Simple and Carotone are distinct skincare options, with the British brand offering gentle moisturizers, makeup removers, cleansers, and toners featuring niacinamide and glycerin, while the other is loved for targeted serums and carefully crafted formulas. The first brand suits acne-prone and oily acne-prone skin best through barrier-respecting products like the Kind to Skin Soothing Facial Toner for acne-prone skin, the Micellar Cleansing Water for skin with dark spots, and the Micellar Water for mature skin, where niacinamide reduces hyperpigmentation and improves aging signs, and glycerin improves skin hydration and barrier function. Meanwhile, the second brand suits dry, normal, and combination skin best with standout offerings such as the Brightening Cream for acne-prone skin. They differ fundamentally in formulation focus and ideal skin types, though regular use of both supports a radiant and even complexion.
Simple is a British skincare brand founded in 1960 and owned by Unilever PLC since 2011.
This page compares some of the most popular Simple and Carotone products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Simple is the better-rounded choice on this page, offering a wide variety of gentle makeup removers and moisturizers containing glycerin and niacinamide that help hydrate the skin. Carotone only features a brightening cream, and Lovi rates both brands as having average fits across most skin types.
What is the difference between Simple and Carotone?
Simple offers a broad range of fragrance-free cleansers, makeup removers, and moisturizers featuring niacinamide and glycerin that fit acne-prone, oily, and sensitive skin, whereas Carotone features a single brightening cream on this page. Niacinamide helps reduce skin pigmentation.
Simple features lightweight, value-friendly moisturizers on this page, while Carotone has only one brightening cream listed without pricing details. Niacinamide helps reduce skin pigmentation, and glycerin supports skin hydration.
Simple products are frequently noted by reviewers to sometimes cause breakouts or irritations. Carotone has no reviewer feedback listed regarding breakouts.
When and where were the parent companies of Simple and Carotone founded?
Simple was founded in the United Kingdom in 1960, and its parent company Unilever PLC has owned it since 2011. Carotone was founded in 2009 and is owned by Nouvelle Parfumerie Gandour.
Do any of the products from Simple or Carotone contain fragrance in their ingredients?
No, every product on this page from both Simple and Carotone lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
Which skin types do the brand-focused routines for Simple fit best?
The brand-focused routines for Simple fit best for acne-prone skin, oily acne-prone skin, and oily skin.
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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.
