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Medifordear Cica Calming Sunscreen
Labeler: Youngwon Costech
SPF 45 as labeled
U.S. formulation · record last retrieved 21 September 2026
Quick facts
Does Medifordear Cica Calming Sunscreen list fragrance?
No fragrance, parfum or listed fragrance ingredient appears in the ingredient list currently stored for this U.S. formulation, which is recorded as complete with every name identified.
What are the active ingredients in Medifordear Cica Calming Sunscreen?
The ingredient list currently stored for this U.S. formulation names Homosalate, Octisalate, Octocrylene, and Avobenzone among the sunscreen actives the FDA's monograph allows.
Is Medifordear Cica Calming Sunscreen mineral-only?
No. The ingredient list currently stored for this U.S. formulation names Homosalate, Octisalate, Octocrylene, and Avobenzone.
Does Medifordear Cica Calming Sunscreen contain oxybenzone?
Oxybenzone is not listed in the ingredient list currently stored for this U.S. formulation, which is recorded as complete with every name identified.
Each answer restates the ingredient list stored for this record. It does not predict whether your skin will react.
What is listed
The ingredient declaration stored for this formulation, reproduced exactly as it was recorded from the source below.
36 entries · the stored declaration is recorded as complete.
What each ingredient generally does
Each entry that matched a canonical ingredient, with the function recorded for it. These notes describe the role an ingredient plays in a formulation. They do not assess an ingredient.
An organic UV filter that absorbs ultraviolet light. It also adds scent to the product.
An organic UV filter that absorbs ultraviolet light, and doubles as a light stabilizer to keep the formula steady in sun. It also appears on labels as Ethylhexyl Salicylate.
An organic UV filter that absorbs ultraviolet light. It also serves as a light stabilizer, helping keep other filters and the formula intact under sunlight.
An organic UV filter that absorbs ultraviolet light. It also acts as a light stabilizer, helping the formula hold up under sun exposure. On labels it also appears as Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane.
Water
Antiplaque (CosIng functional class)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Solvent (dissolves other ingredients)The base liquid that most of the other ingredients dissolve or spread into. It carries the formula and helps condition the skin surface.
Butylene Glycol
Fragrance ingredient (scent)Humectant (holds moisture)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Solvent (dissolves other ingredients)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)A multitasking liquid that acts as a humectant, solvent, and thickness adjuster, and carries a scent role. It draws in and holds moisture, dissolves other ingredients, and helps set the product's texture.
Butyloctyl Salicylate
Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Hair conditioning (CosIng functional class)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Solvent (dissolves other ingredients)A liquid that conditions skin and hair and acts as a solvent. It softens skin feel and helps dissolve and spread other ingredients in the mix.
Polyglyceryl-6 Stearate
Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)This is an emollient, meaning it softens and smooths skin feel. It gives the product a smoother slip as you apply it.
Ethylhexyl Methoxycrylene
Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Ethylhexyl Methoxycrylene is a skin-conditioning ingredient. It helps keep skin feeling soft and smooth.
Niacinamide
Smoothing (CosIng functional class)An ingredient that smooths the skin's surface. In practice, it helps the product leave skin feeling even.
Poly C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate
Emulsion stabilizer (keeps oil and water mixed)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)A polymer that stabilizes emulsions and adjusts thickness. In practice, it keeps the oil and water parts from separating and gives the product its body.
Sorbitan Sesquioleate
Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)An emulsifier that helps oil and water stay mixed. It keeps the watery and oily parts from splitting apart, holding the formula together.
Silica
Abrasive (physically scrubs)Absorbent (takes up oil or water)Anticaking (keeps powder free-flowing)Bulking agent (adds volume)Opacifier (makes the formula less see-through)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)Silica is a fine mineral powder that soaks up excess moisture and oil, and adjusts how thick the product feels. It keeps powders from clumping, adds bulk, and can make a formula look more opaque. Its chemical name is silicon dioxide.
Behenyl Alcohol
Binder (holds the formula together)Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Emulsion stabilizer (keeps oil and water mixed)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)A multitasker that softens and smooths skin while adjusting the product's thickness. It also helps hold the mix together and keeps the oil and water parts from separating.
1,2-Hexanediol
Humectant (holds moisture)Preservative (inhibits microbial growth)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Solvent (dissolves other ingredients)A fluid that acts as a solvent, dissolving other ingredients so they blend evenly. It also conditions the skin, leaving it feeling smooth.
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant (slows the formula oxidizing)An antioxidant that helps keep the formula from going off over time. In practice it protects the product's other ingredients from breaking down.
Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion stabilizer (keeps oil and water mixed)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate is a thickener that adjusts how thick or fluid a product is. It also stabilizes oil-and-water blends, keeping them from separating.
Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate
Emulsion stabilizer (keeps oil and water mixed)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)An ingredient that keeps an emulsion stable. In practice it helps stop the water and oil parts from separating over time.
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion stabilizer (keeps oil and water mixed)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)This is a gel-like polymer that stabilizes emulsions and adjusts thickness. That means it keeps the oil and water parts from separating and helps give the product its texture and body.
Sphingomonas Ferment Extract
Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)A ferment-based extract used to condition the skin. That means it helps keep skin feeling soft and smooth.
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant (slows the formula oxidizing)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Tocopheryl Acetate is a form of vitamin E that acts as an antioxidant, helping keep the formula from going off. It also conditions the skin, softening its feel.
Panthenol
Antistatic (reduces static)Hair conditioning (CosIng functional class)Humectant (holds moisture)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)A skin- and hair-conditioning ingredient that also reduces static cling. In practice it helps keep skin and hair feeling soft and smooth.
Disodium EDTA
Chelating (binds metal ions in the formula)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)An ingredient that binds trace metals that would otherwise spoil the formula, and helps adjust its thickness. This keeps the product stable over time.
Adenosine
Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Adenosine is a skin-conditioning ingredient. It helps keep skin feeling smooth and in good condition.
Centella Asiatica Extract
Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Smoothing (CosIng functional class)Soothing (CosIng functional class)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)Tonic (CosIng functional class)An extract of the whole centella plant that cleans, conditions, smooths and soothes skin, and acts as a tonic. In practice it helps lift away dirt while leaving skin feeling smoother and refreshed. Sometimes listed under its common name, gotu kola.
Monarda Didyma Leaf Extract
Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)A leaf extract from bee balm that works as a skin-conditioning ingredient. It helps keep skin feeling soft and smooth.
Mentha Piperita Leaf Extract
Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)An extract from peppermint leaves used to condition the skin. It helps keep skin feeling soft and smooth.
Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract
Deodorant (masks or reduces odor)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Refreshing (CosIng functional class)Surfactant (cleanses or mixes oil and water)Tonic (CosIng functional class)An extract of lavender flowers used for cleansing, as a deodorant, and to add fragrance. It also acts as a refreshing tonic in the formula.
Freesia Refracta Extract
Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)An extract from the freesia plant used as a skin conditioner. That means it helps keep skin feeling soft and in good condition.
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
Fragrance ingredient (scent)Preservative (inhibits microbial growth)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)An extract from rosemary leaves that works as an antimicrobial, adds fragrance, and conditions skin. That means it helps keep the formula fresh, gives it scent, and leaves skin feeling soft.
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Fragrance ingredient (scent)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)An extract of chamomile flowerheads that conditions skin and adds fragrance. It helps skin feel soft and smooth while contributing to the product's scent.
Asiaticoside
Antioxidant (slows the formula oxidizing)Fragrance ingredient (scent)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)This is an antioxidant that also adds scent and conditions the skin. As an antioxidant it helps protect the formula from spoiling, while keeping skin feeling conditioned.
Caprylyl Glycol
Deodorant (masks or reduces odor)Emollient (softens and smooths skin)Hair conditioning (CosIng functional class)Preservative (inhibits microbial growth)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)A multi-tasker that conditions skin and hair and acts as a deodorant. As an emollient it softens and smooths, leaving skin feeling conditioned.
A skin-conditioning ingredient that also acts as an antioxidant. It helps keep skin feeling smooth while the antioxidant action helps protect the formula from oxidation.
Madecassic Acid
Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)A skin-conditioning ingredient that helps keep skin feeling soft and smooth.
Asiatic Acid
Light stabilizer (protects the formula from light)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)This ingredient acts as a light stabilizer, helping the formula hold up against light exposure, and it conditions the skin. In practice it helps the product stay stable while leaving skin feeling conditioned.
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Source quality
- Source
- DailyMed drug label
- Source record
- https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=2bc94923-b221-5159-e063-6394a90ab8ff
- Retrieved
- 21 September 2026
- Market
- United States
- Version
- v1 of this U.S. formulation
- Source tier
- Official label document (not independently verified by us)
- Entries recorded
- 36
- Record checksum
- sha256:32156db397d842cc910370d62e011a7171681e7f1cca55cc3e56bb72dbb183d9
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