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Minimalist vs Sand & Sky

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

Minimalist and Sand & Sky are skincare brands that offer thoughtfully formulated products for varied complexions. The Indian brand, owned by Unilever PLC since 2020, is known for sunscreens, moisturizers, and cleansers featuring active ingredients like Salicylic Acid, LHA, SPF, and Vitamin B5, which suit combination, acne-prone, and mature skin best. Meanwhile, the Australian brand is beloved for purifying masks and targeted formulas using botanical ingredients that gently clarify and balance combination, oily, and acne-prone skin. While both brands cater well to combination and acne-prone skin, they differ in their core offerings, with the former focusing on daily essentials like cleansers and sunscreens, and the latter specializing in clarifying clay masks.

Minimalist is an Indian skincare brand founded in 2020 and owned by Unilever PLC since 2025.

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

Popular Minimalist vs Sand & Sky products

Questions and answers

Minimalist or Sand & Sky: which is better?

Minimalist is the better choice for most shoppers because the products on this page are fragrance-free and achieve High to Superior Lovi fit levels across nearly all skin types. In contrast, the single Sand & Sky product on this page contains fragrance and shows lower fit levels for dry and mature skin.

What is the difference between Minimalist and Sand & Sky?

Minimalist offers fragrance-free products on this page spanning sun care, moisturizers, and cleansers, whereas the Australian Pink Clay Porefining Face Mask from Sand & Sky includes fragrance. Furthermore, Minimalist achieves High to Superior Lovi fit levels across a wide variety of skin types.

Which is more affordable, Minimalist or Sand & Sky?

The page facts do not mention pricing information for either Minimalist or Sand & Sky, so it is not possible to determine which brand is more affordable.

Which of the two brands offers products that are completely free of fragrance?

Minimalist offers products that are completely free of fragrance, as every product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients, whereas Sand & Sky includes fragrance in its Australian Pink Clay Porefining Face Mask.

How do the founding years and corporate ownerships of Minimalist and Sand & Sky compare?

Minimalist was founded in India in 2020 and is owned by Unilever PLC, whereas Sand & Sky was founded in 2017 and is owned by Excite Foundry Ltd.

Which brand provides a face cleanser with salicylic acid and LHA, and how does it fit different skin types?

Minimalist provides the face cleanser with salicylic acid and LHA, featuring a Superior fit for combination and acne-prone skin, and a High fit for oily and oily acne-prone skin on this page. For sensitive, mature, and skin with dark spots, the fit is Average, while dry and dry sensitive skin receive a Caution rating.

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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