SK-II and Weleda are a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and a Swiss skincare brand founded in 1921, respectively. SK-II is known for its luxurious moisturizers, potent serums, rejuvenating masks, and clarifying toners powered by pitera, while the second brand is widely loved for its rich moisturizers and meticulously crafted formulas. The first brand suits combination, oily, normal, and dry skin best, whereas the second brand suits sensitive skin best because of gentle botanical bases. They differ fundamentally as the botanical science behind pitera improves pore area, roughness, and redness, while the latter offers targeted relief through formulas like Skin Food Light and Skin Food.
SK-II is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by The Procter & Gamble Company since 1991.
This page compares some of the most popular SK-II and Weleda products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
SK-II has a High fit for dry skin with products like Facial Treatment Essence, while Weleda Skin Food also has a High fit for dry skin. Every product on the SK-II page lists no fragrance, whereas both Weleda products on this page include fragrance.
What is the difference between SK-II and Weleda?
SK-II has a wide range of products on this page with High to Superior Lovi fits for most skin types, whereas Weleda offers only two moisturizers that tend to have lower fits or cautions for oily and combination skin. Additionally, every SK-II product on this page lists no fragrance, while both Weleda products contain fragrance.
SK-II or Weleda: which moisturizer is better?
When looking at the products on this page, SK-II offers moisturizers like the Facial Treatment Essence with a High Lovi fit for dry skin, while Weleda has options like Skin Food which also has a High Lovi fit for dry skin. SK-II's moisturizers generally avoid fragrance, whereas Weleda's Skin Food products contain added fragrance.
Which is more affordable, SK-II or Weleda?
Neither SK-II nor Weleda lists pricing information for the products on this page.
Which causes fewer breakouts, SK-II or Weleda?
SK-II causes fewer breakouts than Weleda, as Lovi rates the products on this page for acne-prone skin as Average to Superior for SK-II, while Weleda's Skin Food and Skin Food Light are rated Low or Caution.
How do the founding years and home countries of SK-II and Weleda compare?
SK-II was founded in 1980 in Japan, whereas Weleda was established earlier in 1921 in Switzerland.
Do SK-II and Weleda products contain fragrance?
SK-II products on this page list no fragrance in their ingredients, whereas Weleda products on this page contain fragrance.
What is the key ingredient featured across SK-II products?
The key ingredient featured across the products on this page for SK-II is Pitera.
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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.
