Lush skincare
Lush is a British skincare brand founded in 1995 and owned by Lush Cosmetics Limited.
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Lush is beloved for its artisanal masks, nourishing serums, and soothing moisturizers, all crafted from thoughtfully curated formulas. Its products suit sensitive, dry, and combination skin types best. The standout products for particular concerns include the Grease Lightning for acne-prone skin, the Skin Drink for skin with dark spots, and the Dark Angels for mature skin. The brand consistently delivers gentle, effective care through these targeted treatments.
This page covers some of the most popular Lush products; for the whole Lush range, with a fit score for every product, use the Lovi app.
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Questions and answers
Is Lush worth it?
Lush is worth it for dry skin, where Lovi rates the brand-focused routine Superior. Most of the Lush products on this page are fragrance-free, though Skin Drink does include fragrance. Glycerin helps keep the skin hydrated and protected.
What are Lush's best products?
Skin Drink is the best Lush product for dry and dry sensitive skin, where Lovi rates it Superior. For oily skin and oily acne-prone skin, Grease Lightning works best, earning a High fit level from Lovi.
Which Lush moisturizer is best for dry skin?
Skin Drink is the best Lush moisturizer for dry skin. Lovi rates Skin Drink Superior for dry skin.
Does Lush cause breakouts?
Lush is unlikely to cause breakouts for most shoppers because its products such as Grease Lightning are designed to help with oily and acne-prone skin. Lovi rates the Lush-focused routine Superior for acne-prone skin.
Is Lush fragrance-free?
No, the Lush products on this page are not all fragrance-free, as Skin Drink contains fragrance. However, 3 of the 4 products on this page list no fragrance.
What are the key ingredients in Lush products?
Lush products feature ingredients like peppermint oil, aloe vera, glycerin, witch hazel, and avocado oil that help soothe and hydrate the skin. Lovi rates Lush-focused routines Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin.
How do I build a Lush skincare routine?
To build a Lush skincare routine, choose a cleanser or mask like Dark Angels or Mask of Magnaminty, apply the Grease Lightning serum for oily spots, and finish with Skin Drink to keep dry areas soft. Lovi rates Lush-focused routines Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin.
What are good alternatives to Lush?
Good alternatives to Lush include BYOMA, The INKEY List, Medik8, Simple, Elemis, and Pixi, all of which have dedicated pages on Lovi. These brands offer alternative product selections and routines for various skin types.
Lush vs BYOMA: which is better?
Lush and BYOMA are equally good for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin because Lovi rates the brand-focused routines for both brands as Superior across all these skin types.
Who owns Lush, and where is it from?
Lush is a British brand founded in 1995, owned by Lush Cosmetics Limited.
Is Lush cruelty-free?
PETA, Leaping Bunny, and Cruelty Free International, the registries Lovi checks, do not list Lush as cruelty-free.
Research behind Lush's key ingredients
Topical menthol--a human model for cold pain by activation and sensitization of C nociceptors
The Effect of Aloe Vera Clinical Trials on Prevention and Healing of Skin Wound: A Systematic Review
Behind these ratings
Lovi rates every product from its 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.
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Dr. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, MD, MSc
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Elina Nazarenko, MD
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Victoria Derkova, MS
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