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No7 vs Silka

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

No7 and Silka are two established skincare lines offering thoughtful serums, effective formulas, and daily essentials. The British brand No7, founded in 1935 and owned by Sycamore Partners since 2025, builds its moisturizers, sunscreens, and other products around vitamin C, shea butter, and hyaluronic acid to suit dry and dry sensitive skin best. Conversely, Silka is beloved for its gentle and reliable care, with standout products like its Papaya Soap suiting balanced, oily, dry, combination, and sensitive skin. While both provide targeted solutions for various concerns, they differ primarily in their ingredient profiles and optimal skin type matches.

No7 is a British skincare brand founded in 1935 and owned by Sycamore Partners since 2025.

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This page compares some of the most popular No7 and Silka products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular No7 vs Silka products

No7 vs Silka serums and treatments

Questions and answers

No7 or Silka: which is better?

No7 offers a much wider range of products on this page with High and Superior Lovi fit levels for dry and mature skin types, whereas Silka features only a single Papaya Soap that rates as Average or lower for most skin types. Reviewers often mention that No7 helps improve skin feel and texture, although some users note a lack of visible results or skin irritation.

What is the difference between No7 and Silka?

No7 offers a wide range of serums, creams, and exfoliants featuring key ingredients like vitamin C, shea butter, hyaluronic acid, and niacinamide, with dry skin, dry sensitive skin, and sensitive skin rated as High or Superior fit levels by Lovi. In contrast, Silka features only a papaya soap on this page, which is rated as a Caution or Low fit for dry and sensitive skin types.

Which is more affordable, No7 or Silka?

This page does not provide pricing information or cost comparisons for No7 and Silka.

How does the founding year and country of origin compare between No7 and Silka?

No7 was founded in 1935 in the United Kingdom, whereas Silka was founded in 2001 with its country of origin not provided on this page.

Which brand offers fragrance-free products, and how many No7 products contain fragrance?

Silka offers fragrance-free products across its entire range on this page, and 10 of the 13 No7 products on this page list no fragrance. Three No7 products on this page contain fragrance.

What are the key ingredients featured across No7 products?

The products on this page for No7 feature key ingredients including Vitamin C, Shea butter, Hyaluronic acid, and Niacinamide. Topical application of niacinamide helps reduce cutaneous pigmentation and suppress melanosome transfer.

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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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