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La Roche-Posay vs Medik8

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La Roche-Posay and Medik8 are established skincare brands known for nourishing serums, rich moisturizers, gentle cleansers, targeted eye products, and toners formulated with thermal water, niacinamide, glycerin, and hyaluronic acid. The French brand suits mature skin and skin with dark spots best, whereas the British brand fits dry skin and dry sensitive skin best. While both brands feature targeted formulations for acne-prone skin, mature skin, and skin with dark spots, they differ in their foundational ingredients and geographical origins.

La Roche-Posay is a French skincare brand founded in 1975 and owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 1989.

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

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

Popular La Roche-Posay vs Medik8 products

People Say

La Roche-PosayMedik8
  • Sensitive Skin Relief and Gentle Formulas Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “Great retinol for beginners — La Roche-Posay Retinol B3 Serum”
    • “Only cream that doesn't sting — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Dermallergo Eye Cream”
    • “zero irritation or peeling — Medik8 CRYSTAL RETINAL 3”
    • “only Vitamin C my sensitive skin can tolerate — Medik8 C-Tetra Serum”
  • Hydration and Moisture Mostly MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “absorbs instantly — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
    • “skin feels plump — La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum”
    • “Restores moisture — Medik8 Liquid Peptides”
    • “Instantly quenched the skin — Medik8 Hydr8 B5 Intense”
  • Skin Texture Improvement Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “smoother skin — Medik8 Surface Radiance Cleanse”
    • “My skin was smoother, my skin texture felt more resurfaced. — Medik8 Sleep Glycolic”
    • “skin feels baby soft — Medik8 CRYSTAL RETINAL 3”
    • “Skin feels smoother — La Roche-Posay Retinol B3 Serum”
  • Brightening and Glow Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “I wake up glowing. It adds back that youthful bloom that I've lost. — Medik8 Sleep Glycolic”
    • “unlocked a serious glow — Medik8 C-Tetra Serum”
    • “immediate glow — Medik8 Super C Ferulic”
    • “skin looks brighter — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
  • Pleasant Texture Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “absorbed effortlessly — Medik8 Total Moisture Daily Facial Cream”
    • “Absorbs fast — Medik8 Liquid Peptides”
    • “Texture is divine — Medik8 Bakuchiol Peptides”
    • “lightweight and absorbs quickly — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
  • High Price and Value Concerns Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “expensive for the size — La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum”
    • “Too expensive for the size — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Dermallergo Eye Cream”
    • “Tube is tiny for the price — La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Gel B5”
    • “Expensive per bottle — Medik8 Liquid Peptides”
  • Packaging and Pump Issues Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “Glass bottle breaks easily — Medik8 Liquid Peptides”
    • “hard to get last bit — Medik8 CRYSTAL RETINAL 3”
    • “click mechanism tricky — Medik8 Oxy-R Peptides”
    • “pump stops working — La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream”
  • Product Pilling and Texture Issues Often MentionedRarely Noted
    • “Can feel sticky if over-applied — Medik8 Liquid Peptides”
    • “slightly sticky — Medik8 Total Moisture Daily Facial Cream”
    • “too oily — Medik8 Super C Ferulic”
    • “pills like crazy — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
  • Stinging and Skin Irritation Sometimes NotedRarely Noted
    • “stinging sensation — Medik8 Super C Ferulic”
    • “Caused stinging and redness — Medik8 Press & Glow”
    • “swollen eyes — Medik8 Surface Radiance Cleanse”
    • “burns my eyes — La Roche-Posay Anthelios”

La Roche-Posay vs Medik8 routines for dry skin

Buy Medik8 routine · A$283.59 · 97% fitBuy La Roche-Posay routine · A$226.43 · 88% fitSee multi-brand routine · 97% fit

La Roche-Posay vs Medik8 routines for oily skin

Buy Medik8 routine · A$409.86 · 94% fitBuy La Roche-Posay routine · A$296.27 · 84% fitSee multi-brand routine · 96% fit

La Roche-Posay vs Medik8 routines for combination skin

Buy Medik8 routine · A$444.44 · 93% fitBuy La Roche-Posay routine · A$282.65 · 81% fitSee multi-brand routine · 95% fit

Questions and answers

La Roche-Posay or Medik8: which is better?

Both brands are great choices, but Medik8 achieves superior routine fit levels for dry, oily, combination, sensitive, acne-prone, dark spot, and dry sensitive skin types compared to La Roche-Posay.

What is the difference between La Roche-Posay and Medik8?

Medik8 is owned by L'Oréal Groupe since 2025 and was founded in the United Kingdom in 2009, while La Roche-Posay is owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 1989 and was founded in France in 1975. Reviewers indicate that Medik8 does better for skin texture improvement, brightening and glow, and pleasant texture, whereas La Roche-Posay does better with lower price and fewer value concerns.

La Roche-Posay or Medik8 for dry skin?

Medik8 provides a Superior routine fit for dry skin compared to the High fit from La Roche-Posay on this page. Products like Hydr8 B5 Intense and Press & Glow help deliver deep hydration, and topical hyaluronic acid helps improve skin quality and signs of aging.

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La Roche-Posay or Medik8: which cleanser is better?

Medik8 Surface Radiance Cleanse has a Superior Lovi fit level for acne-prone skin, oily acne-prone skin, and skin with dark spots, whereas the cleansers on this page from La Roche-Posay reach a High fit level for those same skin types.

Which is more affordable, La Roche-Posay or Medik8?

Medik8 has a high price point, while review themes note high price and value concerns for La Roche-Posay.

Between La Roche-Posay and Medik8, which brand has a higher percentage of fragrance-free products?

Medik8 has a higher percentage of fragrance-free products, with 11 out of 12 products on the page listing no fragrance, compared to La Roche-Posay where 21 of 35 products are fragrance-free.

How do La Roche-Posay and Medik8 compare in terms of skin texture improvement according to reviewer themes?

According to reviewer themes, Medik8 does better than La Roche-Posay for skin texture improvement.

Which brand was founded earlier and in what country, La Roche-Posay or Medik8?

La Roche-Posay was founded earlier in France in 1975, while Medik8 was founded in the United Kingdom in 2009.

La Roche-Posay or Medik8 for oily skin?

Medik8 offers a Superior routine fit for oily skin, whereas La Roche-Posay achieves a High fit on this page.

La Roche-Posay or Medik8: which moisturizer is better?

Medik8 offers superior routine fit for dry skin compared to La Roche-Posay, while both brands provide deeply hydrating and nourishing moisturizer options on this page.

Drug Delivery, 2017Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

La Roche-Posay or Medik8 for sensitive skin?

Both brands offer a High routine fit for sensitive skin on the products on this page, and 21 of 35 La Roche-Posay products list no fragrance compared to 11 of 12 Medik8 products.

La Roche-Posay or Medik8 for acne-prone skin?

Both brands offer products on this page that are a High fit for acne-prone skin, though Medik8 also achieves a Superior routine fit. Reviewers note that Medik8 provides better skin texture improvement and brightening.

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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