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Medik8 vs NIOD

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

Medik8 and NIOD are advanced skincare brands that offer serums, moisturizers, eye products, and balancing toners built around ingredients like hyaluronic acid. The British brand is known for formulas that fit dry and dry sensitive skin best, with specific standouts for acne-prone skin, dark spots, and mature skin. Meanwhile, the Canadian brand features sophisticated formulas that suit mature, sensitive, and dry skin types, addressing similar concerns through scientifically rigorous and thoughtful development. They differ primarily in their founding years, ownership, and the specific composition of their targeted results.

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

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NIOD is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2015 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. since 2021.

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

Popular Medik8 vs NIOD products

Questions and answers

Medik8 or NIOD: which is better?

Medik8 stands out on this page as the better option for targeted routines, featuring a broad range of products with fit levels reaching up to Superior for dry and acne-prone skin. NIOD offers fragrance-free options like Modulating Glucosides, but its selection on this page is much more limited.

What is the difference between Medik8 and NIOD?

Medik8 was founded in 2009 in the United Kingdom and is owned by L'Oréal Groupe, whereas NIOD was founded in 2015 in Canada and is owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. The products on this page for Medik8 feature key ingredients like hyaluronic acid, which helps with skin hydration, while NIOD offers a smaller selection of products such as Modulating Glucosides and Superoxide Dismutase Saccharide Mist.

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Which is more affordable, Medik8 or NIOD?

Reviewers note a high price point for the products on this page from Medik8. The page facts do not mention pricing information for NIOD.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Medik8 or NIOD?

Medik8 is rated as having a Superior Lovi fit for acne-prone skin with Surface Radiance Cleanse, whereas the products on this page for NIOD do not have a Superior fit for acne-prone skin.

Which brand has more product options listed on the page, Medik8 or NIOD?

Medik8 has more product options listed on the page, offering twelve different skincare items compared to NIOD which lists two.

Do both Medik8 and NIOD products contain no fragrance?

Medik8 and NIOD products on this page are not entirely fragrance-free, because 11 of the 12 Medik8 products list no fragrance while its Total Moisture Daily Facial Cream contains fragrance, whereas every NIOD product on this page lists no fragrance.

Which skincare brand is owned by L'Oréal Groupe?

Medik8 is owned by L'Oréal Groupe since 2025.

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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