Beauty of Joseon
Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics (SPF50+ PA++++) Double Pack 50mL*2ea
Every two hours, all summer. Two bottles.
Rice extract at 30%, declared, in second place — with four modern filters behind it.
Thin, dewy, no cast.
What this sunscreen does
A 50 ml chemical sunscreen at SPF50+ PA++++, sold as a double pack, built on four newer-generation UV filters with Rice Extract declared at 30%, Niacinamide and a set of six ferments.
The filters, named properly
The supplied formula combines four filters, explained below:
Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate (Uvinul A Plus) is a dedicated, photostable UVA filter. Ethylhexyl Triazone is a very efficient UVB filter. Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol (Tinosorb M) works partly by absorption and partly by scattering, and covers both ranges. Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone (Uvasorb HEB) is another high-efficiency UVB filter.
Four filters across both ranges, all photostable, and none of them needs a stabiliser propping it up. That is a well-built system, and it is the reason this wears light for the protection it gives.
Rice at 30%, and what the "probiotics" are
Oryza Sativa (Rice) Extract (30%) is position two — a declared figure, not a suggestion, and a large one. Rice Germ Extract follows further down.
The probiotics of the name are six ferments: Lactobacillus/Pumpkin Ferment Extract, Bacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract, Monascus/Rice Ferment, Lactobacillus/Rice Ferment, Aspergillus Ferment and Saccharomyces/Rice Ferment Filtrate. These are ferment filtrates, not live cultures — nothing in a sunscreen is alive. What fermentation does is break large molecules into smaller ones and generate new small ones along the way.
Key ingredients
Ingredient · What it is, and what it is used for
- Oryza Sativa (Rice) Extract (30%)
- Extract of rice. Declared at 30% and second on the list.
- Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate
- Organic UVA filter (Uvinul A Plus). Photostable without help.
- Ethylhexyl Triazone
- Organic UVB filter. High efficiency per unit used.
- Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol
- Broad-spectrum filter (Tinosorb M). Absorbs and scatters.
- Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone
- Organic UVB filter (Uvasorb HEB). Absorbs UV; filters UV.
- Niacinamide
- Vitamin B3. Studied for evening out the look of tone, for the look of pores, and for breakout-prone skin — which is why it turns up in so much of this catalogue.
- Saccharomyces/Rice Ferment Filtrate
- Filtrate of rice fermented with Saccharomyces.
- Lactobacillus/Pumpkin Ferment Extract
- Extract of pumpkin fermented with Lactobacillus.
- Bacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract
- Extract of soybean fermented with Bacillus.
- Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
- Extract of green tea leaf. Used to slow oxidation, in the formula and on skin; used to calm irritation.
- Panax Ginseng Root Extract
- Extract of ginseng root.
- Adenosine
- Purine nucleoside. One of the few ingredients Korea approves a wrinkle-care claim for.
How the formula works together
The filters sit in a light ester carrier — Dibutyl Adipate, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Caprylyl Methicone — with Polymethylsilsesquioxane for a soft dry finish. That combination is what makes a high-protection chemical sunscreen feel like an essence rather than a coat of paint, and it is also why it layers under makeup.
Niacinamide at position eight is a real skincare inclusion, not a trace. Around it sit the ferments, green tea, ginseng, kelp, sugarcane and coconut extracts. Tocopherol and Adenosine close the list.
Forty-two ingredients, no added fragrance on the list. Green tea leaf extract appears twice — that is how the label reads and we have not tidied it.
Who it is for
Labelled for all skin types, with Korean SPF50+ PA++++ source labelling. Apply generously and follow the directions on the packaging.
How to use it
- As the last morning step, apply a generous, even layer to face and neck.
- A fingertip and a half for the face is the usual guide — sunscreen is the one step you should over-apply.
- Reapply through the day if you are outdoors.
Details
- Size
- 50 ml × 2
- Sun protection
- SPF50+ PA++++ (Korean labelling)
- Made in
- Korea
- Ingredients
- 42, published in full below
Full ingredient list
Water, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Extract (30%), Dibutyl Adipate, Propanediol, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Niacinamide, Methylene Bis-benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol, Coco-caprylate/Caprate, Caprylyl Methicone, Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Germ Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Lactobacillus/Pumpkin Ferment Extract, Bacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract, Saccharum Officinarum (Sugarcane) Extract, Macrocystis Pyrifera (Kelp) Extract, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Extract, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Monascus/Rice Ferment, Pentylene Glycol, Behenyl Alcohol, Poly C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Decyl Glucoside, Tromethamine, Carbomer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Ethylhexylglycerin, Adenosine, Xanthan Gum, Tocopherol, Lactobacillus/Rice Ferment, Aspergillus Ferment, Saccharomyces/Rice Ferment Filtrate
In label order, unedited.
Ships from Korea.
