Paula's Choice Youth Extending Daily Hydrating Fluid SPF 50.

Sunscreen

About this product

A hydrating daily sunscreen fluid with SPF 50 containing antioxidants, designed to provide broad-spectrum UV protection with youth-extending skincare benefits.

Full ingredients

Avobenzone (2%), Octinoxate (7.5%), Octisalate (5%), Octocrylene (2%), Water (Aqua), Glycerin, Silica, Dimethicone, Tocopherol, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract (Matricaria), Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract, Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Camellia Oleifera (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Peucedanum Graveolens (Dill) Extract, Sambucus Nigra (Black Elderberry) Fruit Extract, Avena Sativa (Oat) Bran Extract, Punica Granatum (Pomegranate) Extract, Lycium Barbarum (Goji) Fruit Extract, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Titanium Dioxide, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Diethylhexyl Syringylidenemalonate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Carbomer, Benzyl Alcohol, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol

Guru Score

84%

Yay

Early verdict · Few reviews so far

What the gurus are saying

This serum-like sunscreen delivers a sheer, lightweight finish that leaves skin dewy and glossy throughout the day, with no white cast. It provides SPF 50 protection paired with hydrating antioxidants from pomegranate, green tea, and oat to address environmental stress on skin. The lightweight formula works well for normal to oily and combination skin, and people appreciate that it feels invisible and never leaves skin looking heavy or matte.

Synthesized from 3 expert reviews · most recent take May 2024

What they liked

Minimizes pores once it dries down
Sheer, lightweight texture like a serum
Dewy finish without flashback

What they flagged

Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.

Best for

Younger skin

Type

SunscreenLiquid

Key actives

Vitamin 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

"The Paula's Choice, this is the Youth Extending Daily Hydrating Fluid, this is supposed to be pore minimizing, which I have found to be true. It dries down somewhat matte and it goes on like a serum, but it does tend to minimize pores once it dries down."

Dr Dray

2.69M subs

✓Yay

"One of my favorite sunscreens from Paula's Choice, the Resist Youth Extending SPF 50. This is an organic sunscreen, chemical sunscreen, there's no cast, it's a really nice hydrating formula. It has antioxidants in it from pomegranate and green tea which may help diminish or lessen the burden of oxidative stress upon exposure to environmental stressors."

Cassandra Bankson

2.46M subs

✓Yay

"This goes on so sheer, this is so beautiful. It's an SPF 50, it is lightweight, and Paula's Choice just knocked it out of the park with this one. I've recommended this to so many people, who all say that not only do they love it, but they go back and buy like five more. It's a really good price, especially if you apply enough of it every single day. Sunscreen can get expensive because we're reapplying and we're making sure that we put it on all areas that are exposed to the skin."

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

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 Paula's Choice Youth Extending Daily Hydrating Fluid SPF 50?

A hydrating daily sunscreen fluid with SPF 50 containing antioxidants, designed to provide broad-spectrum UV protection with youth-extending skincare benefits.

Is Paula's Choice Youth Extending Daily Hydrating Fluid SPF 50 worth it?

Yes. All 3 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 84%.

What is Paula's Choice Youth Extending Daily Hydrating Fluid SPF 50's Guru Score?

Paula's Choice Youth Extending Daily Hydrating Fluid SPF 50 holds a Guru Score of 84%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 3 expert reviewers we have collected.