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The INKEY List vs ELIDEL

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

The INKEY List and ELIDEL are distinct skincare collections that offer targeted support for specific complexions. The British brand is known for moisturizers, serums, toners, and eye products built around glycerin, suiting sensitive, combination, acne-prone, and mature skin best. Meanwhile, the Swiss brand is beloved for gentle moisturizers and soothing formulas with pimecrolimus, suiting sensitive and dry skin best. They differ primarily in their formulation focus, with the former emphasizing diverse active ingredients and the latter prioritizing carefully balanced, soothing compositions.

The INKEY List is a British skincare brand founded in 2018 and owned by Brand Evangelists for Beauty Limited.

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ELIDEL is a Swiss skincare brand founded in 2001 and owned by Viatris Inc. since 2016.

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

Popular The INKEY List vs ELIDEL products

The INKEY List vs ELIDEL moisturizers

Questions and answers

The INKEY List or ELIDEL: which is better?

The products on this page from The INKEY List generally achieve higher Lovi fit levels across most skin types than ELIDEL, which has a low fit or caution rating for many skin types.

What is the difference between The INKEY List and ELIDEL?

The products on this page from The INKEY List fit sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin best, whereas ELIDEL features a pimecrolimus moisturizer with average to caution fit levels across various skin types.

The INKEY List or ELIDEL: which moisturizer is better?

The products on this page from The INKEY List feature moisturizers with high Lovi fit levels like the Polyglutamic Acid Serum, whereas ELIDEL only offers Pimecrolimus with an average fit at best for dry and sensitive skin types.

Which is more affordable, The INKEY List or ELIDEL?

The INKEY List features affordable serums and moisturizers across the products on this page, whereas ELIDEL does not mention affordability.

Which causes fewer breakouts, The INKEY List or ELIDEL?

The products on this page from The INKEY List generally offer higher Lovi fit levels for acne-prone skin than ELIDEL, which has a low fit level for acne-prone skin and a caution rating for oily acne-prone skin. Reviewers sometimes note purging and breakouts as a downside for The INKEY List, but its range includes options like the Salicylic Acid Cleanser and PHA Toner that fit acne-prone skin well.

Which brand has more products that fit dry skin with a Superior rating, The INKEY List or ELIDEL?

The INKEY List has more products on this page that fit dry skin with a Superior rating, including Caffeine Eye Cream, Oat Cleansing Balm, and Polyglutamic Acid Serum. ELIDEL has no products with a Superior rating for dry skin.

How do the founding years and owning companies of The INKEY List and ELIDEL compare?

The INKEY List was founded in 2018 in the United Kingdom and is owned by Brand Evangelists for Beauty Limited, whereas ELIDEL was founded earlier in 2001 in Switzerland and is owned by Viatris Inc.

Between The INKEY List and ELIDEL, which brand offers a wider variety of product types such as cleansers, serums, toners, and moisturizers?

The INKEY List offers a wider variety of product types on this page, including cleansers, serums, toners, and moisturizers, whereas ELIDEL features only a single moisturizer. Reviewers note that the products on this page help provide hydrating and lightweight moisturizers.

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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