Wanted to love this one. It's thin like milk, zero white cast, and foundation sits on it fine. But my eyes. About twenty minutes after I put it on they start watering and it comes and goes for half the day, even though I stay well clear of the lids. By lunch my forehead and nose are shiny and I'm combination, not super oily. Turns out it's all chemical filters (avobenzone, octinoxate, octisalate, octocrylene), which I didn't look at before ordering. Not cheap for a 2 oz bottle either. Giving the rest to my sister
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Ive been using this daily for about 3 months now as my everyday spf. Honestly the texture is what sold me, it sinks in fast and theres no white cast on me at all, which is rare for a 50. My combo skin doesnt get greasy by lunch like with my old one. Only small gripe is it pilled a little when i layered powder over it too soon. Cheap enough that i already bought a second tube.
An oily-skinned user finds the Aqua-Fresh doesn't sting the eyes but pills a lot.
“I am currently using beauty of joseon aqua fresh for oily skin and while it doesn’t sting the eyes, it pills a lot.”
Loves the Relief Sun Aqua-Fresh: very light, doesn't break them out and leaves no white cast.
“I personally love the Beauty of Joseon Sun Relief Aqua Fresh. It's really light and doesn't break me out or leave any white cast.”
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“I've sworn by eltaMD UV clear for years. No sunscreen smell, once it's on I forget about it, and it never caused breakouts for me the way some other sunscreens have.”
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“La Roche posay double repair matte face moisturizer , gentle and effective and doesnt break me out , I get hormonal cystic acne and thisbis a life saver”
Can't go without it: no white cast on brown skin and doesn't flare their rosacea.
“I’m a supergoop convert. Can’t go without unseen invisible gel.”
The tinted mineral works on them.
“Using Elta MD 41 mineral sunscreen, it’s tinted but works on me.”
Imports the Relief Sun Aqua-Fresh and likes it.
“I like beauty of Joseon sun relief aqua fresh.”
Their pick under makeup because it feels like a primer.
“i stick with my eltamd uv clear for makeup bc it feels like a primer.”
A user finds Tatcha The Silk Sunscreen weightless and elegant with no white cast, though it made their combination skin look a bit shiny.
“Tatcha the silk. Mineral, weightless, elegant, no white cast. Very fluid. I don't even know it's there.”
Recommends the Vanicream Facial Moisturizer with SPF 30 as a nice, gentle mineral sunscreen.
Calls the Airyfit sunscreen the best ever and is hunting for stock.
“This is the BEST sunscreen ever.”
Loves the Relief Sun Aqua-Fresh as a lightweight, non-greasy SPF 50+.
“Personally I love the Beauty of Joseon aqua fresh, it’s SPF 50+ PA++++, and lightweight”
A 31-year-old with oily skin likes the Toleriane Double Repair SPF 30 moisturizer, but it leaves their face greasy even with a small amount.
“I like them but they both leave my face greasy.”
Moved to the matte version for their oily skin; still likes it, but it also leaves their face greasy.
“I like them but they both leave my face greasy.”
A user likes the Beauty of Joseon Day Dew sunscreen.
“Agree with the Innisfree suggestion. I also like Beauty of Joseon Day Dew sunscreen.”
Loves the SPF50 on their dry skin, though they can see why it wouldn't suit oily skin.
“As a dry skin girl, I love the HaruHaru spf50”
One of the worst sunscreens they've tried: broke down their makeup fast while looking dry; the black rice line in general irritated their skin.
“That spf is up there as one of the worst sunscreens I’ve tried.”
A very oily-skinned user switched from the original to the Aqua-Fresh and loves it, with no pilling even as a makeup primer.
“I have very oily skin and I used to use the normal BoJ and now use the blue one and love it. Never experienced pilling”
A combination, acne-prone user loved the Korean Relief Sun during a European heatwave, reapplying all day without pilling.
“I loved the Relief Sun one (korean version) when I was on holiday in Europe last summer during the massive heatwave!”
An acne-prone reviewer testing the Korean Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics finds it thick, creamy and very hydrating with a dewy finish and a slight initial white cast that works in.
“thick, creamy and feels very hydrating on the skin. Has a very dewy, glowy finish.”
A user finds the Aqua-Fresh pilling frustrating; using more product or waiting longer after moisturiser always gave the same result.
“I agree with everything here, the pilling for the Aqua Fresh is so frustrating.”
A user experienced pilling with the Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics but not with the Aqua-Fresh.
“That’s so interesting because I actually experienced pilling with the rice + probiotics and not with the aqua fresh”
A user's Aqua-Fresh turned into little balls as soon as they touched their face after it dried.
“the aqua fresh pilling issue is so real, mine turned into little balls the second i touched my face after it dried down”
A super-oily-skinned user calls the original Relief Sun their holy grail after countless tubes; it feels great and absorbs well.
“i have super oily skin and the original boj sunscreen is my hg. i’ve gone through too many tubes to count.”
A combination-skin user of the Korean Aqua-Fresh has no pilling, even under makeup, and finds it goes on like the original.
“i have the Korean version and i haven’t experienced any pilling from the aqua fresh sun cream.”
A dry, sensitive, breakout-prone user wears the Aqua-Fresh under makeup with no pilling at all.
“I use the Aqua fresh under my makeup (Westman Atelier) and I haven’t experienced any pilling at all.”
A dry, sensitive, acne-prone user had pilling with the Aqua-Fresh and found it drying and tight, better suited to oilier skin.
“I also had pilling with the aqua fresh and my skin is dry, sensitive and acne prone. It also feels kinda drying on my skin and makes me feel tight.”
A user who has gone through many tubes of the Aqua-Fresh has never once had pilling.
“I've used two tubes of the OG version and more than I can count of the Aqua Fresh version. I never once experienced pilling.”
Hydrating, helps with oil control and has worked well for them.
“It's hydrating, protects and repairs the skin barrier, helps with oil control, and has no pore clogging ingredients.”
Favourite non-greasy moisturizer for their oily skin.
“I have oily skin and it was such a pain to find a moisturizer that wasn't greasy and that one is my favorite!”
Felt sticky and looked very greasy on their very oily skin.
“i recently tried the 'eucerin clear skin spf 50.' my face felt so sticky, and looked disgustingly greasy.”
Doesn't feel greasy on very oily skin but looks shiny, pills and left white patches over their toner.
“my face looks shiny with this, not super greasy, and it actually doesn't feel greasy at all. the only problem is this is pilling on my skin”
Their current favourite sunscreen for very oily skin.
“As someone with very oily skin, my current favorite sunscreen is the BOJ aqua fresh sunscreen.”
The only product that keeps their oily skin from getting shiny during the day; worked well under makeup on their wedding day.
“Supergoop Mineral Matte Sunscreen - this is the only product I have ever found that stops my skin from getting oily during the day. Wore it on my wedding day”
Their go-to sunscreen for about eight years; it helped them repair their skin barrier and remains key to their routine.
“EltaMD Clear spf has been my go to for about 8 years. It helped me fix my skin barrier back then”
Watery and soaks in without a film, unlike mineral sunscreens they find greasy.
“It is watery like a milky toner, so it soaks in and doesn't leave a film.”
On combination, sensitive skin it caused no issues under powder when going out.
“I use beauty of joseon aqua sunscreen and elf hd matte powder. I have combination+ sensitive skin and these products didn't cause any issues.”
Recommends the EltaMD UV Daily SPF 40 as a sunscreen that feels like moisturizer; it has worked so well they see no need to switch.
“EltaMD UV Daily 40 spf. They also have a UV Daily + Hydration 50spf that I haven’t tried, but the other one has worked so well I don’t feel like I need to try something new.”
The best sunscreen they've used on their face; keeps returning to it despite one tube smelling off.
“It’s still the best sunscreen I've ever used on my face. I keep trying new ones but keep going back to it.”
With dry, eczema-prone skin, this user loved a sample of the moisturizing Supergoop Superscreen, but finds it too expensive.
“I had a sample of this a few years ago and I loved it but it's a lot more than I'd like to spend rn.”
Left their normal, trouble-free skin looking very shiny and unexpectedly broke them out.
“I used this but gave me a really shiny look which honestly I didn’t like that much. I have very normal skin without any concern but this sunscreen gave me breakouts!”
A user alternated the original and Aqua-Fresh, reapplying rigorously.
“I used the sun relief one (original) and the aqua fresh at other times. I also reapplied rigorously and used the stick version.”
Loves it and never had eye burning.
“I love the la roche posay invisible spf and also the skin1004 water fit spf”
With rosacea and seborrheic dermatitis, the BoJ Rice + Probiotics sunscreen preceded their worst months-long flare-up and damaged their barrier.
“I have rosacea and seb derm and the BoJ one preceded the worst months long flare up of both conditions I’ve had in my life!”
The Airyfit doesn't burn their eyes like LRP, but it broke them out.
“Came here to say it broke me out too.”
Their rosacea- and perioral-dermatitis-prone skin did really well with BoJ Rice + Probiotics, though it wasn't strong enough for their hyperpigmentation.
“My picky, type 2 rosacea/acne/perioral dermatitis prone skin actually did really well with Beauty of Joseon Rice Probiotic SPP”
Loved how fast Supergoop Unseen blends but found it too greasy and thick, so is looking for a lighter sunscreen.
“Supergoop Unseen - loved the fast blending but too greasy and thick”
Was their only sunscreen while living in the US; light lotion texture, unscented, never broke them out or stung their eyes.
“It has a light lotion texture and salicylic acid, no scent, never broke me out or burned my eyes.”
Thick, oily and itchy on oily acne-prone skin; stung their eyes and broke them out badly.
“this formula is thick, oily, itchy, stings my eyes and makes my skin break out like crazy.”
The only sunscreen their eyes have tolerated so far.
“And in particular I recommend Haruharu airyfit. It’s the only one so far that my eyes tolerate”
They import it because it doesn't pill or sting like others.
“I import the skin1004 hyalu cica sunscreen for this reason”
A total game changer for someone who found sunscreen unbearable.
“Try the beauty of joseon aqua fresh. Total game changer!”
Very fluid and has never pilled for them when applied in thin layers.
“The Paula's Choice one is really fluid. Try doing a couple of thinner layers instead of everything all at once. It's never caused pilling issues for me.”
The best sunscreen they've tried: feels like nothing on sensitive skin, no white cast and not shiny.
“The haruharu one is the best sunscreen I’ve tried hands down, I have pretty sensitive skin when it comes to sunscreen and it feels like absolutely nothing, has no white cast”
Loved EltaMD UV Physical and hasn't found a mineral sunscreen they love as much since it became unavailable to them.
“I used to love the eltamd uv physical but it’s been discontinued and I haven’t found a high end mineral option that I really loved since then.”
Their favourite sunscreen after about seven bottles, with no smell issues.
“It is my favourite sunscreen, I have used up like 7 bottles, have gifted it to my mum and NEVER had issue with any smell.”
Made their combination skin look constantly sweaty.
“La Roche-Posay Anthelios Melt in Milk SPF 60: Made me appear constantly sweaty to the point other people were concerned”
The Airyfit has a chip-like smell that fades quickly; not their favourite sunscreen.
“Yep, its more like a Fritos/Cheetos smell to me....I guess that tracks with the fermented yeast comment. It fades pretty quickly”
Loves the Airyfit's application but hates the smell and won't repurchase.
“I also have this sunscreen and while I love the packaging/application I also hate the smell and will likely not repurchase”
A user alternates the Aqua-Fresh with another sunscreen; it works well with no white cast or pilling.
“Half Asian here, I alternate between this and Tocobo. Both work really well on me, no white cast and no pilling.”
An oily-skinned user gets no pilling from the Aqua-Fresh and calls it their favourite face sunscreen.
“Doesn't pill on me either. I also have oily skin and don't use moisturizer underneath it”
A user's first tube of Aqua-Fresh pilled occasionally until they adjusted their application technique.
“My first tube of this (tried last summer) did pill on me occasionally.”
Ranks it number one after trying multiple Asian and US brands, better than Beauty of Joseon and SKIN1004.
“black rice sunscreen (also #1 after trying multiple Asian and US brands; better than BOJ, skin 1004)”
Perfect for their dry, sensitive, melanated skin; they finally enjoy applying sunscreen.
“I’ve landed on the HaruHaru Wonder Black Rice Moisture Airyfit. It’s perfect for my melanated skin and I feel like I finally ENJOY applying sunscreen.”
Used it until it ran out and liked how it feels on their skin.
“Previously I had been using the CeraVe AM Moisturizing Lotion with SPF 30 and it's recently run out, and I do like how it feels on my skin.”
Calls EltaMD UV Clear the best sunscreen they've used: it keeps their rosacea at bay, absorbs well, leaves no white cast and isn't greasy.
“elta MD UV Clear SPF 46: the BEST sunscreen I’ve ever used. It helps keep my rosacea at bay, absorbs well, and doesn’t leave a white cast.”
Looks ridiculous alone on oily skin so they use it only as a summer makeup primer.
“Looks ridiculous on its own. I use it as a primer when I wear makeup in summer.”
A user loves EltaMD UV Clear but it pills over every moisturizer they've tried.
“I love my EltaMD sunscreen, but I have yet to find a moisturizer that won’t cause it to pill.”
Finds theirs very light, bought in Europe.
“I agree with you, mine is so light, bought in Europe”
Feels heavier going on than other Korean sunscreens but dries to a natural finish.
“It feels heavier/greasier to me upon application than other lightweight Korean sunscreens, but it dries to a natural finish”