According to [this press release](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000002542.000005794.html), Shiseido Anessa will be releasing updates to their current sunscreens on the market on February 21, 2024. The main highlight seems to be focusing on technology that claims to automatically repair any breaks in the protective film that sunscreen provides alongside their beauty sun essence, which contains purple tea extract, green tea extract, tormentilla root extract, mandarin orange extract, glycerin, and PEG/PPG-14/7 dimethyl ether (only present in UV Milk, UV Skincare Gel, UV Skincare Spray). [Here](https://corp.shiseido.com/jp/news/detail.html?n=00000000003740) is a link if you’re curious to know a bit more about the technology.
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Products undergoing reformulation are: Anessa Perfect UV Skincare Milk, Anessa Perfect UV Skincare Gel, Anessa Perfect UV Skincare Spray, Anessa Perfect UV Mild Milk, And Anessa Brightening UV Gel. Anessa Mild Gel has been seemingly replaced by Anessa Mineral UV Mild Gel as a completely mineral formula. The outer packaging has been updated to use FCS-certified paper packaging using responsibly sourced wood.
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Going into further detail about each product’s claims below. Prices have not been released yet, but will update as needed:
__**Anessa Perfect UV Skincare Milk NA**__
* SPF 50+ PA++++
* UV Water ★★ Resistance
* For face and body
* Contains auto-repair technology
* Automatically reacts to sweat, water, heat, and moisture in the air and the UV blocking film strengthens in response
* Long-term moisturizing effect
* Super waterproof and friction resistant
* Removable with soap
* smooth milk texture
* Floral fruity scent
* Protects the skin from pollution (PM2.5 particles)
* Oxybenzone and octinoxate-free
__**Anessa Perfect UV Skincare Gel**__
* SPF50+・PA++++
* UV Water ★★ Resistance
* For face and body
* Contains auto-repair technology
* Moisturizes while adjusting water retention of bare skin
* Automatically reacts to sweat and water and UV blocking film strengthens in response
* Super waterproof and friction resistant
* Removable with soap
* Smooth gel texture
* Floral fruity scent
__**Anessa Perfect UV Skincare Spray NA**__
* SPF50+・PA++++
* UV Water ★★ Resistance
* For face, body, and hair
* Easy to reapply
* Blends evenly
* Automatically reacts to sweat, water, and moisture in the air and UV blocking film strengthens in response
* Super waterproof and friction resistant
* Removable with soap
* Floral fruity scent
* Protects skin from pollution
__**Anessa Perfect UV Mild Milk**__
* SPF50+・PA++++
* UV Water ★★ Resistance
* For sensitive skin
* Light and smooth feel
* Hypoallergenic formula
* Can be used for babies and children (excluding newborns)
* Super waterproof and friction resistant
* Can be removed with soap
* Protects skin from pollution
__**Anessa Mineral UV Mild Gel**__
* SPF35・PA+++
* UV Water ★ Resistance
* Mineral sunscreen
* Hypoallergenic formula
* Can be used for babies and children (excluding newborns)
* Waterproof
* Removable with soap
* Smooth gel formula
* Long-lasting moisturizing effect
* Protects skin from pollution
__**Anessa Brightening UV Gel N**__
* SPF50+・PA++++
* UV Water ★ Resistance
* Spot prevention care, contains skin brightening ingredients
* Pink tone-up effect
* Contains 50% skincare ingredients
* Waterproof and friction resistant
* Can be removed with soap
* Smooth gel texture
* Floral fruity scent
* Protects skin from pollution
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The websites linked above are in Japanese. I used machine translation (Google and DeepL) to help with putting together this post. Please do be aware that machine translation doesn’t always provide the most accurate translation. Will update further (eventually) if need be.
by zzoom_zoom
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Very informative comparison! Thank you 🙂