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Medik8 vs Biluma

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

Medik8 and Biluma are professional skincare lines offering targeted daily care through thoughtful formulations and key ingredients. The British brand, founded in 2009, features serums, moisturizers, eye products, toners, and more built around hyaluronic acid, suiting dry and dry sensitive skin best. Conversely, the Indian brand, established in 2014, is beloved for sophisticated serums that suit combination, sensitive, and dry skin. Both brands differ in their specific offerings and formulations, providing distinct solutions for individual concerns.

Medik8 is a British skincare brand founded in 2009 and owned by L'Oréal Groupe since 2025.

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Biluma is an Indian skincare brand founded in 2014 and owned by Galderma Group AG.

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This page compares some of the most popular Medik8 and Biluma products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular Medik8 vs Biluma products

Medik8 vs Biluma serums and treatments

Questions and answers

Medik8 or Biluma: which is better?

Medik8 stands out as the better choice here, offering a broad range of specialized serums and moisturizers with high Lovi fit levels for dry, sensitive, and mature skin types, whereas Biluma features only a single cream with lower fits for dry skin.

What is the difference between Medik8 and Biluma?

Medik8 offers a wide range of products featuring key ingredients like hyaluronic acid with high Lovi fit levels for dry and combination skin types, whereas Biluma features only one cream with average or low fit across skin types. Medik8 serums often help provide deep hydration and improve skin texture, though reviewers note a high price point.

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Which is more affordable, Medik8 or Biluma?

Medik8 is known for its high price point, whereas the products on this page for Biluma do not highlight affordability issues, though Medik8 offers a much broader range of specialized formulas.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Medik8 or Biluma?

Medik8 and Biluma are both unlikely to cause breakouts, as the products on this page generally feature non-comedogenic formulas suited for various skin types.

Which brand has been on the market longer, Medik8 or Biluma?

Medik8 has been on the market longer, having been founded in 2009 in the United Kingdom, whereas Biluma was founded in 2014 in India.

Do any Medik8 products contain fragrance, and how does that compare to Biluma?

Medik8 features one product with fragrance on this page, which is Total Moisture Daily Facial Cream, while all other products from Medik8 and every product from Biluma list no fragrance. This means shoppers looking to avoid fragrance entirely have a wider range of fragrance-free options with Biluma on this page.

Which skin types do brand-focused routines for Medik8 fit best, compared to Biluma?

Brand-focused routines for Medik8 fit dry skin, dry sensitive skin, and combination skin best. In comparison, Biluma lists no best-fit skin types on its page.

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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