"No white cast," they said. Why Anessa still turns some faces ashy

A frustrated post in r/AsianBeauty: after reading that the Anessa Perfect UV Skincare Milk was a holy grail, and even hunting down creators with deeper skin tones who said it left no cast, the poster ordered one straight from Japan. The result: a visible white cast that did not fade after drying, with about the tested amount applied. They loved the texture, which made it more disappointing.

What the replies said

• The top answer: the formula contains both zinc oxide and titanium dioxide, and those mineral filters tend to show on many skin tones.

• It was not only deeper skin. People with light-medium Korean foundation shades and olive undertones said it looked ashy on them too, and some fair-skinned users said minerals turn them slightly purple.

• Several with brown or Black skin said they stick to purely chemical-filter sunscreens and named Japanese and Korean gel-type options they like.

• Others can't use chemical filters because of reactions, and cover mineral cast with makeup or pick tinted versions, while noting shade matching is its own problem.

• One reply suspected "no white cast" reviews come from people who simply were not thinking about darker skin.

• A side tip: pilling with this milk may come from the moisturiser underneath, not the sunscreen.

Desk note: On INCIDecoder's list for the 2025 version, zinc oxide is the third ingredient and titanium dioxide appears further down, next to several chemical filters. So it is a hybrid, and a mineral-heavy one. Whether that shows depends on your tone and how much you apply, so "no cast" reviews only tell you how it looked on that reviewer.

If your skin is medium to deep, which sunscreen finally gave you zero cast?

Original thread: r/AsianBeauty — Anessa leaves a white cast after all · See also: INCIDecoder

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