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Estée Lauder vs Principia

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

Estée Lauder and Principia are skincare brands that offer thoughtful cleansers, moisturizers, serums, and eye products. The American skincare brand founded in 1946 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is beloved for formulas expertly crafted with hydrating hyaluronic acid and glycerin, suiting acne-prone skin and mature skin best. Meanwhile, the second brand is widely loved for its precise formulas that suit balanced to oily skin best. While hyaluronic acid lengthens the effect of botulinum toxin and glycerin significantly increases skin hydration and barrier function, both brands help maintain a healthy, balanced complexion through their standout solutions.

Estée Lauder is an American skincare brand founded in 1946 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc..

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This page compares some of the most popular Estée Lauder and Principia 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

Estée Lauder or Principia: which is better?

Estée Lauder offers a much wider variety of products on this page than Principia, catering to several skin types with deep hydration and gentle cleansers. Glycerin helps moisturize the skin, while hyaluronic acid supports skin quality and aging signs.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

What is the difference between Estée Lauder and Principia?

Estée Lauder offers fourteen products on this page with key ingredients like hyaluronic acid and glycerin, whereas Principia features only a single cleanser. Lovi rates Estée Lauder as a best fit for acne-prone, mature, and oily acne-prone skin types.

Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2015

Estée Lauder or Principia: which cleanser is better?

For cleansers on this page, Estée Lauder provides options like Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée which achieves an Average Lovi fit for dry skin, while Principia offers Gel de Limpeza GL-01 which has a Caution Lovi fit for dry skin.

Which is more affordable, Estée Lauder or Principia?

Principia is not listed with pricing, but reviewers note a high price point for the products on this page from Estee Lauder.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Estée Lauder or Principia?

Among the products on this page, Estée Lauder features cleansers and serums with High and Superior Lovi fit levels for acne-prone skin, while Principia includes only one cleanser with a Low Lovi fit for acne-prone skin.

How does the founding year and parent company of Estée Lauder compare to Principia?

Estée Lauder was founded in 1946 in the United States and is owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., whereas Principia was founded in 2020 and is owned by Viziera Participações Ltda.

Which brand offers products with fragrance, Estée Lauder or Principia?

Estée Lauder offers products with fragrance, as 2 of the 14 products on this page list fragrance, while every product from Principia lists no fragrance.

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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