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Biore vs NIOD

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Biore and NIOD are two distinct skincare lines representing thoughtful Japanese and Canadian traditions respectively. The Japanese brand is known for sunscreens, cleansers, masks, and makeup removers suited for sensitive and dry skin, featuring gentle formulas like the UV Aqua Rich, Makeup Remover Perfect Oil, and Deep Pore Charcoal Cleanser. Meanwhile, the Canadian brand is celebrated for advanced serums and balancing toners that suit mature, sensitive, and dry skin best, highlighted by standout solutions such as Modulating Glucosides and Superoxide Dismutase Saccharide Mist. While both brands care for sensitive and dry skin, the former relies on carefully balanced daily creations, whereas the latter delivers scientifically rigorous and targeted results.

Biore is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by Kao Corporation.

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NIOD is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2015 and owned by The Est茅e Lauder Companies Inc. since 2021.

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

Popular Biore vs NIOD products

Questions and answers

Biore or NIOD: which is better?

NIOD offers high Lovi fit levels for sensitive, dry, and mature skin with products like Modulating Glucosides, whereas the products on this page for Biore vary from High to Caution depending on the skin type and product. Both brands list no fragrance in their ingredients.

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What is the difference between Biore and NIOD?

NIOD offers high fit levels for sensitive and dry skin with products like Modulating Glucosides, whereas Biore provides more mixed fit levels across skin types, with its products on this page rated anywhere from High to Caution. Both brands offer products with no fragrance listed in their ingredients.

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 2012The Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology, 2012

Which is more affordable, Biore or NIOD?

This page does not provide pricing information to compare the affordability of Biore and NIOD.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Biore or NIOD?

Neither brand as a whole guarantees fewer breakouts, but NIOD Modulating Glucosides has a High fit for oily acne-prone skin, while the products on this page for Biore have only an Average fit or lower for acne-prone skin.

Which brand is older, Biore or NIOD, and where were they founded?

Biore is older, having been founded in 1980 in Japan, while NIOD was founded in 2015 in Canada.

Do any products from Biore or NIOD contain fragrance in their ingredients?

Every product from Biore and NIOD on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Which Biore product has a High Lovi fit level for sensitive skin?

Makeup Remover Perfect Oil has a High Lovi 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.

  • 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. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, MD, MSc

    Dr. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, 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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