NUTSELINE
NUTSELINE Cica Nut Waterful Calming Sun Stick
Ingredient analysis and how the ad lines read
Read on 2026-09-20
What is this product?
A water-based calming sun stick with five UV filters at SPF50+ PA++++, plus niacinamide and adenosine, but the cica ingredients sit near the end of the list and the formula is heavily fragranced with essential oils.
What makes it different?
It pairs chemical UV filters in the top of the list with brightening (niacinamide, position 10) and wrinkle-care (adenosine, position 23) actives, so it is a triple-functional cosmetic. Five centella-related ingredients appear in the later half, which may limit soothing strength. The five-essential-oil blend distinguishes the scent profile but makes it a poor pick for sensitive or reactive skin.
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 8 with no dictionary entry, left in Korean.
Key ingredientWorth a closer look
- Water
- Dimethicone
- Synthetic Wax
- Ethylhexyl Palmitate
- 에칠헥실메톡시신나메이트
- Octocrylene
- 에칠헥실살리실레이트
- 부틸메톡시디벤조일메탄
- Ceresin
- Niacinamide
- Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine
- Glycerin
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- 세틸피이지/피피지-10/1다이메티콘
- 캠퍼
- Butylene Glycol
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil
- Chromium Oxide Greens
- Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Oil
- Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil
- Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil
- Adenosine
- Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
- Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil
- Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil
- Cymbopogon Citratus Leaf Oil
- Citral
- Limonene
- Brassica Oleracea Italica (Broccoli) Extract
- 자주개자리추출물
- Brassica Oleracea Capitata (Cabbage) Leaf Extract
- Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Sprout Extract
- Linalool
- 유채추출물
- 무씨추출물
- BHT
- Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
- Laminaria Japonica Extract
- Dioscorea Japonica Root Extract
- Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract
- Viola Mandshurica Flower Extract
- Centella Asiatica Extract
- Geraniol
- Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
- Mentha Suaveolens Leaf Extract
- Diospyros Kaki Leaf Extract
- Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Fruit Extract
- Coffea Arabica (Coffee) Seed Extract
- Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Flower Extract
- Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract
- Castanea Crenata (Chestnut) Shell Extract
- Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract
- Thymus Vulgaris (Thyme) Leaf Extract
- Madecassoside
- Madecassic Acid
- Asiatic Acid
- Asiaticoside
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: 유칼립투스잎오일, 로즈마리잎오일, 페퍼민트오일, 라벤더오일, 레몬그라스잎오일, 에틸헥실팔미테이트
Did the ad claims hold up?
We checked the one line this product advertises against the ingredient list and public documents. All of them hold up.
Claims translated from Korean, originals preserved.
backed by evidence1
- UV protection(SPF 50+, PA++++), whitening, wrinkle improvement
Korean original
자외선 차단(SPF 50+, PA++++), 미백, 주름개선
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.