Cica Redness Solution Sunscreen Zinc Oxide 170 mg/mL Cream
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🆔 Identity & classification
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🏭 Manufacturer & labeler
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🩺 Clinical
Cica Redness Solution Sunscreen is a topical cream containing zinc oxide, an over-the-counter sunscreen ingredient marketed under FDA monograph rules. Zinc oxide is commonly used in sunscreen products to help reflect ultraviolet light away from the skin. This product combines a physical sunscreen filter with a formulation name suggesting it may be intended for sensitive or irritated skin.
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🧪 Inactive Ingredients / Excipients
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A liquid alcohol derived from petroleum or plant sources. It acts as a solvent and humectant in medicines, helping dissolve active ingredients and retain moisture in the formulation.
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Aluminum hydroxide is a white powder mineral compound used as an antacid ingredient in some formulations. It works as a buffer and pH regulator to help neutralize stomach acid in the medicine.
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Butylene glycol is a clear liquid derived from petroleum or plants that acts as a humectant, solvent, and preservative booster in medicines. It helps keep formulations stable, dissolve active ingredients, and maintain moisture in topical products.
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A synthetic liquid derived from butylene glycol and fatty acids. It acts as an emollient and solvent to help dissolve or suspend active ingredients, improving texture and absorption in topical or oral formulations.
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A synthetic compound used as a solvent and penetration enhancer in topical formulations. It helps dissolve active ingredients and allows them to penetrate the skin more effectively.
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A plant extract from calendula flowers, traditionally used in formulations. It typically serves as a botanical ingredient that may provide color, fragrance, or skin-conditioning properties to topical products.
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Caprylyl glycol is a clear liquid derived from coconut oil. In medicines, it acts as a humectant to retain moisture, a preservative booster to prevent microbial growth, and a solvent to help dissolve or mix other ingredients.
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A silicone-based ingredient that acts as a lubricant and glidant. It helps the tablet or capsule move smoothly through manufacturing equipment and improves powder flow during production.
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A plant extract from Centella asiatica containing natural compounds called triterpenoids. It's used as an active ingredient in some formulations for its purported skin-supporting properties, though it functions as a botanical additive rather than a structural component of the medicine.
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Ceramide NP is a waxy, lipid-based substance that mimics natural skin oils. It's used in topical formulations as an emollient and skin-conditioning agent to help soften, smooth, and protect the skin barrier.
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A green pigment made from chromium compounds, used to color tablets and capsules. It helps identify the medicine and makes it visually distinctive without affecting how the drug works.
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A natural plant extract from finger limes, used as a flavoring and coloring agent to add tartness and visual appeal to medicines.
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A silicone-based liquid that helps distribute active ingredients evenly throughout topical products. It acts as a solvent and emollient, allowing medicines to spread smoothly on skin while improving texture and absorption.
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A clay mineral processed to carry positive charges, used as a thickener and suspending agent in liquid medicines. It helps keep solid particles evenly distributed throughout the product.
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Ethylhexylglycerin is a synthetic preservative used to prevent bacteria and mold from growing in medicines and personal care products. It helps keep the product safe and stable throughout its shelf life.
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Ferric oxide red is an inorganic iron compound used as a colorant in medicines. It gives tablets, capsules, or other dosage forms a red or reddish tint for identification and appearance.
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Ferric oxide yellow is a naturally occurring iron compound used as a colorant in medications. It gives tablets, capsules, and other forms a yellow or golden hue for identification and appearance.
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A dark iron oxide compound that gives medicines their black or dark color. It's used as a colorant in tablets and capsules to help identify the product and make it visually distinctive.
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A natural sweetener and flavor derived from fig fruit. It adds sweetness and mild fruity taste to medicines while also acting as a binder to hold tablet ingredients together.
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Glycerin is a clear, thick liquid derived from plant oils or fats. It acts as a humectant to retain moisture, a sweetener, and a solvent in medications.
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A plant-derived oily substance used as an emulsifier and solubilizer in medicines. It helps blend water and oil-based ingredients together and improves how the body absorbs certain active drugs.
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A natural emulsifier derived from soybean oil. It helps mix oil and water-based ingredients together, ensuring even distribution of active ingredients throughout the medicine.
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Inonotus obliquus is a fungus whose fruiting body (the visible, woody part) is used as a natural filler and texturizing agent in some formulations. It helps add bulk and may serve as a binder to hold tablet or capsule ingredients together.
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Isododecane is a lightweight liquid hydrocarbon used as a solvent and spreadability agent in topical formulations. It helps dissolve active ingredients and makes the product easier to apply and absorb into the skin.
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A silicone-based emulsifier and surfactant that helps mix oil and water components in formulations. It's used to improve product texture, spreadability, and consistency in topical medicines and cosmetics.
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A mineral compound derived from natural or synthetic sources that acts as an anti-caking agent and flow aid. It helps prevent clumping and improves the powder's ability to flow smoothly during manufacturing and tablet formation.
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Magnesium sulfate is a mineral salt that acts as an osmotic agent in medications. It draws water into the intestines to soften stool or is used as a filler and processing aid in some solid dosage forms.
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A fat derived from coconut or palm oil containing shorter fatty acid chains. It serves as a solvent and carrier to help dissolve or suspend active ingredients, improving absorption and stability in liquid formulations.
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A plant oil extracted from lotus flowers, used in medicines as an emollient and skin-conditioning agent. It helps soften the product texture and can improve how the medicine feels or spreads on skin.
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Pentylene glycol is a humectant and preservative helper derived from petroleum or plant sources. It draws moisture into the product and helps prevent bacterial growth, keeping medicines stable during storage.
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Silica dimethyl silylate is a silicon-based powder that acts as a glidant and anti-caking agent. It reduces friction between particles and helps powders flow smoothly during manufacturing and tablet compression.
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A plant-based carbohydrate derived from corn kernels. It acts as a filler to add bulk, a binder to hold ingredients together, and a disintegrant to help the tablet break apart in your stomach for absorption.
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Taraxacum officinale leaf is an extract from the dandelion plant used as a natural flavoring agent or botanical ingredient in medications. It may add flavor, aroma, or plant-derived components to the formulation.
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Titanium dioxide is a bright white mineral powder commonly used as a colorant and opacifying agent. It makes pills and tablets white or lighter in color and helps make coatings non-transparent.
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Tocopherol is a form of vitamin E derived from plant oils. It acts as an antioxidant in medicines to prevent oils and fats from breaking down and spoiling during storage.
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A synthetic chemical compound used as a plasticizer in film coatings. It makes tablet or capsule coatings flexible and durable so they don't crack or break during handling and storage.
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A silicone-based compound that acts as a glidant and flow agent in solid medications. It reduces friction between powder particles, helping the medicine flow smoothly during manufacturing and tablet compression.
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A synthetic silicon-based polymer used as a glidant and anti-caking agent. It helps powder particles flow smoothly and prevents clumping during manufacturing and storage.
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Water is a liquid solvent that dissolves and mixes ingredients together in liquid medicines, syrups, and injections. It helps distribute the active drug evenly throughout the product.
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Zein is a natural protein extracted from corn. It's used as a film-coating agent and binder in tablets and capsules to improve appearance, protect the medicine, and help it dissolve properly.
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| Price system | Per g | Per package |
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| Retail pharmacies payNADAC · weekly | Not in the retail survey — common for institutional, discontinued, or low-volume packs. | |
| Medicaid paysCMS SDUD · 12 mo | No recent Medicaid claims on file for this NDC — rare and low-volume NDCs are suppressed in the public data. | |
| Medicare drug plans payPart D · quarterly | No Part D plan price is available for this NDC in our data. | |
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📦 Packaging — all sizes for this product
| Package NDC | Description | Marketing start | Status |
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| 73877-0006-02 You're viewing this | 1 TUBE in 1 CARTON (73877-006-02) / 50 mL in 1 TUBE (73877-006-01) | 2025-08-12 | Active |
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📄 FDA label — Drug Facts FDA SPL
🎯 Indications and Usage ▾
Helps prevent sunburn If used as directed with other sun protection measures (see Directions), decreases the risk of skin cancer and early skin aging caused by the sun.
⏱️ Dosage and Administration ▾
For sunscreen use: - Apply liberally 15 minutes before sun exposure - Reapply at least every two hours - Use a water-resistant sunscreen if swimming or sweating - Sun protection measures. Spending time in the sun increases your risk of skin cancer and early skin aging. To decrease this risk, regularly use a sunscreen with a broad spectrum SPF value of 15 or higher and other sun protection measures including: 1) Limit time in the sun, especially from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
2) Wear long-sleeved shirts, pants, hats, and sunglasses - Children under 6 months of age: Ask a doctor.
⚠️ Warnings ▾
For external use only Do not use on damaged or broken skin. When using this product keep out of eyes. Rinse with water to remove. Stop use and ask a doctor if rash occurs.
🧪 Active Ingredient ▾
Zinc Oxide 17%
🧪 Inactive Ingredients ▾
WATER, CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, ISODODECANE, BUTYLOCTYL SALICYLATE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), TRIMETHYLSILOXYSILICATE, CAPRYLYL METHICONE, LAURYL PEG-10 TRIS(TRIMETHYLSILOXY) SILYLETHYL DIMETHICONE, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, DICAPRYLATE/DICAPRATE, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, TRIDECYL TRIMELLITATE, PENTYLENE GLYCOL, DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE, MAGNESIUM SULFATE, LAURYL PEG-8 DIMETHICONE, IRON OXIDES(CI 77492), TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, GLYCERYL CAPRYLATE, CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS, IRON OXIDES(CI 77491), ZEIN, IRON OXIDES(CI 77499), ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE, SILICA, DIMETHYL SILYLATE, FRAGRANCE, ZEA MAYS (CORN) STARCH, HYDROGENATED LECITHIN, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, GLYCERIN, TOCOPHEROL, NELUMBO NUCIFERA FLOWER WATER, 1,2-HEXANEDIOL, CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT, FICUS CARICA (FIG) FRUIT EXTRACT, INONOTUS OBLIQUUS (MUSHROOM) EXTRACT, CALENDULA OFFICINALIS FLOWER EXTRACT, TARAXACUM OFFICINALE (DANDELION) LEAF EXTRACT, MICROCITRUS AUSTRALASICA FRUIT EXTRACT, CERAMIDE NP
🎯 Purpose ▾
Sunscreen