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Bioderma vs Trilogy

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Bioderma and Trilogy are two celebrated skincare lines known for their thoughtful moisturizers and gentle cleansers. The French brand, founded in 1977 and owned by the Jean-Noël Thorel Foundation since 2018, formulates its serums and other offerings with glycerin, suiting sensitive and oily acne-prone skin best. Meanwhile, Trilogy builds its high-performing formulas to suit dry, balanced, and sensitive skin types. While both brands offer standout solutions for concerns like dark spots and mature skin, they differ in their primary ingredients and targeted skin types.

Bioderma is a French skincare brand founded in 1977 and owned by Jean-Noël Thorel Foundation since 2018.

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

Popular Bioderma vs Trilogy products

People Say

BiodermaTrilogy
  • Hydration and Moisture Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “Keeps skin moisturized — Trilogy Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream”
    • “Leaves skin thoroughly moisturised — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”
    • “Feels moisturizing — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
    • “healed my dry skin — Bioderma Sébium Hydra”
  • Gentle and Non-Irritating Formula Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “doesn't sting my eyes — Bioderma Sensibio H2O”
    • “doesn't cause any irritation — Bioderma Sensibio Micellar Cleansing Oil”
    • “mildest face wash I've tried — Bioderma Sensibio Gel Moussant”
    • “Doesn't irritate my sensitive skin — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
  • Skin Brightening and Renewal Rarely NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “Wake to a glowing complexion — Trilogy Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream”
    • “Noticeable difference — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”
    • “Supports regeneration of healthy skin barrier — Trilogy Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream”
    • “It brightened my skin and faded dark spots. — Bioderma Pigmentbio Sensitive Areas”
  • Texture and Creaminess Rarely NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “Silky cream consistency — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
    • “Luxuriously rich — Trilogy Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream”
    • “silky foam — Bioderma Sensibio Gel Moussant”
  • Lightweight Texture and Fast Absorption Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “absorbs instantly — Bioderma Hydrabio Serum”
    • “feels like water — Bioderma Sensibio H2O”
    • “Not greasy — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”
  • Priming, Oil Control, and Pore Effects Often MentionedNot noted
    • “Keeps you shine free — Bioderma Sébium Pore Refiner”
    • “Foundation didn't settle into pores — Bioderma Sébium Pore Refiner”
    • “Noticeable difference in size of pores — Bioderma Sébium Pore Refiner”
  • Residue, Stickiness, and Greasiness Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “requires a thorough follow-up — Bioderma Sensibio Micellar Cleansing Oil”
    • “feels sticky at first — Bioderma Atoderm Intensive Baume”
    • “Oily feeling on my face — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”
    • “Does leave that kind of residue — Trilogy Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream”
  • Performance and Efficacy Limitations Sometimes NotedRarely Noted
    • “Doesn't have an spf — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”
    • “I have been using this since last month, I didn't see significant changes — Bioderma Pigmentbio Sensitive Areas”
  • Fragrance and Scent Sensitivity Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “Very unpleasant chemical smell. You definitely don't want this accidentally going into your mouth. — Bioderma Sébium Gel moussant”
    • “scent is too strong — Bioderma Hydrabio Serum”
    • “If you are sensitive to fragrances, you might find it irritating — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
    • “Scent is awful — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”

Questions and answers

Bioderma or Trilogy: which is better?

Bioderma offers a more gentle and non-irritating formula, whereas Trilogy is noted for better hydration and skin brightening in the products on this page.

What is the difference between Bioderma and Trilogy?

Bioderma offers a much larger selection of products on this page compared to Trilogy, covering targeted cleansers and toners as well as moisturizers. Reviewers note that Bioderma does better for gentle formulas, oil control, and pore effects, while Trilogy tends to do better for hydration, skin brightening, and creaminess.

Bioderma or Trilogy: which cleanser is better?

For cleansers, Bioderma is a strong choice as the products on this page achieve a High fit level for sensitive, dry, and acne-prone skin types. Trilogy offers the Rosehip Cream Cleanser, which also helps with a High fit for sensitive and dry skin.

Which is more affordable, Bioderma or Trilogy?

Reviewers note that Bioderma sometimes has high price point and value concerns, while the products on this page for Trilogy do not have pricing commentary. No study evaluates the overall affordability of these brands.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Bioderma or Trilogy?

Bioderma offers a wide selection of products on this page tailored for acne-prone skin, including cleansers and moisturizers with High fit levels, whereas Trilogy does not feature specialized breakout-control products in its current lineup.

Between Bioderma and Trilogy, which brand has been established longer and from which country?

Bioderma has been established longer, having been founded in France in 1977, whereas Trilogy was founded in 2002.

How many products from Bioderma and Trilogy respectively list no fragrance on the page?

On the products on this page, Bioderma has 9 products that list no fragrance, while Trilogy has 1.

Which brand performs better in terms of hydration and moisture according to the review themes?

According to the review themes on this page, Trilogy performs better in terms of hydration and moisture.

Bioderma or Trilogy: which moisturizer is better?

Bioderma offers moisturizers that may help with a variety of needs, with the products on this page achieving High fits for specific concerns like dry skin and sensitive skin. Reviewers note that Bioderma features soothing and barrier-repairing moisturizers, while Trilogy moisturizers are described as hydrating and brightening.

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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