Beauty
Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics
Beauty of Joseon
“A chemical sunscreen that reads like a moisturizer. 30% rice extract, no white cast, SPF 50+ — the daily sunscreen we'd use in Jakarta.”
SGD 26
· 30-day return (if unopened)
· from Seoul → to SG / MY / ID
THE STORY
Korea's oldest beauty ingredient, updated for equatorial sun.
In the Joseon dynasty, women saved the water from rinsing rice — 미안수, 'beauty water' — to wash their faces with. The ferment, the minerals, the quiet brightening: a five-hundred-year-old routine hiding in plain sight. Beauty of Joseon took that principle and added 30% rice extract to a lightweight chemical sunscreen that passes the tests required for Korean and Spanish export. No white cast, nothing sticky, no feeling of weight. We chose this one for Southeast Asia specifically because the formula holds up in humidity the way thick mineral sunscreens don't. Reapply every few hours. Your skin at forty will thank you.
— curated by chris, March 2026
THE DETAILS
- Volume
- 50ml · SPF50+ PA++++
- Hero ingredients
- 30% rice extract, grain ferment lysate, niacinamide, hyaluronic acid
- Skin type
- All skin types · sensitive-friendly
- Free from
- Oxybenzone · octinoxate · artificial fragrance
HOW TO USE
- 01
Apply as the final step of your morning routine, at least 15 minutes before sun exposure.
- 02
Use about two finger-lengths for the face. Dab, then smooth evenly.
- 03
Reapply every 2–3 hours when outdoors, or after sweating.
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