sunscreen · dewy · $29.00 · Beauty of Joseon, JOSEPH BEAUTY
You guys know the Beauty of Joseon is very very popular.▶ 1:04–1:09
Source: What locals buy vs. tourists buy at Olive Young · Mar 2026sunscreen · natural · $26 · dalba.com, Palace Beauty, TokTok Beauty
This one's really popular because most Asians, especially in Korea, we have more of a yellowish under hue. So, this is perfect to cancel that out.▶ 3:09–3:14
Once you actually spread it out on your face, it leaves a very very nice subtle like kind of brightening effect.▶ 3:20–3:25
Source: What locals buy vs. tourists buy at Olive Young · Mar 2026sunscreen ampoule · natural · $38 · fromrier.com, skinseoulshop.com, empresskorea.com
This is such a good sunscreen.▶ 4:06–4:14
She said this is a really good SPF to put underneath your makeup.▶ 4:19–4:25
That's a formulation that's so hard to find because it always seems to peel and like kind of clot up. So when she said this one works best under makeup I was hooked.▶ 4:23–4:31
I tried it out and it's really good guys.▶ 4:43–4:49
It's more of a watery formulation.▶ 4:45–4:51
It's actually really, really good.
This is also a sunscreen that's really, really popular in Korea.▶ 5:09–5:16
Source: What locals buy vs. tourists buy at Olive Young · Mar 2026sunscreen · natural · $26 · d'Alba official, SUNSHINEMALL KOREA BEAUTY, FLOWLLY
Everybody in Korea uses it.▶ 1:57–2:01
All my Korean beauty YouTuber girlies uses it.▶ 2:00–2:04
My dad yesterday he called me up. He's like, 'So, do you have more of the d'Alba SPF?'▶ 2:04–2:07
There's something about this formulation that does feel a little bit superior and bougie.▶ 2:19–2:29
You do get a nice scent and a little bit of alcohol scent.▶ 2:29–2:33
It kind of leaves this really nice healthy glow sheen afterwards.▶ 2:38–2:42
Source: What locals buy vs. tourists buy at Olive Young · Mar 2026sunscreen · dewy · €24.00–€32.00 · Beauty of Joseon Official Store, Sephora UK
Both of them has rice extracts as well as probiotics.▶ 1:09
So you're going to get a little bit of brightening, refreshing hydration and all of that goodness to support your skin barrier.▶ 1:15
these two sunscreens, they feel so dreamy.▶ 1:20
They're so creamy.▶ 1:22
They're lightweight.▶ 1:22
They're refreshing.▶ 1:22
Pretty much a good standard or exemplary of what to expect when using K beauty SPFs, especially chemical SPFs, which both of these are.▶ 1:29
I think with the price point and everything, these are really, really good entry levels to SPFs, especially K beauty SPFs.▶ 1:33
Source: What locals buy vs. tourists buy at Olive Young · Mar 2026sunscreen · natural · $35.70 · Laneige International, Laneige Singapore
This sunscreen is so freaking good, guys.
I already emptied out two of these.▶ 5:28–5:31
It is so good that my hand just kept reaching out for it.▶ 5:30–5:37
This sunscreen really really feels like a splash of water for your face and it's very light.▶ 5:42–5:50
It feels lighter than the frier one.▶ 5:54–5:58
It just disappeared like instantly and there's no like kind of like tackiness that you get after you use SPF products.▶ 5:58–6:04
This is really worth checking out.▶ 6:13–6:16
This is one of the products that has become popular from word of mouth and it was just all about how great the formulation was.▶ 6:19–6:26
Source: What locals buy vs. tourists buy at Olive Young · Mar 2026sunscreen · $24.99 · roundlab.com, skinnora.com, mochimochi.nz
Round Lab is like the nationals.▶ 3:27–3:35
Everyone, my friends, my guy friends, just dads, moms, just everyone loves the Birch Juice one.▶ 3:33–3:41
This is just a classic. You can't go wrong with it.▶ 3:39–3:46
This is the only very few products that's popular overseas as well as within Korea domestically.▶ 3:43–3:55
Source: What locals buy vs. tourists buy at Olive Young · Mar 2026sunscreen serum · natural · $26.00 · Round Lab Australia, Hush Cosmetics, Palace Beauty
It's a light, watery, hydrating texture that just sinks right into your skin.▶ 8:24–8:33
Has HPR and collagen ingredients.▶ 8:30–8:35
The brand claims that this will help with pore tightening and elasticity whilst still protecting your skin out in the sun.▶ 8:30–8:40
It's unscented.
I actually have been using this way more than the original birch juice moisturizing line just because it feels so refreshing, it's so lightweight.▶ 8:42–8:47
If you like really hydrating SPFs, this is definitely one to check out.▶ 8:50–8:56
Source: Best of Yesstyle: Spring Survival Guide 2026 for Glass Skin · Apr 2026sunscreen · natural · $25.99 · JOSEPH BEAUTY, dr-g.com
It's a physical SPF with zinc oxide and titanium dioxide.▶ 2:09–2:14
It's a bit more stiff, pasty.▶ 2:16–2:20
I'm not the biggest fan of this product just because I'm not a big fan of physical SPFs as a category full stop.▶ 2:22–2:26
A lot of people in Korea say they love this because it's very gentle.▶ 2:28–2:32
It doesn't sting their eyes.▶ 2:32–2:35
This is always top ranked at Olive Young.▶ 2:34–2:40
Source: Stop buying viral K-beauty: what Koreans actually use · Feb 2026sunscreen · natural · $12.99 · Walmart, Kao Singapore, Kao Thailand
This is a milk type, so it starts out very, very hydrating and it has that kind of velvety finish at the end.▶ 9:18–9:27
You can hear the metal ball inside and that is to prevent any clumping of the powder content that's inside.▶ 9:30–9:35
I'd say this is a bit more hydrating, should I say? I feel like the Anessa one is really, really matte, but this one has a tad bit like 5% more hydrating, so it's not too velvety.▶ 9:42–9:46
Source: Best of Yesstyle: Spring Survival Guide 2026 for Glass Skin · Apr 2026sunscreen · natural · $16.00 · COSRX Official, Superdrug
I actually emptied out a lot of already.▶ 11:59–12:03
The price point in Korea that they have so so so affordable that make this product really really attractive.▶ 12:03–12:10
This product also has witch hazel in it and aloe which makes it very appropriate for acne prone skin.▶ 12:09–12:17
They got clinical studies done tested on acne prone skin.▶ 12:15–12:22
The formulation of this is a very light lotionlike.▶ 12:24–12:29
It does feel a hair lighter than your other regular chemical SPFs that you find in K beauty.▶ 12:34–12:41
This was an absolute delight to use.
Source: My top skincare products for 2025 · Dec 2025sunscreen · dewy · $23.00 · PURSEOL, SentiSenti
It's a chemical SPF and it feels so silky, creamy, very hydrating.▶ 2:59–3:06
I would say just because of the packaging, the brand image, it does feel a little bit more premium than the BOJ one.▶ 3:03–3:09
The finish is a lot more cleaner, should I say.▶ 3:12–3:16
You do get a little whiff of alcohol.▶ 3:14–3:18
The whole experience of using the sunscreen is really really pleasant.▶ 3:20–3:24
This is also a little bit more expensive than the other ones that I've mentioned.▶ 3:24–3:30
This is definitely a bestseller also at Olive Young.▶ 3:27–3:32
Source: Stop buying viral K-beauty: what Koreans actually use · Feb 2026sunscreen · matte · $31.00 · K-KARE, Ballagrio
The purple toneup version is also very much raved by users just because of the purple beautiful purple toneup hue.▶ 3:32–3:37
Gives a very natural effect on the Asian Korean Asian yellowish undertone that we have.▶ 3:39–3:44
Source: Stop buying viral K-beauty: what Koreans actually use · Feb 2026