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UV Aqua Rich Watery Essence SPF 50+ — Reddit Reviews
by Biore
Updated October 14, 2026
SPF 50+ watery gel with sodium hyaluronate; fast, invisible wear, frequent breakout complaints.
What the community says
A chemical SPF 50+ with ethanol, fragrance, and sodium hyaluronate that dries quickly into a barely-there gel. Oily and combination skin often loves the weightless finish, but reactive, tret-treated, or breakout-prone skin may face stinging, dryness, or bumps.
What this means for you
Backed by 27 threads from r/SkincareAddiction, r/AsianBeauty and 2 more.
Read the threads ↓What people love
- SPF 50+ PA++++, fast-drying watery gel
- Barely-there under makeup with no white cast
- Sodium hyaluronate gives it a moisturizer-like feel
Watch out for
- Ethanol is second ingredient; stings or dries reactive, tret-treated skin
- Strong fragrance can burn sensitive eyes
- Shiny finish and breakout risk for some users
Product details
Use caution
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Where to buy
Real Reddit threads — 515 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”
Mentioned
“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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