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UV Aqua Rich Watery Essence.

Biore UV Aqua Rich Watery Essence
Sunscreen

About this product

A lightweight gel sunscreen with a watery consistency, designed for daily protection and convenient reapplication.

Sunscreen

Guru Score · out of 100

85%

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✓Approved · 85% 2 independent gurus · Early signal
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What the gurus are saying

Lightweight and watery, this gel is praised by reviewers for layering over makeup or other sunscreen without that heavy, sticky feeling, making it especially useful for hot weather and midday touch-ups. The texture earns particular praise for how comfortable it is to wear and reapply throughout the day. The trade-off: it carries a light lemon citrus fragrance, so anyone with fragrance sensitivities would want to skip it.
Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take June 2026

Key actives & flags

Hyaluronic acidVitamin EContains fragranceContains drying alcohol

Full ingredients

Water, Alcohol, Isopropyl Palmitate, Lauryl Methacrylate/​Sodium Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Dextrin Palmitate, Butylene Glycol, Xylitol, Acrylates/​C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Dimethicone, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Glycerin, Propanediol, Glyceryl Stearate, Glyceryl Behenate, Vinyl Dimethicone/​Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Potassium Hydroxide, Cetyl Alcohol, Agar, Sorbitan Distearate, Isoceteth-20, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Dimethicone/​Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Stearoyl Glutamic Acid, Arginine, Disodium EDTA, Fragrance, BHT, Sodium Hydroxide, Tocopherol, Royal Jelly Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben

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Dr Dray
Dr Dray
2.67M subs · 30k devotees
✓Approved
"Bioré has sunscreens in Japan which are very good and do contain the newly approved sunscreen ingredient. I have used many of those Bioré sunscreens in the past, including the Bioré UV Aqua Rich Watery Essence. They were some of the first Japanese sunscreens I ever tried, and I really really like them. They do have a light lemon citrus fragrance, not strong or headache-inducing, but if you're allergic to fragrance you would want to avoid them. They're a lightweight, watery gel that's a lot more comfortable to use."
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Doctor Anne
55k subs · 474 devotees
✓Approved
"I got four of the Biore UV Aqua Rich Watery Essence that I especially like for when it's really, really hot, for touch-ups during the day. You can apply it on top of your makeup or other sunscreen without feeling like you have an icky layer of stuff on your face, so it's very good for that."
Common questions

Frequently asked.

What is Biore UV Aqua Rich Watery Essence?

A lightweight gel sunscreen with a watery consistency, designed for daily protection and convenient reapplication.

Is Biore UV Aqua Rich Watery Essence worth it?

Yes. All 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 85 out of 100.

What is Biore UV Aqua Rich Watery Essence's Guru Score?

Biore UV Aqua Rich Watery Essence holds a Guru Score of 85 out of 100. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 independent expert reviewers we have collected.

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