Elemis vs Skinfix
Elemis and Skinfix are established skincare brands offering thoughtfully formulated moisturizers, serums, cleansers, and targeted treatments designed to support skin health. The British brand is known for utilizing glycerin and shea butter in formulations that suit mature skin and dry, sensitive skin best, while the Canadian brand is beloved for scientifically targeted formulas that provide reliable care for dry, sensitive skin. Both brands differ in their specific ingredient profiles and standalone solutions, such as the former brand's Pro-Collagen Marine Cream for mature skin and the latter brand's Barrier+ Triple Lipid-Peptide Cream for acne-prone skin.
Elemis is a British skincare brand founded in 1989 and owned by L'Occitane Group since 2019.
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Skinfix is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2014 and owned by Skinfix Inc..
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This page compares some of the most popular Elemis and Skinfix products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
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Questions and answers
Elemis or Skinfix: which is better?
Elemis is a better fit for mature skin and skin with dark spots, for which the products on this page have High fits, while Skinfix is smaller with fewer options. Reviewers note that Elemis has hydrating moisturizers, but strong fragrance may sometimes cause skin irritation.
What is the difference between Elemis and Skinfix?
Elemis is a UK brand founded in 1989 with a large range of 22 fragranced and unfragranced products on this page best fitting mature skin, dry sensitive skin, and skin with dark spots, whereas Skinfix is a Canadian brand founded in 2014 featuring a single unfragranced moisturizer on this page.
Elemis or Skinfix: which moisturizer is better?
For moisturizers, Elemis has a wide variety of options for different skin types with high fit levels, such as the Pro-Collagen Marine Cream for dry skin, whereas Skinfix offers the Barrier+ Triple Lipid-Peptide Cream which is also rated High for dry sensitive and dry skin.
Which is more affordable, Elemis or Skinfix?
Skinfix is more affordable than Elemis, as reviewers on this page frequently note a high price point for Elemis products.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Elemis or Skinfix?
Skinfix may cause fewer breakouts than Elemis because the products on this page from Skinfix are entirely free of added fragrance, whereas most Elemis products list fragrance which sometimes notes skin irritation.
How does the country of origin and founding year compare between Elemis and Skinfix?
Elemis was founded in 1989 in the United Kingdom, whereas Skinfix was founded in 2014 in Canada.
Which brand offers fragrance-free product options, Elemis or Skinfix?
Skinfix offers fragrance-free options because every product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients, whereas most Elemis products contain fragrance.
What are the most common negative reviews mentioned by customers for Elemis products?
Customers for Elemis products on this page mostly mention a high price point as a negative review. Reviewers also sometimes note a strong fragrance and skin irritation.
Research behind their key ingredients
Bacterial cellulose membranes as drug delivery systems: an in vivo skin compatibility study
Topical palmitoyl pentapeptide provides improvement in photoaged human facial skin
Microneedling by dermapen and glycolic acid peel for the treatment of acne scars: Comparative study
Topical beta-carotene protects against infra-red-light-induced free radicals
A Rose Extract Protects the Skin against Stress Mediators: A Potential Role of Olfactory Receptors
Comparative measurement of hydration effects of herbal moisturizers
Topical Almond Oil for Prevention of Pressure Injuries: A Single-Blinded Comparison Study
Skin recovery by Lavandula angustifolia leaf callus extract: Redox control of Nrf2 signaling
Formulation and evaluation of exotic fat based cosmeceuticals for skin repair
Nanocomplex of quaternized cyclodextrin grafted chitosan and hyaluronic acid for a skin delivery
Effects of fermented tea seed oil on the skin lipid barrier and microbiome of sensitive skin
Behind this comparison
Lovi compares products by their fit scores, calculated from the full ingredient list with brand-independent rules our dermatologists and cosmetic chemists build and review, and personalizes every pick with AI trained on the real results of millions of users. Lovi trains its fit score models on a proprietary dataset built from more than 10,000 expert-labeled products and more than 100,000 simulated examples, following an internally consistent methodology presented at Cosmoprof, AMWC, and Skin of Color Update.
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Elina Nazarenko, MD
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Victoria Derkova, MS
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