Weleda skincare
Weleda is a Swiss skincare brand founded in 1921 and owned by Weleda AG.
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Weleda is widely loved for its rich moisturizers and meticulously crafted formulas. Its products suit sensitive skin best because of their gentle botanical bases. For acne-prone skin, the Skin Food Light provides targeted relief, while the Skin Food works to address skin with dark spots.
This page covers some of the most popular Weleda products; for the whole Weleda range, with a fit score for every product, use the Lovi app.
Weleda moisturizers
Questions and answers
Is Weleda worth it?
Weleda is worth it because Lovi rates the Weleda-focused routines Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin. The products on this page include fragrance.
What are Weleda's best products?
Skin Food is Weleda's best product, as Lovi rates it High for dry skin and dry sensitive skin. Both Skin Food and Skin Food Light help keep skin soft and smooth with ingredients like sunflower seed oil.
Which Weleda moisturizer is best for dry skin?
Skin Food is the best option for dry skin, where Lovi rates it High, followed by Skin Food Light, which Lovi rates Average.
Does Weleda cause breakouts?
Weleda Skin Food is rated Caution for acne-prone skin, meaning it is unlikely to suit those prone to breakouts, whereas Skin Food Light is rated Low for acne-prone skin. Sunflower seed oil helps support the skin barrier without necessarily causing breakouts.
Is Weleda fragrance-free?
No, the Weleda products on this page include fragrance. Skin Food and Skin Food Light both list fragrance.
What are the key ingredients in Weleda products?
Weleda products on this page include key ingredients like sunflower seed oil, glycerin, and chamomile flower extract. Sunflower seed oil helps support the skin barrier, while glycerin assists in keeping the skin hydrated.
How do I build a Weleda skincare routine?
To build a Weleda routine, choose a moisturizer like Skin Food for dry skin or Skin Food Light depending on your skin type. Lovi rates Weleda routines Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin.
Where can I buy Weleda, and how much does it cost?
Weleda products on this page are sold in stores in Germany, with prices ranging from €6.71 to €6.98.
What are good alternatives to Weleda?
Good alternatives to Weleda with skincare pages on Lovi include Galderma, La Prairie, Bepantol, NEOCUTIS, Valmont, and Bepanthol. A Galderma-focused routine is a strong option for dry, sensitive, or combination skin, matching or coming close to Weleda across these skin types.
Weleda vs Galderma: which is better?
Weleda is better for most skin types, as Lovi rates the Weleda-focused routine Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin, compared to the Galderma-focused routine which rates High for dry and sensitive skin. Both brands offer strong options, but Weleda achieves higher average fit levels across these categories.
Who owns Weleda, and where is it from?
Weleda is a Swiss brand founded in 1921, owned by Weleda AG.
Is Weleda cruelty-free?
PETA, Leaping Bunny, and Cruelty Free International, the registries Lovi checks, do not list Weleda as cruelty-free.
Research behind Weleda's key ingredients
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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Co-founder, Medical Director
Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer
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Co-founder, CEO and CTO
PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex
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Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc
Medical Board
Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine
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Medical Board
Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD
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Medical Board
Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member
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Medical Board, Medical Advisor
Dermatology MD
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Elina Nazarenko, MD
Medical Board
Dermatology and diagnostic consultant
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Victoria Derkova, MS
Medical Board
Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist
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