, it's such a nice sunscreen, it's like a lightweight moisturizer."
"I love the original Relief Sun but some people find that to be a little bit glowier. It's very moisturizing, it is still lightweight but very moisturizing, and then it has a titanium oxide in there and that's the insoluble chemical filter so it's not going to dissolve so therefore it can leave a white cast on deeper skin tones. Really this is stunning, bias aside, objectively the finish and texture of this are really really nice. This basically gives that glow that you get from another sunscreen in a more oily skin friendly way. It really is aqua fresh. I've seen a lot of deep skin creators try this and it just looks stunning on them. It's like almost flat, and the minute that this was launched it kind of reminded me of those like Japanese sunscreens. It does give that vibe. I will say and it's alcohol free. I believe it's also niacinamide free, don't quote me on that one, so if you have sensitivity to alcohol or niacinamide, gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous option."
"It absorbs UVA rays with a peak absorption of 354 NM but don't forget the UV VA range extends to 400 NM. This is not an FDA approved sunscreen agent in the US, and just on that basis alone, because for skin of color we need maximum protection, I probably wouldn't recommend this product even though it blends beautifully into the skin. It is a naif safe product so there's no alcohol, no fragrance and no essential oils, but I would want better protection from the UVA range. I'm actually quite surprised to be honest because this is saying PA4 pluses when we're not getting maximum protection from UVA rays. So yeah, this one's a bit of a disappointment."
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"The second ingredient here is rice extract, so that's Oryza sativa, that's a 30, which is excellent. I love it. It's a fragrance-free formula. It is chemical, and so for chemical sunscreens, I like it. This particular product I do like."
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"It absorbs UVA rays with a peak absorption of 354 NM but don't forget the UV VA range extends to 400 NM. This is not an FDA approved sunscreen agent in the US, and just on that basis alone, because for skin of color we need maximum protection, I probably wouldn't recommend this product even though it blends beautifully into the skin. It is a naif safe product so there's no alcohol, no fragrance and no essential oils, but I would want better protection from the UVA range. I'm actually quite surprised to be honest because this is saying PA4 pluses when we're not getting maximum protection from UVA rays. So yeah, this one's a bit of a disappointment."
"They sent me the Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun a while back and I have loved using it. It's a very lightweight Korean sunscreen that does not sit heavy on the skin, and I use it all the time, even all the way up over my head. It provides SPF 50 level protection without leaving a heavy feeling on the skin. This is a great option for those with acne prone skin who tend to produce a lot of oil, because it's not going to add another layer on top that feels really heavy."
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"Beauty of Joseon is a great sunscreen, but if you look at the filters, it's different in the US market now than it is in the Korean market. It still has a great feel to it, but it's just not the same."
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"They sent me the Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun a while back and I have loved using it. It's a very lightweight Korean sunscreen that does not sit heavy on the skin, and I use it all the time, even all the way up over my head. It provides SPF 50 level protection without leaving a heavy feeling on the skin. This is a great option for those with acne prone skin who tend to produce a lot of oil, because it's not going to add another layer on top that feels really heavy."
"I know everyone's onto Beauty of Joseon, but I actually prefer the Beauty of Joseon Sun Serum because I find it's completely, completely gone the moment you put it on. This is the one everybody knows about and loves, but I actually like the sun serum better because it's really skin care that's just sneaking around, it happens to be a brilliant sunscreen at the same time. So I put this stuff all over my body. I find that that's motivational, like, oh no, not just the naked parts, anything uncovered, like my arms and stuff."
"The Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Rice and Probiotic Sunscreen is an SPF 50 plus with a PA plus plus plus rating. This is a standard white sunscreen. This is a really lightweight sunscreen. It rubs in beautifully. It only takes like a couple of seconds to put it on and get your whole face done. It doesn't get tangled up in your hair or anything. It does have a pretty luminous finish for me, so I would have to put on something to kind of take down the shine. I wore this for a few days just to test it and see if it would irritate my skin. I didn't have a ton of irritation from it. I can't say if that would be the case if I used it long term, but I put it on for like three or four days straight and I thought that it was fine. It's a really nice sunscreen. It works really well under makeup."
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"The Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Rice and Probiotic Sunscreen is an SPF 50 plus with a PA plus plus plus rating. This is a standard white sunscreen. This is a really lightweight sunscreen. It rubs in beautifully. It only takes like a couple of seconds to put it on and get your whole face done. It doesn't get tangled up in your hair or anything. It does have a pretty luminous finish for me, so I would have to put on something to kind of take down the shine. I wore this for a few days just to test it and see if it would irritate my skin. I didn't have a ton of irritation from it. I can't say if that would be the case if I used it long term, but I put it on for like three or four days straight and I thought that it was fine. It's a really nice sunscreen. It works really well under makeup."
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"I tried a new chemical sunscreen this year that uses the European sunscreen agents it's the beauty of joseon and this is a beautiful beautiful sunscreen and it doesn't leave any white cast because of course it is a chemical sunscreen so you don't have to worry about that white cast."
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"Another one is the Beauty of Joseon Sunscreen. Both of these are SPF 50 with a PA plus plus plus rating."
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"I tried the Beauty of Joseon sunscreen, which uses the European chemical filters. This is such a good sunscreen and I love it. It is not tinted and it's not mineral so it's not heavy. It just comes out white like a regular old sunscreen but it is really super lightweight and nice and it rubs in beautifully. Because it is a chemical sunscreen it doesn't leave any white cast on your skin, so you rub it in and boom, no white cast, looks great. The European sunscreen ingredients are much less irritating than a lot of the American chemical sunscreen ingredients, so this one doesn't irritate my skin and I really really like it. I've worn it under makeup a few times and it's so lightweight that it looks great under makeup."
"I absolutely love that sunscreen, it's probably the most recommended sunscreen on my channel, the Beauty of Joseon Rice and Probiotics SPF 50. I use it almost every single day, it's one of the best sunscreens, very lightweight with an invisible feel, no white cast, no gray cast, but a nice dewiness to it as well. I do recommend buying the Korean formula directly from Korea rather than the US version, since there's a big difference between the two and the Korean sunscreen technology is night and day better."
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"I'm going to be going in with the very viral Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics SPF 50+ PA++++. Gen Z made this sunscreen super popular on TikTok and for my audience specifically I've never seen a sunscreen be as popular as this one like you guys love it I love it. The sunscreen is amazing, there's absolutely no white cast, it feels super lightweight on the skin."
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"Rice water has a lot of benefits for the skin. I'd say they mostly focus around hydration, soothing redness and sensitivity. [...] One of my favorite sunscreens, the Beauty of Joseon sunscreen, has rice in it. So many Korean skincare products have rice water in them."
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"Or of course the triedand-true classic beauty of Josan SPF 50 sunscreen also wonderful formula that adds a little bit of a glow"
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"If you do want to find a good moisturizing sunscreen I highly recommend the Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics SPF 50+ PA++++ I have talked about this in so many videos it is confirmed that it is your guys's number one most favorite. not only is it certified Tick Tock viral it has zero white cast but it also has a nice moisturizing effect that's perfect if you want that nice balance of a moisturizing experience but also the necessary sun protection you need every day plus it's from Korea which automatically makes it 100 times cooler than anything that's made in the USA."
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"The Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Rice and Probiotics SPF 50 sunscreen [...] is an awesome sunscreen. If you are wanting a little bit more of a moisturizing experience, but still that incredible Korean zero white cast lightweight experience, [...] this one is definitely a little bit more nourishing and moisturizing, and definitely better for combination to drier skin. Compared to US sunscreens, it's still really lightweight. It's an incredible sunscreen that has held up after so many years of using it. I absolutely love it."
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"The Beauty of Joseon SPF 50 sunscreen, I've talked about this in so many videos and it to this day remains the number one product that you guys purchase on my channel. You guys freaking love this sunscreen, it also went viral on TikTok, just incredible formula. This one does not give necessarily a matte finish to the skin, however it still feels very lightweight, it still holds up in humidity and is particularly a great option for anyone who has combination to dry skin, of course with zero white cast like all the best Korean sunscreens do."
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"This is another amazing sunscreen that I've talked about so many times it went ultra viral on TikTok so nice this one is ultra lightweight and I bring it around with me everywhere I travel cuz I can always count on it to provide a good amount of protection a good amount of hydration for the skin but not too heavy or greasy on the face. It falls right in the middle which is like a good solid recommendation for combination skin plus if you have sensitive or irritated skin this is a great option because it has 30% rice brand extract which will help to provide that soothing and hydrating benefit niacinamide green tea extract like it is a stocked up ingredient list without feeling heavy or greasy on the skin and literally zero white cast beautiful formula. It's so freaking good."
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"I probably recommend this product on a daily basis to anyone I come in contact with. It is an absolutely stunning sunscreen that works for all skin tones, no white cast whatsoever. It's a beautiful finish that hydrates the skin, gives you a nice little glow, but isn't too heavy or greasy, with ingredients that work to calm your skin down and soothe after the damage that we see from the sun every day. I think it is well worth all the hype that it gets. Probably out of all the products on this list, this is probably the one that deserves it the most just because it's freaking amazing. I think I've gone through like five bottles of it. I take this one with me to the beach, on hikes, when I'm out skiing, when I'm traveling. It really is that good. But with this product specifically, you have to be really careful that you don't purchase fakes."
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"The Beauty of Joseon SPF 50 formula is an absolutely incredible formula and one of the main reasons is because there is literally zero white cast. It literally feels like a lightweight moisturizer. Most of the ones I've used are very lightweight on the skin and they're significantly more affordable than a lot of USA sunscreens. The only downside I would say is that they do have to be shipped internationally so sometimes they can take longer to get to you, and if you're someone who just wants to drop by Target and get a sunscreen you're not gonna find these because technically they're not legal to sell in the US. But they are the absolute best, no competition."
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"The very famous SPF 50 formula that I absolutely love and I've recommended so many times on my channel. Definitely great if you're someone who has more dry, dehydrated skin and want a little bit of that extra glow."
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"I'll be honest, I do like this sunscreen, the Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Aqua Rich sunscreen. I feel like it's a more lightweight consistency compared to the Beauty of Joseon Rice and Probiotics sunscreen, albeit the ingredient list is a little bit lackluster compared to that one. However, I do like this one as a base for more hot and humid days, especially under the secondary sunscreen that I use. It's a nice hydrating sunscreen that doesn't feel too heavy on the skin."
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"This is a Korean sunscreen, and the reason why this one is amazing is because it literally feels like a moisturizer. It goes onto the skin so nicely, it has ingredients that work to soothe and hydrate the skin, giving it a gentle glow but still working on your skin even if you have oily skin. I'd say this is a perfect sunscreen if you have combination skin."
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"This is a similar formula that has gone really viral on TikTok, and wow, this one is so good, especially if you lean a little bit more on the drier side, you'll love this sunscreen. It's super lightweight, absolutely no white cast, so it works for any skin tone. I take this one to the beach with me, on hikes, pretty much wherever I go."
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"The other one is the Beauty of Joseon SPF 50 sunscreen, another Korean formula that is just amazing. I'd say it's a little bit more hydrating to the skin than the COSRX one, but to be honest both of them are so deceivingly lightweight and will completely change your opinion on sunscreens."
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"The Beauty of Joseon SPF 50 Sunscreen is another one that I'm obsessed with. So many of my friends have fallen in love with that one. It's a little bit more of a hydrating formula, but still works if you have combination or oily skin. Again, absolutely zero white cast."
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"This is one of the best sunscreens I have ever used, and it's gone viral on TikTok, the Beauty of Joseon SPF 50 formula. I don't know what magic they put into this formula to make it so amazing. I've had so many people in my life tell me how amazed they are by it, because there's absolutely zero white cast, it literally feels like a lightweight moisturizer, and with the rice and probiotics in it, it's a great option if you have more combination leaning dry skin. I bring this one with me pretty much everywhere, if I'm going to the beach or I know I'll be outside for a while so I can reapply, because I never have to worry about this having any kind of white cast or feeling super heavy on my skin. There's a reason it has a cult following."
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"The Beauty of Joseon SPF 50 sunscreen, wow, is this formula incredible. I've gotten so many people in my life addicted to this sunscreen because it's so good. You can find it for 13 dollars, it lasts a long time, and gives a little bit of a nice glow, which is great for dry skin."
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"There's the Beauty of Joseon sunscreen that I absolutely love and take whenever I travel with me, it feels like a moisturizer and doesn't have any white cast, but does a really good job of protecting from any sun damage."
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"This is freaking amazing, it literally feels exactly like a moisturizer, if you put a standard cream moisturizer right next to it I would honestly think they're the same thing. There's no white cast whatsoever, it's easily absorbed by the skin and does such a good job of making sure your moisture barrier is hydrated and nourished without feeling greasy at all. I brought this with me on my trip to the Philippines and Indonesia, and even though it feels like a light cream moisturizer, it was able to withstand the insane humidity there. I reapplied it multiple times throughout the day and never noticed my skin getting greasy or sweaty. It's such a good price point too, amazing Korean innovation. It's my most recent discovery and it's taken me by complete shock, I carry it with me every time I travel now."
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"I believe she's using the Beauty of Joseon sunscreen, which is one that I actually really like."
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"I absolutely love that sunscreen, it's probably the most recommended sunscreen on my channel, the Beauty of Joseon Rice and Probiotics SPF 50. I use it almost every single day, it's one of the best sunscreens, very lightweight with an invisible feel, no white cast, no gray cast, but a nice dewiness to it as well. I do recommend buying the Korean formula directly from Korea rather than the US version, since there's a big difference between the two and the Korean sunscreen technology is night and day better."
"I think sunscreens are still their favorite. [...] I just love that rice relief sunscreen, it's been one of my favorites, go-to. I have it with me traveling, I also have it at home, at least four versions of this I use everywhere. They are known for their sunscreens, they make incredible sunscreens."
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"This is the daytime sunscreen by Beauty of Joseon. And this is actually available at Sephora. And this is using American filters. So it's got benzene and homosalate, octinoxate. It still blends really nicely because they're still applying that same philosophy around that experiential skincare that you get from any Korean brand. So, still a phenomenal sunscreen. Maybe not as elegant or maybe Dr. Maxwell doesn't love it as much, but it's still really nice."
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"I like the Beauty of Joseon sunscreen a lot, actually."
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"I like it, I like it. I still like the other one better, the rice probiotic one. I do like it, it wasn't irritating at all. $21."
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"I still just love love this Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Rice and Probiotic sunscreen. It is so elegant, it's so hydrating. It does blend seamlessly and it just sits so nicely like you forget that you're wearing it and that's what I want out of a sunscreen. I want to forget that it's on my face. This is SPF 50 PA plus plus plus plus protection from Beauty of Joseon. We've talked about this sunscreen before but it really is just nice, so nice that I'm just applying right now for no reason. A lot of great sunscreens have come out in the same category over the last couple of years since this one's come out, but I still absolutely love this one."
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"I think sunscreens are still their favorite. [...] I just love that rice relief sunscreen, it's been one of my favorites, go-to. I have it with me traveling, I also have it at home, at least four versions of this I use everywhere. They are known for their sunscreens, they make incredible sunscreens."
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"If I had to pick one Korean sunscreen, I'm still going to go with the Beauty of Joseon. This one is just my go to, I feel like it's such a good hydrator. I still say it's better than almost 90% of the moisturizers you're going to put on your skin, especially if you have a little bit of normal to oily combination skin. I think it just lays nice. I actually picked one of these up in Europe, and I went out of my way to get the Korean version. It's one of my favorites of all time, still a go to years later."
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"One of my favorite sunscreens of all time is the Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Rice and Probiotics. This sunscreen has aged beautifully over time. There have been new sunscreens that have come out, but this is still one of my all time favorites. It blends hydrating like nothing else."
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"I kind of like the beauty of Joseon one a little bit better for me. It goes on a little heavier, and it has a similar consistency to the Isntree. It's a thicker sunscreen overall. It smells a little bit like vanilla icing. It has niacinamide and centella asiatica as a complimenting antioxidant and soothing ingredient, and glycerin which can make it a hydrating product. The overall vehicle is a little thicker which may help offset some of that. It has broad spectrum UVA and UVB coverage with multiple sunscreen filters. It doesn't leave a white cast. Both of these are good options overall and will offer you adequate sun protection while not leaving you with a white cast. It's an affordable sunscreen at about eighteen to twenty dollars."
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"This one has multiple things going for me. Super lightweight. It's refreshing in a way. It blends on quickly. It's like a very smooth, quick, fast finish. Has niacinamide, so it helps with oil control for those who lean a little oily. It has antioxidants. And I love that partnership of antioxidants and sunscreen. Sunscreens block the sun damage from happening. Antioxidants help prevent and repair the damage after the sun has actually hit the skin. So, they're kind of like additive, complementing ingredients that really do a great job. So, for me, this is just another product with multiple positives. I've just been loving this."
"I'm using a chemical formula today. It does not have much of a white cast. This is the Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics SPF 50+ PA++++. It's an elegant formula that works well with this method. My makeup is intact and there's a full layer of sunscreen on top of my makeup, offering very good protection that you can control. Plus, it's incredibly affordable. I mean, this is a budget hack."
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"It's so, so light, and the brand has disclosed that they've used essential oils to help mask some of the raw skincare smell and some of the essence of the alcohol, just kind of creating more of a neutral scent overall, so it's not playing a heavy part in the experience of the sunscreen. The texture is a really unique gel type of texture, there's no cream or lotion involved here, this is a true straight gel texture, what you see is what you get. It spreads really evenly and beautifully and thinly across the skin. We've got a good dry time here because the denatured alcohol is really helping that process along quite well. It feels so light, so breathable, it is really remarkable how refreshing this feels on the skin. The finish I'd describe as sort of satin, but I think on certain skin types it's actually going to look a lot more dewy, maybe even a little bit more wet. My initial review was really noticing that this was more like I said, satiny, maybe a little bit dewy, but as I've played with this sunscreen a little bit more and taken in more feedback from different skin types, especially oily folks, I am finding that this is actually a lot more shiny than it first seemed in my initial testing. I also had a co-tester on this product who had more normal skin type and it didn't really show up for them, but it definitely does have a little bit more gloss to it."
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"Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Aqua Fresh Sunscreen is really their lighter aqua fresh version, their answer if you will to their original relief rice plus probiotic sunscreen. They've created a version that feels lighter, a version that is less shiny in the finish, less dewy, and a version that doesn't use the sunscreen filters that were causing that ashy kind of blue purple cast. This is going to start to become bigger in K Beauty sunscreens as we go along, more matte or semi-matte or semi-satin types of finishes."
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"This is something that I always say my number five pick is the Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics SPF 50+ PA++++. It's a really nice moisturizing ring sunscreen, something I like a lot in the winter because it adds that little extra layer of moisture. It feels really creamy and nourishing but it's a very protective sunscreen too, without being very overwhelming. Yes, it's moisturizing, but for me personally I don't find it to be like that heavy thick greasy sunscreen layer. It just feels like a nice moisturizing layer on my skin."
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"I did not detect a white cast with this one. I did not experience pilling with this sunscreen. I've gone through pretty extensive testing with this particular product with makeup with reapplying, um with reapplying over makeup with different moisturizers. I just think that the texture performs really really beautifully, that semi matte finish is fantastic. I think again another sunscreen that can suit a lot of different skin types. Oily skin, I think you're going to like it, it's not super duper shiny. Combination skin I think you're going to like this as well. Dry skin, I don't think you have to be super duper concerned about this as far as the silica goes. I did not feel this drying my skin out or making it feel tight by any means, and I'm very sensitive to that, especially when my skin feels a little bit drier. But just know that this is not a sunscreen that's going to add moisture and emolliency into your skincare routine, and that might be something that really benefits your overall routine with dry skin. But I think that it could be a good option for many different folks."
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"I put it on the back of my hand right away and I was like wow this feels so fresh. It feels so lightweight. It's definitely matte. I was like this feels great, I love this. Then I started looking into the ingredients and I noticed the silica. Silica is an ingredient that is used in sunscreens to take down some of the shine, it's oil controlling, it can create a mattifying effect on the skin. I think it's fantastic. I have used it in sunscreens with good success. I do have combination skin, it can get quite oily in the T-zone and I can get extremely dry in my cheek zone, and I can suffer with dehydration too. Even though I do produce oil on my skin, I usually do not find success with products that control the oil."
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"This offers SPF 50+ PA++++ protection using four all new generation chemical filters. This is a great sunscreen that I have been loving since 2021 since it came out. Here with Beauty of Joseon they're actually using more of a medium moisturizing cream texture. It actually feels really good on the skin. It spreads really beautifully, a little creamy silky. It offers a nice kiss of moisture for the skin. A lot of folks actually like to use this in place of their moisturizer kind of skipping out on a few steps and saving some time and money. And this actually functions that way quite nicely because of the moisturization and the texture. It spreads beautifully and it really does comfort the skin. It is still very breathable though. It's not a really heavy sort of filmy sunscreen."
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"It's SPF 50+ PA++++, it's a chemical sunscreen, and I think it offers really good protection. It's a sunscreen that feels really moisturizing. For folks who like to replace their moisturizer with their sunscreen, this is a really good one for that because it does offer a good amount of creamy moisture to the skin, and it can actually save a lot of time in the morning. I personally love it in the winter time because of that creamy moisture. I need every ounce of moisture that I can get on my skin, and our winters are really harsh. This is one of my favorite sunscreens for winter time. It has a really nice finish to it, it's not too shiny but just a little bit dewy. It works well underneath makeup for me, and I don't detect a white cast really on my skin until I layer this up two to three times."
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"I do respect this sunscreen, but I cannot use it. I think it's definitely something that's going to work if you have an oily skin type, especially because there's no emolliency here, there's no wetness to it, there's no moisturization or shininess to it, so that gel texture is going to be a great match for your skin. Even combination folks are going to like this neutral finish. Yes, of course we can find this in other sunscreen products, but it's not common to get a neutral finish, especially in a Korean sun care product, because in South Korea that slightly dewy kind of finish to skin care is definitely popular, so it's hard to find a sun product that doesn't contribute to that. Just the finish and the texture alone are really impressive. I do have some greater criticism of this product that I want to share. I'm not going to yuck it for the denatured alcohol, because you really need that in order to create this type of formula. The essential oils, I'm not here to yuck anyone's yum, if you like fragrance, use fragrance. I don't think it's harmful to the skin at all, but if you're sensitive to it..."
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"I'm using a chemical formula today. It does not have much of a white cast. This is the Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics SPF 50+ PA++++. It's an elegant formula that works well with this method. My makeup is intact and there's a full layer of sunscreen on top of my makeup, offering very good protection that you can control. Plus, it's incredibly affordable. I mean, this is a budget hack."
"You can also find green tea extract in one of my favorite sunscreens of all time, the Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics SPF 50. I recommend that sunscreen all the time. And although I did not specifically seek that sunscreen out or fall in love with it because it has that antioxidant, that is absolute bonus points."
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"You can also find green tea extract in one of my favorite sunscreens of all time, the Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics SPF 50. I recommend that sunscreen all the time. And although I did not specifically seek that sunscreen out or fall in love with it because it has that antioxidant, that is absolute bonus points."
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"Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics SPF 50+ PA++++ [...] makes it into basically all of my sunscreen videos. [...] This was really the first sunscreen I ever tried that gave me that moment of like whoa sunscreen can be incredible because it's lightweight, it's moisturizing, there's no white cast on me, it doesn't aggravate my rosacea, and for that reason I feel like this is such a go-to recommendation not just for me but from so many people in the skincare community whether they're estheticians or dermatologists or creators. It's just fabulous."
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"I've run through the entire tube this summer. This was in my Holy Grail skincare last year and I still love it. So many of you have tried it and say this was the first sunscreen that made me love sunscreen. The texture is incredible, it's just like a lightweight moisturizer. For many people this is the first sunscreen they've ever tried that just feels like lotion on the skin. It doesn't feel heavy or sticky like traditional sunscreen and also doesn't have that sunscreen smell."
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"I love my Beauty of Joseon sunscreen. This is a Korean sunscreen, not the American version. [...] The reason I like Korean sunscreens so much is one, they have advanced UVA filters. So filters that we don't have access to in the United States that are superior and if you deal with hyperpigmentation, you are going to be more sensitive to UV than your average person. The other reason I like these products is a lot of Korean skincare routines are like 10 steps long. And so they've designed their sunscreen to layer well over a lot of products and not feel heavy. [...] What I will do with this is I will take one finger length, I will apply it, and then I will take a second finger length and apply it. And the reason I do it in two layers is because I find that if you do two at once, you're just doing a lot of smearing. And I feel like a lot of it ends up on like your hands or just like mushed around. And so I feel like you get a much better coating when you go in with two layers."
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"This is a Korean sunscreen that sort of went viral in the last year. A lot of people within the skincare community started talking about it and then the general population got their hands on the sunscreen and realized sunscreen can be lightweight, it can be effortless to apply, it can be moisturizing. When I have patients or friends who don't like sunscreen or haven't been able to find one that they like, this is the one that I typically recommend. I call it the Gateway sunscreen because it essentially opens people's eyes to what's possible with sunscreen. This is really beautiful under makeup it has a slightly dewy finish. I would say it has a slightly more gel-like texture to it."
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"The reason I chose this for normal skin is that the texture is a very lightweight lotion, so I feel like that texture is very universally enjoyable. It's also a chemical sunscreen meaning that it's less likely to leave a white cast. For people who have normal skin I think you could use this on its own in the morning without layering it on top of a moisturizer and it would be absolutely moisturizing enough for you. Even me as someone who has slightly drier skin I use this on its own all the time, so it does have a little bit of a moisturizing feel to it, but it just agrees so well with my skin. I've had so many patients come into my office after I've recommended this over the past year and a half who have been super, super pleased with adding this sunscreen to their repertoire. It is really nice under makeup, and actually a lot of what I've mentioned goes well under makeup, but this one in particular is just such a great base for day makeup."
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"The one I'm bringing is my Beauty of Joseon Sunscreen. I've been absolutely adoring this sunscreen. It's super lightweight, it goes on so well, it's been recommended to me by so many different people, and I have just loved it."
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"The Beauty of Joseon, which I talk about a lot on this channel, I think works beautifully under foundation."
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"This has become a new holy grail for me. It is such a beautifully formulated sunscreen. The way it goes on your skin, it's sort of like a runny lotion texture and it feels so moisturizing without being heavy at all, and then it just wears so perfectly under makeup. So to me this is just like an amazing everyday sunscreen. The one caveat is that it is not water resistant or sweat resistant, so this would not be the sunscreen I would choose if I was swimming or doing outdoor activities where I was going to be sweating a lot, but for day-to-day use I've been reaching for this constantly."
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"The Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Rice and Probiotics SPF 50 PA+++ is a Korean sunscreen that I've talked about a lot on my Instagram and even here on YouTube. It is a fan favorite in the skincare community and I really enjoy it too. I feel like this is a great accessible sunscreen, it applies really lovely, it layers well with makeup, it just sort of ticks all of my boxes that I want in an everyday go-to SPF. For these thinner or more gel cream sunscreens, I often will apply it in a couple of layers. I love that it doesn't have any sort of sunscreen scent and it just rubs in so well. I have heard people who have very deep skin tones find that this has a little bit of a white cast, so that is something to be mindful of, but on my skin that doesn't tend to show up. The formula is so good, it's hydrating and not sticky."
"Their original sunscreen, that's the Relief Sun Rice and Probiotics. This is one of my favorite Korean sunscreens. You can probably tell from how dented and gross the tube is. I've raved about it so many times. I actually gave out little samples of this at my wedding. The overall concept is the same. They're both SPF 50 plus and PA with four pluses. They are both really lightweight and they use a lot of newer UV filters. The old formula was really good for me. It was really glowy, and I really enjoyed that."
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"Their original sunscreen, that's the Relief Sun Rice and Probiotics. This is one of my favorite Korean sunscreens. You can probably tell from how dented and gross the tube is. I've raved about it so many times. I actually gave out little samples of this at my wedding. The overall concept is the same. They're both SPF 50 plus and PA with four pluses. They are both really lightweight and they use a lot of newer UV filters. The old formula was really good for me. It was really glowy, and I really enjoyed that."
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"The everyday sunscreen I've been using the most is my favorite Korean sunscreen which is the Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Rice + Probiotics. It's a really lightweight Korean sunscreen that just hydrates my skin really nicely and it sits well under makeup."
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"I have already raved about the Relief Sun Rice + Probiotics so many times but I'm going to quickly run through it in case for those of you who are new to Beauty of Joseon. This is possibly the most raved about sunscreen online at the moment and it is my favorite sunscreen that I've tried so far. It is a Korean sunscreen that's not approved in other countries as far as I know. It is pretty lightweight but on the more moisturizing side which I have personally really appreciated. My skin is sort of oily combination but it has been drying out a bit because I've been using a lot more retinoids which are a bit drying and I've also had some hormonal changes thanks to dealing with endometriosis. The texture is really beautifully smooth and buttery. It's made by one of Korean's top sunscreen manufacturers. There is a tiny bit of white cast when I first apply it but it goes away once I leave it for about 10 minutes. [...] The downside of the sunscreen is that because it is so popular there's been quite a few fakes floating around like on Amazon so if you are planning to buy this I highly recommend buying it from an official retailer like Stylo Korean."
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"The moment I tried this it pretty much immediately became my favorite chemical sunscreen. It has these four chemical filters which are all the newer ones, larger and less likely to absorb through skin. My skin is between normal and oily and really prone to dehydration, and this has the perfect amount of emolliency. It's really moisturizing and it just makes me feel like I'm feeding my skin. It has a really nice balance of both moisturizing oils and humectants, so it adds both oil and water to my skin without getting really sticky or greasy. It's really easy to apply the right amount of this, and it doesn't feel like I'm just moving liquid around on my face the way it does with a lot of lightweight sunscreens. It just feels like a cream gel moisturizer and it glides on really nice and smoothly. For me it looks really glowy especially under makeup, it doesn't look that sort of too shiny greasy that sometimes happens with sunscreens. It's also hydrating enough on my skin alone under makeup so I don't need to have a hydrating toner or anything, and it stays really nice and even throughout the day on my skin. There isn't any white cast, though I have heard that the MBBT does show up a little white on darker skin. There's no fragrance or alcohol in this, and it has niacinamide and adenosine which are used as brightening and anti-wrinkle ingredients in lots of functional Korean cosmetics, plus rice extracts which are good for hydration and sensitive skin."
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"This is my favorite sunscreen. It's a chemical sunscreen with newer filters and has a very nice light texture like a hydrating gel moisturizer. It's not greasy at all, it sinks into skin very quickly, and it is very hydrating. It has very little white cast and doesn't show up on medium-ish brown skin. It has no fragrance and no alcohol, which is great if those are problems for your skin. It's designed to be super cosmetically elegant and works really well under makeup. It's also designed to wash off easily, which is great if you're worried about clogged pores, but it does mean that it's not going to stay nicely spread out on your skin if you're sweating or moving around a lot. The key skincare ingredient is rice, which is meant to be great for hydration and for sensitive skin. It has 30 percent rice extract and a thousand parts per million rice germ extract as well as three probiotic rice ferments. There are also a bunch of other plant extracts along with niacinamide, which is great for soothing skin and helping with brightening, glycerin, which is an incredible hydrating humectant, and adenosine, which is an anti-wrinkle active."
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"I've talked so much about the Beauty of Joseon sunscreen. This family of chemical sunscreens has been top of my list for a while. I found that the Roundlab one was slightly heavier and richer than the Beauty of Joseon sunscreen so I think the Roundlab is more suitable if your skin is drier or if it's slightly drier weather."
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"This is currently the sunscreen I've been recommending the most. This is manufactured by Colmar, who are widely recognized as the top Korean sunscreen producer. The SPF has been certified by two labs in two different countries and it's actually approved as a sunscreen in Korea, which is not the case with all Korean sunscreens, so this is probably one of the most legit Korean sunscreens. It's really lightweight with a non-sticky moisturizing finish similar to a light moisturizer. Even if you apply lots of it, it doesn't clump up or get cakey under makeup. There's no white cast on light and medium skin but I have seen it show up on darker skin. It has no fragrance and no alcohol. The only issue is that this is designed to be lightweight and wash off easily, so if you're sweaty or moving around a lot very vigorously, this probably won't be as appropriate. But it's great as an everyday sunscreen. In terms of skincare ingredients, it has rice extracts, glycerin, niacinamide, and adenosine, which are brightening and anti-wrinkle ingredients."
"It's a lightweight SPF 50 chemical sunscreen that leaves minimal to no white cast and has that kind of lightweight texture with a dewy finish. The filters are different from the Korean version because it's compliant with our FDA, using chemical filters like avobenzone, homosalate, octinoxate and octocrylene along with niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, panthenol and rice extract. Some people have reported that because of the slight differences in filter the texture is slightly off, but I've tried both the US and Korean versions and I have not noticed a significant difference. I think both are equally elegant. Both are suitable for oily combination skin if you're looking for that dewy finish. It is hydrating, not heavy, great to use alone."
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"It's a lightweight SPF 50 chemical sunscreen that leaves minimal to no white cast and has that kind of lightweight texture with a dewy finish. The filters are different from the Korean version because it's compliant with our FDA, using chemical filters like avobenzone, homosalate, octinoxate and octocrylene along with niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, panthenol and rice extract. Some people have reported that because of the slight differences in filter the texture is slightly off, but I've tried both the US and Korean versions and I have not noticed a significant difference. I think both are equally elegant. Both are suitable for oily combination skin if you're looking for that dewy finish. It is hydrating, not heavy, great to use alone."
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"It started the hype and the trend for Korean sunscreens and for many reasons. Number one, it is so affordable for an elegant sunscreen and for the size it's about $15 for a two ounce, and for that price it's really hard to find nice elegant sunscreens here in North America in the US. Two, the formula is amazing. It's lightweight, hydrating but nonsticky, has like a semi-dewy finish. It really helps to hydrate your skin, leaves no white cast and really can be utilized by all skin types. It also contains advanced UV filters that we just currently don't have in the US. It's SPF 50 PA four pluses which is the maximum protection for UVA, so it offers great UVB and UVA coverage. In addition it has other ingredients that can help to support a healthy skin barrier. So for anyone that's looking for an elegant sunscreen that leaves no white cast with a semi-dewy finish, this would be the one to start with. Also don't forget to mention that this is fragrance free, and from my personal experience even when my skin was sensitive I had no problems using this product despite the fact that it is a chemical filter. And that's the other thing that I really found with Korean sunscreens: despite the fact that most of their products are chemical filters, I've had very low irritation from using this even when my skin was sensitive, and even feedback from many of my sensitive skin friends and patients that using Korean sunscreens have not really irritated their skin."
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"The texture is lightweight, serum-like, rubs quickly, leaves no white cast. Ingredient-wise it contains rice extract that brightens and also supports skin barrier, helps with skin tone, there's probiotics and niacinamide. Overall great sunscreen to use, especially if you're struggling with a little bit of uneven skin tone. It's great skincare in the sunscreen, that's how I view it. It's lovely, great for daily use, suitable for really all skin types, all year round."
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"I don't find it as mattifying, because I did the test myself too. I also have the one from Beauty of Joseon, and it's not as mattifying but it's less dewy than the Tocobo one."
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"This is one that's a trending viral sunscreen from Beauty of Joseon, their Relief Sun with rice and probiotics. It's just a really nice elegant lightweight cream that is hydrating but not shiny or greasy. It supports your skin with the rice extract, it's lovely, gives off a semi-dewy finish, really ideal for all skin types."
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"The Beauty of Joseon sunscreen is lovely and has not been irritating for my skin. It's fragrance free."
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"Beauty of Joseon [...] Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics SPF 50+ PA++++ is something I want to talk about [...] because of the way it sits under makeup and the way it goes on the skin. [...] It almost disappears on application. [...] It's not sticky or tacky. There's no white cast from it at all. This makes it the perfect prep for makeup. You can literally just use this as your moisturizer and go on top with your foundation. It works on oily skin, dry skin, dehydrated skin. You just need a good amount on each part of your face, break it down to forehead, cheeks, nose, and then tap that into the skin and your foundation is going to sit like a dream on top. There's also a ton of soothing ingredients and antioxidants in this sunscreen. So if your skin is quite sensitive, if sunscreens kind of irritate your skin, [...] this is going to be a great option for you to go for. [...] It's so lightweight. I can't even feel it. Sometimes sunscreens give you a warm feeling on the face. I can't even feel it. My dehydrated areas are smooth. My oily areas don't feel over prepped or greasy in any way."
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"Um Beauty of Joan do two different options. So there's more of a lighter weight one and there's more of a medium weight one. None of them are really heavy."
"The Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Rice Probiotics is one that I discovered a couple of years ago and continues to be a go-to. It's one of those where you're like, oh wait, I'm putting sunscreen on, didn't even notice because there's no burning, there's no stinging, it's not irritating. It doesn't have the sunscreen smell and it's fragrance-free. It has a great combo of filters offering broad-spectrum UVA and UVB protection. Key ingredients include niacinamide, glycerin, lactobacillus, and pumpkin ferment extract packed with hydrating, soothing, anti-inflammatory compounds and rice ferment. It's very hydrating, soothing, great for the moisture barrier. You can use it on your eyelid area to protect your eyelids, and the great thing about it is it doesn't burn around the eyes."
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"The Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Rice Probiotics is one that I discovered a couple of years ago and continues to be a go-to. It's one of those where you're like, oh wait, I'm putting sunscreen on, didn't even notice because there's no burning, there's no stinging, it's not irritating. It doesn't have the sunscreen smell and it's fragrance-free. It has a great combo of filters offering broad-spectrum UVA and UVB protection. Key ingredients include niacinamide, glycerin, lactobacillus, and pumpkin ferment extract packed with hydrating, soothing, anti-inflammatory compounds and rice ferment. It's very hydrating, soothing, great for the moisture barrier. You can use it on your eyelid area to protect your eyelids, and the great thing about it is it doesn't burn around the eyes."
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"The Relief Sun Rice + Probiotics is less expensive, it's 18 for the 1.69 ounces, and on Stylevana it's currently 11.79, and I think it's like 14 bucks on YesStyle. It doesn't have fragrance and the final finish is the same. I'm gonna stick with this for me personally. I have no reason to repurchase the sun serum."
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"I also finished up this Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun. I rather enjoyed this. It wasn't mind-blowing, I prefer their other sunscreen a little bit better. This one isn't like wildly different but it was pretty nice, good filters, SPF 50 PA++++, nice and light in consistency, but for me personally I just prefer their original formula and I would go back to that. As a matter of fact, I have a backup and one in progress, but this was not too bad, just not one that I would necessarily repurchase per se."
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"This is the Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun, Rice and Probiotics SPF 50 PA++++. Y'all know I'm a huge fan of Beauty of Joseon, that brand has really got a lot of hits. It's fragrance free, essential oil free, and what I love about this is it has lactobacillus and pumpkin ferment filtrate, which are rich in antioxidants and hydrating ingredients, and niacinamide and tea leaf extract too. It's not greasy, it's not shiny, it's not matte at all, and it works well under cosmetics."
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"This is not too bad. I think it's a little thicker and creamier compared to the SKIN1004 Hyalu-Cica, but they're both nice. There's no smell to it."
"This is one of my favorite sunscreens from this year, the Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun. I've reviewed this before. This is really good, it doesn't leave a cast, and it's nice and moisturizing."
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"I'm coming in with the Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Rice and Probiotics. This is a really nice sunscreen for wintertime."
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"This is an SPF 50 PA4+ chemical sunscreen with rice bran water, which is rich in humectants, plus niacinamide and lactobacillus ferment filtrate, which is very good for barrier recovery. It has uvinul A plus and tinosorb S. I really like using this as an everyday moisturizer with sunscreen, so that would be another good choice."
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"This sunscreen doesn't leave any white cast on the skin and the consistency is very nice, it's moisturizing, it's fast absorbing, it's not greasy, it's not oily, it doesn't leave the skin shiny. It has niacinamide in it which is anti-inflammatory and can help with redness, discoloration, and oiliness. It's not water resistant so I wouldn't use it for sport or swimming, but it's really nice and moisturizing so it's a great everyday sunscreen. It's SPF 50, it doesn't pill on the skin, and I think it would layer really well under makeup. It didn't cause any burning or stinging and I was able to comfortably wear it around my eyelids without it running into my eyes. I adore this, this is my new holy grail."
"This is Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Rice and Probiotic Sunscreen. This is one of the only skincare products that truly went viral of its own accord last year and the year before because it is so amazing. This is an SPF 50 plus PA4 pluses. This is a chemical formula, but it feels like a light nourishing moisturizer. It's perfect for my oily T-zone, perfect for my dry skin, and it's packed with skin beneficial ingredients. 30% rice extract, which rice has been used in Korean skincare for like centuries. It's rich in amino acids, antioxidants, and minerals that help brighten and hydrate the skin along with barrier repair and improving skin elasticity. Lactobacillus ferment lysate is a probiotic that strengthens the skin's microbiome. This helps with things like inflammation, strengthens your skin barrier and makes it more resilient over time. We also have niacinamide, which is a well-known brightener and anti-inflammatory that helps regulate sebum and improve uneven skin tone. The finish is dewy but it's not greasy, which means you can reapply and reapply every 2 hours throughout the day without it just sitting on top of your skin and you looking greasier and greasier. And it's moisturizing enough to skip your everyday moisturizer if you have oily or combination skin."
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"The Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Rice and Probiotics is one of my favorite sunscreens, iconic for a reason. It's super lightweight and super soothing. If you find that your skin gets really irritated by chemical sunscreens, this is a really nice chemical sunscreen to go for that's not going to irritate your skin. It's not going to flare you up. Truly viral for a reason."
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"This is Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Rice and Probiotic Sunscreen. This is one of the only skincare products that truly went viral of its own accord last year and the year before because it is so amazing. This is an SPF 50 plus PA4 pluses. This is a chemical formula, but it feels like a light nourishing moisturizer. It's perfect for my oily T-zone, perfect for my dry skin, and it's packed with skin beneficial ingredients. 30% rice extract, which rice has been used in Korean skincare for like centuries. It's rich in amino acids, antioxidants, and minerals that help brighten and hydrate the skin along with barrier repair and improving skin elasticity. Lactobacillus ferment lysate is a probiotic that strengthens the skin's microbiome. This helps with things like inflammation, strengthens your skin barrier and makes it more resilient over time. We also have niacinamide, which is a well-known brightener and anti-inflammatory that helps regulate sebum and improve uneven skin tone. The finish is dewy but it's not greasy, which means you can reapply and reapply every 2 hours throughout the day without it just sitting on top of your skin and you looking greasier and greasier. And it's moisturizing enough to skip your everyday moisturizer if you have oily or combination skin."
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"This is new, I literally got this in PR yesterday. This is Beauty of Joseon's Relief Sun, and this is supposed to be a lot lighter and a lot more hydrating than their Relief Sun, the viral one, which is nice. It's worth its virality but that does feel like a slightly thicker moisturizer. So this is meant to be the lighter alternative and it really is. I dare to say people are actually enjoying this a lot more than their Relief Sun. It feels so watery. It does have a slightly typical sunscreen smell, but a lot of people found that the Relief Sun actually left somewhat of a white cast on their skin and they're finding that this one really does leave nothing because it has chemical filters. The finish isn't dewy like dewy glass skin, nothing. It's just sheer. It's going to go on your skin, it's going to match your skin. It's going to give you slightly moisturized-looking skin but not that usual dewy glow that a lot of people don't like about certain Korean sunscreens or like that greasiness that you get from more Western sunscreens."
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"Beauty of Joseon's Relief Sun. Listen, they didn't have to sponsor anyone. Everyone was already talking about this product. It is not since the great Korean sunscreen scandal has a moisturizer been this elegantly formulated or has a sunscreen felt just exactly like a moisturizer. And that's why everybody loved it. It is such a good sunscreen and it deserves all the attention it got. If you are oily, you may not love this. As somebody who has an oily T zone that likes to be dewy, I enjoy this. Would I use this in the summer? I did use this in the summer and I was absolutely fine. But if you are very oily, I would avoid it and go for the lighter one, the newer one. But I absolutely love this stuff."
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"This is a very standard chemical sunscreen with a load of soothing ingredients making it super comfortable on the skin, even if you have a damaged skin barrier. For a long time I was obsessed with rice when I first started my K-beauty journey, so when I saw this contained 30 percent rice extract I really wanted to try it. But it's not just rice; we have a whole lot of skin-loving ingredients like niacinamide, green tea which is a really nice antioxidant, coconut fruit extract for extra hydration, and ginseng root extract which is a great antioxidant. The fermented rice helps strengthen your skin and generally refreshes your skin and overall appearance. This is a great option for all skin types. Anyone can love this and anyone can use this. Oily types may find this a little bit heavy with constant reapplication, but if you use this as a base in the day and then reapply with something lighter through the rest of the day you'll be fine. People with dry, combination, or normal skin will absolutely love this."
"The new sunscreen from Beauty of Joseon, Relief Sun aqua fresh rice plus B5 with an SPF of 50 PA of four pluses, this is a lighter weight version of original rice and probiotics which I also love but the difference between the two are not so extreme. It's just that the texture of this is lighter but on the skin it still makes the skin look really healthy and hydrated."
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"The new sunscreen from Beauty of Joseon, Relief Sun aqua fresh rice plus B5 with an SPF of 50 PA of four pluses, this is a lighter weight version of original rice and probiotics which I also love but the difference between the two are not so extreme. It's just that the texture of this is lighter but on the skin it still makes the skin look really healthy and hydrated."
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"This is the lightweight and refreshing version of the Relief Sun, which is also a favorite. It has a thinner and more watery application that just feels so hydrating. It sinks in and dries down super fast, almost like you're getting a splash of water that just gets sucked into your skin. It's really refreshing and soothing as you apply it, and I feel like it leaves a very smooth skin finish. While the Relief Sun is creamy and moisturizing, this just feels really hydrating and then disappears. It has 30% rice water in it and it's also got panthenol or vitamin B5, which is super hydrating. This is great for anyone with an oilier skin type or who felt that the original was just too creamy or heavy for them, but this definitely doesn't alienate dry skin people either because I love it."
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"On the slightly more moisturizing side but still very lightweight is this one from Beauty of Joseon, their Relief Sun Rice and Probiotic Sunscreen with an SPF of 50 and a PA of four pluses. This still feels very very silky and lightweight but it does leave your skin feeling quite moisturized, so this would actually even be a good moisturizer replacement because it's got some beautiful moisturizer ingredients and barrier protecting ingredients in it. I love the skin finish on it. It gives you this sort of radiance from within kind of glow that looks really flattering under makeup. I like to put sunscreen on in lighter layers and this is a very easy formula to do that with. There's no fragrance with this, and it actually feels very calming on your skin, really soothing."
"It's a gel, refreshing formula, it makes your skin actually feel moist but then it absorbs so beautifully, and when you compare it to the other rice and probiotic, this one's just so much better if you want something lightweight. This one actually comes out like a translucent cream, almost a tinge of yellow because of those antioxidants, and then it just blends in with barely a touch. If you are someone who hates blending in your sunscreen or hates the feel of sunscreen, this SPF 50 is so good, and it's PA++++, meaning it prevents from the UVA and UVB rays, one of the best, so much better than the other ones that people are talking about. I feel like people are sleeping on this, but this absolutely gets an award for the best lightweight gel texture."
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"It's a gel, refreshing formula, it makes your skin actually feel moist but then it absorbs so beautifully, and when you compare it to the other rice and probiotic, this one's just so much better if you want something lightweight. This one actually comes out like a translucent cream, almost a tinge of yellow because of those antioxidants, and then it just blends in with barely a touch. If you are someone who hates blending in your sunscreen or hates the feel of sunscreen, this SPF 50 is so good, and it's PA++++, meaning it prevents from the UVA and UVB rays, one of the best, so much better than the other ones that people are talking about. I feel like people are sleeping on this, but this absolutely gets an award for the best lightweight gel texture."
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"If you want to go Beauty of Joseon instead of Isntree, this is not a bad choice. This Rice and Probiotic sunscreen is a little bit thicker than the Isntree, but it has those same effects of hydrating, leaving the skin silky smooth, being perfect for reapplication, perfect for use under makeup, or literally it smooths out the pores just the way that this one does, so that I don't feel the need to wear makeup at all. I love this so so much. The prices are very comparable. The ingredients are slightly different—this has probiotics and rice for more hydration and it is a little bit thicker. This one has fig and hyaluronic acid, it's more lightweight but still gives you that dewy glow. Play around with them and see which one is right for you. Both of these are two of the best sunscreens I've ever ever tried, so phenomenal."
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"The Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Rice and Probiotics SPF 50 PA+++++ has the same SPF protection. This is more of a dewy finish and this is for somebody who wants more of like a fluffy texture. This one has a little bit more of like a lightweight feathery texture. It's liquidy, but I would call it like a liquid fluff. Although they are very comparable, this is absolutely wonderful and I would highly recommend getting this on sale from Amazon."
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"This rice and probiotic is so good if you have super sensitive skin. It doesn't burn the eyes. If you're super super super sensitive you might still need to be a little bit careful but this is one of the most calming, skin nourishing and lightweight sunscreens you could ever put on skin. Plus it's SPF 50. This has taken over the internet in 2022 and it is definitely one of the best K Beauty sunscreens of this year. The two pack makes this already affordable sunscreen even more affordable."
What the evidence says.
Independent of what the gurus think, this is what
the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.
Niacinamide
Niacinamide has evidence behind it for redness, uneven tone and supporting the skin barrier, and it is usually well tolerated even by skin that reacts to most things.
What is Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics SPF 50+ PA++++?
Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun is a chemical sunscreen with rice extract and probiotics designed to provide SPF 50+ PA++++ UV protection with hydrating and calming benefits.
Is Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics SPF 50+ PA++++ worth it?
Mostly yes. 29 of the 33 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 92%.
What is Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics SPF 50+ PA++++'s Guru Score?
Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics SPF 50+ PA++++ holds a Guru Score of 92%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 33 expert reviewers we have collected. It is also Guru Certified, our mark for products that hold broad approval across many expert reviewers.
Who is Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics SPF 50+ PA++++ best for?
Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics SPF 50+ PA++++ is generally suited to oily skin and acne-prone skin.
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