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Reviewed: Bioré's UV Aqua Rich Watery Essence Sunscreen
Anne is a writer covering travel, beauty, and skincare. She has contributed to Travel & Leisure, TODAY.com, The Culture Trip, Yahoo Life, Huffpost, Oyster, Jetsetter, USA Today, and more.
Dr. Morgan Rabach is a board-certified dermatologist and Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology at The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital.
In This Article
One of my favorite things to do while traveling is tucking into a drugstore and filling my cart—and eventually my suitcase and bathroom back at home—with foreign beauty products. (Excellent recent finds include hot pink Curaprox toothbrushes in Sicily). But nothing catches my eye like international sunscreens, which are far more innovative than their American counterparts. This is how I found myself poring over the shelf of cool blue Bioré tubes at a pristine two-story pharmacy in Tokyo.
Many Americans know the Bioré brand for its charcoal face wash and beloved Pore Strips. Japanese shoppers, of course, have access to the Tokyo-based company’s full product line, which includes a jelly cleanser, steam-activated serum, and one very high-tech sunscreen: Bioré UV Aqua Rich Watery Essence Sunscreen. In it went to my basket, alongside a lifetime supply of fiber-wig mascara. In the two years since that fateful encounter, American beauty brands have launched their own gel sunscreens, but here’s why I’m faithful to the Bioré O.G. and buy it by the three-pack (thank you, Amazon).
About My Skin: Combination and acne-prone
A quick rundown of what I'm working with: A T-zone that’s oily to the point of reflectiveness. But also flaky patches. A very breakout-prone nose and chin. Blackheads, fine lines, dark spots. The gang’s all here. At one point, my skincare involved alleged solutions to all of these issues, but in time, I’ve whittled things down. (I have a life to lead and it no longer has space for my circa-2014 10-step ritual). I control what I can, and that’s keeping my skin safe from the sun with hats and sunscreen—thus the obsessive sunscreen shopping. This is especially true in foreign countries, where sunscreens are often far more advanced than what we have here in the states.
Bioré Deep Pore Charcoal Cleanser
We put Bioré’s Deep Pore Charcoal Cleanser to the test after receiving a complimentary sample from the brand. Keep reading for our full product review.
With Bioré being such a mainstay in my skincare routine during adolescence, I was excited when I was asked to revisit the line and try their Deep Pore Charcoal Cleanser. I’m always game to try a new cleanser and this one promises to unclog your pores. Did it deliver? Find out ahead.
Best for: Oily skin
Uses: Cleansing
Active Ingredients: Charcoal
Price: $6
About the Brand: Known for its pore strips, Bioré creates a wide assortment of products that address your top skincare concerns.
The Feel: Like a splash of water
Right out of the gate, Aqua Rich is nothing like traditional sunscreen. Whereas most are thick goops and white creams, Aqua Rich is like a light and silky gel-serum hybrid. It blurts out of the tube in a satisfyingly smooth blob, with a pale milky-yellow hue and barely-there scent. (The smell is super faint and fresh). The formula has a jelly-like wetness to it, but not in a greasy or oily way. Instead, the gel feels cool and slippery to the touch. It feels more like a facial serum than a sunscreen.
The formula's vanishing act is where things really get cool—it glides over and into skin instantly and without a trace. No phantom cast, no gunky feeling on the surface of the skin. "Watery Essence" isn’t a made-up product name: It feels like a splash of water over your face. I would go so far as to say that it’s a joy to apply.
