numbuzin No.1 Clear Soothing Watery Sun Cream SPF50+ PA++++

What is this product?

A hydrating, soothing-oriented chemical sunscreen with four modern UV filters, niacinamide at number 10, and a long tail of hyaluronate derivatives. Reviewers rate it highly on average, and the fragrance-free, essential-oil-free list suits sensitive skin.

What makes it different?

The filter set combines four organic UV filters including Terephthalylidene Dicamphor Sulfonic Acid and Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, which are modern, photostable choices. Niacinamide sits at number 10 and Centella extract at number 24 with madecassoside at number 34, placing the soothing actives in the middle of the list. Ten different hyaluronate derivatives cluster near the end of the list, supporting the watery hydration positioning. The list avoids added fragrance and essential oils, which is uncommon for a sun cream at this texture point.

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 5 with no dictionary entry, left in Korean.

Key ingredient

• Water
• 스페인감초뿌리수
• Dibutyl Adipate
• Propanediol
• Butyloctyl Salicylate
• Ethylhexyl Triazone
• Terephthalylidene Dicamphor Sulfonic Acid
• Polymethylsilsesquioxane
• 1,2-Hexanediol
• Niacinamide
• Tromethamine
• Polyglyceryl-3 Distearate
• Butylene Glycol
• Pentylene Glycol
• Cetearyl Alcohol
• Caprylyl Methicone
• Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate
• Polysilicone-15
• Glyceryl Stearate
• Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine
• Potassium Cetyl Phosphate
• Methylpropanediol
• Carbomer
• Centella Asiatica Extract
• Houttuynia Cordata Extract
• Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
• Coptis Japonica Root Extract
• Glyceryl Stearate Citrate
• Ethylhexylglycerin
• Xanthan Gum
• Dextrin
• Adenosine
• Polyether-1
• Madecassoside
• Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract
• Biosaccharide Gum-1
• Tocopherol
• Glycerin
• 각시둥굴레뿌리줄기/뿌리추출물
• Lycium Chinense Fruit Extract
• 녹용추출물
• Ophiopogon Japonicus Root Extract
• 하수오뿌리추출물
• Astragalus Membranaceus Root Extract
• Laminaria Japonica Extract
• Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
• Dioscorea Japonica Root Extract
• Anastatica Hierochuntica Extract
• Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract
• 모창출뿌리추출물
• Viola Mandshurica Flower Extract
• Dimethylsilanol Hyaluronate
• Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
• Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
• Sodium Hyaluronate
• Hyaluronic Acid
• Potassium Hyaluronate
• Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
• Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
• Sodium Hyaluronate Dimethylsilanol
• Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
• Hyacinthus Orientalis (Hyacinth) Extract

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: 다이부틸아디페이트, 세테아릴알코올

Did the ad claims hold up?

We checked the one line this product advertises against the ingredient list and public documents. None of them hold up. There is nothing behind them.

Claims translated from Korean, originals preserved.

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.

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