Biore and MAËLYS are distinct skincare options, with the Japanese brand founded in 1980 and owned by Kao Corporation specializing in carefully balanced formulas like sunscreens, cleansers, masks, and makeup removers, while the latter is loved for targeted serums and advanced formulas. Biore suits oily skin and combination skin best, featuring standout products such as the UV Aqua Rich for acne-prone skin, the Makeup Remover Perfect Oil for skin with dark spots, and the Deep Pore Charcoal Cleanser for mature skin, whereas MAËLYS suits all skin types best, offering specialized solutions like the TOO-FINE for acne-prone skin and the RE-LURE Tight & Tone Body Serum for skin with dark spots. Both lines differ in their approach, as the first provides reliable daily care, and the second delivers thoughtful care through its specialized solutions.
Biore is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by Kao Corporation.
This page compares some of the most popular Biore and MAËLYS products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Biore is the better choice for everyday skincare, as the products on this page fit oily, combination, and acne-prone skin best with an Average to High Lovi fit. MAËLYS offers mostly Low fits across skin types, and its RE-LURE Tight & Tone Body Serum includes fragrance.
What is the difference between Biore and MAËLYS?
Biore fits oily and combination skin best and has no fragrance in the products on this page, whereas MAËLYS offers body and face treatments where some products contain fragrance. Lovi rates Biore products mostly at an Average fit for many skin types and MAËLYS products mostly at a Low fit.
Which is more affordable, Biore or MAËLYS?
Neither Biore nor MAËLYS displays pricing information on this page, so affordability cannot be compared.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Biore or MAËLYS?
Biore is a better fit for acne-prone skin, as the products on this page are rated High to Average for that skin type, whereas MAËLYS products are rated Low. Salicylic acid helps prevent acne relapse.
Biore was founded earlier in 1980, while MAËLYS was founded more recently in 2017.
How do the fragrance options differ between Biore and MAËLYS products on this page?
Every Biore product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients. In contrast, only one of the two MAËLYS products on this page lists no fragrance, while the RE-LURE Tight & Tone Body Serum includes fragrance.
Which skin types does Biore fit best according to its brand-focused routines?
According to its brand-focused routines, Biore fits oily skin, combination skin, and acne-prone skin best. The products on this page list no fragrance in their ingredients.
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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.
