# Principia vs facefacts

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Principia and facefacts are skincare brands that offer nourishing and thoughtful cleansers with targeted formulas. Principia suits balanced to oily skin best with precise formulas like the Gel de Limpeza GL-01, while the British brand facefacts suits dry, normal, and combination skin best with key ingredients and the Hydrating Gentle Cleanser. These offerings help maintain a healthy, balanced complexion and the natural moisture balance. Both brands differ in their standout products and the skin types they suit best.

facefacts is a British skincare brand founded in 2019 and owned by Brand Masters B.V. since 2026.

[facefacts.me](https://facefacts.me/en-na/pages/about-us)

This page compares some of the most popular Principia and facefacts products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, [use the Lovi app](https://app.pora.ai/vqqJ/j1xj2b6o?af_sub2=compare&af_sub3=selection_note&af_sub4=pgdd654a4348).

### Popular Principia vs facefacts products

#### facefacts

- [Hydrating Gentle Cleanser](https://lovi.care/skincare/es/p/facefacts/hydrating-gentle-cleanser/for/dry-skin) — High fit — [€13.29 at Amazon](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0BH57LX6H?tag=lovi-care-web-product05-21&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1)

#### Principia

- [Gel de Limpeza GL-01](https://lovi.care/skincare/es/p/principia/gel-de-limpeza-gl-01/for/oily-skin) — Average fit

### Principia vs facefacts cleansers

#### facefacts

- [Hydrating Gentle Cleanser](https://lovi.care/skincare/es/p/facefacts/hydrating-gentle-cleanser/for/dry-skin) — High fit — [€13.29 at Amazon](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0BH57LX6H?tag=lovi-care-web-product05-21&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1)

#### Principia

- [Gel de Limpeza GL-01](https://lovi.care/skincare/es/p/principia/gel-de-limpeza-gl-01/for/oily-skin) — Average fit

## Questions and answers

### Principia or facefacts: which is better?

Facefacts is a better fit for dry, sensitive, or acne-prone skin on this page, earning High Lovi fit levels there, while Principia products on this page have Average or lower fits across those skin types. Every product on both brands' pages lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

### What is the difference between Principia and facefacts?

Facefacts has High Lovi fit for dry, sensitive, acne-prone, dry sensitive, and mature skin, whereas the products on this page by Principia have an Average or lower fit across all skin types.

### Principia or facefacts: which cleanser is better?

For dry and sensitive skin, the facefacts Hydrating Gentle Cleanser has a High Lovi fit, while the Principia Gel de Limpeza GL-01 has a Caution fit. Both brands list no fragrance in the products on this page.

### Which is more affordable, Principia or facefacts?

Neither brand's page on Lovi includes pricing information, so a comparison of affordability is not possible from these details alone.

### Which causes fewer breakouts, Principia or facefacts?

Facefacts has a High Lovi fit for acne-prone skin with its Hydrating Gentle Cleanser, whereas Principia's cleanser has a Low fit for that skin type. Neither brand on this page lists fragrance in its products.

### When were Principia and facefacts founded and where are they from?

Principia was founded in 2020 with no specific country listed, while facefacts was founded in 2019 in the United Kingdom.

### How do the Lovi fit levels for dry skin compare between Principia's GL-01 and facefacts' Hydrating Gentle Cleanser?

For dry skin, Lovi rates facefacts Hydrating Gentle Cleanser as High, while Principia Gel de Limpeza GL-01 is rated as Caution.

### Do any products from Principia or facefacts contain fragrance?

Every product on this page from both Principia and facefacts lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

## Research behind their key ingredients

- [Benefits of topical hyaluronic acid for skin quality and signs of skin aging: From literature review to clinical evidence](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36200921/) Sodium hyaluronate · Dermatologic Therapy, 2022
- [Alteration of barrier properties, stratum corneum ceramides and microbiome composition in response to lotion application on cosmetic dry skin](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35340018/) 5 ceramides · Scientific Reports, 2022
- [The 24-hour skin hydration and barrier function effects of a hyaluronic 1%, glycerin 5%, and Centella asiatica stem cells extract moisturizing fluid: an intra-subject, randomized, assessor-blinded study](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28860834/) Glycerin · Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017
- [A Double-Blinded, Randomized, Vehicle-Controlled Study of the Efficacy of Moisturizer Containing Licochalcone A, Decanediol, L-Carnitine, and Salicylic Acid for Prevention of Acne Relapse in Asian Population](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33150170/) Salicylic acid · BioMed Research International, 2020
- [Stable Ozonides with Vitamin E Acetate versus Corticosteroid in the Treatment of Lichen Sclerosus in Foreskin: Evaluation of Effects on Inflammation](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30991399/) Tocopheryl acetate · Urologia Internationalis, 2019
- [Efficacy of a multitargeted, salicylic acid-based dermocosmetic cream compared to benzoyl peroxide 5% in Acne vulgaris: Results from a randomized study](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37941097/) Salicylic acid · Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2024
- [A Lipid Mixture Enriched by Ceramide NP with Fatty Acids of Diverse Chain Lengths Contributes to Restore the Skin Barrier Function Impaired by Topical Corticosteroid](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34348350/) 5 ceramides · Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 2022
- [A Salicylic Acid-Based Dermocosmetic is Effective as an Adjunct to Benzoyl Peroxide for Mild to Moderate Acne and as Monotherapy in Maintenance Post Benzoyl Peroxide](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38051857/) Salicylic acid · Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2023
- [Efficacy of ceramides and niacinamide-containing moisturizer versus hydrophilic cream in combination with topical anti-acne treatment in mild to moderate acne vulgaris: A split face, double-blinded, randomized controlled trial](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38299457/) 5 ceramides · Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2024
- [The impacts of sodium lauroyl sarcosinate in facial cleanser on facial skin microbiome and lipidome](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37990616/) Sodium lauroyl sarcosinate · Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2024
- [Influence of vitamin E acetate on stratum corneum hydration](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9706379/) Tocopheryl acetate · Arzneimittel-Forschung, 1998
- [Safety assessment on comedogenicity of dermatological products containing d-alpha tocopheryl acetate in Asian subjects: A double-blind randomized controlled trial](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34471722/) Tocopheryl acetate · Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 2021
- [Impact of dermal emulsions containing diacyl phospholipids, mono acyl phospholipids, sodium lauryl ether sulfate and polysorbate 80 in combination with UVA irradiation on human skin physiology in vivo: A pilot study](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42617898/) Sodium laureth sulfate · International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 2026

## The brands

- Skincare: [Principia](https://lovi.care/skincare/es/brands/principia)
- British skincare: [facefacts](https://lovi.care/skincare/es/brands/facefacts)

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## About the Lovi Fit

Lovi: Unbiased, science-based skincare AI trained on real user outcomes.

Lovi compares products by their fit scores, calculated from the full ingredient list with brand-independent rules its 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. Levels from best to worst: Superior, High, Average, Low, Caution, Warning.

Behind this comparison: Nadia Kapleva, MS (Co-founder, Medical Director); Alexey Shagraev, PhD (Co-founder, CEO and CTO); Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc (Medical Board); Aishani Shah, MD (Medical Board); Asya Zubkova, MS (Medical Board); Hanna Kurets, MD (Medical Board, Medical Advisor); Elina Nazarenko, MD (Medical Board); Victoria Derkova, MS (Medical Board).

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