Murad

Murad City Skin Age Defense Broad Spectrum SPF 50.

Sunscreen

About this product

A broad spectrum SPF 50 mineral sunscreen for the face, made with zinc and titanium dioxide and a light tint, designed for daily protection against UV rays.

Full ingredients

Titanium Dioxide (2.7%), Zinc Oxide (10.0%), Aqua, Dimethicone, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Glycerol, Triheptanoin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, C13-16 Isoparaffin, Argan Seed Oil, Dl-Alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate, Polyurethane-35, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract, Xanthophyll, Vitamin A Palmitate, Ascorbic Acid, Bisabolol, Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters, Urea, Yeast Amino Acids, Trehalose, Inositol, Taurine, Betaine, Biosaccharide Gum-4, Hydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid, Silica, Starch, Tapioca, Sucrose, Pentylene Glycol, 1,3 Butylene glycol, Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer, Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, PEG-8 Dimethicone, Octyldodecanol

Guru Score

83%

Yay

4 experts · Moderate agreement

What the gurus are saying

The white cast on this mineral SPF 50 barely lingers, with a faint hint on application that fades as it dries down. It's a thicker, creamy formula with a light, yellow-leaning tint, not greasy and not shiny, and a daily go-to even for a sensitive face. The catch: that tint is so light it can leave a cast on deeper skin tones, and it isn't water resistant.

Synthesized from 4 expert reviews · most recent take November 2024

What they liked

Little to no white cast
Go-to for sensitive skin
Worn day to day

What they flagged

A little pricey
Casts on deeper skin tones
Not water resistant

Best for

Mature skin

Type

SunscreenLotion

Key actives

Vitamin CVitamin ESPF

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

Where to buy

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What the gurus are saying.

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Beyond50Skin

32k subs

✓Yay

"Murad is one of my long-term Holy Grail mineral sunscreens, and they are having their traditional 30% off Black Friday Cyber Monday sale. Comparing it to the Tatcha, the Murad is a little bit thicker, more cream-like, with a slight tint a little more on the yellow side. [...] Neither one leaves much of a white cast once they dry down."

All 3 takes from Beyond50Skin

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"The last step in our skincare routine is going to be sunscreen. [...] My go-to for my face, it's been a little bit sensitive, is the Murad City Skin age defenses. It's an all mineral SPF."

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"My favorites are the Murad City Defense and the Clinique Pep."

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April Basi

72k subs

✓Yay

"It doesn't leave a white cast when you first put it on, you'll have a hint of a white cast, but it slowly dissipates and you pretty much won't see it anymore. I think it's my favorite mineral sunscreen right now, I am obsessed with it, it's so good. [...] I think it's a little bit pricey, but honestly it's so justifiable because it's just so good, you're really well protected, and again barely any white cast on my skin tone."

Top Pick: mineral sunscreen

Caroline Hirons

250k subs

✓Yay

"I use a Murad one though, on a day-to-day basis. It's a Murad SPF 50, plus, plus, plus."

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Fleur & Keshia East: Kurl Kitchen, Sisterhood and A-Beauty.

"I use a Murad one though on a day-to-day basis. It's a Murad SPF 50+."

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"I use a Murad one though, on a day-to-day basis. It's a Murad SPF 50, plus, plus, plus."

Dr Dray

2.69M subs

✓Mixed

"This is a mineral sunscreen with zinc and titanium dioxide and it's also tinted, but the tint is very light so if you have a deeper skin tone this is going to leave a cast on your skin. It's not water resistant but the formulation overall looks really good on paler skin tones. It's not greasy and doesn't have any shine to it."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Vitamin C

Topical vitamin C is an antioxidant with reasonable evidence for dullness and uneven tone. It breaks down in light and air, so how a product is formulated and packaged matters as much as the percentage on the front.

Source: DermNet

Urea

Urea both holds water in the skin and gently loosens dead surface cells. At higher strengths it has good evidence for very dry or thickened skin.

Source: DermNet

Sunscreen filters

Sun protection is the best evidenced way to slow visible ageing, and the filters are what does the work. Mineral and chemical filters both protect when a product is applied thickly enough and often enough, which is where most people fall short rather than on the choice of filter.

Source: DermNet

Frequently asked.

What is Murad City Skin Age Defense Broad Spectrum SPF 50?

A broad spectrum SPF 50 mineral sunscreen for the face, made with zinc and titanium dioxide and a light tint, designed for daily protection against UV rays.

Is Murad City Skin Age Defense Broad Spectrum SPF 50 worth it?

Mostly yes. 3 of the 4 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 83%.

What is Murad City Skin Age Defense Broad Spectrum SPF 50's Guru Score?

Murad City Skin Age Defense Broad Spectrum SPF 50 holds a Guru Score of 83%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 4 expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.