Biore vs Catrice
Biore and Catrice are international skincare brands established in Japan and Germany respectively. The Japanese brand is known for its sunscreens, cleansers, masks, and makeup removers featuring ingredients suited for sensitive and oily skin, while the German brand is celebrated for its refined eye products and advanced formulas tailored for combination, oily, and normal skin. Both brands deliver reliable daily performance through thoughtful formulations, though their standout offerings target different concerns, such as UV Aqua Rich, Makeup Remover Perfect Oil, and Deep Pore Charcoal Cleanser for the first, and Under Eye Brightener for the second. Each offering works steadily to support a balanced and refreshed complexion.
Biore is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by Kao Corporation.
Catrice is a German skincare brand founded in 2004 and owned by cosnova.
This page compares some of the most popular Biore and Catrice products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Popular Biore vs Catrice products
Questions and answers
Biore or Catrice: which is better?
Neither brand is universally better than the other, as Biore focuses on cleansers, sunscreens, and pore care best suited for sensitive, oily, and combination skin, while Catrice offers an eye product with High fit for dry and sensitive skin. All products on this page list no fragrance in their ingredients.
What is the difference between Biore and Catrice?
Biore offers a wide variety of sunscreens, cleansers, and masks that Lovi rates best for sensitive, oily, and combination skin, whereas Catrice features a single eye product on this page that Lovi rates High for dry and sensitive skin. Every product from both brands on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
Which is more affordable, Biore or Catrice?
The provided page facts do not mention pricing or affordability for either Biore or Catrice.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Biore or Catrice?
Catrice Under Eye Brightener has an Average Lovi fit for acne-prone skin, while Biore products on this page range from Average to Low fit for acne-prone skin and oily acne-prone skin. Therefore, Catrice may be less likely to cause breakouts than some Biore options.
Where were Biore and Catrice founded and which companies own them?
Biore was founded in 1980 in Japan and is owned by Kao Corporation, while Catrice was founded in 2004 in Germany and is owned by cosnova.
Do any of the Biore or Catrice products listed on the page contain fragrance?
No, every product from both Biore and Catrice listed on the page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
Which Biore product has a High Lovi fit level for sensitive skin?
On the Lovi page, the Makeup Remover Perfect Oil from Biore has a High fit level for sensitive skin.
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.
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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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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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