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🇯🇵 Osaka, Japan
Key facts★ r/AsianBeauty Holy Grail
Cost per ml$0.20/ml vs $1.52/ml
vs Western equivalent74% less
Key activeMicro Defense Formula
Community discussions (est.)6,200+
Made byKao Corporation, Osaka, Japan
Community consensus6,200+ discussions
Consistently rated Holy Grail across an estimated 6,200+ community discussions on r/SkincareAddiction. Most common praise: Japan’s #1 for a reason. I’ve converted 4 friends to this from Supergoop and none went back.
SPF step
Fits as step 7 in a K-beauty routine. Sign in to add it to yours.
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Why this step exists in K-beauty
Japanese SPF engineering prioritizes cosmetic elegance above all. If sunscreen feels unpleasant, you won’t wear it. Biore solved this a decade ago.
How to use
WhenAM only (last step)
AmountTwo finger-lengths
MethodShake well. Apply as the final step. The watery texture absorbs in seconds.
Before thisMoisturizer or essence
After thisNothing — final step. Sits beautifully under makeup.
Key ingredients
Micro Defense FormulaHyaluronic AcidRoyal Jelly Extract
Mineral oilArtificial color
Details
Routine stepLast step · AM only
SPF50+ PA++++
TextureWatery, absorbs instantly
White castNone
Ships fromUS warehouse · 2-3 days
Manufactured byKao Corporation, Osaka, Japan
Western equivalent
Supergoop
Unseen Sunscreen SPF 50
$38
Both invisible, both elegant. Biore’s Japanese formulation rates higher for cosmetic elegance — and it’s been Japan’s #1 for a decade.
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