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Olay vs Skintific

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Olay and Skintific are popular skincare lines offering thoughtfully formulated moisturizers, serums, and other essentials enriched with nourishing ingredients. Olay is warmly loved for its moisturizers, eye products, serums, cleansers, and more, which feature niacinamide and glycerin to suit sensitive skin and acne-prone skin best. Meanwhile, Skintific is loved for its moisturizers, serums, and sunscreens utilizing carefully formulated ingredients to suit oily acne-prone skin and combination skin best. While both deliver effective daily care for a balanced complexion, they differ in their specific product types, standout items, and primary skin type suitability.

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

Popular Olay vs Skintific products

People Say

OlaySkintific
  • Skin Texture and Smoothness Mostly MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “skin feels baby soft — Olay Retinol24”
    • “Skin feels like silk — Olay Regenerist Retinol 24 Night Moisturizer”
    • “hydrates the skin — Olay Advanced Eye Cream”
    • “Kulit terasa lebih halus — Skintific AHA BHA PHA LHA Peeling Solution”
  • Lightweight and Non-Greasy Feel Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “absorbs instantly — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”
    • “super light and leaves a radiant glow — Skintific All Day Light Sunscreen Mist”
    • “light as air — Skintific MATE FIT”
    • “absorbs instantly — Olay Super Serum Night Repair”
  • Radiance and Brightening Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “iridescent glow — Olay Super Serum”
    • “hides dark shadows — Olay Ultimate Eye Cream”
    • “skin looks brighter — Olay Vitamin C Serum”
    • “Tampak lebih cerah — Skintific AHA BHA PHA LHA Peeling Solution”
  • Hydration and Moisture Mostly MentionedNot noted
    • “Instantly smoother, softer, and more hydrated — Olay Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Cream”
    • “light and smooth — Olay Ultimate Eye Cream”
    • “My skin feels so hydrated and plump. — Olay Regenerist Regenerating Serum”
  • Soothing and Barrier Repair Not notedMostly Mentioned
    • “calm my acne instantly — Skintific MUGWORT”
    • “redness berkurang — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”
    • “healed my skin barrier — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”
  • Oil Control and Pores Not notedMostly Mentioned
    • “controls shine for 8 hours — Skintific MATE FIT”
    • “Pori tampak lebih bersih — Skintific AHA BHA PHA LHA Peeling Solution”
    • “oil control is good — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”
  • Fragrance and Scent Issues Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “Fragrance can be an irritant — Olay Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Cream”
    • “floral scent — Olay Super Serum”
    • “smells like plastic — Olay Retinol24”
    • “scent is actually quite strong — Skintific All Day Light Sunscreen Mist”
  • Packaging Concerns Often MentionedRarely Noted
    • “runs out very quickly — Skintific All Day Light Sunscreen Mist”
    • “hard to dispense — Olay Super Serum”

Olay vs Skintific routines for dry skin

Buy Skintific routine · S$189.84 · 87% fitBuy Olay routine · S$248.06 · 83% fitSee multi-brand routine · 99% fit

Olay vs Skintific routines for oily skin

Buy Skintific routine · S$423.46 · 90% fitBuy Olay routine · S$485.72 · 81% fitSee multi-brand routine · 96% fit

Olay vs Skintific routines for combination skin

Buy Skintific routine · S$319.36 · 91% fitBuy Olay routine · S$383.33 · 80% fitSee multi-brand routine · 97% fit

Questions and answers

Olay or Skintific: which is better?

Olay and Skintific both perform very well, with Olay doing better for hydration and radiance while Skintific excels in oil control and soothing barrier repair.

What is the difference between Olay and Skintific?

Olay does better for skin texture, radiance, and hydration across the products on this page, while Skintific wins on lightweight feel, soothing and barrier repair, and oil control. Niacinamide helps control skin aging and pigmentation.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002Antioxidants, 2021

Olay or Skintific for dry skin?

Both Olay and Skintific achieve a High routine fit level for dry skin among the products on this page. Reviewers often mention intense hydration from Olay, while topical hyaluronic acid helps provide antioxidant and anti-aging effects.

Drug Delivery, 2017Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Olay or Skintific: which moisturizer is better?

Olay and Skintific both offer moisturizers with a high Lovi fit for dry skin, while reviewers note that Olay does better for hydration and moisture. Skintific features fragrance-free ingredients across the products on this page, whereas Olay has 26 of 27 fragrance-free products.

Which is more affordable, Olay or Skintific?

This page does not provide pricing or affordability information to compare Olay and Skintific.

Which brand performs better for hydration and moisture?

Olay performs better for hydration and moisture, as shown in the review themes on this page.

Olay or Skintific for oily skin?

For oily skin, Skintific is superior while Olay is high, because Skintific achieves a superior routine fit and does better for oil control and pores, whereas the products on this page for Olay are often average for oily skin.

Olay or Skintific: which sunscreen is better?

Both Olay and Skintific offer sunscreens on this page, with Olay providing options like Regenerist Whip Face Moisturizer SPF 25 and Complete All Day Moisturizer SPF 15, while Skintific includes the All Day Light Sunscreen Mist.

Olay or Skintific for sensitive skin?

Olay and Skintific both fit sensitive skin at a High routine level, but Olay stands out with fragrance-free options across most of its products on this page.

Olay or Skintific for acne-prone skin?

Both Olay and Skintific fit acne-prone skin well, with Lovi rating both brands at a High level for this skin type. Review themes indicate that Olay performs better for hydration and moisture, while Skintific does better for oil control and pores.

Olay or Skintific for oily acne-prone skin?

For oily acne-prone skin, Skintific does better with a Superior routine fit compared to Olay's High level. Skintific outperforms in oil control and pores, while the products on this page help provide a lightweight feel.

Olay or Skintific for skin with dark spots?

For skin with dark spots, both Olay and Skintific achieve a high routine fit on the products on this page. Olay does better for radiance and brightening, while niacinamide in Olay products helps reduce cutaneous pigmentation.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002Antioxidants, 2021

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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