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Medik8 vs Blume

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Medik8 and Blume are distinct skincare brands with dedicated followings, where the former is a British line founded in 2009 and the latter is a Canadian brand established in 2018. Medik8 is known for serums, moisturizers, eye products, toners, and more built around hyaluronic acid, featuring the Surface Radiance Cleanse for acne-prone skin, Oxy-R Peptides for dark spots, and the Total Moisture Daily Facial Cream for mature skin, with hyaluronic acid that lengthens the toxin wrinkle effect duration. Meanwhile, Blume is widely loved for its nourishing moisturizers and thoughtful formulas, including the Meltdown Gel Cream for acne-prone skin, which together support a balanced and healthy complexion through daily use. Both brands differ in their ideal users, as the British offerings suit targeted concerns best, while the Canadian products suit sensitive, acne-prone, and dry skin best.

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

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Blume is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2018.

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

Popular Medik8 vs Blume products

Questions and answers

Medik8 or Blume: which is better?

Medik8 offers a much broader range of products on this page, with superior or high Lovi fit levels for dry skin, mature skin, and acne-prone skin, while Blume provides just one moisturizer. Medik8 helps with deep hydration and plumping, and hyaluronic acid is found across its line.

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What is the difference between Medik8 and Blume?

Medik8 offers a wide range of serums, toners, and cleansers with various fit levels across skin types, whereas Blume features just one moisturizer, the Meltdown Gel Cream, which has a High fit for acne-prone, oily, and sensitive skin.

Medik8 or Blume: which moisturizer is better?

Medik8 offers multiple moisturizers on this page, with Hydr8 B5 Intense achieving a Superior Lovi fit for dry skin, while Blume features Meltdown Gel Cream, which has a High fit for acne-prone skin. Topical hyaluronic acid helps provide skin hydration and anti-aging benefits.

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Which is more affordable, Medik8 or Blume?

Blume is more affordable as its product on this page is a gel cream, whereas Medik8 offers a wide range of serums, toners, and moisturizers with a high price point often mentioned by reviewers.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Medik8 or Blume?

Medik8 offers products on this page with a Superior fit for acne-prone skin, such as Surface Radiance Cleanse, while Blume features Meltdown Gel Cream with a High fit. Both brands offer options that help manage breakouts.

Which brand has been owned by L'Oréal Groupe since 2025, Medik8 or Blume?

Medik8 has been owned by L'Oréal Groupe since 2025, whereas Blume is independently owned.

Do any Medik8 or Blume products contain fragrance?

Medik8 has one fragranced product on this page, which is Total Moisture Daily Facial Cream. Blume lists no fragrance across the products on this page.

Which brand offers a serum specifically formulated with bakuchiol peptides?

Medik8 offers a serum specifically formulated with bakuchiol peptides, giving it a Superior fit for dry skin on Lovi.

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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