🇮🇪Ireland

SKIN1004 vs Principia

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

SKIN1004 and Principia are two distinct skincare lines known for thoughtful formulas that address varying complexion needs. The Korean brand features centella asiatica, hyaluronic acid, and niacinamide across its soothing toners, moisturizers, sunscreens, and masks to best suit sensitive and dry skin, while the other offers precise cleansers that suit balanced to oily skin best. Both collections help maintain a healthy appearance, but they differ in their primary ingredient focus and ideal skin types.

SKIN1004 is a Korean skincare brand founded in 2012 and owned by Goodai Global Inc. since 2024.

mk.co.krpitchbook.comtracxn.comgoodai-global.com

This page compares some of the most popular SKIN1004 and Principia products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular SKIN1004 vs Principia products

Questions and answers

SKIN1004 or Principia: which is better?

SKIN1004 is generally the better choice on this page, offering a wide range of products with High to Superior fit levels for sensitive, dry, and oily skin types, whereas Principia features only a single cleanser with lower fit ratings. SKIN1004 products use key ingredients like hyaluronic acid, which helps with skin quality and aging, and niacinamide, which helps reduce cutaneous pigmentation.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002

What is the difference between SKIN1004 and Principia?

SKIN1004 offers a wide variety of fragrance-free products that achieve a Superior fit for sensitive, dry, and oily skin types, whereas Principia lists only a single cleanser on this page with lower fit levels for those skin types.

SKIN1004 or Principia: which cleanser is better?

For cleansing, SKIN1004 offers options like the Madagascar Centella Tone Brightening Cleansing Gel Foam that achieves a Superior Lovi fit for dry and oily acne-prone skin, whereas Principia's Gel de Limpeza GL-01 provides only an Average fit across most skin types and a Caution rating for dry skin.

Which is more affordable, SKIN1004 or Principia?

The products on this page for SKIN1004 and Principia do not have pricing information available, so it cannot be determined which brand is more affordable.

Which causes fewer breakouts, SKIN1004 or Principia?

SKIN1004 offers a much wider variety of products on this page that achieve Superior or High Lovi fit levels for acne-prone skin, whereas the single Principia product on this page shows a Low fit for acne-prone skin.

When were SKIN1004 and Principia founded and who owns them?

SKIN1004 was founded in 2012 in South Korea and has been owned by Goodai Global Inc. since 2024, while Principia was founded in 2020 and is owned by Viziera Participações Ltda.

Do SKIN1004 and Principia products contain fragrance?

Every product on this page for both SKIN1004 and Principia lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Which skin types does SKIN1004 fit best according to its brand-focused routines?

According to its brand-focused routines, SKIN1004 fits sensitive skin, dry skin, and oily 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

How does it fit your skin?

Scan your face, then any product: Lovi shows how well it fits you and what fits even better.

QR code: get the Lovi app
Download on theApp Store Get it onGoogle Play