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athé vegan relief sun cream

Ingredient analysis and how the ad lines read

Read on 2026-09-25

What is this product?

A 50 ml Korean mineral sunscreen, SPF50+ PA++++, from athé, tinted ivory to cover redness and pitched at sensitive skin. Zinc oxide is the only UV filter entry this record reads, second in a 54-entry list with a silicone and light-oil base, niacinamide, sea buckthorn oil, centella, panthenol and several hyaluronic acid forms, and no fragrance entry. A report summary says it suits sensitive and acne-prone skin, but the brand's redness and hydration charts do not match their own bars. No exfoliating acid; the acid-named entries are hyaluronic acid forms and ascorbic acid.

What makes it different?

A zinc-oxide-only sunscreen tinted ivory to hide redness, aimed at sensitive skin, with an airless pump; its redness and hydration charts do not reproduce, so the tint is the dependable part.

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 3 with no dictionary entry, left in Korean.

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

We could not place these in the list above: 비타민나무오일

Did the ad claims hold up?

We checked 29 lines this product advertises against the ingredient list and public documents. 8 of them look likely, though none are proven outright.

Claims translated from Korean, originals preserved.

likely, not proven8

  • Ivory-tone vegan mineral sunscreen that covers redness
    Korean original

    붉은기 잡는 상아빛 비건 무기자차

  • Overwhelming spreadability that glides smoothly like a water cream has been applied
    Korean original

    수분 크림을 바른 듯 부드럽게 슬라이딩 되는 압도적 발림성

  • France Yves vegan certification complete
    Korean original

    프랑스 이브 비건 인증 완료

  • ZnO Zinc Oxide 100%
    Korean original

    ZnO 징크옥사이드 100%

  • Surface redness care that instantly covers skin that has become sensitive
    Korean original

    예민해진 피부를 즉각적으로 커버하는 겉붉은기케어

  • Corrects the white cast that floats bluish with a complementary color that tones down blue tones, making it ivory
    Korean original

    푸른기를 잡는 보색컬러로 푸르게 동동뜨는 하얀 백탁현상을 상아빛으로 보정

  • A makeup-prep sunscreen that doesn't cake even when layered
    Korean original

    레이어링 해도 뜨지 않는 메이크업 프렙 선크림

  • To preserve UV-blocking power and ingredient efficacy fresh, an airless pump container that blocks air is used.
    Korean original

    자외선 차단력과 원료의 효능을 신선하게 보존하기 위해 공기가 통하지 않는 에어리스 펌프 용기를 사용하였습니다.

partly backed9

  • UV & Redness Defense
  • Comedogenic / sensitive skin suitability test complete
    Korean original

    여드름성 / 민감성 피부 사용적합 테스트 완료

  • A sunscreen filled with soothing ingredients including a water essence
    Korean original

    수분에센스를 포함한 진정성분들로 채운 선크림

  • Without artificial colors, vitamin tree oil derived from plants helps cover redness
    Korean original

    인공색소 없이, 식물유래성분으로 붉은기 커버를 돕는 비타민 나무 오일

  • Whitening functional / vitamin tree oil ingredient for whitening care and coverage at the same time in one ivory care
    Korean original

    미백기능성 / 비타민나무오일 성분으로 미백케어와 동시에 커버까지 한번에 상아빛 케어

  • With our self-developed ingredient Alpinus Pro™ and a skincare ingredient complex, provides reliable moisture supply & soothing care
    Korean original

    자사 독자 개발 원료 알피뉴스프로™와 스킨케어 성분 콤플렉스로 확실한 수분공급 & 진정 케어

  • The ‘Ate Vegan Relief Mineral Sunscreen’ requested by Cosmax Inc. is judged to be suitable for use on sensitive skin, and is judged to help with skin soothing effects, immediate redness coverage, and improvement of inner moisture.
    Korean original

    코스맥스㈜에서 의뢰한 ‘아떼 비건 릴리프 무기자차 선크림’은 민감성 피부 사용에 적합한 제품으로 판단되며, 피부 진정효과, 즉각적 붉은기 커버효과, 속수분 개선에 도움을 주는 제품으로 판단된다.

  • The research product was finally determined by a dermatologist to be suitable for use on acne-prone skin.
    Korean original

    피부과 전문의에 의해 연구제품은 여드름성 피부 사용에 적합한 것으로 최종 판정되었다.

  • Reef-safe formula that prevents whitening (coral bleaching) phenomena
    Korean original

    산호를 굳어지게 하는 백화현상을 예방하는 리프 세이프 제형

overstated ad line2

  • A worry-free prescription sunscreen that works even on the most sensitive skin
    Korean original

    어떤 예민한 피부도 실패 없는 안심 처방 선크림

  • A sunscreen made with 100% ingredients also used for soothing effects, so skin improves
    Korean original

    진정 효과로도 쓰이는 원료 100%로 피부가 좋아지는 선크림

no evidence7

  • Skincare-style sun care that manages both surface and inner redness
    Korean original

    겉/속 붉은기를 모두 케어하는 스킨케어링 선케어

  • 47% soothing skincare ingredients
    Korean original

    진정스킨케어링 성분 47%

  • 4-week soothing effect that reduces inner redness* of the skin
    Korean original

    피부의 속붉은기*를 내려주는 4주 진정 효과

  • Immediate redness-covering effect
    Korean original

    즉각 붉은기 커버 효과

  • Hypersion, proprietary technology that thinly disperses UV-blocking ingredients
    Korean original

    자외선 차단 성분을 얇게 분산한 독자 기술, Hypersion 적용

  • Measured rate of improvement in inner moisture 16.5%
    Korean original

    속수분 개선 측정 변화율 16.5%

  • Ate mineral sunscreen with 47% skincare ingredients, added moisture to the application, no inner dryness
    Korean original

    스킨케어링 성분 47%, 발림성에 수분감까지 더한 속당김없는 아떼 무기자차

says nothing3

  • The one and only sunscreen that nails both application and performance
    Korean original

    발림성, 성능 모두 잡은 단 하나의 선크림

  • The sunscreen recognized by numerous experts and YouTubers
    Korean original

    수많은 전문가 유튜버가 인정한 선크림

  • The feeling of being gently placed on irritated, sensitive skin
    Korean original

    자극받은 예민한 피부위에 편안하게 얹어주는 느낌

Each line is quoted as the brand published it, and each one was read on its own against the ingredient list and the documents the brand publishes.

How we read these lines