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Medik8 vs Augustinus Bader

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Medik8 and Augustinus Bader are professional skincare brands offering serums, moisturizers, and eye products, with the British brand founded in 2009 and the German brand in 2018. Medik8 centers its products on hyaluronic acid, suiting acne-prone, dark spot, and mature skin with items like the Surface Radiance Cleanse, Oxy-R Peptides, and Total Moisture Daily Facial Cream, while Augustinus Bader is loved for specialized preparations that suit dry and mature skin best through standout products like The Serum, The Eye Cream, and The Rich Cream. Both differ in their core formulations, as the former relies on hyaluronic acid to lengthen toxin wrinkle effect duration, whereas the latter supports the skin through proprietary properties.

Medik8 is a British skincare brand founded in 2009 and owned by L'Oréal Groupe since 2025.

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Augustinus Bader is a German skincare brand founded in 2018.

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This page compares some of the most popular Medik8 and Augustinus Bader products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular Medik8 vs Augustinus Bader products

People Say

Medik8Augustinus Bader
  • Deep hydration Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “Instantly hydrated — Augustinus Bader The Face Oil”
    • “Extremely dry skin saved — Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream”
    • “healthy glow — Augustinus Bader The Serum”
    • “Restores moisture — Medik8 Liquid Peptides”
  • Lightweight and elegant texture Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “light but nourishing — Augustinus Bader The Cream”
    • “sinks in instantly — Augustinus Bader The Serum”
    • “light gel texture — Augustinus Bader The Eye Cream”
    • “absorbed effortlessly — Medik8 Total Moisture Daily Facial Cream”
  • Improves skin texture and glow Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “smoother skin — Medik8 Surface Radiance Cleanse”
    • “I wake up glowing. It adds back that youthful bloom that I've lost. — Medik8 Sleep Glycolic”
    • “Softens fine lines — Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream”
    • “skin is smoother — Augustinus Bader The Cream”
  • Gentle and non-irritating formulation Mostly MentionedNot noted
    • “zero irritation or peeling — Medik8 CRYSTAL RETINAL 3”
    • “only Vitamin C my sensitive skin can tolerate — Medik8 C-Tetra Serum”
    • “Best retinol replacement — Medik8 Bakuchiol Peptides”
  • Skin plumping and smoothing Often MentionedRarely Noted
    • “My skin was smoother, my skin texture felt more resurfaced. — Medik8 Sleep Glycolic”
    • “Reduces fine lines — Medik8 Liquid Peptides”
    • “Fine lines visibly plumped — Medik8 Hydr8 B5 Intense”
    • “crow's feet softened — Augustinus Bader The Eye Cream”
  • Visible brightening Rarely NotedSometimes Noted
    • “Instant youthful glow — Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream”
    • “immediate glow — Medik8 Super C Ferulic”
  • High price point Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “Expensive per bottle — Medik8 Liquid Peptides”
    • “very expensive for amount — Medik8 CRYSTAL RETINAL 3”
    • “hefty price tag — Medik8 C-Tetra Serum”
  • Packaging and dispensing issues Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “Glass bottle breaks easily — Medik8 Liquid Peptides”
    • “hard to get last bit — Medik8 CRYSTAL RETINAL 3”
    • “click mechanism tricky — Medik8 Oxy-R Peptides”
    • “excessive packaging — Augustinus Bader The Serum”
  • Lack of potency or results Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “no difference — Medik8 Oxy-R Peptides”
    • “didn't notice any benefits — Medik8 C-Tetra Serum”
    • “Didn't notice any difference — Medik8 Press & Glow”
    • “didn't see dramatic results — Augustinus Bader The Cream”
  • Caused breakouts Rarely NotedSometimes Noted
    • “made me break out constantly — Medik8 C-Tetra Serum”
    • “caused breakouts — Medik8 Oxy-R Peptides”
    • “caused me to breakout — Medik8 Total Moisture Daily Facial Cream”
    • “Caused cystic acne — Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream”

Questions and answers

Medik8 or Augustinus Bader: which is better?

Medik8 is better for gentle, non-irritating formulations and skin plumping, while Augustinus Bader is better for deep hydration and lightweight, elegant textures. For the products on this page, Lovi finds that Medik8 helps with smoothing and brightening while Augustinus Bader may provide superior moisture for dry and mature skin types.

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What is the difference between Medik8 and Augustinus Bader?

Augustinus Bader provides superior deep hydration and lightweight moisturizers, whereas Medik8 is noted for a gentler formulation and better skin plumping and smoothing across the products on this page.

Medik8 or Augustinus Bader: which moisturizer is better?

Augustinus Bader provides superior moisturizers like The Rich Cream for dry and mature skin, whereas Medik8 offers options such as Total Moisture Daily Facial Cream which Lovi rates as High for dry skin. Topical hyaluronic acid, a key ingredient found across the products on this page, helps provide deep hydration to the skin.

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Which is more affordable, Medik8 or Augustinus Bader?

Medik8 is more affordable, whereas Augustinus Bader has an extreme price point.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Medik8 or Augustinus Bader?

Augustinus Bader causes fewer breakouts than Medik8, because reviewers note that Medik8 has caused breakouts more frequently.

Which brand has been around longer, Medik8 or Augustinus Bader?

Medik8 has been around longer than Augustinus Bader, having been founded in 2009 in the United Kingdom compared to Augustinus Bader, which was founded in 2018 in Germany.

Do either Medik8 or Augustinus Bader products contain added fragrance?

Medik8 lists added fragrance in Total Moisture Daily Facial Cream, while Augustinus Bader lists no fragrance in any of the products on this page.

What key ingredients are found across Medik8 and Augustinus Bader products?

Medik8 features hyaluronic acid across its products on this page, while Augustinus Bader utilizes TFC8 as its key ingredient.

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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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