The most comprehensive comparison of the differences between Anessa and Biore to help you make a wiser choice

The first sunscreens that many girls are familiar with are Anessa and Biore. So what is the difference between Anessa and Biore sunscreens? Which one is better, Biore sunscreen or Anessa? Now I will tell you how to choose the one that suits you best based on the differences between Anessa and Biore.

The difference between Anessa and Biore sunscreen

Anessa Gold Bottle > Biore Small Blue Tube

Anessa Gold Bottle

The most famous small gold bottle of Anessa can be regarded as the benchmark of Japanese sunscreen. It contains two physical sunscreen ingredients (zinc oxide and titanium dioxide) and up to five chemical ingredients, which can protect against both UVA and UVB bands. Using Anessa is like putting on a thin layer of "clothes" for your skin. Reapplying Anessa Gold Bottle every 2 hours and adding other physical sun-protection methods can better prevent tanning.

Biore small blue tube

Although it can protect against both UVB and UVA ultraviolet rays, the protection level is still relatively low. It is not suitable for long-term outdoor activities. If you use it as daily sun protection, you must also use hard sunscreen. This is because the two sunscreens in Biore's small blue tube, OMC and Uvinul A plus, are not strong enough to provide adequate protection during travel in the hot summer. However, it is still a good choice to use the Biore small blue tube as a sunscreen in autumn and winter, or as a spare tire for reapplying sunscreen when you don’t go out often and stay near the window indoors.

The difference between Anessa and Biore ingredients

Anessa Gold Bottle > Biore Small Blue Tube

Anessa Gold Bottle

The order of sunscreen agents is (the order in the picture is wrong): zinc oxide + OMC (EHMC) + octocrylene (OCTR) + Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) + titanium dioxide + Tinosorb S (BEMT). Not only is the UVB protection strong, it also has three of the "five trump cards", and the UVA protection band is also very comprehensive.

The ingredients of Anessa Gold Bottle are a classic combination of physical sunscreen and chemical sunscreen, and it provides comprehensive protection. In addition, a large amount of zinc oxide is added (zinc oxide performs relatively stably in all bands and has excellent UVA protection ability), and the entire formula is broad-spectrum sun protection and stable.

Biore small blue tube

After Biore upgraded its little blue tube, the sunscreen composition became OMC (EHMC) + Tinosorb S (BEMT) + Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) + Uvinul T 150 (EHT), which is much more reasonable. UVB protection is mainly UvinulT 150, assisted by OMC, and UVA protection has two "trump cards" UVA protection.

The new version of the small blue tube has also sacrificed a lot of skin feel for the sake of sun protection, and in comparison it does not have as good skin feel as the old version. Moreover, zinc oxide is still not added. If you use the Biore small blue tube in extreme environments (mountaineering, playing in the water on the beach, etc.), the chemical sunscreen may become ineffective and the protection may be insufficient.