EltaMD
Medical-grade sun protection designed with dermatologists, for dermatologists.
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EltaMD is the sunscreen brand dermatologists actually hand out in their offices. UV Clear — a niacinamide + 9% zinc formula built for acne-prone and rosacea-prone skin — is the category benchmark. Not cute. Not glossy. Just one of the most effective sunscreen lines in the world.
Strengths
- + derm-office ubiquity
- + UV Clear is a sensitive-skin benchmark
- + zinc-forward formulas
- + transparent UVA/UVB data
Weaknesses
- − medical packaging aesthetics
- − premium pricing
- − limited retail outside US pharmacy/derm channels
The EltaMD Story
EltaMD started in 1988 in Swiss-German-American photostable sunscreen R&D and quietly built a dermatology-first brand used in US derm offices, plastic surgery clinics, and cancer recovery centres for decades. UV Clear (with niacinamide and zinc oxide 9%) is the flagship — the sunscreen that derms reach for when they break out themselves. No TikTok moments, just three decades of clinical quiet confidence.
All EltaMD Products
2 products reviewed and rated.
UV Clear Broad-Spectrum SPF 46
The dermatologist's favorite SPF. EltaMD UV Clear is the sunscreen derms actually use themselves — niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, 9% zinc, no drama.
UV Daily Broad-Spectrum SPF 40
EltaMD UV Daily is the sunscreen dermatologists recommend when patients need something for everyday wear — not beach days, not sports, just daily UV protection. Zinc oxide provides broad-spectrum mineral protection, hyaluronic acid hydrates, and niacinamide at functional concentration brightens and strengthens the barrier. The tinted version eliminates white cast entirely. This is the sunscreen that sells because dermatologists actually use it themselves.
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