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Biore UV Aqua Rich Watery Essence for dry skin

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Biore UV Aqua Rich Watery Essence

Average

  • AverageDry Skin Fit
  • AverageEffectiveness
  • HighSafety

Works for dry skin; other sunscreens fit it better.

This fit is calculated for the concerns frequently associated with dry skin: flakiness, tightness, dehydration, fine lines, and wrinkles. For scores and recommendations based on your full skin profile, including your 12D face scan results and any goals or preferences you have, please use the Lovi app.

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Lovi Assistant explains

  • Offers moderate suitability for your dry skin, as Sodium Hyaluronate provides humectant action to attract moisture, but it lacks sufficient emollient ingredients to fully address dryness.
  • The formula provides excellent sun protection due to high concentrations of Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, which shield against UV radiation.
  • The safety profile is good, with no risks of irritation for your dry skin due to the absence of prohibited or harsh ingredients.

How to apply

  • Apply this moisturizing sunscreen daily in your AM routine. Use it every morning as the final step of your skincare routine.
  • Apply after your moisturizer and before putting on makeup. This ensures proper sun protection for your skin.
  • Gently spread an even layer over your face and neck. Avoid rubbing too hard to keep your dry skin happy.
  • Apply on completely dry skin for the best coverage and protection. Make sure your face is clean before application.
  • Avoid the immediate eye area during application. Do a patch test before your first use.

People Say

★4.7Overall rating based on 200+ reviews

This sunscreen is widely celebrated for its lightweight, watery texture that absorbs quickly without leaving a white cast, making it ideal for daily wear under makeup. While it is highly effective for most skin types, particularly combination and dry skin due to its hydrating properties, users with very oily skin or sensitivity to alcohol may find the finish too dewy or the scent overpowering.

Highlights

  • Lightweight texture Mostly Mentioned
    • “feels like nothing”
    • “absorbs instantly”
    • “not sticky”
    • “spreads easily”
    • “refreshing sensation”
  • No white cast Mostly Mentioned
    • “completely transparent”
    • “zero cast on dark skin”
    • “invisible finish”
    • “clear gel”
    • “no ghostly residue”
  • Good makeup base Often Mentioned
    • “primer-like finish”
    • “makeup sits beautifully”
    • “no pilling”
    • “smooth canvas”
    • “grips foundation”
  • Alcohol scent Often Mentioned
    • “smells like vodka”
    • “strong ethanol fumes”
    • “scent lingers briefly”
    • “overpowering at first”
    • “chemical smell”
  • High protection Sometimes Noted
    • “never burned”
    • “SPF 50+ PA++++”
    • “reliable for summer”
    • “prevented tanning”
    • “good for outdoors”
  • Hydrating Sometimes Noted
    • “leaves skin soft”
    • “dewy glow”
    • “contains hyaluronic acid”
    • “plumps skin”
    • “good for dry patches”
  • Eye stinging Sometimes Noted
    • “burns my eyes”
    • “teared up”
    • “stings if too close”
    • “migrates into eyes”
    • “irritating to eyelids”
  • Greasy finish Sometimes Noted
    • “too dewy for oily skin”
    • “looks greasy in humidity”
    • “shiny forehead”
    • “oil slick by noon”
    • “needs powder”
  • Fake products Rarely Noted
    • “bought a counterfeit”
    • “packaging looked off”
    • “watery consistency was wrong”
    • “fake product warning”
    • “check seller reputation”

Sources: lovi.care, influenster.com, reddit.com, youtube.com, target.com, refinery29.com, and more

Questions and answers

How well does Biore UV Aqua Rich Watery Essence work for dry skin?

This product works moderately well for your dry skin, as sodium hyaluronate helps draw in moisture, but it lacks enough smoothing ingredients to fully care for dryness. It is unlikely to irritate your skin and provides strong sun protection. Dry skin of this type needs richer hydrating and barrier-repairing ingredients like ceramides and soothing plant extracts.

International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2013Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Which ingredients make this sunscreen a good fit for dry skin?

Sodium Hyaluronate helps draw moisture into your skin, while Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine shield against UV rays. Because this is only an average fit for dry skin, a product of this type needs richer softening ingredients and barrier-repairing components like ceramides and Centella Asiatica to fully address dryness.

International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2013Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

What does Hyaluronic Acid do for dry skin?

Hyaluronic acid draws moisture into dry skin, giving an immediate and lasting boost in hydration that helps smooth out fine lines and soften rough patches. It is very gentle and unlikely to cause irritation while improving overall skin smoothness and plumpness.

Dermatology and Therapy, 2021Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2011

What does Royal Jelly Extract do for dry skin?

Royal jelly extract helps boost moisture and keeps dry skin feeling soft and smooth. Studies show it increases skin hydration and improves dryness over a few weeks.

Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2022European Journal of Dermatology, 2011

Where does it go in a skincare routine for dry skin?

This product goes in the morning routine as the final step after your moisturizer. A product for dry skin also needs rich softening ingredients to fully lock in moisture and soothe flaky areas.

Can I use this sunscreen with retinol, and in what order?

You can use this sunscreen in the morning as the final step of your routine after applying your retinol and moisturizer the night before. This product is unlikely to irritate dry skin, but because it lacks rich smoothing ingredients, dry skin of this type needs added heavy moisturizers and softening creams to stay comfortable.

How often should I use it?

You can use this sunscreen every morning as the final step in your daytime routine. It is unlikely to irritate dry skin, though this skin type needs extra moisturizing creams with smoothing and softening ingredients to fully address dryness.

Can this sunscreen clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for dry skin?

This sunscreen is unlikely to clog pores or cause breakouts on dry skin, as it lacks heavy oils and harsh ingredients that typically trigger irritation. To fully care for dry skin, a product of this type needs richer, softening ingredients that lock in moisture alongside hydrating ones.

Is it fragrance-free and alcohol-free?

It has no fragrance and contains drying alcohol (ethanol).

What the research says

  • Topical hyaluronic acid filler serum combined with Botulinum toxin type A lengthened the duration of the toxin's effect in reducing wrinkles compared to Botulinum toxin type A alone.

    Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

  • Hyaluronic acid extracts are safe and efficacious products for skin repair when used in tissue regeneration alone or in combination with herbal or Western medicine.

    Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2015

  • Liposomal encapsulation of octyl methoxycinnamate increases its safety, skin affinity, and in vivo solar photoprotection factor while slowing its release and enhancing retention in the stratum corneum compared to a conventional formulation.

    International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2013

  • Topical application of 0.1% hyaluronic acid formulations of different molecular weights led to significant improvements in skin hydration and elasticity, with low-molecular-weight formulations also significantly reducing wrinkle depth in seventy-six female subjects compared to a vehicle control.

    Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2011

  • Topical application of hyaluronic acid in conjunction with free gingival graft significantly reduced donor site postoperative pain until day 7 compared to normal saline, with no significant differences in graft dimensions or patient satisfaction.

    Clinical Oral Investigations, 2022

  • Treatment with a hyaluronic acid-containing mouth rinse or topical gel led to significant lesion reduction, pain relief, and normalization of lesion color in adult patients with minor recurrent aphthous stomatitis, with the gel formulation showing an earlier healing onset at 3 days.

    BMC Oral Health, 2019

  • Applying an essence containing royal jelly extract significantly increased the stratum corneum water content of the cheeks compared to placebo in healthy Japanese adults over 4 weeks.

    Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2022

  • A prototype body cream containing bee venom, propolis, honey, beeswax, and royal jelly demonstrated stability for 90 days, high antioxidant capacity of 85.45%, lack of cytotoxicity with over 70% cell viability, and no irritation or allergic reaction in dermatological analysis, while improving skin parameters in a panel test.

    Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2022

  • Royal jelly protects against epidermal stress caused by UVB and menadione through the upregulation of NQO1 expression by its active compound 10-hydroxy-2-decenoic acid.

    International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021

  • Replacing 20% of the chemical UV filter octyl methoxycinnamate with urucum oil in solid lipid nanoparticles maintained the skin protection factor without inducing toxic responses or significant skin penetration in human volunteers.

    Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 2018

  • Encapsulation of ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate and butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane in lipid microparticles significantly reduced their in vivo human skin penetration compared to nonencapsulated filters.

    Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 2011

  • The application of a sunscreen formulation containing ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, ethylhexyl salicylate, methyl anthranilate, and octocrylene does not significantly affect critical acne-related species such as Cutibacterium acnes and Staphylococcus epidermidis, refuting the induction of facial dysbiosis in men.

    Archives of Dermatological Research, 2024

  • Wearing an N95 mask alone compared to using dimethicone cream or hydrocolloid dressing caused more adverse skin reactions among 73 military health care workers, with no significant differences in fit test failure rates between groups.

    Military Medicine, 2024

  • A dimethicone skin protectant lotion significantly decreased visual scoring and transepidermal water loss compared to vehicle control and SLS-only treated sites in 12 healthy humans exposed to sodium lauryl sulfate.

    Skin Research and Technology, 2000

  • Treatment with a moisturizer containing dimethicone and glycerine increased epidermal thickness by 0.019 mm, improved barrier function by decreasing transepidermal water loss by 13%, decreased melanin intensity, and induced keratins 6 and 16 in fifteen women with moderately photoaged forearms.

    Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 2007

  • A single application of a moisturizing fluid containing hyaluronic acid 1%, glycerin 5%, and Centella asiatica stem cells extract significantly increased skin hydration by 29% and reduced transepidermal water loss at 24 hours compared to baseline and an untreated control site in twenty healthy women.

    Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017

  • The emollient V0034CR significantly reduced TEWL compared to vehicle and vehicle plus glycerol, and significantly increased corneometry scores compared to vehicle and vehicle plus petrolatum in healthy volunteers with dry skin, demonstrating combined barrier function improvement from petrolatum and hydration improvement from glycerol.

    Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020

  • Ten days of treatment with a cream containing 20% glycerin significantly increased skin hydration measured by corneometer values in 17 healthy volunteers compared to a placebo cream, but showed no influence on transepidermal water loss or skin sensitivity to an irritating surfactant.

    International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2001

Why other sunscreens fit dry skin better

Ingredients

Water, Ethanol, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Isopropyl Palmitate, Lauryl Methacrylate Sodium Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Dextrin Palmitate, Butylene Glycol, Xylitol, Acrylates C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Dimethicone, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Glycerin, Propanediol, Glyceryl Stearate, Glyceryl Behenate, Vinyl Dimethicone Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Potassium Hydroxide, Cetyl Alcohol, Agar, Sorbitan Distearate, Isoceteth-20, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Dimethicone Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Stearoyl Glutamic Acid, Arginine, Disodium Edta, Bht, Sodium Hydroxide, Tocopherol, Royal Jelly Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben

Behind this fit score

Lovi calculates every fit score from the full ingredient list with brand-independent rules our dermatologists and cosmetic chemists build and review, and personalizes every pick with AI trained on the real results of millions of users. Lovi trains its fit score models on a proprietary dataset built from more than 10,000 expert-labeled products and more than 100,000 simulated examples, following an internally consistent methodology presented at Cosmoprof, AMWC, and Skin of Color Update.

  • Nadia Kapleva, MS

    Nadia Kapleva, MS

    Co-founder, Medical Director

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer

  • Alexey Shagraev, PhD

    Alexey Shagraev, PhD

    Co-founder, CEO and CTO

    PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex

  • Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc

    Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc

    Medical Board

    Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine

  • Aishani Shah, MD

    Aishani Shah, MD

    Medical Board

    Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD

  • Asya Zubkova, MS

    Asya Zubkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member

  • Hanna Kurets, MD

    Hanna Kurets, MD

    Medical Board, Medical Advisor

    Dermatology MD

  • Elina Nazarenko, MD

    Elina Nazarenko, MD

    Medical Board

    Dermatology and diagnostic consultant

  • Victoria Derkova, MS

    Victoria Derkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist

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