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Product Name
Advanced Day Ultimate Protect™ SPF50
Product URL
https://int.medik8.com/products/advanced-day-ultimate-protect
Date of Assessment
July 10, 2025
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Harmful Flags
Unverified Safety for Sensitive Skin
Useless Flags
No % Disclosed for Key Actives
No 3rd-Party Data (for serious claims like “anti-aging”)
Bonus Flags
Synergistic Combo Present
Clinically Proven Actives Used
Formula Supports Its Claims
Claims
Provides broad-spectrum UV protection
Offers antioxidant defense
Hydrates and nourishes skin
Supports skin barrier health
Contains clinically proven actives like carnosine and ectoin
Score
100
Verdict
🧫 Holy Grail
False/Misleading Claim Details
Key Strengths
Contains advanced broad-spectrum UV filters combined with clinically supported antioxidants like carnosine and ectoin, offering effective protection against environmental damage. Hydrating ingredients such as glycerin, sodium hyaluronate, and squalane nourish and maintain skin moisture. Free from drying alcohols and synthetic fragrance, suitable for daily use as a protective moisturizer.
Red Flags
Contains fragrance allergens like limonene, linalool, and citral, which may cause irritation in sensitive or reactive skin. No disclosed percentages for key actives. Lacks product-specific third-party clinical data to substantiate all anti-aging claims. No pH information provided, though less critical for this formula type.
Suitable For
combination, normal, dry, aging
Ingredients
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Harmful Score
7.800000000000001
Useless Score
6.199999999999999
Bonus Score
18
Product Type
Sunscreen
Short Description
A lightweight daily moisturizer offering broad-spectrum UV protection combined with antioxidant and hydrating ingredients to defend skin against environmental damage and support skin health.
Notes
Medik8 Advanced Day Ultimate Protect™ is a daily protective moisturizer formulated with advanced UV filters that deliver broad-spectrum protection against UVA and UVB rays. Enriched with clinically supported antioxidants such as carnosine and ectoin, the formula helps to neutralize free radicals and reduce oxidative stress, which can accelerate skin aging. Hydrating agents like glycerin, sodium hyaluronate, and squalane nourish and maintain skin moisture levels, promoting a healthy skin barrier. Although fragrance allergens are present, the product is free from drying alcohols and designed for daily use on normal to mature skin types. While anti-aging benefits are suggested, product-specific clinical validation is not publicly available.
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