Brand Comparison

Hello Sunday vs Dr. Althea

A head-to-head comparison of two popular K-beauty brands. Which one is right for your skin?

Our Pick

Dr. Althea

Higher editor rating (8.8 vs 8.7)

Hello Sunday Dr. Althea

Rating8.7/108.8/10

Price RangeMid-Range ($$)Mid-Range ($$)

Founded20202003

OriginGermanySeoul, South Korea

Products25

Best Forclean SPF lovers, Sensitive, daily reapplication, editorial skincareSensitive, compromised-barrier, Mature, Dry

PhilosophyBerlin-born clean SPF brand reframing daily sunscreen as a fashion-forward beauty essential.Dermatologist-led K-beauty — clinical formulations, no wasted space, 147 as in the number of ingredients in the cream that made them famous.

Hello Sunday

Hello Sunday is the Berlin clean-beauty brand that turned reapplication-friendly mineral SPF into a magazine-cover product. The One That's a Serum (SPF50 + skincare hybrid), The Retouch One (SPF50 stick), and The Mineral One are the heroes, distributed through clean-beauty retailers across Europe. Premium pricing, but for a daily product you actually want to use.

Pros

✓ Genuinely well-formulated mineral SPF
✓ Editorial-friendly design
✓ Reapplication-friendly formats
✓ Strong clean-beauty positioning

Cons

✗ Premium pricing
✗ Limited US distribution
✗ Newer brand

Dr. Althea

Dr. Althea is the dermatologist-led K-beauty brand quietly outperforming its more-hyped peers on every actives-forward product. The 147 Enriched Cream (147 active and adjunct ingredients in one barrier cream) is the reason Reddit's AsianBeauty community keeps pointing new people here. No sparkly packaging, no K-pop collab — just well-built formulas with peptide, ceramide, and panthenol stacks that hold up under scrutiny.

Pros