Benton skincare
Benton is a Korean skincare brand founded in 2011.
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Skincare enthusiasts love Benton for its thoughtful lineup of moisturizers, eye products, sunscreens, and toners, all built on gentle, nourishing formulas. Its products suit dry skin and mature skin best. For specific concerns, the brand offers standout solutions such as the Fermentation Eye Cream for acne-prone skin, the Deep Green Tea Toner for skin with dark spots, and the Snail Bee High Content Essence for mature skin. Through these carefully crafted remedies, users find a steady path to balanced and comforted skin.
This page covers some of the most popular Benton products; for the whole Benton range, with a fit score for every product, use the Lovi app.
People Say
★4.5Overall rating based on 8.2k+ reviewsReviewers most often praise Benton for soothing sensitive skin, lightweight hydration, and reducing redness. The most common complaints are insufficient moisture for dry skin and causing clogged pores or greasiness for oily skin.
Highlights
Lightweight, non-greasy moisturizers Mostly Mentioned
- “absorbs instantly — Snail Bee High Content Essence”
- “sinks in immediately — Aloe Propolis Soothing Gel”
Soothes redness and acne in moisturizers Mostly Mentioned
- “calmed down my redness — Snail Bee High Content Essence”
- “redness vanished overnight — Aloe Propolis Soothing Gel”
- “didn't clog my pores — Aloe Propolis Soothing Gel”
Insufficient moisture Often Mentioned
- “skin felt tight afterwards — Aloe Propolis Soothing Gel”
- “not moisturizing enough — Snail Bee High Content Essence”
- “too watery — Deep Green Tea Toner”
Scent complaints Often Mentioned
- “smells like wet dog — Aloe Propolis Soothing Gel”
- “scent is herbal, you can smell rosemary leaf oil — Air Fit UV Defense Sun Cream”
- “smells like bad iced tea — Snail Bee High Content Essence”
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Questions and answers
Is Benton good for oily skin?
Yes, Benton is good for oily skin because Lovi rates the Benton-focused routine Superior for oily skin. Reviewers often mention that Benton moisturizers are lightweight and non-greasy.
Is Benton worth it?
Benton is worth it for shoppers looking for lightweight, non-greasy moisturizers that help soothe redness and acne. Lovi rates the Benton-focused routine Superior for dry, sensitive, and combination skin. Shoppers should note that reviewers often mention scent complaints and insufficient moisture.
What are Benton's best products?
Benton's best products depend on the skin type, with Snail Bee High Content Essence rating Superior for acne-prone and mature skin, and Deep Green Tea Toner rating Superior for mature skin, dark spots, dry skin, acne-prone skin, and oily acne-prone skin. Fermentation Eye Cream also rates Superior for dry skin, acne-prone skin, dry sensitive skin, and mature skin.
Which Benton moisturizer is best for dry skin?
Snail Bee High Content Essence is the best Benton moisturizer for dry skin, followed closely by Aloe Propolis Soothing Gel. Lovi rates both moisturizers High for dry skin.
Does Benton cause breakouts?
Benton is unlikely to cause breakouts, and reviewer feedback notes that its moisturizers help soothe acne. Lovi rates the acne-prone skin fit Superior for the Snail Bee High Content Essence, Fermentation Eye Cream, and Deep Green Tea Toner, and High for the Aloe Propolis Soothing Gel and Air Fit UV Defense Sun Cream.
Is Benton fragrance-free?
Yes, every one of the Benton products on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
What are the key ingredients in Benton products?
Benton products feature key ingredients like snail secretion filtrate, bee venom, aloe vera, propolis, and green tea extract. These components help soothe redness, calm irritated skin, and provide lightweight moisture.
How do I build a Benton skincare routine?
To build a Benton skincare routine for dry skin, start your morning with a cleanser, a hydrating toner, the Snail Bee High Content Essence as your moisturizer, and an SPF. In the evening, use a pre-cleanser, cleanser, a serum, and the Snail Bee High Content Essence again. Once a week, add a nourishing mask into your evening steps before your serum and moisturizer. Lovi rates the Benton-focused routine for dry skin as Superior.
Where can I buy Benton, and how much does it cost?
Benton products are available on Lovi with prices in Canadian stores ranging from CA$33.99 to CA$34.40.
What are good alternatives to Benton?
Good alternatives with pages on Lovi include SKIN1004, Anua, Medicube, Beauty of Joseon, COSRX, and Dr. Althea. These similar brands offer alternative routines, where SKIN1004 rates Superior for dry, sensitive, and combination skin, and High for oily and acne-prone skin.
Benton vs SKIN1004: which is better?
Benton rates Superior for dry skin, oily skin, sensitive skin, combination skin, and acne-prone skin, while SKIN1004 rates High for oily, combination, and acne-prone skin and Superior for dry and sensitive skin. Lovi rates Benton-focused routines slightly higher across most skin types, making Benton a better fit overall.
Is Benton cruelty-free?
Yes: PETA lists Benton as cruelty-free.
Is Benton good for dry skin?
Yes, Benton is good for dry skin, as Lovi rates the Benton-focused routine Superior for dry skin. The Benton products on this page list no fragrance, and reviewers mostly mention that the moisturizers are lightweight and non-greasy.
Which Benton sunscreen is best for sensitive skin?
Air Fit UV Defense Sun Cream is the best Benton sunscreen for sensitive skin, as Lovi rates it High for sensitive skin.
Is Benton good for sensitive skin?
Benton rates Superior for sensitive skin. Lovi rates the brand-focused routine for sensitive skin as Superior, and the Benton products on this page list no fragrance in their ingredients.
Is Benton good for acne-prone skin?
Benton is good for acne-prone skin, as Lovi rates the brand-focused routine Superior for this skin type. Reviewers mostly mention that Benton moisturizers soothe acne and redness. Additionally, the Fermentation Eye Cream, Deep Green Tea Toner, and Snail Bee High Content Essence all offer high or superior fits for acne-prone skin.
Is Benton good for skin with dark spots?
Benton is good for skin with dark spots because Lovi rates the Deep Green Tea Toner Superior, and the Snail Bee High Content Essence, Aloe Propolis Soothing Gel, Fermentation Eye Cream, and Air Fit UV Defense Sun Cream High for skin with dark spots. Niacinamide helps reduce cutaneous pigmentation and suppress melanosome transfer.
Is Benton good for mature skin?
Benton is good for mature skin, as Lovi rates the brand-focused routine Superior for dry and mature skin types. The Benton products on this page list no fragrance in their ingredients and help soothe redness and acne.
Research behind Benton'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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Co-founder, Medical Director
Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer
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Co-founder, CEO and CTO
PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex
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Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc
Medical Board
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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Medical Board, Medical Advisor
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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