Affiliate Disclosure: I receive a small commission for purchases made via affiliate links. How to cite: Wong M. Korean Sunscreen Reviews: Beauty of Joseon, Isntree, Innisfree, Mary & May...
I firmly believe that there’s the perfect sunscreen out there for everyone, but it is a bit of a process. My top tips for buying sunscreens are:Check reviews from people with a similar skin type as yours. My skin is oily and dehydration-prone, and also pretty prone to clogged pores and hyperpigme...
Related post: Purito Sunscreen and All About SPF Testing (with video)It’s made by Kolmar, a big sunscreen manufacturer in Korea that has a great reputation for making effective sunscreens. In fact, all four of the sunscreens I’m talking about today are manufactured by Kolmar! They’ve become v...
That it’s actually sold in Korea – for example, you can look up the Korean website of the brand and check that it’s available there. All four of these tick off these boxes. Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Rice + Probiotics is a chemical sunscreen with newer filters, and has a very nice light textu...
Isntree Hyaluronic Acid Watery Sun GelIsntree Hyaluronic Acid Watery Sun Gel SPF 50+ PA++++ is a sunscreen I’ve talked about before. This is a chemical (organic) sunscreen with a relatively heavy texture compared to a lot of other Korean sunscreens. It has no white cast, no fragrance and no alco...
Related post: Reviewing More Cult Asian Products (with video)It’s SPF 50+ and PA++++, and like for a lot of other sunscreens these days, they show independent testing from Korea Institute of Dermatological Science to verify these ratings. The Watery Sun Gel is actually approved as a whitening and ...
It says chemical sunscreens need 30 minutes to absorb before working, which is a bit silly because it’s not true, and this is a chemical sunscreen so they’re pointing out a fake disadvantage of their own product. They also show a video of it absorbing UV immediately under a UV camera. ...
I quite like this sunscreen even though it’s recommended for sensitive and dry skin. Isntree also have a stick sunscreen that’s recommended for oily skin that I’m pretty keen to try as well. Innisfree Intensive Long-lasting Sunscreen EX SPF 50+ PA++++Innisfree Intensive Long-lasting Sunscreen...
Thanks to Odile Monod again (my Korean beauty insider info guru), “water resistant” in Korea means the SPF drops by less than 20% after 40 minutes in water during the water resistance test. This is less strict than the Australian and US standard, which needs the sunscreen to stay at the full SP...
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