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Clarins vs Weleda

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Clarins and Weleda are established European skincare houses founded in France in 1954 and Switzerland in 1921, respectively. The French brand is known for luxurious moisturizers, potent serums, soothing eye products, and gentle toners enriched with shea and squalane, while the Swiss brand is widely loved for its rich moisturizers and meticulously crafted formulas. Both suit sensitive skin best, though the former also suits dry sensitive skin through gentle and nourishing formulations, differing primarily in their specific targeted treatments and botanical compositions.

Clarins is a French skincare brand founded in 1954 and owned by Famille C (Groupe Clarins).

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Weleda is a Swiss skincare brand founded in 1921 and owned by Weleda AG.

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

Popular Clarins vs Weleda products

Clarins vs Weleda moisturizers

Questions and answers

Clarins or Weleda: which is better?

Clarins may be better if you want a wide variety of options since the products on this page offer many targeted serums and creams, whereas Weleda only features two moisturizers.

What is the difference between Clarins and Weleda?

Clarins is a French brand founded in 1954 with a large range of products on this page, whereas Weleda is a Swiss brand founded in 1921 featuring only two moisturizers. Clarins fits sensitive, dry sensitive, and mature skin best, while Weleda does not specify best-fit skin types for its routines.

Clarins or Weleda: which moisturizer is better?

Clarins offers a wider selection of moisturizers on this page with varying fit levels across skin types, whereas Weleda features just a couple, such as Skin Food which has a High fit for dry skin. Topical hyaluronic acid, found in Clarins moisturizers, may help improve skin quality and signs of aging.

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Which is more affordable, Clarins or Weleda?

Reviewers on the Lovi page for Clarins frequently mention its high price point, while the products on this page from Weleda are more affordable.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Clarins or Weleda?

When comparing acne-prone skin fit levels across the products on this page, Clarins and Weleda both show limited suitability with mostly Average or Low ratings. However, Clarins features several options with Caution or Warning ratings, whereas Weleda's products like Skin Food carry Low or Caution fit levels for acne-prone skin.

Which brand has been around longer, Clarins or Weleda?

Weleda has been around longer than Clarins, having been founded in Switzerland in 1921 compared to Clarins which was founded in France in 1954.

Do any products from Clarins or Weleda contain no fragrance?

Yes, Clarins has 1 product on this page that lists no fragrance, while Weleda has none.

What are the main key ingredients found across Clarins products?

The key ingredients across the products on this page for Clarins include shea butter, squalane, oat, hyaluronic acid, vitamin E, and glycerin. Topical hyaluronic acid may help improve skin quality and signs of skin aging.

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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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