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The INKEY List vs VR

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The INKEY List and VR are skincare labels offering targeted solutions for diverse complexions. The British brand founded in 2018 focuses on glycerin-driven moisturizers, serums, toners, and eye products that suit sensitive and combination skin, with top picks for acne, dark spots, and aging. Meanwhile, skincare enthusiasts deeply appreciate VR for the sensory pleasure of its moisturizers and considered formulas, which suit combination, sensitive, and dry skin, including a standout acne solution in its PDRN cream. While both cater well to sensitive and combination skin, they differ in their core formulations and sensory experiences.

The INKEY List is a British skincare brand founded in 2018 and owned by Brand Evangelists for Beauty Limited.

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

Popular The INKEY List vs VR products

The INKEY List vs VR moisturizers

Questions and answers

The INKEY List or VR: which is better?

The INKEY List has a much wider selection of products on this page compared to VR, which only offers one moisturizer. Reviewers often mention that The INKEY List provides affordable and hydrating moisturizers.

What is the difference between The INKEY List and VR?

The INKEY List offers a wide variety of 16 different skincare products on this page, whereas VR features only a single moisturizer called PDRN CREAM. Reviewers mention that the products on this page from The INKEY List include hydrating, lightweight, and affordable options.

The INKEY List or VR: which moisturizer is better?

The INKEY List offers a wide variety of moisturizers with high Lovi fit levels for dry and sensitive skin, whereas VR has only one moisturizer, PDRN CREAM, which has an average fit for dry skin. Reviewers often mention that The INKEY List moisturizers are hydrating, lightweight, fast-absorbing, and affordable.

Which is more affordable, The INKEY List or VR?

The INKEY List offers affordable serums and moisturizers across the products on this page, whereas VR has only one product listed without affordability details. Reviewers frequently mention these low prices for The INKEY List.

Which causes fewer breakouts, The INKEY List or VR?

The products on this page from The INKEY List sometimes note purging and breakouts as a side effect, whereas VR has only one moisturizer listed with no such reviews.

When were The INKEY List and VR founded, and where is The INKEY List based?

The INKEY List was founded in 2018 in the United Kingdom, while VR was also founded in 2018.

Which products from The INKEY List are rated as having a Superior Lovi fit for dry skin?

The products on this page from The INKEY List that have a Superior Lovi fit for dry skin are Caffeine Eye Cream, Oat Cleansing Balm, and Polyglutamic Acid Serum.

Do any products from The INKEY List or VR contain fragrance in their ingredients?

Every product on this page from The INKEY List and VR lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

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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