Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Rice + Probiotics SPF50+ PA++++
Beauty of Joseon's Relief Sun : Rice + Probiotics SPF50+ PA++++ sun cream sells for ₩18,000 (50ml) on the brand's own Korean site (Olive Young Korea currently lists it only as part of bundle SKUs, not standalone); Olive Young Global lists it at US$18.00 (US$14.99 on sale), checked 2026-08-27. Its Korea-formula UV filters (Uvinul A Plus, Uvinul T150, Tinosorb M, Uvasorb HEB) are not FDA-approved and are unchanged in the Olive Young Global version; Beauty of Joseon's own US storefront no longer lists this product and instead sells a separately named "Daily Relief Sunscreen SPF40" with FDA-monograph filters. Olive Young Korea's official ingredient disclosure lists rice extract at just 0.3% (3,000ppm) — far below the "30% rice extract" figure widely repeated in marketing copy and reviews. (Checked: 2026-08-27)
Specifications
| Volume | 50ml |
|---|---|
| Form | cream |
| Key ingredients | Oryza Sativa (Rice) Extract (0.3%), Niacinamide, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate (Uvinul A Plus), Ethylhexyl Triazone (Uvinul T150), Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol (Tinosorb M) |
| Vegan certified | No |
| Contains petrolatum | No |
| Korea launch | — |
| Renewal history | None recorded |
| Korea vs export | Two genuinely distinct products, not a same-product reformulation. (1) "Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics" — the Korean domestic formula — is sold unchanged internationally via Olive Young Global (confirmed live at US$18.00 list / US$14.99 sale, checked 2026-08-27) and by third-party importers (YesStyle, Amazon marketplace sellers); its declared UV filters (Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate/Uvinul A Plus, Ethylhexyl Triazone/Uvinul T150, Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol/Tinosorb M, Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone/Uvasorb HEB) are not FDA-approved, per Olive Young Korea's own mandatory ingredient disclosure (checked 2026-08-27). (2) Beauty of Joseon's own official US storefront (beautyofjoseon.com) does not sell this product under this name — a direct URL lookup for it 404s — and instead sells a separately named product, "Daily Relief Sunscreen SPF40," formulated with FDA-monograph filters (Avobenzone 2.7%, Homosalate 9.0%, Octisalate 4.5%, Octocrylene 5.0%, per third-party ingredient-decoder sites) at a lower SPF and no PA rating. Multiple consumer beauty blogs (not primary sources, not independently verified here) report the brand pulled the original Rice+Probiotics formula from its US site in early 2025 over FDA filter non-approval; that specific date isn't corroborated by an official brand statement or news source, so it is not asserted as fact — only the current state (confirmed by direct URL check) and the resulting two-SKU situation are. |
| Korea regular price | ₩18,000 |
| Global price | US$18.00 list / US$14.99 sale (Olive Young Global) |
| Retailers | Olive Young Korea, Olive Young Global, Beauty of Joseon official site (beautyofjoseon.co.kr), YesStyle, Amazon (US, third-party/import) |
Is the Korean version of Beauty of Joseon's Relief Sun different from the export version?
It's more nuanced than a simple reformulation. The Korea-formula product (the same one sold via Olive Young Global) uses four UV filters not FDA-approved — Uvinul A Plus, Uvinul T150, Tinosorb M, and Uvasorb HEB — confirmed via Olive Young Korea's own ingredient disclosure (checked 2026-08-27). Beauty of Joseon's official US site no longer sells this product under this name and instead sells a separately named "Daily Relief Sunscreen SPF40" with FDA-monograph filters (Avobenzone, Homosalate, Octisalate, Octocrylene) — a different SKU, not a same-product reformulation.
Is it vegan?
No vegan certification mark was found on Olive Young Korea's official ingredient disclosure, Beauty of Joseon's own Korean site, or the Olive Young Global listing, checked 2026-08-27. Some third-party retail pages describe it as vegan, but no certifying body or on-page badge confirms this.
Does it contain petrolatum?
No — Petrolatum/Vaselinum does not appear in Olive Young Korea's full mandatory ingredient disclosure for this product, checked 2026-08-27.
How much rice extract does it actually contain?
Olive Young Korea's official ingredient disclosure lists Rice Extract at 3,000ppm (0.3%) and Rice Germ Extract at 2ppm — far lower than the "30% rice extract" figure widely repeated in marketing copy and third-party reviews, which appears to conflate or misread the disclosed ppm value rather than reflect the legally disclosed concentration (checked 2026-08-27).
Sources
Olive Young product page — Checked: 2026-08-27