馃嚚馃嚘Canada

Taro vs Grown Alchemist

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

Taro and Grown Alchemist are carefully crafted skincare brands offering reliable daily care for modern routines. Taro is warmly embraced for its targeted serums, while Grown Alchemist is loved for its cleansers and serums, as well as its formulas. Both suit sensitive, dry, and combination skin best, though their standout products for particular concerns differ, with the former featuring the Tretinoin Cream for acne-prone skin and the latter including the Hydra-Restore Cream Cleanser for acne-prone skin, the Instant Smoothing Serum for skin with dark spots, and the Gentle Gel Facial Cleanser for mature skin.

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

Popular Taro vs Grown Alchemist products

Questions and answers

Taro or Grown Alchemist: which is better?

Grown Alchemist is a better fit for sensitive and dry skin types, where products like Hydra-Restore Cream Cleanser earn a High rating on Lovi, while Taro is more suited for acne-prone skin with its Tretinoin Cream rated High. Reviewers note that Grown Alchemist offers hydrating and gentle cleansers, though some report performance and packaging issues.

The New England Journal of Medicine, 1993Archives of Dermatological Research, 2022

What is the difference between Taro and Grown Alchemist?

Taro offers Tretinoin Cream which rates High for combination and acne-prone skin, while Grown Alchemist features cleansers and serums like Hydra-Restore Cream Cleanser which rates High for multiple skin types including dry and sensitive skin. Both brands provide products on this page that list no fragrance in their ingredients.

The New England Journal of Medicine, 1993Archives of Dermatological Research, 2022

Which is more affordable, Taro or Grown Alchemist?

Neither Taro nor Grown Alchemist has price information available on this page to compare affordability.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Taro or Grown Alchemist?

Taro fits acne-prone skin with a High rating for its Tretinoin Cream on this page, while Grown Alchemist has an Average fit for its Gentle Gel Facial Cleanser and Instant Smoothing Serum, though its Hydra-Restore Cream Cleanser also reaches High. Tretinoin helps treat acne by increasing skin cell turnover.

The New England Journal of Medicine, 1993Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2020

Which brand has products with High fit levels for acne-prone skin, Taro or Grown Alchemist?

Both Taro and Grown Alchemist feature products on this page with a High fit level for acne-prone skin. Taro achieves this with its Tretinoin Cream, while Grown Alchemist offers the Hydra-Restore Cream Cleanser.

The New England Journal of Medicine, 1993Archives of Dermatological Research, 2022

Do any products from Taro or Grown Alchemist contain fragrance according to their ingredient lists?

No, every product on this page from both Taro and Grown Alchemist lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

How do the founding years of Taro and Grown Alchemist compare?

Taro was founded earlier in 1950, whereas Grown Alchemist was founded later in 2008.

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. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, MD, MSc

    Dr. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, 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

How does it fit your skin?

Scan your face, then any product: Lovi shows how well it fits you and what fits even better.

QR code: get the Lovi app
Download on theApp Store Get it onGoogle Play