Beauty of Joseon Day Dew Sunscreen Lightweight SPF 50.

Sunscreen

About this product

Beauty of Joseon Day Dew Sunscreen Lightweight offers SPF 50 broad-spectrum sun protection in a lightweight texture designed for daily wear.

Full ingredients

Water (Aqua), Butyloctyl Salicylate, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Poly C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate, Vp/Eicosene Copolymer, Cetearyl Alcohol, Niacinamide, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Panthenol, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Xanthan Gum, Propanediol, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Hyaluronate

Guru Score

66%

Mixed

5 experts · Moderate agreement

What the gurus are saying

The chemical-filter approach sparks disagreement. This sunscreen uses avobenzone, homosalate, octisalate, and octocrylene, which some experts prefer alternatives to (citing mineral or Korean formulas with zero white and gray cast) while others find it phenomenal and welcome its US-market formulation. Feedback on texture and other aspects remains mixed.

Synthesized from 5 expert reviews · most recent take July 2026

What they liked

Lightweight texture

What they flagged

Oriented toward dry skin

Type

SunscreenLotion

Key actives

Niacinamide Hyaluronic acidVitamin ESPF

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

Where to buy

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What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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Hyram

4.34M subs

~Nay

"I am glad to see it doesn't use oxybenzone, but I personally do not recommend these chemical filters because I feel there are better filters out there, like mineral filters or the ones you can find in Korean skin care products, [...] with zero white cast, zero gray cast, that completely absorb into the skin and feel like nothing. [...] So personally, I would recommend trying out some of the other Beauty of Joseon sunscreens versus this one."

Kelly Driscoll

90k subs

~Mixed

"I'm very much in the middle. It does spread really beautifully, but there is a bit of white streakiness that kind of needs a little bit of extra elbow grease to work in. It's not hard to spread, but when you first put it on you're like, 'Oh no, I'm gonna get a white cast,' but then you see how it kind of blends in, you just have to spend a little bit more time spreading it. It's a little bit of a thicker texture."

No BS Beauty

89k subs

~Mixed

"Their vitamin or not vitamin C, their uh sunscreen essence liquid essence sunscreen is very strongly scented. I love it, but it has a strong scent."

James Welsh

1.58M subs

~Yay

"Not water resistant though. I will be buying this because I love Beauty Sunscreens. I have seen a few sponsored posts, but from influencers who I know really take their sponsorship seriously and aren't just going to sell any old thing and it looks great on their skin. They love it, too. Beauty of Joseon makes some really nice products. So, I would give this a go. I really, really would."

Doctorly

3.59M subs

~Yay

"It doesn't peel. I've used this multiple times already in multiple settings and I can say that it really sets nicely on the skin. This is a phenomenal sunscreen now made for the US market, which is incredible. It's definitely a task to try to create a really beautiful, elegant sunscreen for the US market and Beauty of Joseon absolutely nailed it. I think it's crazy now that we can just pick this up at Sephora, which is very cool."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Niacinamide

Niacinamide has evidence behind it for redness, uneven tone and supporting the skin barrier, and it is usually well tolerated even by skin that reacts to most things.

Source: DermNet

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is Beauty of Joseon Day Dew Sunscreen Lightweight SPF 50?

Beauty of Joseon Day Dew Sunscreen Lightweight offers SPF 50 broad-spectrum sun protection in a lightweight texture designed for daily wear.

Is Beauty of Joseon Day Dew Sunscreen Lightweight SPF 50 worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 66%.

What is Beauty of Joseon Day Dew Sunscreen Lightweight SPF 50's Guru Score?

Beauty of Joseon Day Dew Sunscreen Lightweight SPF 50 holds a Guru Score of 66%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 5 expert reviewers we have collected.