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UV Aqua Rich Watery Essence SPF 50+ — Reddit Reviews
by Biore
Updated October 12, 2026
SPF 50+ watery sunscreen that layers beautifully; ethanol and fragrance irritate.
What the community says
A watery SPF 50+ chemical sunscreen with ethanol, fragrance, and sodium hyaluronate, built for fast daily layering. It suits oily, combination, and makeup-wearing users who hate sunscreen feel, though dry or reactive skin may sting, dehydrate, or break out.
What this means for you
Backed by 27 threads from r/SkincareAddiction, r/AsianBeauty and 2 more.
Read the threads ↓What people love
Watch out for
- Ethanol-heavy formula stings eyes and irritated tretinoin-treated skin
- Shiny finish turns greasy on oily skin
- Breakouts and pilling reported after reformulations
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Real Reddit threads — 514 mentions across 27 threads
Biore UV Aqua Rich Watery Essence SPF 50+ on Reddit, in one place — 27 threads from r/SkincareAddiction, r/AsianBeauty and 2 more, summarized.
“I like biore watery essence because I cannot stand the sunscreen smell and feel of physical sunscreens.”
Positive
“What kind of sunscreen do you two wear?”
Positive
“I used to fight her on sunscreen use because I hated the feeling of it”
Positive
“Still using Melano CC, Biore sunscreen, and fino hair mask regularly and occasionally Pyunkang Yul toner”
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“I’ve used almost everything on the left except for 3 😂 Still using Melano CC, Biore sunscreen”
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“I use the biore UV spf as it’s the only one that doesn’t seem to break me out.”
Positive
“I forgot to mention spf! I wear it everyday.”
Positive
“amazing spfs”
Positive
“I had my mother buy me the DHC lip creams, Biore sunscreens... in bulk from Taiwan all at great prices.”
Mentioned
“Can someone tell me why Biore has so many moisturising spf 50 sunscreens and which to buy?”
Mentioned
“I'm currently using the UV super moisture essence and even that has two versions :/”
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“I finally caved and brought the biore uv aqua rich from Costco (American version)”
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“importing the actually good ones from japan”
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“they also have all of the other sunscreens in the biore aqua rich line”
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“Biore uv from Japan.”
Positive
“Used it in the blazing Sun in Italy in June and it was great”
Positive
“from Japan”
Positive
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