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Ingredient analysis and how the ad lines read
Read on 2026-09-22
What is this product?
A hybrid tone-up sunscreen with four UV filters, silicones for a smooth finish, and a 100ppm ceramide NP, though the ceramide and peptide sit at the very end of the list. Avoid if you are sensitive to added fragrance.
What makes it different?
The filter mix combines ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, titanium dioxide, bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine and diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate, giving broad hybrid coverage at SPF50+ PA++++. Ceramide NP is disclosed at a printed 100ppm, a rare explicit concentration for a sunscreen, but it ranks 28th of 34 ingredients with the peptide last. Iron oxides explain the tone-up finish, and there is no drying alcohol in the list. Added fragrance is present, which sensitive users should weigh.
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 1 with no dictionary entry, left in Korean.
Key ingredientWorth a closer look
- Water
- Butylene Glycol
- C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
- 에칠헥실메톡시신나메이트
- Titanium Dioxide
- Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine
- Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate
- Cyclopentasiloxane
- Silica
- Cyclohexasiloxane
- Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- Polyacrylate-13
- Aluminum Stearate
- Polyhydroxystearic Acid
- Alumina
- Polyisobutene
- Stearic Acid
- Fragrance
- Caprylyl Glycol
- Carbomer
- Disodium EDTA
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Polysorbate 20
- Sorbitan Isostearate
- Iron Oxide Red
- Iron Oxide Yellow
- Ceramide NP
- Propanediol
- BHT
- Centella Asiatica Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
- Acorus Calamus Root Extract
- Tocopherol
- Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5
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: C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate (3), Polysorbate 20 (24), Sorbitan Isostearate (25), Polysiloxanes (8, 10), Stearic Acid (18)
Did the ad claims hold up?
We checked 8 lines this product advertises against the ingredient list and public documents. 4 of them look likely, though none are proven outright.
Claims translated from Korean, originals preserved.
likely, not proven4
- Point 1. A clear and radiant inner-glow tone-up that wells up from within.
Korean original
Point 1. 속부터 차오르는 맑고 화사한 속광 톤업
- A dewy, moisturizing texture with bursting water droplets.
Korean original
물방울 터지는 촉촉한 보습 텍스처
- Renewed Water Splash Sun Cream Ceramide, with added ceramides, also cares for the moisture barrier.
Korean original
세라마이드를 더해 보습장벽까지 케어하는 새로워진 워터 스플래쉬 선크림 세라마이드
- A tone-up formula that doubles as a makeup base to create a natural inner glow.
Korean original
메이크업 베이스 겸용 톤업 포뮬러로 자연스러운 속광 연출
partly backed3
- Point 2. With ceramides and peptides, the more you apply, the firmer your moisture barrier becomes.
Korean original
Point 2. 세라마이드와 펩타이드 함유로 바를 수록 탄탄한 보습 장벽
- A vegan tone-up sunscreen that fills moisture deep into the skin as if water droplets burst.
Korean original
물방울이 터지듯 피부 속까지 촉촉하게 보습이 충전되는 비건 톤업 선크림
- Containing Ceramide NP (100ppm), which accounts for the largest proportion among the 12 ceramides of human skin, helps strengthen the skin's moisture barrier.
Korean original
사람 피부의 12종 세라마이드 중 가장 많은 구성을 차지하는 세라마이드엔피를(100ppm) 함유하여 피부 보습 장벽 강화에 도움
no evidence1
- Point 3. A vegan formula that keeps skin comfortable.
Korean original
Point 3. 피부가 편안한 비건 포뮬러
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.