Biore UV skincare
Biore UV is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1996 and owned by Kao Corporation.
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Biore UV sunscreens are beloved for their weightless formulas. Its products suit oily and combination skin best, owing to their lightweight finishes. For acne-prone skin, the standout product is the Perfect Milk. These offerings provide reliable daily defense while remaining comfortable to wear.
This page covers some of the most popular Biore UV products; for the whole Biore UV range, with a fit score for every product, use the Lovi app.
Biore UV sunscreens
Questions and answers
Is Biore UV worth it?
Biore UV rates Superior for dry skin, oily skin, sensitive skin, combination skin, and acne-prone skin. Lovi rates Biore UV-focused routines as Superior across these skin types, and every Biore UV product on this page is fragrance-free.
What are Biore UV's best products?
Biore UV Perfect Milk is a top choice on this page, rating High for oily, combination, and skin with dark spots. Lovi rates the Biore UV-focused routine Superior for oily, dry, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin.
Which Biore UV sunscreen is best for sensitive skin?
Biore UV Perfect Milk is the best sunscreen on this page for sensitive skin, though Lovi rates it Average for that skin type.
Does Biore UV cause breakouts?
Biore UV sunscreens are unlikely to cause breakouts, and Lovi rates the Biore UV-focused routine Superior for acne-prone skin. The products on this page help protect skin without heavy oils.
Is Biore UV fragrance-free?
Yes, every one of the Biore UV products on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
What are the key ingredients in Biore UV products?
Biore UV sunscreens use titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, and homosalate as their key active ingredients to protect against sun damage. Titanium dioxide and zinc oxide act as physical filters, while ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate and homosalate absorb UV rays.
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How do I build a Biore UV skincare routine?
To build a Biore UV skincare routine, you can use the brand's sunscreens which fit oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin with a Superior level, and dry skin with a Superior level as well.
What are good alternatives to Biore UV?
Good alternatives to Biore UV include the skincare brands Biore, Hada Labo, Shiseido, SK-II, Shiseido Senka, and DHC.
Biore UV vs Biore: which is better?
Biore UV and Biore both achieve a Superior fit for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin types. Lovi rates the Biore UV-focused routine slightly higher across all these skin types compared to the standard Biore-focused routine.
Who owns Biore UV, and where is it from?
Biore UV is a Japanese brand founded in 1996, owned by Kao Corporation.
Is Biore UV cruelty-free?
PETA, Leaping Bunny, and Cruelty Free International, the registries Lovi checks, do not list Biore UV as cruelty-free.
Research behind Biore UV's key ingredients
Behind these ratings
Lovi rates every product from its 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.
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Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer
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PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex
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Dr. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, MD, MSc
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Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine
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Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD
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Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member
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Dermatology MD
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Elina Nazarenko, MD
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Dermatology and diagnostic consultant
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Victoria Derkova, MS
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Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist
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