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SkinCeuticals vs NIOD

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

SkinCeuticals and NIOD are respected skincare brands originating in North America, with the former founded in 1994 and the latter established in 2015. SkinCeuticals is loved for its targeted serums, nourishing moisturizers, gentle cleansers, and soothing eye products formulated with glycerin, hyaluronic acid, and dimethicone, which suit dry skin and dry sensitive skin best. Conversely, the Canadian brand is widely loved for its advanced serums and balancing toners featuring sophisticated formulas that suit mature, sensitive, and dry skin types best. While both deliver thoughtful development and targeted results, they differ through their distinct founding eras, parental ownership, and specific ingredient philosophies.

SkinCeuticals is an American skincare brand founded in 1994 and owned by L'Oréal since 2005.

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NIOD is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2015 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. since 2021.

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

Popular SkinCeuticals vs NIOD products

Questions and answers

SkinCeuticals or NIOD: which is better?

SkinCeuticals offers a much broader range of products on this page with high fit levels across multiple skin types, whereas NIOD features a very limited selection. SkinCeuticals is particularly well-suited for dry, dry sensitive, and oily skin, backed by key ingredients like hyaluronic acid which helps support skin quality.

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What is the difference between SkinCeuticals and NIOD?

SkinCeuticals offers a wide range of products with varied Lovi fit levels across skin types, whereas NIOD features a very limited selection on this page, such as Modulating Glucosides and Superoxide Dismutase Saccharide Mist.

Which is more affordable, SkinCeuticals or NIOD?

SkinCeuticals has a mostly mentioned high price point on the products on this page, while NIOD is not reviewed for affordability here.

Which causes fewer breakouts, SkinCeuticals or NIOD?

SkinCeuticals features a much broader range of products on this page tailored for breakout-prone skin, including several options with High or Superior fit levels for oily acne-prone skin, whereas NIOD lists only a couple of items on the page with average fit for acne-prone skin.

Which brand has been on the market longer, SkinCeuticals or NIOD?

SkinCeuticals has been on the market longer, having been founded in the United States in 1994, whereas NIOD was founded in Canada in 2015.

How many products from SkinCeuticals contain fragrance compared to NIOD?

SkinCeuticals has 34 products on the page that list no fragrance and 3 products with fragrance, whereas every product on this page from NIOD lists no fragrance.

Which brand is owned by L'Oréal and which is owned by The Estée Lauder Companies?

SkinCeuticals is owned by L'Oréal, while NIOD is owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

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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