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Augustinus Bader vs Heliocare

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

Augustinus Bader and Heliocare are distinct skincare brands designed to address different complexions and concerns. The German skincare brand founded in 2018 is loved for its moisturizers, serums, and eye products, suiting dry and mature skin best through nourishing preparations, whereas the Spanish skincare brand founded in 2001 and owned by Cantabria Labs is cherished for protective sunscreens and advanced formulas that suit sensitive, oily, and blemish-prone skin. While both rely on thoughtful formulations, the former features key ingredients that support mature skin with The Rich Cream, dry skin with moisturizers, acne-prone skin with The Serum, and dark spots with The Eye Cream, while the latter offers specialized textures that absorb quickly, such as the 360° Gel Oil-Free SPF 50+ for acne-prone skin. Ultimately, the brands differ in their core focuses, offering either intensive cellular support or targeted daily defense.

Augustinus Bader is a German skincare brand founded in 2018.

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Heliocare is a Spanish skincare brand founded in 2001 and owned by Cantabria Labs.

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

Popular Augustinus Bader vs Heliocare products

Questions and answers

Augustinus Bader or Heliocare: which is better?

Neither brand is universally better, as Augustinus Bader has superior Lovi fit levels for dry and mature skin while Heliocare is better suited for oily and acne-prone skin with its sunscreen. Augustinus Bader products on this page list no fragrance, whereas Heliocare includes fragrance.

What is the difference between Augustinus Bader and Heliocare?

Augustinus Bader offers multiple fragrance-free moisturizers, a serum, an eye cream, and a face oil that Lovi rates best for dry, mature, and dry sensitive skin, whereas Heliocare features a single sunscreen with fragrance that Lovi rates high for oily, acne-prone, and dark-spot-prone skin. Reviewers often mention radiance and lightweight moisturizers for Augustinus Bader, alongside complaints about its extreme price.

Which is more affordable, Augustinus Bader or Heliocare?

Heliocare offers a more affordable option with its sunscreen, whereas Augustinus Bader reviewers frequently mention extreme prices for the products on this page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Augustinus Bader or Heliocare?

Augustinus Bader may cause occasional breakouts, as reviewers sometimes note this issue with the products on this page. Heliocare does not have reported breakout data on this page to compare.

Which brand offers products with no fragrance?

Augustinus Bader offers products with no fragrance, as every product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients. In contrast, Heliocare features fragrance in its products on this page.

How do the founding years and countries of origin compare between Augustinus Bader and Heliocare?

Augustinus Bader was founded in 2018 in Germany, whereas Heliocare was established earlier in 2001 in Spain.

Which brand provides a sunscreen suitable for oily acne-prone skin?

Heliocare provides a sunscreen, the 360 Degree Gel Oil-Free SPF 50+, that has a High Lovi fit for oily acne-prone skin.

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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