Weleda vs Aēsop
Weleda and Aēsop are botanically driven skincare brands offering distinct approaches to daily ritual and nourishment. The Swiss company is known for its rich moisturizers suited best to sensitive skin, offering targeted relief for acne-prone skin with Skin Food Light and addressing dark spots with Skin Food. Meanwhile, the Australian brand is celebrated for its thoughtfully formulated moisturizers, cleansers, and serums that cater to balanced, combination, and sensitive skin. While both rely on gentle botanical bases, they differ through the latter's incorporation of scientifically validated ingredients to address specific concerns like acne, dark spots, and mature skin.
Weleda is a Swiss skincare brand founded in 1921 and owned by Weleda AG.
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This page compares some of the most popular Weleda and Aēsop products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Questions and answers
Weleda or Aēsop: which is better?
Aēsop is the better fit overall because its Parsley Seed Anti-Oxidant Intense Serum achieves a High Lovi fit across all skin types, including dry, sensitive, and acne-prone skin. Both brands offer rich moisturization, but Aēsop products on this page list no added fragrance.
What is the difference between Weleda and Aēsop?
For the products on this page, Aēsop is a larger brand with all fragrance-free items and high versatility, whereas Weleda has added fragrance in its options and is tailored more specifically. Reviewers note that Aēsop offers non-greasy moisturizers and deep hydration alongside a high price point.
Weleda or Aēsop: which moisturizer is better?
For moisturizers, Aēsop offers a wider range with high Lovi fit levels across skin types, such as Damascan Rose Facial Treatment and B Triple C Facial Balancing Gel, compared to Weleda's Skin Food options which tend to have more varying or cautious fits for different skin types.
Which is more affordable, Weleda or Aēsop?
Aēsop has a high price according to reviewers, while the page facts do not mention pricing for Weleda.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Weleda or Aēsop?
Aēsop is better for acne-prone skin because the products on this page include high fits like B Triple C Facial Balancing Gel and Parsley Seed Anti-Oxidant Intense Serum, whereas Weleda's Skin Food items get low fits or cautions for breakouts. Reviewers also note that Aēsop's moisturizers are non-greasy.
When was Weleda founded compared to Aāsop?
Weleda was founded in 1921, whereas Aēsop was founded later in 1987.
Which brand uses fragrance in all its products, Weleda or Aāsop?
Weleda uses fragrance in all the products on this page, whereas Aēsop lists no fragrance in every product on this page.
What are the main drawbacks of Aāsop skincare according to reviewers?
According to reviewers, the main drawbacks of Aāsop skincare are a high price, unpleasant scents noted sometimes, and packaging issues.
Research behind their key ingredients
The effect of niacinamide on reducing cutaneous pigmentation and suppression of melanosome transfer
The Effect of Aloe Vera Clinical Trials on Prevention and Healing of Skin Wound: A Systematic Review
Apigenin inhibits UVA-induced cytotoxicity in vitro and prevents signs of skin aging in vivo
Effect of Camellia japonica oil on human type I procollagen production and skin barrier function
Exotic Vegetable Oils for Cosmetic O/W Nanoemulsions: In Vivo Evaluation
Design and in vivo evaluation of emulgel formulations including green tea extract and rose oil
Highly efficient and compatible shampoo for use after hair transplant
Evolution of lipid composition in skin treated with blackcurrant seed oil
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.
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Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer
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PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex
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Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc
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Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine
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Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD
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Dermatology MD
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Elina Nazarenko, MD
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Dermatology and diagnostic consultant
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Victoria Derkova, MS
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Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist
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