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SkinCeuticals vs Trilogy

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SkinCeuticals and Trilogy are two skincare collections known for thoughtful moisturizers, gentle cleansers, and targeted treatments. The American brand is loved for its serums, nourishing moisturizers, gentle cleansers, effective eye products, and more, all formulated with key ingredients like glycerin, hyaluronic acid, and dimethicone, while Trilogy is deeply loved for its thoughtful moisturizers and gentle cleansers, built on high-performing formulas. Both brands suit dry skin best, though the former also suits mature skin and the latter suits balanced and sensitive skin types. They differ in their standout solutions for particular concerns and their foundational ingredients.

SkinCeuticals is an American skincare brand founded in 1994 and owned by L'Oréal since 2005.

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

Popular SkinCeuticals vs Trilogy products

People Say

SkinCeuticalsTrilogy
  • Texture and Absorption Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “definitely gave me a glass skin texture — SkinCeuticals P-TOX”
    • “pores appeared less noticeable — SkinCeuticals P-Tiox”
    • “Silky cream consistency — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
    • “Luxuriously rich — Trilogy Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream”
  • Hydration and Moisture Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “Keeps skin moisturized — Trilogy Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream”
    • “Leaves skin thoroughly moisturised — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”
    • “Feels moisturizing — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
    • “Hydrated my skin beautifully. — SkinCeuticals Triple Lipid Restore 2:4:2”
  • Soothing and Calming Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “Doesn't irritate my sensitive skin — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
    • “Nothing irritated my skin — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”
    • “decreased the redness — SkinCeuticals Phyto Corrective Gel”
  • Anti-Aging and Fine Lines Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “reduction in some of the finer lines — SkinCeuticals P-TOX”
    • “softens crow's feet — SkinCeuticals A.G.E. Advanced Eye”
    • “Noticeable difference — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”
  • Brightening and Radiance Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “I really love this product, as my skin is brighter. — SkinCeuticals Phloretin CF”
    • “glass skin radiance — SkinCeuticals P-Tiox”
    • “Wake to a glowing complexion — Trilogy Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream”
  • Other Positive Highlights Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “Gorgeous smelling — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
    • “Supports regeneration of healthy skin barrier — Trilogy Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream”
    • “really help maintain my Botox — SkinCeuticals P-TOX”
  • High Price Point Mostly MentionedRarely Noted
    • “Price to be high relative to performance — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
    • “Too pricey for the hype — SkinCeuticals P-TOX”
  • Other Minor Complaints Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “Bottle only lasts 6 weeks — SkinCeuticals Hydrating B5 Gel”
    • “good but drying — SkinCeuticals LHA Cleanser Gel”
    • “This is not the real Skinsceuticals product. — SkinCeuticals Triple Lipid Restore 2:4:2”
    • “Not effective for heavy makeup — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
  • Sticky or Heavy Texture Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “feels tacky — SkinCeuticals H.A. Intensifier”
    • “slight tackiness — SkinCeuticals P-Tiox”
    • “sticky residue — SkinCeuticals Phyto Corrective Gel”
    • “A little bit too thick — Trilogy Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream”

Questions and answers

SkinCeuticals or Trilogy: which is better?

SkinCeuticals is a better fit for dry, mature, and dry sensitive skin types based on the products on this page. Trilogy performs better for hydration and moisture, but the products on this page are rated lower overall.

What is the difference between SkinCeuticals and Trilogy?

SkinCeuticals offers a much larger selection of specialty serums and creams with high fit levels for dry and mature skin, while Trilogy features just a few hydrating options.

SkinCeuticals or Trilogy: which cleanser is better?

SkinCeuticals offers a much wider selection of cleansers on this page, including the Simply Clean Gel which achieves a High fit for acne-prone, oily, and dry skin. Trilogy features just one cleanser on this page, the Rosehip Cream Cleanser, which has a High fit for sensitive, dry sensitive, and dry skin.

Which is more affordable, SkinCeuticals or Trilogy?

Trilogy does better on affordability, as high price point is a negative review theme for Trilogy among the products on this page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, SkinCeuticals or Trilogy?

SkinCeuticals is better for breakouts, as the products on this page include specialized acne-controlling serums like Blemish + Age Defense, whereas Trilogy lacks targeted blemish options on this page.

Which brand has more products containing fragrance, SkinCeuticals or Trilogy?

SkinCeuticals has more products with fragrance than Trilogy, since 3 of its products on this page list fragrance compared to 2 for Trilogy.

Which brand offers better results for hydration and moisture according to review themes?

Trilogy does better for hydration and moisture according to review themes.

When was SkinCeuticals founded compared to Trilogy?

SkinCeuticals was founded in 1994, whereas Trilogy was founded in 2002.

SkinCeuticals or Trilogy: which moisturizer is better?

SkinCeuticals has a much wider range of moisturizers on this page with higher fit levels for dry and mature skin, while Trilogy is praised for hydration and moisture.

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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