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No7 vs BABOR

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No7 and BABOR are established skincare houses, with the British brand founded in 1935 and the German counterpart in 1956. No7 is known for serums, eye products, moisturizers, and sunscreens utilizing vitamin C, shea butter, and hyaluronic acid, whereas BABOR offers refined exfoliants and rich moisturizers. Both brands suit dry skin, while the former also fits mature skin and the latter supports normal and combination skin. They differ in their core formulations and specific product strengths for targeted concerns like acne and dark spots.

No7 is a British skincare brand founded in 1935 and owned by Sycamore Partners since 2025.

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BABOR is a German skincare brand founded in 1956 and owned by BABOR BEAUTY GROUP since 1962.

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This page compares some of the most popular No7 and BABOR products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular No7 vs BABOR products

Questions and answers

No7 or BABOR: which is better?

BABOR Enzyme Cleanser earns a Superior Lovi fit across all listed skin types, making BABOR a strong option for broad skin compatibility. No7 also fits mature, dry, and sensitive skin well through its targeted routines and features key ingredients like niacinamide and vitamin C that help improve skin appearance and reduce pigmentation.

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What is the difference between No7 and BABOR?

No7 offers a wider range of products featuring ingredients like vitamin C and retinol, while BABOR focuses on a smaller selection including an enzyme cleanser and a moisturizer. For mature skin, the products on this page by No7 reach a Superior fit level with items like Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced Night Cream, whereas BABOR reaches a Superior fit level for mature skin with its Enzyme Cleanser.

No7 or BABOR: which moisturizer is better?

Both brands offer moisturizers on this page, but BABOR Hydra Plus achieves a Superior Lovi fit for dry sensitive skin. No7 Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced Night Cream reaches a Superior fit specifically for mature skin.

Which is more affordable, No7 or BABOR?

The products on this page do not list pricing information, so a comparison of affordability between No7 and BABOR cannot be made.

Which causes fewer breakouts, No7 or BABOR?

BABOR's Enzyme Cleanser has a Superior Lovi fit for acne-prone skin, while the products on this page for No7 show Average or High fits for acne-prone skin.

Which brand has been around longer, No7 or BABOR?

No7 has been around longer than BABOR, having been founded in the United Kingdom in 1935 compared to BABOR's founding in Germany in 1956.

How many products from No7 contain fragrance compared to BABOR?

10 of the products on this page from No7 list no fragrance while 3 contain it, whereas for BABOR 1 product lists no fragrance and 1 contains it.

Which skin types do brand-focused routines for No7 fit best?

Brand-focused routines for No7 fit mature skin, dry skin, and sensitive skin best.

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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