Birch Juice Moisturizing Sunscreen
Summary of Reviews
Round Lab Birch Juice Moisturizing Sunscreen is a lightweight, hydrating SPF 50+ that layers beautifully under makeup with no white cast, according to multiple board-certified dermatologists and beauty creators. Dr. Sam Ellis (board-certified dermatologist) calls it "hydrating but not heavy" and notes it works for face and body, while Tina Tanaka Harris (k-beauty specialist) flags potential tingling for those with hyper-reactive skin due to essential oils.
Full Reviews
Positive
- “Time and again, this is always just a best-seller, and there is a good reason why”18:09–18:15
- “I feel like it maintains all the properties of the Korean sunscreens that we just love so much, except it's even lighter”18:13–18:19
- “It's elegant, it's so easy to wear, it feels really nice even on top of your skin care”18:22–18:27
- “It's great under makeup”18:27–18:30
- “It feels hydrating, it's non-greasy, you don't really feel it sitting on your skin, so it's like very natural finish”18:30–18:34
- Source: Summer Korean Skincare Favorites - Jun 12, 2026
- “If you want something that is moisturizing but not oily, hydrating but not heavy, I would go for this every single time”15:03–15:08
- “It layers beautifully under makeup”15:18–15:22
- “It's not going to have a white cast on the vast majority of skin tones”15:20–15:27
- “I also love this for my body”15:48–15:51
- “I can put it on my son. I can force it onto my husband and I don't feel like I'm wasting it”15:56–16:01
- “These are so affordable as well as cosmetically elegant”16:02–16:06
- Source: Best Korean Beauty Products of the Year 2025 - Nov 21, 2025
- “It's absolutely beautiful”
- “The American one is slightly heavier than the Korean version”5:05–5:07
- Source: Top Korean Sunscreens You Need This Summer | Dermatologist Favorites - Jun 11, 2026
- “I feel like it is the only one in this list that is actually popular in Korea and not just globally”9:43–9:52
- “It is always top of the rankings, always best selling at Olive Young”9:59–10:02
- “This one is very very easy to blend out. I would say it is the loosest, most fluid texture out of all five in this video”10:28–10:36
- “Absolutely effortless to apply and of course there is no white cast once again”10:39–10:43
- “It does dry down to almost a semi-matte finish”11:05–11:10
- “I would say this one is best for normal or even oilier skin types”
- “It almost has makeup properties like smoothing the skin, something that sits well underneath makeup, kind of blurs your pores”11:19–11:25
- “If you do have hyper-reactive skin or you know that your skin might be sensitive to essential oils, I would just be wary of this one”
- Source: Top 5 most used Korean sunscreens - May 30, 2026
- “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 4, 2026
- “Lotion, beautiful creamy moisturizing texture”15:44–15:48
- “This one is a birch juice, which is more soothing to the skin”16:25–16:30
- Source: Best K-Beauty Deals on YesStyle - Apr 10, 2026
- “This one is literally Korea's national sunscreen”11:12–11:19
- “There's a reason it's been on Olive Young Awards regular for years”11:16–11:21
- “Birch sap base, applies like a hydration lotion”11:21–11:25
- “That sticky, suffocating feel sunscreens usually have, 0%. No white cast at all”11:23–11:29
- “You can slap it on without even checking mirror”11:31–11:35
- “On days I'm too lazy to think about which is sunscreen to use, I grab this without a second thought”11:33–11:38
- “I have never recommended this and had someone come back hating it”11:38–11:45
- Source: Korean skincare must-haves: 5 products Koreans actually use - May 17, 2026
- “I use the Round Lab one if I don't put on makeup and I just go out with just sunscreen because this is so nice”5:27–5:37
- “It's like a mixture of lotion and sunscreen so it looks like you don't have any makeup on but you look perfect”5:37–5:44
- “This doesn't have white cast at all”5:44–5:46
- “This literally feels like another lotion”6:24–6:27
- Source: My extremely simple daily skincare (highly effective) - Jul 11, 2025
- “Number one definitely for like champion sunscreen Round Lab”9:09–9:16
- Source: Olive Young buy this not that guide - Mar 4, 2026
- “Both are great. Just get it whatever is on sale”11:56–12:01
- “If you guys only tried one of it, just try the other one. It's great”11:59–12:06
- “I love both”
- Source: Viral K-Beauty vs What Koreans Actually Use: Which is better? - Mar 10, 2026
- “This is another go-to for me”
- “It has niacinamide”
- “This one is a little bit more in keeping with the skin 1004 texture-wise, a lot more lightweight, not a rich cream, more of a lightweight gel lotion, borderline gel, I should say”7:26–7:31
- “The birch juice is full of hydrating, soothing compounds”7:37–7:45
- “This really is great not only for the entire face, but of course, you want to be taking the sunscreen down to the vulnerable neck skin”7:42–7:47
- “This is a great option”9:04–9:06
- Source: Sunscreen empties dermatologist review SPF 50 favorites and fails - Apr 18, 2026
- “I also really like this one as well”10:25–10:30
- “It's a good like standard SPF”10:27–10:31
- “Looks good underneath makeup”10:30–10:32
- Source: Every product I finished in 2025 - Dec 19, 2025
- “In Korea, they really like Round Lab”15:58–16:05
- “I feel like the consistency to this Round Lab one is a little bit more watery”16:08–16:13
- “As long as it doesn't break me out and it lays good under my makeup, that's really all I'm asking for”16:15–16:18
- Source: How to get glass skin for beginners: affordable skincare routine with Korean products - Oct 2, 2025
- “This one I think is great. It has a really plush texture. It applies beautifully. Does not sting my eyes. There's no fragrance”25:50–25:53
- “It is formulation-wise incredibly similar to the Beauty of Joseon. I find them to be pretty much interchangeable as far as like the texture and the finish. So, slightly more glowy on this one”29:26–29:32
- “The only big difference is that this just smells a little more like sunscreen though”29:37–29:45
- “I'm going to be reaching for the Beauty of Joseon before I reach for the Round Lab. Nothing necessarily wrong with it. It doesn't burn my eyes or irritate my skin or anything, but I do think that the Beauty of Joseon does edge it out”29:53–29:57
- Source: Best Asian Sunscreens of 2026 and Ones to Avoid - Jul 2, 2026
Variant: SPF 50+ Pa++++
- “I have the Round Lab birch juice moisturizing sunscreen SPF 50 plus PA”0:52–1:02
- Source: New(ish) Makeup On Fair Skin - May 30, 2026
- “It's quite lightweight on the skin”11:55–11:59
- “It sets very nicely”12:12–12:14
- “It doesn't leave any white cast finish”12:14–12:18
- “It gives it's almost like little dewy to a little satin like somewhere in between”12:16–12:22
- “If you have skin type which is like dry, very dry, normal, which or maybe like you know combination, you all can use it”12:22–12:28
- “This sunscreen I feel is not sweatproof but this one is little waterproof”12:41–12:45
- “If my eyes were already dry and irritated if this sunscreen went into my eyes it did irritate”13:26–13:31
- Source: Korean sunscreen ranking for skin type - Jul 23, 2025
- “I found the Round Lab Birch Juice sunscreen to be overall pretty similar to this sunscreen”3:38–3:45
- Source: Dermatologist reviews Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Rice + Probiotics sunscreen - Aug 30, 2024
Mixed / Negative
- “It feels really lightweight, but it's hydrating and moisturizing”0:48–0:54
- “There's no added fragrance to it, no white cast”0:53–0:56
- “It feels really lightweight on the skin and not greasy”0:48–0:53
- “Personally, I don't really like the birch juice scent in it. It smells well like a tree”0:59–1:05
- “It's not one of my top faves, so I would personally put it in maybe”1:16–1:20
- Source: I rated 10 popular Korean sunscreens - here are the best - Aug 31, 2025
What creators say
- Consensus
- 4.3 / 5 from 13 creator reviewsGrailPeople ratings based on creator reviews.
- Good for
- All skin types (2) · Normal (2)
- Features
- No white cast (6) · Non-comedogenic (1) · Fragrance-free (1) · Lightweight (8) · Hydrating (7)
- Value
- Value for money (2)
- ⚠ irritated some skin (2)
- ⚠ scent some found off-putting (1)
- ⚠ may not suit sensitive skin (1)
Product details
Details
- Type
- sunscreen
- Finish
- natural
- Shade
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- Key ingredients
- Betula Platyphylla Japonica Juice, Niacinamide, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hyaluronic Acid, Allantoin, Glycerin, Adenosine, Tocopherol, Ascorbic Acid, Portulaca Oleracea Extract
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