What the community says
A J-beauty fave with a gel texture and SPF50+ that skins dry in humid heat swear by for a mildly dewy, skinlike finish, though the recent reformulation sparked flaking complaints and some users report inadequate water resistance despite frequent reapplication.
What this means for you
What people love
- Gel texture absorbs quickly with a natural, mildly dewy finish
- High SPF50+ PA++++ waterproof protection praised pre-reformulation
- Favored by dry-skinned users in extremely humid, hot climates
Watch out for
- Recent reformulation linked to flaking and scaling after a few hours
- Some report sunscreen failure even with religious hourly reapplications
- Alcohol scent noticeable and can bother sensitive noses
Product details
Skin type data limited
Where to buy
Real Reddit threads
4 threads from r/AsianBeauty, r/30PlusSkinCare
“Skin aqua uv sunscreen (golden): love the gel texture! absorbed really well.”
Positive
“i could smell the alcohol, but i was layering enough underneath so that it was never drying.”
Positive
“As someone who doesn’t go through too many products and leans AB, this is everything i’ve used long term in the last eight years.”
Positive
“but it was a slightly different type( Skin Aqua essence).”
Cautionary
“Then suddenly it started flaking and scaling after just a couple of hours.”
Cautionary
“I finally figured out it was because I had switched to a new bottle”
Cautionary
“Just had a sunscreen fail in a situation where the old Skin Aqua Gold (pre-reformulation) used to cover me just fine.”
Cautionary
“I'm using the current gold one (gold & pink, the SA super moisture barrier uv gel).”
Cautionary
“I reapplied religiously every hour and still ended up sun burned. That never happened to me before the reformulation.”
Cautionary
“I like Skin Aqua Sun Serum and Skin1004”
Positive
“Asian SPF (I like Skin Aqua Sun Serum and Skin1004)”
Positive
“Switching to Japanese sunscreen has changed the game for me in skincare.”
Positive
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