EltaMD UV Daily Tinted: a Guru Score of 72% from 6 experts

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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~Yay

"There are two tinted sunscreens I really like and [...] keep reaching back for. One is EltaMD, they have almost all of their products now in tinted, UV Daily, UV Clear, UV Hydration, and I go for the medium tint personally."

All 3 takes from Doctorly

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"I've been really loving UV daily... the UV daily is actually hyaluronic acid based. So, it's a little bit more hydrating... UV daily tinted would be a great product for dark spots."

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"UV Daily Tinted is exactly the same as UV Clear but more dewy and it doesn't have the niacinamide in it. In exchange for that they do more of a hyaluronic acid hydration angle with this one. So instead of oil control they go more hydration, which is really what I should have been going for. If you're looking for a UV Clear alternative and you find the UV Clear one a little bit on the more drying mattifying side, I think this is a really good option."

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"There are two tinted sunscreens I really like and [...] keep reaching back for. One is EltaMD, they have almost all of their products now in tinted, UV Daily, UV Clear, UV Hydration, and I go for the medium tint personally."

No BS Beauty

89k subs

~Yay

"Ulta MD, most of the sunscreens they make are great. They're tinted sunscreens are really wonderful. They're pretty much even enough where if you have fair skin, it'll work, or if you have deeper skin tone, it'll generally work. [...] The one thing that some of these Ulta MD ones don't have is a lot of shade options, but a lot of them, for the most part, unless you're extremely fair, will work well. And for deeper skin tones, a lot of times they just kind of melt in."

Beyond50Skin

32k subs

~Nay

"A tinted sunscreen that I'd written off years ago was the EltaMD because it made my skin look too Oompa Loompa. [...] I was given this after my facelift, and it is a close match for my skin tone. It's close, but it's a little bit too opaque for me. [...] It's a little bit hard to work into my skin. [...] I'd rather reach for the In Beauty Project. It's a little bit better of a match."

Dr. Daniel Sugai

722k subs

~Yay

"I really like the UV Daily Tinted and I feel like I haven't used that much before but I got a hold of the UV Daily Tinted and I really like the tint. It's really quite hydrating with the hyaluronic acid in it."

Dr Dray

2.69M subs

~Yay

"My sunscreen is the tinted EltaMD UV Daily SPF 40"

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"My sunscreen is the tinted EltaMD UV Daily SPF 40"

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"This is a UV Daily the tinted, it's not the deep tint so it's got a peach, peachish hue to it."

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"I was talking about this in a recent video on that tinted sunscreen from EltaMD, which I was not impressed with."

Cassandra Bankson

2.46M subs

~Yay

"The Elta MD UV Daily Tinted Moisturizer is on the wishlist."

What the evidence says.

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

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

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is EltaMD UV Daily Tinted?

A tinted daily sunscreen with SPF 40 and hyaluronic acid, designed to protect skin from UV rays while adding a little color.

Is EltaMD UV Daily Tinted worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 72%.

What is EltaMD UV Daily Tinted's Guru Score?

EltaMD UV Daily Tinted holds a Guru Score of 72%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 6 expert reviewers we have collected.