Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Ingredients: The Rice Checks Out, the Ferments End the List
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Half of the name survives a look at the label. The other half ends it.
The short version: the Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun ingredients back up one of the two things named on the tube. Rice extract is second, printed at 30%, which is a claim you can check.[1] The “probiotics” are six ferments, and three of them are ingredients 39, 40 and 41 of 41.[1] Both halves are on the list. They’re just not doing the same amount of work.
Does the rice claim hold up?
It does, and it’s the easier half to check on the label.
Rice extract sits at second with 30% printed beside it.[1] Most ingredient lists print no percentage at all, so a number beside an ingredient turns a marketing word into something verifiable. Our actives piece explains why a position on its own tells you far less than a number does.
There’s a second rice ingredient as well: rice germ extract, at fifteenth.[1] On this half of the name, the front of the tube and the back don’t disagree.
Where are the probiotics?
Six ferments, running from seventeenth to dead last.
| Ferment | Position of 41 |
|---|---|
| Lactobacillus/Pumpkin Ferment Extract | 17 |
| Bacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract | 18 |
| Monascus/Rice Ferment | 23 |
| Lactobacillus/Rice Ferment | 39 |
| Aspergillus Ferment | 40 |
| Saccharomyces/Rice Ferment Filtrate | 41 |
The bottom three lines of the whole list are all ferments.[1] None of the six carries a percentage.[1]
That isn’t a fault. Extracts and ferments are commonly used at low levels, and that’s a formulating choice. What it does mean is that the two words on the front are supported very differently: one has a number beside it near the top, the other has no number anywhere.
What else is high on the list?
Four filters and niacinamide, all inside the first twelve.
| Position | Filter | Also called |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate | Uvinul A Plus |
| 7 | Ethylhexyl Triazone | Uvinul T 150 |
| 9 | Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol | Tinosorb M |
| 12 | Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone | Uvasorb HEB |
Niacinamide is eighth.[1] New to these trade names? Our filter guide has what each of them absorbs.
Will it leave a white cast?
Tinosorb M is ninth, and that’s the filter to watch.
There’s no zinc oxide and no titanium dioxide here, so there’s no mineral filter to cause one.[1] Among chemical filters, Tinosorb M is the one that acts closest to a mineral. How visible that turns out to be varies with tone, and with how much of it goes on. Our white cast piece covers which filters show and names the same exception.
Is it fragrance free and alcohol free?
Both flags are on this list.
Both an alcohol-free flag and a fragrance and essential oil free flag are attached to it.[1] Behenyl alcohol at twenty-five is the only ingredient on there with alcohol in its name, and it’s the fatty kind, used to thicken.[1] Our fragrance-free piece goes through how much the fragrance-free label actually promises.
One Korean reviewer bought this one and wrote it up. There’s nothing in it about the ingredient order, and the reviewer has dry skin and was using it in January, so take it as one person on how it wears rather than a verdict on the list.
So is the name misleading?
No. The distinction is narrower than that.
Both of the things named are genuinely on the list. One of them is second with a number attached; three of the others are the final three lines. If the rice is why you’re reaching for this tube, the label backs you up. If the probiotics are why, you have a lot less to work with, and what six ferments at those positions do on skin is a question the list can’t answer.
Is this the tube for you?
Buy it for a 30% rice claim you can verify, four modern filters, and niacinamide eighth. Check the price on YesStyle.
Choose differently if Tinosorb M is a problem for you, or if the ferments were the reason you were reaching for it. For picks by skin type, our sensitive skin piece is a better starting point than one product.
FAQ
Is there really 30% rice extract in the Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun?
The list puts rice extract second and prints 30% beside it, so that claim is checkable on the label itself.
How many probiotics are in it?
Six ferments, at positions 17, 18, 23, 39, 40 and 41 of 41. None has a percentage printed.
Are the ferments doing anything for my skin?
The list can’t tell you. Three of them are the last three ingredients, and no percentage appears beside any of the six.
Will it cast on me?
Possibly. There are no mineral filters here, but Tinosorb M is ninth, and that one can show.
Is it fragrance free and alcohol free?
Both flags are attached to it. The only ingredient with alcohol in its name is behenyl alcohol at twenty-five, which is a fatty one.
Sources
Ingredient list (INCIDecoder, read directly, cross-checked for composition against a retailer listing of the current formula):
[1] Beauty of Joseon Sunscreen Relief Sun : Rice + Probiotics (SPF 50+ PA++++) : Oryza Sativa (Rice) Extract occupies position two, with 30% printed beside it; four UV filters, at positions 5 (Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate), 7 (Ethylhexyl Triazone), 9 (Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol) and 12 (Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone); no zinc oxide and no titanium dioxide; Niacinamide is eighth with no percentage printed; Oryza Sativa (Rice) Germ Extract is fifteenth; six ferments at 17 (Lactobacillus/Pumpkin Ferment Extract), 18 (Bacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract), 23 (Monascus/Rice Ferment), 39 (Lactobacillus/Rice Ferment), 40 (Aspergillus Ferment) and 41 (Saccharomyces/Rice Ferment Filtrate), none with a percentage; both an alcohol-free and a fragrance and essential oil free flag appear on the page; the only alcohol on the list is Behenyl Alcohol, at 25; the list runs to 41 entries: link
