Missha All-Around Safe Block Essence Sun Mist SPF 50+ PA++++
76/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Missha All-Around Safe Block Essence Sun Mist SPF 50+ PA++++ is a hybrid chemical mist combining Ethylhexyl Triazone, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, and Homosalate. It wears balanced and lightweight with low white cast, and it is an excellent makeup base since a mist can be reapplied over makeup. Some users may notice mild stinging, so keep it away from the eyes. Good protection and a 76/100 score make it a handy top-up SPF for the day.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Good
78
- +11.4 Homosalate at #6, UV filter
- +7.6 Ethylhexyl Salicylate at #7, UV filter
- +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #8, UV filter
- +24 Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane at #9, UV filter (UVA1 +12.8)
- +28.8 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #13, UV filter (UVA1 +9.6)
- β15.4 UVB coverage saturated
- +4 Label claims (SPF 50, PA rating)
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Health safety
Medium
57
- +100 Starting score
- β40 Homosalate at #6 (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β3.5 Avobenzone at #9, stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
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Allergens
Low
70
- +100 Starting score
- β18 Fragrance
- β12 Opaque "Fragrance", hidden allergens that can't be checked from the label
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Eye sting
Medium
49
- +100 Starting score
- β8 Avobenzone at #9, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β6 Homosalate at #6, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β6 Octisalate at #7, migrates into eyes with sweat
- β18 Volatile alcohol at #1
- β5 Alcohol high up speeds filter migration
- β8 Fragrance
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Fabric stains
Low
62
- +100 Starting score
- β38 Avobenzone at #9, reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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Moisture
Light
LightNourishing
- β 22 Volatile alcohol at #1
- β 1 Glycerin at #22, the anchor humectant
- β 1 1 strong humectants (Glyceryl Glucoside)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- β 5 Volatile alcohol at #1
- β 4 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate, Diisopropyl Sebacate)
- β 9 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Excellent
PillsPrimer
- β 5 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
- β 10 Quick-setting carrier (alcohol at #1), fast, even canvas
- β 6 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
- +3 1 film-forming polymers that lock the formula on for water resistance
Full ingredient list (24)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, β / β give the direction, and β / β shift a slider toward its ends (finish, moisture, makeup base). Auto-derived from our scoring rules and the ingredient's position.
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Volatile alcohol, a drying solvent that can sting eyes
- β 5 Alcohol high up speeds filter migration
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 9 β dewy emollient lipid
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte β 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
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Legacy UV filter (Homosalate)
- β 11.4 UV protection
- β 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Legacy UV filter (Octisalate)
- β 7.6 UV protection
- β 6 migrates into eyes with sweat
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 17.6 UV protection
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Legacy UV filter (Avobenzone), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 24 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- β 3.5 stacked (regulatory/evidence concern)
- β 8 migrates into eyes with sweat
- β 38 reacts with iron in wash water into rust-yellow stains
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10 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte β 1 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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12 Fragrance
Fragrance
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- β 28.8 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance
- β 3 film former
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
- 1 β nourishing humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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19 Maltodextrin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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21 Xylitol
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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22 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 1 β nourishing the anchor humectant
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
Can I use Missha Safe Block Sun Mist over makeup?
Yes, it rates as an excellent makeup base, and as a mist it is convenient to reapply over makeup through the day. It is balanced, lightweight, and low in white cast.
Is the Missha All-Around Safe Block Essence Sun Mist SPF 50+ PA++++ mineral or chemical?
It is a hybrid, mainly chemical, using Ethylhexyl Triazone, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, and Homosalate.
Is Missha Safe Block Sun Mist SPF 50+ any good?
It has good protection and scores 76/100, making it a handy top-up SPF. Keep it away from the eyes, as some users may notice mild stinging.