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Weleda vs Augustinus Bader

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

Weleda and Augustinus Bader are distinguished skincare brands rooted in botanical expertise and scientific refinement, respectively. Weleda is widely loved for its rich moisturizers and meticulously crafted formulas that suit sensitive skin best, offering targeted relief with the Skin Food Light for acne-prone skin and addressing dark spots with the Skin Food. Conversely, Augustinus Bader is loved for its nourishing moisturizers, targeted serums, and soothing eye products powered by sophisticated formulas that suit dry skin and dry sensitive skin best, featuring standout options like The Serum for acne-prone skin, The Eye Cream for skin with dark spots, and The Rich Cream for mature skin. While both share a devotion to gentle, effective care, they differ significantly in their founding eras, national origins, and ingredient philosophies.

Weleda is a Swiss skincare brand founded in 1921 and owned by Weleda AG.

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Augustinus Bader is a German skincare brand founded in 2018.

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

Popular Weleda vs Augustinus Bader products

Questions and answers

Weleda or Augustinus Bader: which is better?

Augustinus Bader is generally the better choice for dry, dry sensitive, and mature skin, where Lovi rates its products as Superior, while Weleda products on this page all contain added fragrance.

What is the difference between Weleda and Augustinus Bader?

Augustinus Bader offers a wider range of fragrance-free products with superior fits for dry, dry sensitive, and mature skin, whereas the products on this page from Weleda contain fragrance and lean toward average or caution fits for most skin types.

Weleda or Augustinus Bader: which moisturizer is better?

Augustinus Bader is better for dry and mature skin because Lovi rates options like The Rich Cream as Superior, while Weleda products like Skin Food only reach High or Average fit. Augustinus Bader also offers fragrance-free formulas, whereas Weleda products on this page include fragrance.

Which is more affordable, Weleda or Augustinus Bader?

Weleda is more affordable, whereas Augustinus Bader faces frequent shopper complaints about extreme price.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Weleda or Augustinus Bader?

Augustinus Bader may cause fewer breakouts, as breakouts are sometimes noted by reviewers, whereas Weleda has products on this page rated with a caution for acne-prone skin.

How do the founding years and countries of origin compare between Weleda and Augustinus Bader?

Weleda was founded much earlier in 1921 in Switzerland, whereas Augustinus Bader is a newer brand founded in 2018 in Germany.

Do Weleda and Augustinus Bader skincare products contain fragrance?

Augustinus Bader products on this page list no fragrance in their ingredients, whereas the Weleda products on this page all contain fragrance. Shoppers with sensitive skin may want to keep this difference in mind when choosing between the two brands.

Which brand has products that are better suited for dry and mature skin, Weleda or Augustinus Bader?

Augustinus Bader has products better suited for dry and mature skin, as Lovi rates several of the products on this page as Superior for those skin types, while Weleda products are rated High to Average.

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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