Augustinus Bader and Dr. Barbara Sturm are two esteemed German skincare brands that offer distinct approaches to complexion care. Augustinus Bader is loved for its moisturizers, serums, and eye products, which suit dry and mature skin best. Meanwhile, Dr. Barbara Sturm is deeply loved for its gentle moisturizers, clarifying exfoliants, and nourishing serums, which suit sensitive, dry, and balanced skin best through a focus on deep hydration and barrier support. While both brands rely on scientifically advanced and proprietary formulas to support the skin, they differ in their ideal skin types and targeted standalone solutions.
Augustinus Bader is a German skincare brand founded in 2018.
This page compares some of the most popular Augustinus Bader and Dr. Barbara Sturm products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Popular Augustinus Bader vs Dr. Barbara Sturm products
+Hydration and GlowMostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
“Instant youthful glow — Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream”
“light but nourishing — Augustinus Bader The Cream”
“sinks in instantly — Augustinus Bader The Serum”
“skin drank it up — Dr. Barbara Sturm Hyaluronic Serum”
+Skin Texture and SmoothingMostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
“Softens fine lines — Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream”
“Sinks in immediately — Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream”
“skin texture is immediately more even — Dr. Barbara Sturm Enzyme Cleanser”
“deep yet gentle cleanse — Dr. Barbara Sturm Enzyme Cleanser”
+Calming and Balancing SkinRarely NotedMostly Mentioned
“doesn't irritate my sensitive skin — Dr. Barbara Sturm The Good C Vitamin C Serum”
“reduced redness — Dr. Barbara Sturm Hyaluronic Serum”
“great for combination skin — Dr. Barbara Sturm Enzyme Cleanser”
“works well for oily skin — Augustinus Bader The Cream”
–High Price and CostMostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
“not sure justified by price — Augustinus Bader The Cream”
“way too expensive — Dr. Barbara Sturm Hyaluronic Serum”
“price tag is out of budget — Dr. Barbara Sturm The Good C Vitamin C Serum”
–Lack of ResultsOften MentionedOften Mentioned
“didn't see dramatic results — Augustinus Bader The Cream”
“minimal results for me — Augustinus Bader The Serum”
“did nothing — Dr. Barbara Sturm Hyaluronic Serum”
“didn't do anything — Dr. Barbara Sturm The Good C Vitamin C Serum”
–Scent and Formulation IssuesSometimes NotedOften Mentioned
“Smells like old crayons — Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream”
“Smells like vegetable oil — Augustinus Bader The Face Oil”
“tacky finish — Dr. Barbara Sturm Hyaluronic Serum”
Questions and answers
Augustinus Bader or Dr. Barbara Sturm: which is better?
Augustinus Bader is better for hydration and glow, while Dr. Barbara Sturm does better for calming and balancing skin, and both are equal for skin texture and smoothing. The products on this page for Augustinus Bader achieve Superior Lovi fit levels for dry and mature skin.
What is the difference between Augustinus Bader and Dr. Barbara Sturm?
Augustinus Bader provides superior hydration and glow with products like The Rich Cream, whereas Dr. Barbara Sturm achieves better calming and balancing for the skin.
Augustinus Bader or Dr. Barbara Sturm: which moisturizer is better?
Augustinus Bader is better for dry and mature skin because Lovi rates its moisturizers, like The Rich Cream, as Superior for those skin types, while Dr. Barbara Sturm products on this page fit them at an average level.
Which is more affordable, Augustinus Bader or Dr. Barbara Sturm?
Neither brand is more affordable on this page, as reviewers note that both suffer from high prices and costs equally.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Augustinus Bader or Dr. Barbara Sturm?
Augustinus Bader has occasional reports of breakouts as part of its scent and formulation issues, while Dr. Barbara Sturm does not list breakouts as a concern on this page.
When was each brand founded and who currently owns them?
Augustinus Bader was founded in 2018 in Germany and is independently owned, while Dr. Barbara Sturm was founded in 2014 in Germany and has been owned by Puig since 2024.
Which brand's products contain no fragrance according to their ingredients?
Both Augustinus Bader and Dr. Barbara Sturm offer products on this page that list no fragrance in their ingredients.
What key ingredient is featured across Augustinus Bader products?
Augustinus Bader features TFC8 as the key ingredient across the products on this page.
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.
