Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics (US formula).

Supplements

About this product

A lightweight chemical sunscreen with SPF 40 designed for the US market, containing rice extract, niacinamide, and hyaluronic acid with a dewy finish.

Guru Score

76%

Yay

5 experts · Moderate agreement

What they liked

Lightweight texture with minimal white cast
Dewy finish, blends well
Affordable at Sephora

What they flagged

Not as hydrating as the Korean version
Lower SPF than the original (40 vs 50+)
Completely different formula and filters

What the gurus are saying

This US formula prioritizes dewy blending and minimal white cast, but it is a fundamentally different sunscreen from the beloved Korean original, lower SPF (40 vs 50+) and using FDA-approved filters like homosalate and octinoxate instead of the Korean version's ingredients. Gurus praise it as a solid, elegant option at Sephora for the price, though some find it less hydrating than the Korean counterpart and note it stings around the eyes. The takeaway: it's a great lightweight daily sunscreen on its own terms, just not a like-for-like replacement if you loved the original.

Synthesized from 5 expert reviews · most recent take June 2026

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Supplements

Where to buy

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What the gurus are saying.

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CYoung

95k subs

✓Mixed

"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."

Mad About Skin

731k subs

✓Yay

"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."

Doctorly

3.59M subs

✓Yay

"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."

AliceintheRabbitHole

59k subs

✓Mixed

"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."

Dr. Jenny Liu

323k subs

✓Yay

"The texture is slightly thicker than the Korean version but still very much lightweight and non-greasy, and it still contains all the original ingredients like rice extract, probiotics, and Niacinamide. It still delivers that hydration without feeling thick or heavy, and it's still great for sensitive skin."

All 2 takes from Dr. Jenny Liu

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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."

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What the evidence says.

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Frequently asked.

What is Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics (US formula)?

A lightweight chemical sunscreen with SPF 40 designed for the US market, containing rice extract, niacinamide, and hyaluronic acid with a dewy finish.

Is Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics (US formula) worth it?

Mostly yes. 3 of the 5 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 76%.

What is Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics (US formula)'s Guru Score?

Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics (US formula) holds a Guru Score of 76%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 5 expert reviewers we have collected.