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No7 vs Bio-Oil

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

No7 and Bio-Oil are distinct skincare options featuring specialized formulas that nourish the complexion. The British brand founded in 1935 offers serums, eye products, moisturizers, sunscreens, and more built around vitamin C, shea butter, and hyaluronic acid, suiting mature skin and dry skin best. Meanwhile, the second brand is beloved for its specialized product types that suit dry, mature, and uneven skin types best, offering gentle, targeted care. Both brands differ in their core ingredient approaches, as shea butter protects diapered skin and mitigates erythema while the latter delivers balanced moisture without feeling heavy.

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

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

Popular No7 vs Bio-Oil products

Questions and answers

No7 or Bio-Oil: which is better?

No7 is generally a better fit than Bio-Oil because the products on this page achieve High or Superior Lovi fit levels across multiple skin types, whereas Bio-Oil's Skincare Oil mostly ranges from Average to Warning.

What is the difference between No7 and Bio-Oil?

No7 offers a broad range of 13 products with multiple formulas featuring key ingredients like vitamin C and hyaluronic acid, whereas Bio-Oil features only a single Skincare Oil that contains fragrance. Additionally, the products on this page for No7 best fit mature, dry, and sensitive skin, while Bio-Oil's Skincare Oil shows average to warning fit levels across various skin types.

Which is more affordable, No7 or Bio-Oil?

The provided information does not contain pricing details, so it is not possible to determine whether No7 or Bio-Oil is more affordable.

Which causes fewer breakouts, No7 or Bio-Oil?

No7 products on this page generally achieve a higher Lovi fit level for acne-prone skin than Bio-Oil Skincare Oil, which carries a Caution rating for acne-prone skin. No7 features multiple serums and creams that fit acne-prone or oily acne-prone skin at an Average or High level.

How do the founding years and current ownership of No7 and Bio-Oil compare?

No7 was founded in the United Kingdom in 1935 and has been owned by Sycamore Partners since 2025. In comparison, Bio-Oil was founded in 1987 and has been owned by Union-Swiss (Pty) Ltd since 2000.

Which brand offers products containing fragrance, and how many of their products include it?

Both No7 and Bio-Oil offer products containing fragrance. On the No7 page, 3 of the 13 products include fragrance, while for Bio-Oil, all 1 of the 1 products on its page includes it.

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

The 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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