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.
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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.
What are Lush's best products?
Lush features Skin Drink for dry skin and Grease Lightning for oily skin. Lovi rates the Lush-focused routines as Superior for dry skin, oily skin, sensitive skin, combination skin, and acne-prone skin.
Which Lush moisturizer is best for dry skin?
Skin Drink is the best Lush moisturizer for dry skin, for which Lovi rates it Superior. Most of the Lush products on this page are fragrance-free, though Skin Drink does contain fragrance.
Does Lush cause breakouts?
Lush does not generally cause breakouts, and its Grease Lightning serum and Dark Angels mask help keep oily and blemish-prone skin clear with average to high fit levels. Lovi rates Skin Drink as low for acne-prone skin because heavy moisturizers may clog pores in some shoppers.
Is Lush fragrance-free?
No, the Lush products on this page are not entirely fragrance-free, as Skin Drink lists a fragrance. The other three products on the page list no fragrance.
What are the key ingredients in Lush products?
Lush uses a variety of plant-based extracts and oils across its skincare range, including soothing aloe vera, refreshing peppermint oil, and nourishing avocado oil. Glycerin is also commonly included to help keep the skin hydrated and soft.
How do I build a Lush skincare routine?
To build a Lush skincare routine, choose products that match your skin type, as Lovi rates Lush-focused routines Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin. The Lush products on this page are generally fragrance-free, except for Skin Drink.
What are good alternatives to Lush?
Good alternatives to Lush include BYOMA, The INKEY List, Medik8, Simple, Elemis, and Pixi.
Lush vs BYOMA: which is better?
Lush is better for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin because Lovi rates the Lush-focused routine Superior for each of these skin types, whereas the BYOMA-focused routine is rated High for oily, combination, and acne-prone skin.
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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Elina Nazarenko, MD
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Victoria Derkova, MS
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