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Medik8 vs Biluma

Rated by Lovi · Unbiased, science-based skincare AI trained on real user outcomes · How the Fit score works

Medik8 and Biluma are professional skincare lines offering targeted daily care through thoughtful formulations and key ingredients. The British brand, founded in 2009, features serums, moisturizers, eye products, toners, and more built around hyaluronic acid, suiting dry and dry sensitive skin best. Conversely, the Indian brand, established in 2014, is beloved for sophisticated serums that suit combination, sensitive, and dry skin. Both brands differ in their specific offerings and formulations, providing distinct solutions for individual concerns.

Medik8 is a British skincare brand founded in 2009 and owned by L'Oréal Groupe since 2025.

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Biluma is an Indian skincare brand founded in 2014 and owned by Galderma Group AG.

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This page compares some of the most popular Medik8 and Biluma products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular Medik8 vs Biluma products

Medik8 vs Biluma serums and treatments

Questions and answers

Medik8 or Biluma: which is better?

Medik8 is generally the better choice among the products on this page, as it offers a wider variety of specialized serums with high Lovi fit levels for dry, sensitive, and mature skin types. Biluma features only a single cream product on this page with lower fit levels for dry skin.

What is the difference between Medik8 and Biluma?

Medik8 offers a wide range of serums, creams, toners, and cleansers that achieve high or superior Lovi fit levels for skin types like dry, sensitive, and acne-prone skin. In contrast, Biluma provides only one cream product listed on this page, which generally shows average to low fit levels across various skin types.

Which is more affordable, Medik8 or Biluma?

Reviewers note that Medik8 has a high price point, whereas Biluma does not mention affordability issues among its feedback. The products on this page for Medik8 include a range of seras and moisturizers, while Biluma features a single cream.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Medik8 or Biluma?

Medik8 is well-suited for acne-prone skin, with products like Surface Radiance Cleanse achieving a Superior Lovi fit level. Meanwhile, Biluma offers Cream, which has an Average Lovi fit level for acne-prone skin. Both brands include fragrance-free options that are unlikely to clog pores.

Which brand has been on the market longer, Medik8 or Biluma?

Medik8 has been on the market longer than Biluma, having been founded in 2009 in the United Kingdom compared to Biluma's founding in 2014 in India.

How many products from Medik8 contain fragrance compared to Biluma?

Medik8 features 12 products on the products on this page where 11 list no fragrance and Total Moisture Daily Facial Cream includes fragrance, while Biluma has every product on this page listing no fragrance.

Which company owns Medik8 and which company owns Biluma?

Medik8 is owned by L'Oréal Groupe, while Biluma is owned by Galderma Group AG.

Research behind their key ingredients

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.

  • Nadia Kapleva, MS

    Nadia Kapleva, MS

    Co-founder, Medical Director

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer

  • Alexey Shagraev, PhD

    Alexey Shagraev, PhD

    Co-founder, CEO and CTO

    PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex

  • Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc

    Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc

    Medical Board

    Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine

  • Aishani Shah, MD

    Aishani Shah, MD

    Medical Board

    Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD

  • Asya Zubkova, MS

    Asya Zubkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member

  • Hanna Kurets, MD

    Hanna Kurets, MD

    Medical Board, Medical Advisor

    Dermatology MD

  • Elina Nazarenko, MD

    Elina Nazarenko, MD

    Medical Board

    Dermatology and diagnostic consultant

  • Victoria Derkova, MS

    Victoria Derkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist

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