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AHC SAFE ON MILD SUN CUSHION

Ingredient analysis and how the ad lines read

Read on 2026-09-30

What is this product?

AHC Safe On Mild Sun Cushion is a 25 g SPF50+ PA++++ sun cushion with a 10 cm built-in puff, pitched on centella, cooling and mineral-only UV protection. Its 54 entry list is led by centella extract, with zinc oxide and titanium dioxide at 2nd and 5th in a silicone base, a menthol-derived cooling agent and a green pigment. It has no fragrance entry, no essential oil and no exfoliating acid. The brand's SPF figures sit on report summaries naming a sibling sun stick, and its study footnotes print no results.

What makes it different?

A sun cushion the brand pitches as mineral-only, whose list opens with centella extract instead of water, with a large puff and a cooling agent. The trade offs are a mineral white cast risk, a cooling agent for reactive skin, and brand evidence panels whose SPF reports name another product.

What is in it?

The full ingredient list as the brand publishes it, in the printed order. Each name links to what we know about that ingredient.

This brand publishes its ingredient list in Korean only. Names below are the matching INCI names from the Korean Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary, except 9 with no dictionary entry, left in Korean.

Worth a closer look

Ingredients with no mark are ones we found nothing notable about, and when marks overlap on one ingredient we show the caution first.

Did the ad claims hold up?

We checked 48 lines this product advertises against the ingredient list and public documents. Here is how they read: likely, not proven: 5 · partly backed: 12 · overstated ad line: 1 · no source confirms it: 30.

Claims translated from Korean, originals preserved.

likely, not proven5

  • A cooling sun cushion that refreshingly cares for skin heated by the heat of hot summer!
    Korean original

    더운 여름철 열에 달아오른 피부를 시원하게 케어해주는 쿨링 선쿠션!

  • With non-nano sized particles larger than skin gaps, UV blocking ingredients are not absorbed into the skin, so there is little skin irritation, making it good for sensitive skin to use too
    Korean original

    피부 간극보다 큰 논나노 사이즈의 입자로 자외선 차단 성분이 피부에 흡수되지 않아 피부 자극이 적어 민감 피부도 사용하기 좋아요

  • Because it is a big size, it is easier and faster; with a 10cm diameter, it is a big size that is good for generous use on large areas too
    Korean original

    빅 사이즈니까 더 쉽고 빠르게 지름 10cm로 넓은 부위에도 넉넉하게 사용하기 좋은 빅 사이즈

  • Soft and thin adherence enables natural skin expression
    Korean original

    부드럽고 얇게 밀착되어 자연스러운 피부 표현 가능

  • Because it is not sticky, light and comfortable all day!
    Korean original

    끈적이지 않으니까 하루종일 가볍고 편안하게!

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  • Cooling sensation and skin soothing at the same time! Low-irritation cica cooling sun cushion
    Korean original

    쿨링감과 피부진정을 동시에! 저자극 시카 쿨링 선 쿠션

  • UV protection functionality, whitening·wrinkle improvement functionality, lasting water resistance
    Korean original

    자외선차단 기능성, 미백·주름개선 기능성, 지속 내수성

  • With Centella asiatica essence and a non-nano inorganic sunscreen formula, flawlessly protects against UV rays
    Korean original

    병풀에센스와 논나노 무기자차 포뮬러로 빈틈없이 자외선 보호

  • Immediate (temporary) cooling effect that lowers skin temperature
    Korean original

    피부 온도를 낮춰주는 즉각적인 (일시적) 쿨링 효과

  • Skin temperature -3.48℃ decrease
    Korean original

    피부 온도 -3.48℃ 감소

  • Contains Centella asiatica essence excellent for skin soothing
    Korean original

    피부 진정에 탁월한 병풀 에센스 함유

  • Gentle but strong inorganic sunscreen cushion
    Korean original

    순하지만 강한 무기자차 쿠션

  • 5 skincare ingredient patents, 3 protective ingredient patents, 1 cooling ingredient patent
    Korean original

    스킨케어 성분 특허 5종 보호 성분 특허 3종 쿨링 성분 특허 1종

  • Completed 5 types of dermatological tests
    Korean original

    5종 더마톨로지컬 테스트 완료

  • UV blocking lasting effect created by a uniform UV protection barrier; maintains UV blocking for 12 hours
    Korean original

    균일한 자외선 보호막이 만드는 자외선 차단 지속 효과 12시간 자외선 차단 유지

  • Having completed 3 types of dermatological tests, even delicate skin burdened by irritation can be used mildly.
    Korean original

    3종 더마톨로지컬 테스트를 완료하여 자극이 부담되는 여린 피부도 마일드하게 사용할 수 있습니다.

  • Completed “Vegan Certification” by the Korea Vegan Certification Institute
    Korean original

    한국 비건 인증원 “비건 인증” 완료

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  • Helps deep skin moisturization at 2.5mm, including immediate (temporary)
    Korean original

    즉각적인(일시적) 포함 2.5mm 피부 깊은 보습에 도움

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  • We harvest Centella asiatica cultivated by a master of floricultural agricultural technology. The harvested Centella asiatica is low-temperature aged in Ulleungdo deep sea water for 72 hours. After extraction for 4 hours, it is low-temperature immersed over 24 hours.
    Korean original

    화훼농업기술 명인이 재배한 병풀을 수확합니다 수확한 병풀을 울릉도 해양심층수에 72시간 저온 숙성합니다 4시간 동안 추출 후 24시간에 걸쳐 저온 침지합니다

  • UV rays flawlessly! Strong skin protection from infrared rays (heat) and ultrafine dust
    Korean original

    자외선은 빈틈없이! 적외선(열), 초미세먼지로부터 강력한 피부 보호

  • Clearly proven UV blocking effect
    Korean original

    확실하게 검증된 자외선 차단 효과

  • With the patented Tight Shield method, it flawlessly blocks UV rays! With AHC's patented method that forms a protective barrier when exposed to light and heat to protect the skin, it inhibits UVA and UVB transmittance and increases the moisturizing effect.
    Korean original

    특허 받은 타이트 쉴드 공법으로 빈틈없이 자외선을 차단하니까! 빛과 열을 받으면 보호막을 형성하여 피부를 보호해주는 AHC의 특허 공법으로 UVA, UVB 투과율을 저해하고 보습 효과를 높여줍니다.

  • Usable for infants aged 3 years and under
    Korean original

    만 3세 이하의 영유아 사용 가능

  • Prevents adhesion of ultrafine dust simulant
    Korean original

    초미세먼지 모사체 흡착 방지

  • Rich moisture with long-lasting moistness
    Korean original

    촉촉함이 오래가는 풍부한 수분감

  • Helps prevent skin irritation caused by UV rays
    Korean original

    자외선으로 인한 피부 자극 예방 효과에 도움

  • Helps soothe skin irritation caused by UV rays
    Korean original

    자외선으로 인한 피부 자극 진정 효과에 도움

  • Helps improve irritated skin barrier caused by UV rays
    Korean original

    자외선으로 인한 자극된 피부 장벽 개선에 도움

  • Helps alleviate pigmentation caused by UV rays
    Korean original

    자외선으로 인한 색소침착 완화에 도움

  • Helps prevent temporary skin barrier irritation from infrared rays (heat)
    Korean original

    적외선(열)에 대한 일시적 피부 장벽 자극 예방 효과에 도움

  • Helps soothe temporary skin irritation caused by infrared rays (heat)
    Korean original

    적외선(열)에 의한 일시적 피부 자극 진정 효과에 도움

  • Helps provide a temporary skin soothing effect against mask friction irritation
    Korean original

    마스크 마찰 자극에 대한 일시적 피부 진정 효과에 도움

  • Helps temporarily soothe skin irritation caused by external stimuli (physical stimuli) with one use
    Korean original

    1회 사용으로 외부자극(물리적 자극)에 의한 일시적 피부 자극 진정에 도움

  • Helps improve skin moisture loss, including immediate (temporary)
    Korean original

    즉각적인(일시적) 포함 피부 수분 손실량 개선에 도움

  • Helps improve moisturization up to the 10th layer of the skin stratum corneum
    Korean original

    피부 각질층 10층까지의 보습 개선에 도움

  • Helps relieve skin tightness, including immediate (temporary)
    Korean original

    즉각적인(일시적) 포함 피부 당김 완화에 도움

  • Skin moisture improvement including immediate (temporary)
    Korean original

    즉각적인(일시적) 포함 피부 수분 개선

  • Helps improve the lasting power of 24-hour moisture (moisture barrier)
    Korean original

    24시간 수분(보습막) 지속력 개선에 도움

  • Helps improve the lasting power of 24-hour moisture loss improvement
    Korean original

    24시간 수분 손실량 개선 지속력 개선에 도움

  • Helps with lasting moisturizing effect against infrared rays (heat)
    Korean original

    적외선(열)에 대한 보습 지속 효과에 도움

  • Helps with sweatproof effect
    Korean original

    스웨트프루프 효과에 도움

  • Helps with sandproof effect
    Korean original

    샌드프루프 효과에 도움

  • Helps with activityproof effect
    Korean original

    액티비티프루프 효과에 도움

  • Helps with frictionproof effect
    Korean original

    프릭션프루프 효과에 도움

  • Helps with mask transfer prevention (touchproof) effect
    Korean original

    마스크 묻어남 방지(터치프루프) 효과에 도움

  • Helps improve washability so it is cleansed with only first-step cleansing
    Korean original

    1차 클렌징만으로 세정 되는 씻김성 개선에 도움

  • Helps with the lasting power of the 24-hour makeup fixer (preventing makeup lifting) effect
    Korean original

    24시간 메이크업 픽서(메이크업 들뜸 방지) 효과 지속력에 도움

  • Helps improve temporary pore number & area of pores expanded by heat
    Korean original

    열에 의해 확장된 모공의 일시적 모공 수&면적 개선에 도움

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