Tage
Tage Cica Tree Clear Sun Gel
Ingredient analysis and how the ad lines read
Read on 2026-09-21
What is this product?
A silicone-based gel sunscreen whose list is built around multiple organic UV filters, with tea tree leaf water at 9,800 ppb and a trace of centella extract for a soothing angle; it suits oily or combination skin that wants a light, fragrance-free finish.
What makes it different?
The formula leads with dimethicone and a silicone crosspolymer (items 1 and 2), which points to a smooth, lightweight gel texture rather than a heavy cream. It combines a broad set of organic UV filters spanning the first half of the list, including a newer broad-spectrum filter at position 9. Tea tree leaf water is disclosed at 9,800 ppb, but centella extract appears only at 10 ppb, so the cica positioning is symbolic rather than a functional dose. The list is short, at 18 items, and contains no fragrance or drying alcohol.
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
- Dimethicone
- Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
- 호모살레이트
- 에칠헥실살리실레이트
- Acrylates Copolymer
- Butyloctyl Salicylate
- 부틸메톡시디벤조일메탄
- Silica
- Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine
- 이소아밀p-메톡시신나메이트
- Octocrylene
- Tocopheryl Acetate
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- 라우레스-4
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Water
- Water
- Centella Asiatica 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: 토코페릴아세테이트, 다이메티콘, 실리카
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 on their own. They are partly right at best.
Claims translated from Korean, originals preserved.
partly backed1
- Tage Teiji | Teiji Cica Tree Transparent Sun Gel. As a water-based sun care that seeps in transparently without stickiness, it offers a light rest to the skin. With the soothing effect of cica ingredients and excellent UV protection, complete a minimal sun routine free from daily irritation worries every day. You can experience a natural finish without white cast.
Korean original
Tage 테이지 | 테이지 시카트리 투명 선젤. 끈적임 없이 투명하게 스며드는 수분 베이스의 선케어로 피부에 가벼운 휴식을 선사합니다. 시카 성분의 진정 효과와 탁월한 자외선 차단으로 매일 자극 걱정 없는 미니멀 선루틴을 완성해 보세요. 백탁 없는 내추럴한 마무리감을 경험할 수 있습니다.
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.