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Clarins vs Weleda

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

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 offers a much wider range of skincare products on this page, whereas Weleda features only two moisturizers. Reviewers note that Clarins provides hydrating and smoothing options with luxurious textures, though some mention a high price point and strong fragrance.

What is the difference between Clarins and Weleda?

Clarins is a French brand founded in 1954 with a large selection of products on this page, whereas Weleda is a Swiss brand founded in 1921 featuring only two moisturizers. Lovi fit levels show that Clarins fits sensitive skin, dry sensitive skin, and mature skin best, while Weleda's Skin Food offers a High fit specifically for dry and dry sensitive skin.

Clarins or Weleda: which moisturizer is better?

When comparing moisturizers, Clarins offers a much wider range with options like Hydra-Essentiel Silky Cream that achieve High or Superior Lovi fit levels for dry and sensitive skin, whereas Weleda only features Skin Food and Skin Food Light on this page. Topical vitamin E found in Clarins moisturizers may help with anti-aging effects.

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Which is more affordable, Clarins or Weleda?

Reviewers on this page mention a high price point as a common drawback for Clarins products, whereas Weleda is generally recognized as a more budget-friendly option.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Clarins or Weleda?

Clarins includes products on this page with High or Average Lovi fit levels for acne-prone skin, whereas Weleda products on this page are rated Low or Caution for acne-prone skin. This suggests that Clarins may be less likely to cause breakouts than Weleda.

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' founding in France in 1954.

Do all Weleda products contain fragrance according to the page?

Yes, all the products on this page for Weleda list fragrance. Specifically, both Skin Food and Skin Food Light include fragrance.

Which Clarins products are rated as having a Superior fit for mature skin?

On the Clarins page, Total Eye Lift, Extra-Firming Day Cream, and Super Restorative Night Cream are the products on this page rated as having a Superior fit for mature skin.

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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