May 27

May 27 PRODUCT REVIEW: SUNTIQUE I’M PURE CICA SUNCREAM - ONE OF THE BEST CLEAN MINERAL SUNSCREENS IN K-BEAUTY

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SUNTIQUE | I’M PURE CICA SUNCREAM SPF 50+ / PA++++

This review was originally part of my blog article titled, “Cool Clean Facial Sunscreens to Keep Us Safe and Smiling in the Sun!” You can still catch the full piece here.

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I know I say it often, but it bears repeating over and over again. When people ask me my top recommendation for an anti-aging treatment, I simply reply…“Sunscreen!” As I alluded to earlier, Asian skincare brands kill it with the sun filter innovation — notably J-Beauty and K-Beauty brands.

I’ve crowed for years about one of my all-time favorite sunscreens from Japanese brand Rhoto — the Skin Aqua Super Moisture Milk that I reviewed in detail in my article about a complete $100 skincare routine. It’s not a straight up mineral formula; it’s more of a hybrid.

Wowed by sun filter technologies and innovative formulas from the world over, I was naturally intrigued by the relatively new Korean sun care brand, Suntique. I first discovered the indie brand while bouncing around NYC’s K-town a few months ago.

The K-beauty shops in K-town are an ample replacement for the shops in Seoul that are something nearing nirvana — and they’re a whole lot closer to home.

Replete with both well-known and obscure Korean skincare brands, I was literally a kid in a candy shop. Just like I was during my trip to Seoul several years ago, I was immersed in newness and bizarreness, with whacky sounding brands and absurdly named products — including the Suntique I'm Pure Cica Suncream.

I’m Pure Cica Suncream is, of course, a mineral sunscreen formulated with the two physical filters Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Oxide. The clean formula has a light, but unusual texture that’s hard to legitimately describe in words. Dare I say it’s slimy as in snail slime slimy? I actually couldn’t find any snail mucin in the INCI. To see just how unusual it is to apply, you’ll want to check my corresponding vlog on my YouTube channel here.

Certainly, it’s non-sticky, non-greasy and leaves no white cast. (Are there any mineral sunscreens left out there that do leave a white cast?)

As the name implies, there is, in fact, soothing, hydrating Centella Asiatica Extract, or cica. And, true to any self-respecting K-beauty product, there are even ferments in the formula, including Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate.

Beyond that, there’s a bevy of terrific nourishing and antioxidant extracts and oils that deliver light moisture to the skin. If you’re oily, I’m Pure is your moisturizer. If you’re dry or normal, it’s best layered over a moisturizer as I do.

For good, clean fun in the sun, you can grab it on the Sokoglam website here for just $24.

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