Medik8 Advanced Day Ultimate Protect

Medik8 Advanced Day Ultimate Protect is Medik8's most powerful sunscreen and its most complete day cream, in one tube. It delivers SPF 50+ with PA++++, the highest UVA rating a sunscreen can carry, wrapped in a hydrating moisturiser built on squalane and multi-weight hyaluronic acid. The finish is where it wins people over: proven invisible on all skin tones, non-greasy and non-comedogenic, so it works as a primer rather than something you have to tolerate under makeup.

What separates it from a standard high-factor SPF is what happens after exposure. The formula carries encapsulated photolyase, a light-activated DNA-repair enzyme derived from plankton, which supports the skin's own recovery processes after UV so that the visible effects of sun exposure are kept in check, not just blocked at the surface. Around it sits Medik8's 360° Environmental Shield: sustainably sourced blueberry seed oil, marrubium vulgare extract and carnosine, which together defend against blue light, air pollution, infrared and glycation. Used daily, Medik8 Advanced Day Ultimate Protect helps keep fine lines, dark spots, dullness and uneven texture from developing, while leaving skin feeling moisturised for the whole day.

Visible Results Users Love

• SPF 50+ PA++++: blocks 98% of UVB rays** and delivers the maximum UVA rating available
• 94% agreed skin felt moisturised all day*
• Proven no white cast across all skin tones*
• Photolyase DNA-repair enzyme supports skin recovery after UV exposure
• Defence against blue light, pollution, infrared and glycation
• Non-greasy, non-comedogenic and makeup-friendly; around 50 applications per tube

*Independent consumer study over 7 days on 53 participants, across all skin tones. **L. Duteil et al, Pigment Cell Melanoma Res, 2014.

Why This Beats Other SPF 50 Moisturisers

High-factor sunscreens usually cost you something: a chalky cast, a greasy film, clogged pores or skin that feels tight by lunchtime. Medik8 Advanced Day Ultimate Protect was tested specifically to remove those trade-offs, and it is the only product in the Medik8 sunscreen range with photolyase. Compared with Advanced Day Total Protect, this is the step up: SPF 50+ instead of SPF 30, the DNA-repair enzyme, and a richer environmental shield. It is Vegan Society certified, paraben-free, free from artificial fragrance and synthetic colours, and the pick British Vogue's beauty editor called an all-bases-covered SPF.

Best For

All skin types, including sensitive and blemish-prone skin; anyone treating uneven tone or dark spots who needs the highest daily protection to keep results; retinal and vitamin C users who want one product to protect that investment; and deeper skin tones tired of SPF that leaves a cast. If you want the best face sunscreen for daily use with genuine skincare benefits, Medik8 Advanced Day Ultimate Protect is the one to choose.

Becci has spent more than two decades as an aesthetics nurse in specialist skincare and medical aesthetics, and the recommendation she gives most often is the least glamorous one: wear a high-factor SPF every single morning. Clients came to her for honest advice, and her honest advice is that no serum outperforms consistent sun protection. She rates Medik8 Advanced Day Ultimate Protect because it is the SPF 50+ she can hand to almost anyone, whatever their skin tone or type, knowing they will not find a reason to stop using it.

Size: 50ml