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Weleda vs Grown Alchemist

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

Weleda and Grown Alchemist are two botanical skincare lines offering distinctive paths to daily radiance. The Swiss brand founded in 1921 is widely loved for its rich moisturizers and meticulously crafted formulas, suiting sensitive skin best with its gentle botanical bases, while the other is loved for its cleansers and serums, as well as its formulas, suiting sensitive, dry, and combination skin best. Both houses differ primarily in their standout offerings and ingredient profiles, with the former providing targeted relief and addressing dark spots through Skin Food Light and Skin Food, and the latter featuring solutions like the Hydra-Restore Cream Cleanser for acne-prone skin, the Instant Smoothing Serum for skin with dark spots, and the Gentle Gel Facial Cleanser for mature skin.

Weleda is a Swiss skincare brand founded in 1921 and owned by Weleda AG.

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

Popular Weleda vs Grown Alchemist products

Questions and answers

Weleda or Grown Alchemist: which is better?

Grown Alchemist is generally better for sensitive skin types, where Hydra-Restore Cream Cleanser earns a High Lovi fit. Weleda Skin Food also achieves a High Lovi fit for dry and dry sensitive skin, but the products on this page include fragrance.

What is the difference between Weleda and Grown Alchemist?

Grown Alchemist has fragrance-free products on this page, whereas all Weleda products on this page contain fragrance. For dry sensitive skin, Grown Alchemist offers a High fit with Hydra-Restore Cream Cleanser, and Weleda offers a High fit with Skin Food.

Which is more affordable, Weleda or Grown Alchemist?

The page facts do not mention the prices of either Weleda or Grown Alchemist, so it is not possible to determine which brand is more affordable.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Weleda or Grown Alchemist?

Grown Alchemist is a better choice for avoiding breakouts because the products on this page achieve High fits for acne-prone skin with Hydra-Restore Cream Cleanser. In contrast, Weleda products on this page get Low fits for acne-prone skin.

How do the founding years of Weleda and Grown Alchemist compare?

Weleda was founded much earlier, in 1921, whereas Grown Alchemist was founded in 2008.

Do Weleda products contain fragrance, and how does that compare to Grown Alchemist?

Weleda products on this page all contain fragrance, whereas every Grown Alchemist product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

What do reviewers say about Grown Alchemist cleansers?

Reviewers mostly mention that Grown Alchemist cleansers are hydrating, gentle, and pleasant. However, they also often mention issues with cleanser performance and packaging.

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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