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The INKEY List vs Silka

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

The INKEY List and Silka are distinct skincare lines offering targeted solutions for daily regimens. The British brand specializes in moisturizers, serums, toners, and eye products built around glycerin, which significantly increases skin hydration and restores barrier function, suiting combination and sensitive skin best alongside specific needs for acne, dark spots, and mature skin. Meanwhile, the beloved second brand provides thoughtful serums and effective formulas with standout items like papaya soap, delivering gentle care that suits balanced, oily, dry, combination, and sensitive skin. While both offer supportive options, they differ primarily in their focused formulations and targeted ingredient profiles.

The INKEY List is a British skincare brand founded in 2018 and owned by Brand Evangelists for Beauty Limited.

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

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The INKEY List vs Silka serums and treatments

Questions and answers

The INKEY List or Silka: which is better?

The INKEY List generally offers a much wider variety of products on this page than Silka, catering well to combination, sensitive, and oily acne-prone skin types. Reviewers frequently highlight its affordable serums and lightweight, fast-absorbing moisturizers.

What is the difference between The INKEY List and Silka?

The products on this page for The INKEY List include sixteen options covering cleansers, serums, and moisturizers that fit combination, sensitive, and oily acne-prone skin best, whereas Silka features only a single papaya soap product on this page with average to low fit levels across most skin types.

Which is more affordable, The INKEY List or Silka?

The products on this page for The INKEY List feature affordable moisturizers and affordable serums according to reviewers. Silka only lists one product on this page, Papaya Soap, and reviewer details for pricing are not provided.

Which causes fewer breakouts, The INKEY List or Silka?

The products on this page for The INKEY List have varying breakout risks, while Silka only features Papaya Soap, which has a low fit level for acne-prone skin and may cause breakouts. Reviewers sometimes note purging and breakouts with The INKEY List, but it also offers dedicated options like its Salicylic Acid Cleanser that fit acne-prone skin at a High level.

Which brand has more products listed on the comparison page, The INKEY List or Silka?

The INKEY List has significantly more products listed on the comparison page than Silka, which features only one product. This gives shoppers a much wider variety of skincare options to choose from.

When were The INKEY List and Silka founded?

The INKEY List was founded in 2018 in the United Kingdom, while Silka was founded in 2001.

Do products from The INKEY List or Silka contain fragrance in their ingredients?

Every product on the Silka page and the products on The INKEY List page list no fragrance in their ingredients. Both brands keep fragrance out of their formulas.

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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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