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Shu Uemura vs Augustinus Bader

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

Shu Uemura and Augustinus Bader are a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1967 and a German skincare brand founded in 2018, respectively. The Japanese brand is deeply loved for its transformative makeup removers and meticulously crafted formulas, while the German brand is loved for its moisturizers, serums, and eye products, which are built around its formulas. Products from the first brand suit all skin types best owing to their gentle and effective nature, whereas products from the second brand suit dry skin and mature skin best because of these preparations. They differ primarily in their standout offerings and targeted concerns, with the cleansing oil from the first being ideal for acne-prone skin, and the The Serum, The Eye Cream, and The Rich Cream from the second addressing acne-prone skin, dark spots, and mature skin.

Shu Uemura is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1967 and owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 2003.

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Augustinus Bader is a German skincare brand founded in 2018.

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This page compares some of the most popular Shu Uemura and Augustinus Bader 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

Shu Uemura or Augustinus Bader: which is better?

Augustinus Bader is better for dry, mature, and dry sensitive skin, as Lovi rates its products like The Rich Cream and The Serum with Superior fit levels for those skin types. In contrast, the Shu Uemura cleansing oil on this page has an Average fit for those same skin concerns. Every product across both brands lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

What is the difference between Shu Uemura and Augustinus Bader?

Augustinus Bader offers a wide range of moisturizers, serums, and eye care that Lovi rates as Superior or High for dry and mature skin, whereas Shu Uemura features a cleansing oil that receives Average fits across most skin types on this page. Every product listed for both brands contains no fragrance.

Which is more affordable, Shu Uemura or Augustinus Bader?

Augustinus Bader has reviewers mostly mentioning extreme prices, while Shu Uemura is not noted for high costs on this page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Shu Uemura or Augustinus Bader?

Shu Uemura cleansing oil has a Low fit for acne-prone skin, while Augustinus Bader products on this page have an Average fit for it and breakouts are sometimes noted by reviewers. Augustinus Bader may cause breakouts for some users.

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How do the origins and ownership of Shu Uemura and Augustinus Bader compare?

Shu Uemura was founded in Japan in 1967 and has been owned by L'Oreal S.A. since 2003, whereas Augustinus Bader was founded in Germany in 2018 and remains independently owned.

Which skincare brand is better suited for dry and mature skin types according to their brand routines?

Augustinus Bader is better suited for dry and mature skin types because its brand-focused routines are specifically designed for dry skin, mature skin, and dry sensitive skin. In comparison, Shu Uemura has no specific brand-focused routines listed for these skin types.

What key ingredient is featured across Augustinus Bader products?

Augustinus Bader features TFC8 as a key ingredient across the products on this page.

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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