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BYOMA vs Silka

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BYOMA and Silka are two popular skincare lines offering thoughtful serums, cleansers, and targeted treatments for various routines. The British brand is known for its tri-ceramide and squalane formulations that suit dry and sensitive skin best, while the second brand provides gentle, reliable care for balanced, oily, dry, combination, and sensitive skin. These ranges differ primarily in their ingredient focus and specialized products, offering tailored options such as brightening toners and papaya soap.

BYOMA is a British skincare brand founded in 2022 and owned by Bansk Group since 2025.

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

Popular BYOMA vs Silka products

Questions and answers

BYOMA or Silka: which is better?

BYOMA offers a much wider range of products that achieve high to superior Lovi fit levels across most skin types, whereas Silka features only a papaya soap with average to caution ratings. Reviewers note that BYOMA products generally provide barrier-strengthening and deeply hydrating benefits.

What is the difference between BYOMA and Silka?

BYOMA offers a broad range of products including barrier-strengthening moisturizers and cleansers, whereas Silka features a single papaya soap with lower fit levels for dry and sensitive skin. Reviewers often mention that BYOMA products are lightweight, fast-absorbing, and instantly hydrating, while its formulations rely primarily on ceramides and squalane.

Which is more affordable, BYOMA or Silka?

This page does not provide pricing information for either BYOMA or Silka, so it is not possible to determine which brand is more affordable.

Which causes fewer breakouts, BYOMA or Silka?

BYOMA products on this page have an acne-prone skin fit mostly ranging from High to Average, whereas Silka Papaya Soap has a Low fit for acne-prone skin. Reviewers sometimes note breakouts and acne as an issue with BYOMA.

Between BYOMA and Silka, which brand offers products with a Superior Lovi fit level for dry skin?

BYOMA offers products on this page with a Superior Lovi fit level for dry skin, such as its Hydrating Serum, Balancing Face Mist, Moisturizing Rich Cream, Hydrating Recovery Oil, and Melting Balm Cleanser. In contrast, Silka offers only a Papaya Soap on this page, which has a Caution fit level for dry skin.

How do the founding years and countries of origin compare between BYOMA and Silka?

BYOMA was founded in 2022 in the United Kingdom, whereas Silka was founded in 2001 with its country of origin not listed on the page. Both brands are currently owned by different parent companies, with Bansk Group owning BYOMA and Cosmetique Asia Corporation owning Silka.

Which brand has more fragrance-free options among their listed products, BYOMA or Silka?

BYOMA has more fragrance-free options among the products on this page, with 16 out of 17 listing no fragrance, while Silka has every product on this page listing no fragrance.

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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