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Medik8 vs Rilastil

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

Medik8 and Rilastil are two respected skincare brands offering serums, moisturizers, eye products, and toners built around hyaluronic acid and meticulously balanced formulas. The British brand is known for targeting dry skin, dry sensitive skin, mature skin, and dark spots with ingredients like hyaluronic acid, whereas the other brand is warmly loved for soothing sensitive skin and acne-prone skin with its gentle Acnestil line. Both lines work to restore daily comfort and enhance natural resilience through targeted care. Readers comparing the two options will find distinct approaches to nourishment and specific skin concerns.

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 Medik8 and Rilastil products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular Medik8 vs Rilastil products

Medik8 vs Rilastil serums and treatments

Questions and answers

Medik8 or Rilastil: which is better?

Medik8 stands out as the better choice on this page, offering a wide variety of serums and moisturizers with high Lovi fit levels for dry, sensitive, and mature skin types. Meanwhile, Rilastil features only a single acne-focused serum that shows lower fit levels for sensitive and dry skin.

What is the difference between Medik8 and Rilastil?

Medik8 offers a much wider variety of products on this page across multiple categories like serums, moisturizers, and cleansers with fit levels up to Superior for dry skin, whereas Rilastil features only a single acne serum with average to low fits.

Which is more affordable, Medik8 or Rilastil?

A high price point is often mentioned by reviewers for the products on this page by Medik8, whereas the page provides no pricing details for Rilastil.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Medik8 or Rilastil?

Both brands offer products for acne-prone skin, but Lovi rates Surface Radiance Cleanse by Medik8 as having a Superior fit for acne-prone skin and oily acne-prone skin, while the Acnestil serum by Rilastil receives an Average fit for those same skin types.

Where and when were Medik8 and Rilastil founded, and which companies own them?

Medik8 was founded in 2009 in the United Kingdom and is owned by L'Oréal Groupe, while Rilastil was founded in 1972 and is owned by Istituto Ganassini.

Which Medik8 products are rated as Superior for dry skin?

On the products on this page, Medik8 rates Bakuchiol Peptides, Hydr8 B5 Intense, and Press & Glow as Superior for dry skin.

How many Medik8 products contain fragrance compared to Rilastil?

Medik8 has 11 out of 12 products on this page listing no fragrance while Total Moisture Daily Facial Cream includes fragrance, whereas Rilastil has every product on this page listing no fragrance.

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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