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SKIN1004 vs DOT & KEY

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

SKIN1004 and DOT & KEY are two distinct skincare lines known for gentle daily care and targeted botanical formulations. The first brand offers toners, moisturizers, sunscreens, and masks featuring centella asiatica, hyaluronic acid, and niacinamide, suiting combination and oily skin best. Meanwhile, the Indian brand is warmly embraced for sensorially pleasing sunscreens and lightweight textures that suit balanced, combination, and normal skin. While both collections deliver protective daily maintenance without heaviness, they differ in their heritage and specific ingredient concentrations.

SKIN1004 is a Korean skincare brand founded in 2012 and owned by Goodai Global Inc. since 2024.

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DOT & KEY is an Indian skincare brand founded in 2018 and owned by FSN E-Commerce Ventures Limited since 2021.

This page compares some of the most popular SKIN1004 and DOT & KEY products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular SKIN1004 vs DOT & KEY products

Questions and answers

SKIN1004 or DOT & KEY: which is better?

SKIN1004 is the more extensive choice on this page, offering numerous fragrance-free sunscreens, toners, and moisturizers featuring centella asiatica and hyaluronic acid. DOT & KEY currently lists only a single sunscreen on this page.

What is the difference between SKIN1004 and DOT & KEY?

SKIN1004 offers a wide variety of fragrance-free products focused on combination, oily, and sensitive skin, while DOT & KEY features only a single sunscreen on this page. Key ingredients across the SKIN1004 products like hyaluronic acid help hydrate the skin and niacinamide may reduce pigmentation.

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SKIN1004 or DOT & KEY: which sunscreen is better?

SKIN1004 offers sunscreens with superior fits for acne-prone, oily, and sensitive skin, whereas the sunscreen from Dot & Key shows only average fits across those skin types.

Which is more affordable, SKIN1004 or DOT & KEY?

The products on this page do not list pricing information to compare affordability between SKIN1004 and DOT & KEY.

Which causes fewer breakouts, SKIN1004 or DOT & KEY?

SKIN1004 offers a wide variety of products on this page with Superior and High fit levels for acne-prone skin, while DOT & KEY only features a single sunscreen with an Average fit level for acne-prone skin.

When was SKIN1004 founded compared to DOT & KEY?

SKIN1004 was founded in South Korea in 2012, while DOT & KEY was founded in India in 2018.

Which brand offers more fragrance-free products according to the page?

Both SKIN1004 and DOT & KEY offer fragrance-free options, as every product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

How do the skin types that SKIN1004 and DOT & KEY best fit compare?

SKIN1004 best fits combination, oily, and sensitive skin, whereas the products on this page for DOT & KEY do not have listed best-fit skin types.

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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