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Paula's Choice vs Skintific

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Paula's Choice and Skintific are trusted skincare lines that offer specialized options for various complexions. The American brand, founded in 1995 and owned by Unilever since 2021, features serums, cleansers, moisturizers, toners, and more, built around hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and vitamin c, while the latter is warmly loved for its thoughtfully formulated moisturizers, serums, and sunscreens. Both brands suit oily skin and oily acne-prone skin best, though Paula's Choice products also fit acne-prone and mature skin, using key ingredients like glycerin which significantly increased skin hydration and restored barrier function. They differ mainly in their specific product lineups, star treatments, and origins, with standout items tailored for dark spots, acne-prone skin, and mature skin across each collection.

Paula's Choice is an American skincare brand founded in 1995 and owned by Unilever since 2021.

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

Popular Paula's Choice vs Skintific products

People Say

Paula's ChoiceSkintific
  • Texture and Absorption Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “Provides an internal level of hydration without leaving any heavy finish. — Paula's Choice Skin Balancing Pore-Reducing Toner”
    • “Absorbs quickly and leaves no greasy residue behind. — Paula's Choice Clear Oil-Free Moisturizer”
    • “absorbs instantly — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”
    • “super light and leaves a radiant glow — Skintific All Day Light Sunscreen Mist”
  • Pore Care and Skin Smoothing Mostly MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “cleared my bumps — Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant”
    • “skin becomes very smooth — Paula's Choice 1% Retinol Treatment”
    • “pores look smaller — Paula's Choice 10% Niacinamide Booster”
    • “Kulit terasa lebih halus — Skintific AHA BHA PHA LHA Peeling Solution”
  • Redness Reduction and Soothing Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “Finally a vitamin C product I can use — Paula's Choice 25% Vitamin C + Glutathione Clinical Serum”
    • “calmed redness immediately — Paula's Choice 10% Azelaic Acid Booster”
    • “redness berkurang — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”
    • “healed my skin barrier — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”
  • Sun Protection and Practicality Rarely NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “mess-free application — Skintific MUGWORT”
    • “invisible, no white cast — Skintific All Day Light Sunscreen Mist”
    • “maintain your makeup without any mess — Skintific All Day Light Sunscreen Mist”
    • “air-tight pump bottle — Paula's Choice 1% Retinol Treatment”
  • Acne and Blemish Control Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “Helped clear my cystic acne — Paula's Choice CLEAR Pore Normalizing Cleanser”
    • “heals blemishes faster — Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant”
    • “Removes all my makeup easily — Paula's Choice CLEAR Pore Normalizing Cleanser”
    • “calm my acne instantly — Skintific MUGWORT”
  • Skin Brightening and Even Tone Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “visible glow — Paula's Choice C15 Super Booster”
    • “acne scars faded — Paula's Choice 10% Azelaic Acid Booster”
    • “Discoloration almost gone — Paula's Choice 25% Vitamin C + Glutathione Clinical Serum”
    • “Tampak lebih cerah — Skintific AHA BHA PHA LHA Peeling Solution”
  • Packaging, Size and Price Mostly MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “isinya sedikit — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”
    • “runs out very quickly — Skintific All Day Light Sunscreen Mist”
    • “surprisingly small bottle — Paula's Choice Skin-Smoothing Retinol Body Treatment”
  • Dryness, Peeling and Irritation Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “peeling and flaking — Paula's Choice 1% Retinol Treatment”
    • “Not hydrating enough for winter. — Paula's Choice Clear Oil-Free Moisturizer”
    • “dryness and scaliness — Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant”
    • “Panas banget di kulit — Skintific AHA BHA PHA LHA Peeling Solution”
  • Unpleasant Smell, Scent and Taste Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “smells like grain — Paula's Choice 10% Azelaic Acid Booster”
    • “smells like hot dog water — Paula's Choice C15 Super Booster”
    • “scent is actually quite strong — Skintific All Day Light Sunscreen Mist”
    • “Bau jamu/rempah — Skintific AHA BHA PHA LHA Peeling Solution”

Paula's Choice vs Skintific routines for dry skin

Buy Skintific routine · A$206.20 · 87% fitBuy Paula's Choice routine · A$343.82 · 86% fitSee multi-brand routine · 97% fit

Paula's Choice vs Skintific routines for oily skin

Buy Paula's Choice routine · A$561.22 · 92% fitBuy Skintific routine · A$426.67 · 91% fitSee multi-brand routine · 96% fit

Paula's Choice vs Skintific routines for combination skin

Buy Paula's Choice routine · A$437.74 · 89% fitBuy Skintific routine · A$370.15 · 89% fitSee multi-brand routine · 95% fit

Questions and answers

Paula's Choice or Skintific: which is better?

Paula's Choice is better for acne-prone, sensitive, and mature skin, where Lovi rates its fit as Superior compared to Skintific's High level. Both brands offer an equal Superior fit for oily and oily acne-prone skin types, and every product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

What is the difference between Paula's Choice and Skintific?

Paula's Choice offers a much wider range of products on this page and tends to do better for acne and blemish control, while Skintific scores well for sun protection and practicality.

Paula's Choice or Skintific for dry skin?

Both Paula's Choice and Skintific achieve a High routine fit for dry skin. Paula's Choice offers more product variety on this page, while Skintific provides the 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel to help lock in hydration.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Paula's Choice or Skintific: which moisturizer is better?

Both Paula's Choice and Skintific offer effective moisturizers on this page, but Paula's Choice has a larger selection tailored to various skin types like dry or oily skin, whereas Skintific features popular barrier repair options like the 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel.

Which is more affordable, Paula's Choice or Skintific?

Both brands have pricing considerations, but reviewers note high prices as a drawback mainly for Paula's Choice, while negative feedback for Skintific includes packaging, size, and price issues.

Paula's Choice or Skintific: which brand is better for dark spots?

Paula's Choice is better for dark spots as the products on this page achieve a higher fit level for skin with dark spots. Topical niacinamide helps suppress melanosome transfer to reduce cutaneous pigmentation.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002

Which brand performs better for pore care and skin smoothing?

Paula's Choice performs better than Skintific for pore care and skin smoothing.

When comparing the two brands, which one does better for sun protection and practicality?

Skintific does better for sun protection and practicality on the products on this page.

Paula's Choice or Skintific for oily skin?

Both brands achieve a Superior Lovi fit level for oily skin, offering effective options for your routine.

Paula's Choice or Skintific: which sunscreen is better?

Skintific is better for sun protection because the products on this page achieve a high sun protection and practicality fit, whereas Paula's Choice only reaches an average fit for sunscreens.

Paula's Choice or Skintific for sensitive skin?

Paula's Choice achieves a Superior Lovi fit level for sensitive skin, whereas Skintific reaches a High fit level.

Paula's Choice or Skintific for acne-prone skin?

Paula's Choice is better for acne-prone skin, as Lovi rates its fit as Superior while Skintific reaches a High level.

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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