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Minimalist vs Principia

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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 Principia products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular Minimalist vs Principia products

Questions and answers

Minimalist or Principia: which is better?

Minimalist is the better choice because the products on this page have a High to Superior Lovi fit across most skin types, whereas Principia's cleanser only reaches an Average fit at best. Additionally, every product from Minimalist on this page contains no fragrance.

Which is more affordable, Minimalist or Principia?

I cannot answer that question because the provided page facts do not include pricing or affordability information for either Minimalist or Principia.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Minimalist or Principia?

Minimalist causes fewer breakouts because the products on this page have a Superior or High Lovi fit for acne-prone skin, whereas the Principia cleanser has a Low fit for acne-prone skin.

Which brand has more products listed on this page, Minimalist or Principia?

Minimalist has more products listed on this page than Principia, offering three items compared to Principia's one.

Do any of the products from Minimalist or Principia contain fragrance?

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

In what year were Minimalist and Principia founded?

Minimalist was founded in 2020, while Principia was also founded in 2020.

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. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, MD, MSc

    Dr. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, 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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