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Medik8 vs Vasanti

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

Medik8 and Vasanti are distinct skincare lines offering targeted solutions for diverse complexions. The British brand, founded in 2009, builds its serums, moisturizers, eye products, toners, and more around hyaluronic acid to suit dry and dry sensitive skin best, with standout options like the Surface Radiance Cleanse, Oxy-R Peptides, and Total Moisture Daily Facial Cream. Meanwhile, the Canadian line established in 1999 is cherished for its gentle exfoliants and meticulously balanced formulas that renew balanced, combination, and sensitive skin through the Brighten Up! Exfoliator. Both companies differ primarily in their core formulations, ingredient focus, and ideal skin types.

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

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Vasanti is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 1999.

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This page compares some of the most popular Medik8 and Vasanti 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 Vasanti: which is better?

Medik8 offers a much wider range of products that feature key ingredients like hyaluronic acid, which helps provide deep hydration. Vasanti only features a single exfoliator on this page, making Medik8 a more versatile choice for a complete skincare routine.

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What is the difference between Medik8 and Vasanti?

Medik8 offers a wide range of products including serums and moisturizers with key ingredients like hyaluronic acid, whereas Vasanti features only a single exfoliant on this page. Medik8 fits dry and sensitive skin best, while the products on this page have mixed Lovi fit levels across skin types.

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Which is more affordable, Medik8 or Vasanti?

Reviewers often note a high price point for Medik8, while Vasanti offers a single exfoliant product on this page without a listed high price disadvantage.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Medik8 or Vasanti?

Medik8 offers multiple products on this page with High or Superior Lovi fit levels for acne-prone skin, whereas Vasanti only features Brighten Up! Exfoliator, which has an Average fit for acne-prone skin. Therefore, Medik8 is better suited for managing breakouts.

Which brand has been around longer, Medik8 or Vasanti?

Vasanti has been around longer than Medik8, having been founded in Canada in 1999 compared to Medik8, which was founded in the United Kingdom in 2009.

Do any Medik8 products contain fragrance, and how does that compare to Vasanti?

Medik8 offers mostly fragrance-free products on this page, with only Total Moisture Daily Facial Cream listing fragrance. In comparison, Vasanti includes fragrance in its sole product on this page, Brighten Up! Exfoliator.

Which skin types does Medik8 fit best according to its brand-focused routines?

According to its brand-focused routines, Medik8 fits dry skin, dry sensitive skin, and sensitive skin best.

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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