Medik8 Advanced Day Total Protect SPF 30
92/100 overall score
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About this sunscreen
Medik8 Advanced Day Total Protect SPF 30 is a modern chemical sunscreen built on next-generation filters, Uvinul A Plus (Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate), Tinosorb S and Ethylhexyl Triazone, for broad, photostable coverage. Protection rates excellent, and it wears light with a balanced finish, low white cast, low sting and low breakout risk. It layers acceptably under makeup. With a high score of 91.6/100, it is one of the best-performing picks in this group.
Ingredient & SPF scores
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UV protection
Excellent
93
- +36 Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +22)
- +45.6 Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine at #5, UV filter (UVA1 +15.2)
- +17.6 Ethylhexyl Triazone at #9, UV filter
- −2.7 UVB coverage saturated
- −4.3 UVA2 coverage saturated
- +1 Label claims (SPF 30)
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Allergens
Low
83
- +100 Starting score
- −5 3 declared fragrance allergens
- −12 Essential oils (Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Citrus Sinensis Oil, Citrus Grandis Peel Oil, …)
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Fabric stains
Low
85
- +100 Starting score
- −15 Uvinul A Plus (DHHB) at #2, oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Moisture
Hydrating
LightNourishing
- → 10 Glycerin at #7, the anchor humectant
- → 2 Sodium Hyaluronate at #14, hyaluronic family
- → 1 1 strong humectants (Ectoin)
- → 0.5 1 fatty-alcohol emollients (Cetearyl Alcohol)
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Finish
Balanced
MatteDewy
- ← 5 2 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Dibutyl Adipate, Dicaprylyl Carbonate)
- → 6 1 emollient lipids (C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate)
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Makeup base
Okay
PillsPrimer
- → 6 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
- ← 4 Gel polymers prone to pilling under friction (Sodium Polyacrylate)
- ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
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Water resistance
Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant
Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.
How we rate water resistance →Full ingredient list (50)
What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, ↑ / ↓ give the direction, and ← / → 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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1 Water
Solvent base, the water phase
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul A Plus), high in the list, a primary filter
- ↑ 36 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
- ↑ 15 oil-soluble UVA filter, fabric stains
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 3 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Tinosorb S)
- ↑ 45.6 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
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Emollient, softens and smooths skin
- 6 → dewy emollient lipid
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7 Glycerin
Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 10 → nourishing the anchor humectant
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Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended
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Modern UV filter, broad-spectrum and photostable (Uvinul T 150), low in the list, likely a minor contributor
- ↑ 17.6 UV protection
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Fatty alcohol, an emollient and thickener, not the drying kind
- 0.5 → nourishing fatty-alcohol emollient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
- 2 → nourishing hyaluronic family
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15 Carnosine
Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Plant oil, an emollient
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23 Ectoin
Soothing, skin-conditioning active
- 1 → nourishing humectant
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24 Citric Acid
pH adjuster
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pH adjuster
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26 Mandarin
Supporting ingredient
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27 Bergamot
Supporting ingredient
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Supporting ingredient
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Botanical extract
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Botanical extract
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Plant oil, an emollient
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Plant oil, an emollient
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42 Tromethamine
pH adjuster
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Chelator, binds stray metal ions to keep the formula stable
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44 Benzoic Acid
Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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45 Xanthan Gum
Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream
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Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling
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Humectant, pulls water into the skin
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48 Citral
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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49 Limonene
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
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50 Linalool
Fragrance component, a declared allergen
Is Medik8 Advanced Day Total Protect mineral or chemical?
It is chemical, built on modern next-generation filters: Uvinul A Plus, Tinosorb S and Ethylhexyl Triazone.
Does the Medik8 Advanced Day Total Protect SPF 30 leave a white cast?
White cast is low. The modern filters dry down with a balanced finish and minimal residue, and breakout risk is low.
Is Medik8 Advanced Day Total Protect any good?
It scores 91.6/100 with excellent protection at SPF 30. With low sting and a lightweight feel, it is one of the best-performing picks in this group.