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SK-II vs Blume

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

SK-II and Blume are distinct skincare brands founded in Japan in 1980 and Canada in 2018, respectively. The Japanese brand is known for its luxurious moisturizers, potent serums, clarifying toners, and restorative masks anchored by pitera, while the Canadian brand is widely loved for its nourishing moisturizers and thoughtful formulas. Both suit dry skin and acne-prone skin best, and the Japanese brand also suits mature skin. They differ in their standout solutions, such as the Japanese brand offering the Genoptics Ultraura Essence, Facial Treatment Essence, and Facial Treatment Clear Lotion, and the Canadian brand offering the Meltdown Gel Cream, with the Japanese brand using key ingredients that actively improve pore area, roughness, and redness, and the Canadian brand supporting a balanced and healthy complexion.

SK-II is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by The Procter & Gamble Company since 1991.

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Blume is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2018.

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

Popular SK-II vs Blume products

Questions and answers

SK-II or Blume: which is better?

Both SK-II and Blume offer great fragrance-free options, but SK-II has a much wider range of products on this page that achieve a High fit for dry and acne-prone skin types.

What is the difference between SK-II and Blume?

SK-II offers a larger variety of fragrance-free products on this page fitting dry, acne-prone, and combination skin with High or Superior Lovi levels, whereas Blume features a single moisturizer, Meltdown Gel Cream, that also has a High fit for these skin types.

SK-II or Blume: which moisturizer is better?

When comparing moisturizers, SK-II's Genoptics Ultraura Essence and Facial Treatment Essence achieve a High Lovi fit for dry skin, while Blume's Meltdown Gel Cream also achieves a High Lovi fit for acne-prone skin.

Which is more affordable, SK-II or Blume?

I cannot answer that question because the provided page facts and studies do not contain pricing information for either SK-II or Blume.

Which causes fewer breakouts, SK-II or Blume?

Blume and SK-II both help control breakouts, as the products on this page for both brands feature high or superior Lovi fit levels for acne-prone skin. SK-II centers its formulas around Pitera, while Blume offers the Meltdown Gel Cream to help soothe blemish-prone areas.

Which brand was founded earlier and in which country?

SK-II was founded earlier in 1980 in Japan, while Blume was founded in 2018 in Canada.

Do either SK-II or Blume products contain fragrance?

Every product on this page for both SK-II and Blume lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

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

According to its brand-focused routines, SK-II fits dry skin, acne-prone skin, and combination 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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