BIORE SUNSCREEN INGREDIENT SKIN

The creamy-textured Biore UV Aqua Rich Whitening CreamĪt this stage, I know what you're thinking: 'Seriously, who reviews products by looking at the ingredients list first? You big fat nerd! I want to know how it will feel on my skin!' I stand guilty as charged. Most other Asian brand sunscreens tend to use only chemical filters, so although none of the Biore marketing materials talk about their sunscreen filters (instead they talk about having citrusy fruit extracts) I feel that this is really a differentiating trait in the Biore UV Aqua Rich Whitening Cream that's worth talking about, because overall, it's less likely than other purely chemical sunscreens to aggravate sensitive skin, and it provides stable broad-spectrum protection. (If you're wondering what types of filters provide what kind of protection, there's also a reference chart in my sunscreen post.) The two remain stable when used in combination with each other, so you know that your sunscreen is photostable. Zinc oxide, of course, provides both UVA and UVB protection, while octinoxate provides primarily UVB protection. If you look at the ingredients list, the first sunscreen filter is zinc oxide, followed by ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate (really another name for octinoxate). I know, I know, I'm a nerd for putting up the ingredients list before the swatches. (I go into some detail on this in my sunscreen tips post.) But the Biore sunscreen actually uses as its main filter zinc oxide.

BIORE SUNSCREEN INGREDIENT SKIN

While this does make the product they put out feel more light and have a better texture, sometimes it does compromise the sunscreen, as chemical filters are more likely to aggravate sensitive skin than physical filters. Most Asian brand sunscreens (particularly Japanese ones) put a great emphasis on the cosmetic elegance of the sunscreen, so they tend to use chemical sunscreen filters exclusively, particularly ethyl methoxycinnamate. The main difference for me was that this actually used a physical sunscreen filter. Biore UV Aqua Rich Whitening Cream: A little different from what's out there on the market now.

Biore sunscreen ingredient