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Pestlo
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South Korea

Safe Recipe Sun Essence

Last Updated on:
July 29, 2025
Created on:
August 8, 2025
My rating:
2
/3

This is mineral sunscreen with a cast that's mostly unnoticeable... except for around my hairline. There's a definite rosemary scent to this from the rosemary leaf oil, as well as a medley of amino acids. This goes on slightly dewy but dries down to a slightly matte finish. A good mineral sunscreen, but the hairline cast ruins it for me. Definitely fine if you have a lighter skin tone. There's also some "EWG clean/green" marketing on this product on the brand's website, which is never fun to see.

Details

Nice Ingredients:

Centella Asiatica Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Rosemary Leaf Oil, Pycnogenol, Sunflower Seed Oil Unsaponifiables, Ceramide NP, Glycine, Serine, Alanine, Arginine, Threonine, Proline

SPF:
50+
Volume:
50 mL
Type:
Vehicle:
Lotion
Finish:
Natural/Matte
Type:
Inorganic (Mineral/Physical)
UVA:
PA 4 Plus [UVA-PF (PPD) ≥ 16]
Local Ocean Regulations:

No Oxybenzone, Octinoxate, Octocrylene (U.S. Virgin Islands, Palau, Hawaii, Key West, Aruba)

Filters:

Zinc Oxide

Alcohol?
No
Resistance to water:
No
Added Fragrance/Essential Oils?
Yes
Type:
Tint?
No
Eye sting:
No
Cast on me:
2 (Visible cast on me, best for light to medium skin tones)
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