Sulwhasoo
UV Daily Essential Sunscreen SPF50+ PA++++ 50ml
UV Daily Essential Sunscreen SPF50+ PA++++ is Sulwhasoo's daily UV fluid in the Korean-market formula, 50ml, formulated as a fluid sunscreen texture, built to finish smooth rather than wet or greasy.
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$230.00 per 100 ml
- Korean-market formula
- Ships from California or direct from Korea
- Korean barcode and batch code intact
- Suited to
- NormalCombinationOily
- Helps with
- A daily last-step UV fluid before makeupA smooth, quick-setting finish under a base coatConsistent use as part of a Korean-style routine
In stock. Arrives in 3 to 7 business days
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- Free US shipping on orders of $100 or more
- Tracked delivery to your door
How it works
Reading down this fluid's own ingredient list past the filter cluster, Glycerin, Squalane, Niacinamide and Dimethicone are the ingredients doing the texture and skin-feel work. Sitting this early in the list, glycerin is doing real humectant work in this fluid, drawing and holding water at the skin's surface so the finish does not feel stripped under a sunscreen texture, which tends to run drier than a lotion. Squalane sitting ahead of the film-forming ingredients gives this fluid a softer afterfeel than a purely silicone-driven sunscreen base, smoothing the skin's surface without the heavier occlusive weight of a plant or mineral oil. The result is a fluid sunscreen texture, built to finish smooth rather than wet or greasy, finishing quickly rather than sitting wet on the skin the way a heavier daily fluid can. As with any daily fluid in this format, how it finishes depends on how thin a layer is smoothed on and how long it is given to set before the next step, such as makeup, is applied on top.
Key benefits
- Formulated as a fluid sunscreen texture, built to finish smooth rather than wet or greasy
- Glycerin and Squalane shape a smooth, non-greasy finish
- Dimethicone contributes to the fluid's final look and feel on skin
- Meant as the last step of a morning routine, before makeup
- 50ml bottle sized for regular daily use
- Same Korean-market formula sold at Korean retail, not a US-reformulated version
What is UV Daily Essential Sunscreen SPF50+ PA++++ for?
It is Sulwhasoo's daily UV fluid, formulated as a fluid sunscreen texture, built to finish smooth rather than wet or greasy, meant as the last step of a morning skincare routine after moisturizer and before makeup. Reading its own ingredient list, the non-filter ingredients such as Squalane and Niacinamide are what shape its finish and skin feel rather than its filter system.
Where does this go in a morning routine?
It goes on last, after cleanser, toner, treatment and moisturizer have fully set, and before makeup if you wear any. Applying it over unset moisturizer tends to make both products pill rather than blend into a smooth base.
What does Dimethicone do in this formula?
Dimethicone gives the fluid its characteristic smooth, silky glide and helps it set into a non-greasy finish rather than sitting wet on the skin. It is a skin-feel and finish ingredient, not the fluid's sun-filtering system.
Will this leave a heavy or greasy finish?
It is formulated as a fluid sunscreen texture, built to finish smooth rather than wet or greasy, built specifically to set quickly rather than sit wet, which is a texture choice reflected in ingredients like Glycerin appearing early in its own list. How heavy it feels in practice still depends on how thick a layer is applied and how long it is given to set before makeup goes on top.
Is the Korean-market version different from what a US brand sells under Sulwhasoo's name?
What we ship is the unit formulated and sold on the Korean market, with the Korean packaging and printed rating intact rather than a separately reformulated US version. Sulwhasoo does not run a customer-facing authentication portal for this line, so the packaging and batch printing on the box are the reference point for the Korean-market unit.
- Market
- Korean market, the version sold in Korea
- EAN (barcode)
- 8809803589123
- Made in
- Republic of Korea
- Volume
- 50 ml
- Category
- Sun Care
- Actives
- Adenosine, Ginseng, Niacinamide, Squalane
- Ships from
- California or Korea
Orders ship from California or direct from Korea with tracked delivery to your door, and both routes carry the same Korean-market release. Shipping is free on orders of $100 or more. Returns are accepted for 30 days, by mail.
We split shipments free, so one out-of-stock item never holds up the rest of your order.
Where this unit came from
- 1Seoul
Bought as Korean-market stock - 2Barcode
Listed against the Korean barcode on its box - 3California or Korea
Ships to you from either, as the same Korean-market release
We stock the version of a formula that is sold in Korea, not the release a brand prepares for another market under the same name. The barcode in the specification above is the Korean-market one and it is printed on the box you receive.
Every unit keeps its original barcode and batch code intact, so the unit in your hands can be checked against the brand’s own records.
Every order ships from California or direct from Korea, and returns run for 30 days.
Every claim on this page traces to the unit in the box, the barcode, the batch code and the price you can read for yourself.
How to use
- Smooth an even layer over the face as the last step of a morning skincare routine, after moisturizer and before makeup. Let it set for a few minutes before applying anything else on top.
Worth knowing
- This is a daily fluid meant to follow a full skincare routine, not a treatment step on its own.
- How light or heavy the finish feels depends on layer thickness and set time before makeup; a thinner layer, fully set, finishes more smoothly than a thick one applied and covered right away.
- As with any daily fluid in this format, applying it over skincare that has not fully absorbed can cause both layers to pill rather than blend.
Complete the routine
- This itemSulwhasoo UV Daily Essential Sunscreen SPF50+ PA++++ 50ml$115.00
- Cleanse first, so the next step meets bare skinSulwhasoo Signature Ginseng Facial Soap 120g X 2ea$82.50
- The last step of the morning, over everything elseSulwhasoo MEN UV Defense Protector 50ml SPF50+ PA++++$52.50
Total for 3 items$250.00
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UV Daily Essential Sunscreen SPF50+ PA++++, 50ml, Korean-market formula.
Verify your unit when it arrives
Verify your unit when it arrives
Korean-market stock with the original barcode and batch code intact, exactly as it left Korea.
On the unit itself
- The Korean-market barcode, unaltered from the retail package.
- The manufacturer’s batch code, exactly as the maker printed it.
정품Genuine article, Korean-market stock
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Your skin barrier is basically your outer layer of the skin.
Melissa Piliang, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic Pretty much every step of a Korean skin care routine is going to have some component of hydration.
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