SK-II and A+ are distinct skincare brands founded in Japan and India in 1980 and 1990, respectively. The Japanese brand is known for nourishing moisturizers, targeted serums, restorative masks, clarifying toners, and gentle formulations powered by pitera, which suits dry sensitive and combination skin best. Conversely, the Indian brand is widely beloved for its gentle moisturizers and thoughtfully calibrated formulas that suit sensitive skin best. While both support daily moisture balance, they differ as the former offers specialized solutions for dark spots, mature skin, and acne-prone skin, whereas the latter features the 345 Relief Cream for acne-prone skin.
SK-II is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by The Procter & Gamble Company since 1991.
This page compares some of the most popular SK-II and A+ products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
SK-II is the better choice on this page, as its products on this page feature High or Superior Lovi fit levels across multiple skin types compared to the lower ratings for A+. Every product from both brands is formulated without fragrance.
What is the difference between SK-II and A+?
SK-II offers a wide range of fragrance-free products on this page with varying Lovi fit levels across skin types, whereas A+ features only one moisturizer, the 345 Relief Cream.
SK-II or A+: which moisturizer is better?
SK-II has a superior range of moisturizers compared to A+, as products on this page like Facial Treatment Essence and Skinpower Advanced Cream achieve High fit levels for dry and mature skin, whereas A+'s 345 Relief Cream is rated Low for combination and oily skin.
Which is more affordable, SK-II or A+?
This page does not contain pricing information, so a comparison of affordability between SK-II and A+ cannot be made.
Which causes fewer breakouts, SK-II or A+?
SK-II has products on this page rated High for acne-prone skin, such as Facial Treatment Essence, whereas the A+ 345 Relief Cream is rated Average.
When was SK-II founded compared to A+?
SK-II was founded in 1980 in Japan, whereas A+ was founded later in 1990 in India.
Which brand has fragrance-free products, SK-II or A+?
Both SK-II and A+ offer fragrance-free products, as every product on this page for both brands lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
Which brand offers a Facial Treatment Mask, SK-II or A+?
SK-II offers a Facial Treatment Mask, whereas A+ does not carry this product on the page. Lovi rates the Facial Treatment Mask as having a High fit for dry and dry sensitive skin, and an Average fit for sensitive skin, skin with dark spots, acne-prone skin, oily skin, mature skin, combination skin, and oily acne-prone skin.
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.
