Lush skincare
Lush is a British skincare brand founded in 1995 and owned by Lush Cosmetics Limited.
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Lush is beloved for its artisanal masks, nourishing serums, and soothing moisturizers, all crafted from thoughtfully curated formulas. Its products suit sensitive, dry, and combination skin types best. The standout products for particular concerns include the Grease Lightning for acne-prone skin, the Skin Drink for skin with dark spots, and the Dark Angels for mature skin. The brand consistently delivers gentle, effective care through these targeted treatments.
This page covers some of the most popular Lush products; for the whole Lush range, with a fit score for every product, use the Lovi app.
Other Lush products
Questions and answers
Is Lush worth it?
Yes, Lush is worth it because Lovi rates the brand-focused routines Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin. The Lush products on this page are mostly fragrance-free, with only Skin Drink listing fragrance.
What are Lush's best products?
Lush's best products are Skin Drink for dry and dry sensitive skin, and Grease Lightning for oily and oily acne-prone skin. Lovi rates Skin Drink Superior for dry skin, and Grease Lightning High for oily skin.
Which Lush moisturizer is best for dry skin?
Skin Drink is the best Lush moisturizer for dry skin. Lovi rates Skin Drink Superior for dry skin.
Does Lush cause breakouts?
Lush is unlikely to cause breakouts for most skin types, as its range includes targeted options like Grease Lightning that help manage oily and blemish-prone skin. Lovi rates Lush-focused routines High to Superior for acne-prone skin.
Is Lush fragrance-free?
No, because Skin Drink lists fragrance among its ingredients, although three out of four of the Lush products on this page list no fragrance.
What are the key ingredients in Lush products?
Lush products feature key ingredients such as peppermint oil, aloe vera, glycerin, witch hazel, and avocado oil. These components help soothe the skin, provide lasting hydration, and support overall skin health.
How do I build a Lush skincare routine?
To build a Lush skincare routine, pick a cleanser or mask like Dark Angels or Mask of Magnaminty, apply a serum like Grease Lightning, and finish with a moisturizer such as Skin Drink. Lovi rates Lush-focused routines Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin.
What are good alternatives to Lush?
Good alternatives to Lush include BYOMA, The INKEY List, Medik8, Simple, Elemis, and Pixi, which all have dedicated pages on Lovi.
Lush vs BYOMA: which is better?
Lush is better than BYOMA for oily skin, where Lovi rates the Lush-focused routine Superior and the BYOMA-focused routine High. For dry skin, sensitive skin, combination skin, and acne-prone skin, both brands rate Superior.
Who owns Lush, and where is it from?
Lush is a British brand founded in 1995, owned by Lush Cosmetics Limited.
Is Lush cruelty-free?
PETA, Leaping Bunny, and Cruelty Free International, the registries Lovi checks, do not list Lush as cruelty-free.
Research behind Lush's key ingredients
Topical menthol--a human model for cold pain by activation and sensitization of C nociceptors
The Effect of Aloe Vera Clinical Trials on Prevention and Healing of Skin Wound: A Systematic Review
Behind these ratings
Lovi rates every product from its 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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PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex
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Dr. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, MD, MSc
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Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine
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Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD
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Elina Nazarenko, MD
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Victoria Derkova, MS
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Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist
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