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Clarins vs Weleda

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

Clarins and Weleda are established European skincare brands founded in France in 1954 and Switzerland in 1921, respectively. The French brand is loved for its nourishing moisturizers, targeted serums, delicate eye products, and refreshing toners, which harness soothing shea and replenishing squalane, while the Swiss brand is widely loved for its rich moisturizers and meticulously crafted formulas. Both brands suit sensitive skin best because of their gentle botanical bases, though the French brand also suits mature skin best with standouts like the Extra-Firming Day Cream and Super Restorative Night Cream. Ultimately, they differ in their specific offerings, as the French brand provides specialized serums and restorative creams to combat dark spots and collagen loss, whereas the Swiss brand provides targeted relief through versatile staples like Skin Food and Skin Food Light.

Clarins is a French skincare brand founded in 1954 and owned by Famille C (Groupe Clarins).

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

Popular Clarins vs Weleda products

Clarins vs Weleda moisturizers

Questions and answers

Clarins or Weleda: which is better?

Clarins offers a much wider range of products on this page and generally achieves higher fit levels for sensitive, mature, and dark-spotted skin types compared to Weleda. Hyaluronic acid, a key ingredient in Clarins formulations, may help improve skin quality and signs of aging.

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What is the difference between Clarins and Weleda?

Clarins offers a broad range of products with fit levels reaching Superior for skin types like sensitive skin and mature skin, whereas Weleda features only two moisturizers on this page with dry skin fits reaching High. Clarins includes key ingredients like squalane and hyaluronic acid, while both brands formulate their products on this page with fragrance.

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Clarins or Weleda: which moisturizer is better?

Clarins offers a wider range of moisturizers with higher Lovi fit levels for dry skin, such as the Hydra-Essentiel Silky Cream with a Superior fit, compared to Weleda's Skin Food which has a High fit for dry skin. Topical sodium hyaluronate in hydrating formulations helps improve skin quality and signs of skin aging.

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Which is more affordable, Clarins or Weleda?

Reviewers on this page frequently mention Clarins as having a high price point, while Weleda offers the products Skin Food and Skin Food Light.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Clarins or Weleda?

Clarins includes products on this page with a Low fit for acne-prone skin, whereas Weleda products on this page have a Low fit or Caution for acne-prone skin.

How do the founding years and countries of origin compare between Clarins and Weleda?

Clarins was founded in 1954 in France, whereas Weleda was founded earlier, in 1921, in Switzerland.

Which brand offers a wider variety of product types, such as eye products, masks, and toners?

Clarins offers a wider variety of product types on this page, including eye products, masks, and toners, whereas Weleda features only moisturizers.

How do the fragrance inclusions compare across the product lines of Clarins and Weleda?

Clarins offers a mix of fragranced and fragrance-free options, with only 1 of the 24 products on this page listing no fragrance. In contrast, all of the products on this page for Weleda contain fragrance.

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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