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Dermalogica vs Taro

Rated by Lovi · Unbiased, science-based skincare AI trained on real user outcomes · How the Fit score works

Dermalogica and Taro are established skincare names that offer targeted serums, nourishing moisturizers, gentle cleansers, and purifying masks formulated with key ingredients like hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and salicylic acid. The American brand founded in 1986 suits oily acne-prone skin and oily skin best with formulations that manage excess oil and breakouts, featuring standout products such as the Daily Microfoliant, Precleanse, and Phyto Nature Lifting Eye Cream. Meanwhile, its counterpart is warmly embraced for carefully crafted formulas that suit sensitive, dry, and combination skin best, highlighted by the Tretinoin Cream for acne-prone skin. Ultimately, both provide reliable daily care and work to deliver visible results through targeted formulations.

Dermalogica is an American skincare brand founded in 1986 and owned by Unilever since 2015.

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

Popular Dermalogica vs Taro products

Dermalogica vs Taro serums and treatments

Questions and answers

Dermalogica or Taro: which is better?

Dermalogica offers a wide range of fragrance-free cleansers, moisturizers, and exfoliants that fit various skin types well, whereas Taro features only Tretinoin Cream.

What is the difference between Dermalogica and Taro?

Dermalogica offers a wide range of everyday skincare products like cleansers and moisturizers, whereas Taro only features Tretinoin Cream on this page. Tretinoin helps restore collagen formation in photodamaged human skin.

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Which is more affordable, Dermalogica or Taro?

The provided page facts do not contain pricing information for Dermalogica or Taro, so affordability cannot be compared.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Dermalogica or Taro?

Dermalogica is unlikely to cause breakouts when you choose products that fit your skin type, whereas Taro's single product on this page has a High fit level for acne-prone skin.

Which brand has been owned by its parent company longer, Dermalogica or Taro?

Taro has been owned by its parent company longer, since 2010, whereas Dermalogica has been owned by Unilever since 2015.

How do the product offerings and skin type fit levels compare between Dermalogica and Taro?

Dermalogica offers a broad range of cleansers, exfoliants, masks, and moisturizers that fit oily and acne-prone skin best, whereas Taro features only Tretinoin Cream with high fit for combination and acne-prone skin.

Do any products from either Dermalogica or Taro contain fragrance in their ingredients?

Every product on this page from both Dermalogica and Taro 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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