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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“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.
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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.
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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.
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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”