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EltaMD UV Daily
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About this product

EltaMD UV Daily is a lightweight sunscreen lotion designed for daily facial sun protection.

Guru Score

81%

Yay

7 experts · Moderate agreement
7Gurus
6Yay
1Mixed
0Nay

What they liked

  • Lightweight, no sticky residue or white cast
  • Matte finish without shine
  • Hydrating lotion formula

What they flagged

  • Can feel heavy in high heat
  • Leaves a shiny finish

What the gurus are saying

This delivers a matte finish without white cast despite being a lightweight lotion, a rare pairing that gurus praise. Most lotion sunscreens leave shine, but this one doesn't. The hybrid filter system skips avobenzone and oxybenzone, which can irritate sensitive skin. However, it can feel heavy in high heat. Best for dry skin, and those sensitive to niacinamide will appreciate its absence here.
Synthesized from 7 expert reviews · most recent take May 2026

What the gurus are saying.

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Yay
"I'd probably put this at an 8.5. I like that it's a mineral-based sunscreen. This has been dermatologist tested not to clog your pores for oily or acne prone skin. I think it's an excellent sunscreen and we carry it in my practice."
Yay
"One of my go-tos is EltaMD UV Daily because it's lightweight. It doesn't leave a sticky feeling and there's no white cast. It's also very hydrating to the skin."
All 2 takes from 208SkinDoc
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"One of my go-tos is EltaMD UV Daily because it's lightweight. It doesn't leave a sticky feeling and there's no white cast. It's also very hydrating to the skin."
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"If your skin is more dry, the UV Daily is going to do a good job for you."
Mixed
"This is the EltaMD UV Daily. One thing I really like about EltaMD formulations is that they don't use the two typical sunscreen filters I react to, avobenzone and oxybenzone, instead they have a hybrid formula with zinc oxide and octinoxate, and octinoxate does tend to be pretty non-irritating for most people, myself very much included. It has petrolatum in it, which I personally love to see, though I think that's going to make it shiny, and it does look pretty shiny, but not too white cast. This feels amazing, this really could end up being at least a backup for me if I lose my K beauty chemical sunscreens. It does feel really heavy though, so we'll see how it goes in high heat, I think melting off my face would be my only concern."
Yay
"EltaMD UV Daily and UV Clear are really nice options that my patients love and those are nice things to consider all year round."
All 2 takes from Dr. Daniel Sugai
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"EltaMD UV Daily and UV Clear are really nice options that my patients love and those are nice things to consider all year round."
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"It could be Ulta MD, UV clear or UV Daily. They're tinted options there."
Yay
"I have always recommended UV Clear and UV Daily because they look really nice on the skin and in my opinion these are the quintessential matte formulas. There is no shine with these sunscreens. They're a lightweight lotion formula though so they're moisturizing. They don't have alcohol denaturant like many gel sunscreens that I recommend for oily skin types but in contrast to a lot of lotion cream formulas they're not shiny. [...] UV Daily on the other hand does not have niacinamide so that might help you out if you're sensitive to that ingredient."
Yay
"EltaMD is a dermlod brand that started in the derm offices. They do tons of clinical studies on their product and they really have a high standard. [...] The EltaMD UV Daily doesn't have niacinamide and has hyaluronic acid and it gives you that nice dewy finish which I absolutely love because you're already getting your niacinamide in the remedy for dark spot product at night. So use remedy for dark spots at night. Use EltaMD UV Daily in the morning and that's your entire dark spot routine."
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Yay
"The UV Daily does not have niacinamide and is going to be more universal so all skin types can use it. It does contain hyaluronic acid and vitamin E. Between UV Clear and UV Daily, the UV Daily is just more of a universal option for all skin types."
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Frequently asked.

What is EltaMD UV Daily?

EltaMD UV Daily is a lightweight sunscreen lotion designed for daily facial sun protection.

Is EltaMD UV Daily worth it?

Mostly yes. 6 of the 7 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 81%.

What is EltaMD UV Daily's Guru Score?

EltaMD UV Daily holds a Guru Score of 81%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 7 expert reviewers we have collected.

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