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Medik8 vs Blume

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

Medik8 and Blume are distinct skincare brands offering thoughtfully crafted products for varied complexions. The British brand, founded in 2009, specializes in serums, moisturizers, eye products, and toners built around hyaluronic acid, suiting dry and dry sensitive skin best alongside targeted options like Surface Radiance Cleanse for acne-prone skin, Oxy-R Peptides for dark spots, and Total Moisture Daily Facial Cream for mature skin. Meanwhile, the Canadian brand, founded in 2018, is widely loved for its nourishing moisturizers and thoughtful formulas, such as the Meltdown Gel Cream, which suit sensitive, acne-prone, and dry skin best. Both brands differ in their specific ingredient focus and target concerns, though daily use of each supports a balanced and healthy complexion.

Medik8 is a British skincare brand founded in 2009 and owned by L'Oréal Groupe since 2025.

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Blume is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2018.

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This page compares some of the most popular Medik8 and Blume products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

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Questions and answers

Medik8 or Blume: which is better?

Medik8 is better suited for a wide variety of skin concerns like dry, sensitive, and mature skin, offering extensive target serums and moisturizers, whereas Blume features only a single acne-focused moisturizer on this page. Lovi rates Hydr8 B5 Intense as Superior for dry skin, and Hyaluronic acid in these products helps provide deep hydration.

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What is the difference between Medik8 and Blume?

Medik8 is an established UK brand offering a wide range of serums, creams, and cleansers on this page that best fit dry and sensitive skin, whereas Blume is an independent Canadian brand featuring just one moisturizer, Meltdown Gel Cream. Both brands formulate their products on this page without fragrance, except for one Medik8 cream.

Medik8 or Blume: which moisturizer is better?

For moisturizers on this page, Medik8 Hydr8 B5 Intense achieves a Superior fit for dry skin, while Blume Meltdown Gel Cream reaches a High fit for acne-prone, oily, and sensitive skin. Reviewers often mention that Medik8 products provide deep hydration and plumping, though they come with a high price point.

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Which is more affordable, Medik8 or Blume?

Blume is more affordable, while Medik8 has a high price point that reviewers often mention for the products on this page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Medik8 or Blume?

Blume features Meltdown Gel Cream, which has a high Lovi fit level for acne-prone skin and oily acne-prone skin. Medik8 offers products on this page like Surface Radiance Cleanse with a superior fit for acne-prone skin, but reviewers note that Medik8 has a high price point.

How do the founding years and countries of origin compare between Medik8 and Blume?

Medik8 was founded in 2009 in the United Kingdom, whereas Blume was founded in 2018 in Canada.

Which brand offers a greater variety of products on the page, and how do their skin types best fit differ?

Medik8 offers a much greater variety of products on this page than Blume, featuring twelve items across serums, creams, cleansers, and toners compared to Blume's single moisturizer. For skin types, Medik8 fits best for dry skin, dry sensitive skin, and sensitive skin, whereas Blume lists no specific best-fit skin types on its brand-focused routines.

Do both Medik8 and Blume products contain fragrance according to their ingredient lists?

Medik8 lists fragrance in only one product on this page, which is the Total Moisture Daily Facial Cream, while the other products list no fragrance. Blume lists no fragrance in any product on this page.

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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