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What the ingredients say
Read from the label order, stated amounts and each ingredient’s clinical evidence
Niacinamide, with clinical evidence for dark spots·oiliness, is in at the amount studies used (2%).
Zinc Oxide, with clinical evidence for skin barrier, is in at 2% or more (listed before an ingredient whose amount is known).
For a sunscreen, daily use itself has the strongest evidence against spots and lines.
- fragrance
- 2 labelled fragrance allergens
MFDS functional cosmetic filing
Filed with Korea's MFDS as a UV protection functional cosmetic (2024-05). A reviewed product combined with an item the MFDS notice names.
SPF50+ · PA++++
Best-supported ingredient per concern
- Dark spotsNiacinamideevidence B2% stated · study amount
- Skin barrierZinc Oxideevidence B-at least 2% · study amount
- OilinessNiacinamideevidence B-2% stated · study amount
- BlemishesNiacinamideevidence B-2% stated · study amount
- PoresNiacinamideevidence C2% stated · study amount
- LinesNiacinamideevidence C2% stated · study amount
Evidence-graded ingredients and how much is in
The label states 2% — the amount studies used (2–5%).
Dark spots B · Oiliness B- · Skin barrier B- · Blemishes B- · Pores C · Lines C
Listed before an ingredient whose amount is known, so it holds at least 2% — at or above what studies used (1–25% (FDA skin protectant monograph)).
Skin barrier B-
No amount is stated. Judging by 7 products that state it at this place on the label, the chance it reaches the amount studies used is about 50%.
Lines B-
No amount is stated. Judging by 8 products that state it at this place on the label, the chance it reaches the amount studies used is about 15%.
Oiliness C · Blemishes C
No amount is stated, and studies name no single amount. It sits after the 1% line (usually 1% or less).
Pores C · Oiliness C
2 more evidence-graded ingredients
No amount is stated. Judging by 148 products that state it at this place on the label, the chance it reaches the amount studies used is about 3%.
Skin barrier C · Lines D
No amount is stated. Judging by 133 products that state it at this place on the label, the chance it reaches the amount studies used is about 0%.
Skin barrier C
Amounts on the label
- Niacinamidein the name2%1% or more
Korean law requires a product to state the amount of any ingredient in its name.
How this was read
Labels list ingredients above 1% from most to least, then those at 1% or less in any order. A product filed with Korea's MFDS as functional is read as holding the notified amount of its efficacy ingredient when the label carries only one for that effect, and anything listed before an ingredient of known amount as holding at least that much. Amounts in the product name or official description are used only where the label order allows them. Where no amount is stated, the chance of reaching the study amount comes from other products that state the same ingredient at the same place on their labels. Evidence grades were set by reading each ingredient's studies.
- A
- several randomised trials or a meta-analysis
- B
- one or two randomised trials
- C
- uncontrolled or multi-ingredient studies
- D
- lab work or a record only
A reading of ingredient evidence and the label, not a guarantee that this product works.
Ingredients
Full ingredient list as published on the official product page, in descending order of content.
All 48 ingredients at a glance
Colours follow each ingredient’s use (CosIng functions); the bar counts names. Not amounts, not a safety score.
Aqua, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, CI 77947, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Butylene Glycol, BIS-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Niacinamide20,000ppm, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Polysorbate 60, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-3 Stearate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Beeswax, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Magnesium Sulfate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Isohexadecane, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Estimated 1% or less from hereParfum, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Carbomer, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Sphingomonas Ferment Extract, Tromethamine, Polysorbate 80, Illicium Verum Fruit Extract, Adenosine, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sorbitan Oleate, Scutellaria Baicalensis Extract, Disodium Edta, Sorbitan Isostearate, BHT, Zinc PCA, Centella Asiatica Extract, Caprylyl Glycol, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Extract, Propolis Cera, Asiaticoside, Madecassoside, Madecassic Acid, Asiatic Acid, Linalool⁎, Limonene⁎
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