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SK-II vs Blume

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SK-II and Blume are distinct skincare brands that offer thoughtful moisturizers, nourishing serums, rejuvenating masks, and refreshing toners. The Japanese brand, founded in 1980, centers its formulations around pitera, while the Canadian brand, founded in 2018, offers nourishing moisturizers and gentle formulas. Both brands suit acne-prone and dry skin best, though the former also addresses mature skin and dark spots with standouts like the Facial Treatment Essence and Genoptics Ultraura Essence, whereas the latter features the Meltdown Gel Cream for sensitive and acne-prone complexions. They differ primarily in their founding origins, key ingredients, and the breadth of their targeted treatments for skin roughness, redness, and pore area.

SK-II is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by The Procter & Gamble Company since 1991.

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Blume is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2018.

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

Popular SK-II vs Blume products

Questions and answers

SK-II or Blume: which is better?

SK-II has more products on this page with High and Superior Lovi fit levels across skin types, such as the Facial Treatment Essence and Genoptics Ultraura Essence, while Blume only features the Meltdown Gel Cream.

What is the difference between SK-II and Blume?

SK-II is a Japanese brand offering seven fragrance-free products on this page like the Facial Treatment Essence, while Blume is an independent Canadian brand featuring a single fragrance-free moisturizer called Meltdown Gel Cream. SK-II fits best for acne-prone skin, dry skin, and oily acne-prone skin based on its brand-focused routines, and every product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

SK-II or Blume: which moisturizer is better?

SK-II has several moisturizers on the page with a High Lovi fit for dry skin, including Facial Treatment Essence and Skinpower Advanced Cream. Blume offers Meltdown Gel Cream, which also has a High Lovi fit for dry skin.

Which is more affordable, SK-II or Blume?

This public page does not provide pricing or affordability information for either SK-II or Blume.

Which causes fewer breakouts, SK-II or Blume?

Both SK-II and Blume offer products on this page that are a High fit for acne-prone skin, meaning they help keep breakouts under control. SK-II's Genoptics Ultraura Essence even reaches a Superior fit level for acne-prone skin.

Which brand is older, SK-II or Blume?

SK-II is older than Blume, having been founded in Japan in 1980, while Blume was founded in Canada in 2018.

Which brand is independently owned, SK-II or Blume?

Blume is independently owned, whereas SK-II is owned by The Procter & Gamble Company.

Do SK-II or Blume products contain fragrance?

Every product from SK-II and Blume on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

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. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, MD, MSc

    Dr. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, 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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