Is Skin Aqua UV Super Moisture Milk worth it?

Yes. All 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 84%.

What is Skin Aqua UV Super Moisture Milk's Guru Score?

Skin Aqua UV Super Moisture Milk holds a Guru Score of 84%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.

Skin Aqua

UV Super Moisture Milk.

Sunscreen

About this product

A hybrid mineral and chemical sunscreen milk formulated to provide UV protection with a lightweight, silky texture designed to wear smoothly under makeup.

Full ingredients

Cyclopentasiloxane, Water, Zinc Oxide, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, BG, Diethylhexyl Succinate, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Hydrated Silica, Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Lauroyl Lysine, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Glycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrogen Dimethicone, Triethoxysilylethyl Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Hexyl Dimethicone, Methylparaben, EDTA 2Na, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Arginine, Bis-Ethylhexyl Hydroxydimethoxy Benzylmalonate, Aluminum Hydroxide, Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate, Acrylates Copolymer, Ci 73360, Phenoxyethanol, Dimethicone, Talc, Ethanol, Iron Oxides, Tin Oxide, Titanium Dioxide, Tocopherol, Mica

Guru Score

84%

Yay

Early verdict · Few reviews so far

2Gurus

2Yay

0Mixed

0Nay

What they liked

Holds up to heavy sweating and water resistant
Fragrance-free, does not sting around the eyes

What they flagged

White cast visible on deeper skin tones
Small bottle, goes through quickly

What the gurus are saying

This sunscreen spreads beautifully and dries to a silky, slightly powdery finish that smooths over dry patches and works as an elegant makeup base, earning praise from dermatologists and makeup experts alike. It holds up impressively to heavy sweating and water exposure, though that durability means it takes a bit of effort to remove at the end of the day. The main trade-off is that the formula goes quickly, so many find themselves wishing for a larger bottle, but those who wear makeup or spend time outdoors tend to rate it highly for how well it performs.

Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take May 2024

Type

SunscreenLotion

Key actives

Hyaluronic acidVitamin ESPF

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeContains drying alcohol

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What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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Kelly Driscoll

90k subs

✓Yay

"I liked how this spread and applied. It dries down very quickly and it almost has a slight powdery feel to it. It definitely has a little bit more of a kiss of emolliency and moisture that you feel, you don't necessarily see it but you feel it on your skin, and then almost like a little grippy powdery type of finish that actually makes it a beautiful base for makeup. This is probably my second favorite from the video to be completely honest with you. I was really impressed with how it stood up to a lot of sweat. If you're going to be really active outside, you can go and be active with this. I think you would be happy with how this stays on the skin, how it grips, and protects the skin. But especially if you're somebody who also likes to wear makeup, this really performs nicely as a makeup base in my opinion as well, just like a nice smooth kind of canvas. It held up to heavy sweating. You will need to work a little bit more to get this off of your skin to remove it, which I think speaks to some of the water resistance. I just think it's a really well performing, water-resistant elegant J Beauty sunscreen."

Dr Dray

2.68M subs

✓Yay

"As it spreads on the skin surface it's almost giving a smoothing down of any sort of dry rough texture that you may have. It wears very nicely under makeup. It does not burn or sting around the eyes. It is a hybrid sunscreen with active ingredients from mineral and active ingredients from chemical. This is one of my favorite Japanese sunscreens. It's very, very nice and free of fragrance. I just wish it came in a bigger bottle because I go through this in like a couple of weeks."

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All 9 takes from Dr Dray

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"I'm going to come in with the Skin Aqua UV Super Moisture Milk. Let me know if you've tried this. I discovered this last year and I really really like it. It's very silky. It's a hybrid sunscreen."

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"I've noticed it's really good as a base layer under makeup like it's so fluid. I'm almost finished with this Skin Aqua UV Super Moisture Milk. I love this formula so much but I always go through it really quickly."

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"There's nothing wrong with coming in this morning with the Skin Aqua UV Super Moisture Milk because it's light, it's liquidy."

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"This is the Skin Aqua UV Super Moisture Milk, fragrance free, essential oil free. It's a hybrid sunscreen with zinc and titanium dioxide plus chemical actives. There is a slight white cast to this depending on your skin tone, for me it's not noticeable but if you have a deeper skin tone it likely will show up. There's no niacinamide in this one, but it does have sodium hyaluronate and collagen for hydration. This is a nice lightweight fluid liquid sunscreen, easy to spread on the skin, easy to apply, easy to tolerate around the eyes, at least for me it does not feel oily or greasy, it's a really good one with a demi matte finish."

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"The Skin Aqua UV Super Moisture Milk is a sunscreen you guys see me use a lot. I love this - it's a chemical sunscreen from Japan, so I have been wearing this a lot."

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"This one is a great one if you live in a humid climate, and it's not greasy."

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"I've used this in the past and recently repurchased it from Amazon. This product goes on like a dream. It's very moisturizing, not greasy, and not heavy. It doesn't have low molecular weight alcohols which some people find drying. It has hydrolyzed collagen in it which helps impart moisture to the skin and improve moisture retention. It doesn't peel up, and you can wear makeup over it comfortably. I can wear it around my eyes and on my eyelids with no issue. I highly recommend it."

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"I'm loving this, the Skin Aqua UV Super Moisture Milk. My skin actually feels clean and I have used no water. At the same time it almost feels like I just put on a hydrating gel moisturizer lightly. My skin doesn't feel filmy like it does with micellar water."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Sunscreen filters

Sun protection is the best evidenced way to slow visible ageing, and the filters are what does the work. Mineral and chemical filters both protect when a product is applied thickly enough and often enough, which is where most people fall short rather than on the choice of filter.

Source: DermNet

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine