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Elemis vs Taro

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

Elemis and Taro are two distinct skincare lines offering nourishing serums, rich moisturizers, gentle cleansers, refining toners, and targeted formulas. Elemis suits dry and mature skin best with glycerin and shea butter, whereas the other brand suits sensitive, dry, and combination skin best. The British brand is celebrated for restorative products like the Pro-Collagen Marine Cream, while Taro provides reliable daily care such as the Tretinoin Cream for modern routines. They differ primarily in their founding heritage, targeted skin types, and signature active ingredients.

Elemis is a British skincare brand founded in 1989 and owned by L'Occitane Group since 2019.

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

Popular Elemis vs Taro products

Elemis vs Taro serums and treatments

Questions and answers

Elemis or Taro: which is better?

Elemis is better suited for dry and mature skin types with its hydrating moisturizers, whereas Taro is focused on treatments like Tretinoin Cream for acne-prone skin.

The New England Journal of Medicine, 1993

What is the difference between Elemis and Taro?

Elemis offers a large range of products featuring key ingredients like glycerin and shea butter that Lovi rates best for dry and mature skin types, whereas Taro features a single product on this page, Tretinoin Cream, which may help restore collagen formation in photodamaged human skin.

The New England Journal of Medicine, 1993

Which is more affordable, Elemis or Taro?

Reviewers on the Elemis page note a high price point as a common drawback, whereas the Taro products on this page do not have pricing details mentioned.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Elemis or Taro?

Taro focuses on acne-prone skin with its Tretinoin Cream, whereas Elemis products on this page show varying acne fit levels, such as High for the Papaya Enzyme Peel and Average for the Pro-Collagen Marine Cream. Tretinoin may help manage breakouts effectively.

The New England Journal of Medicine, 1993American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, 2019

How does the product variety and range of skincare items compare between Elemis and Taro?

Elemis offers a wide selection of 22 skincare items on this page, including moisturizers, cleansers, and eye treatments, whereas Taro features just a single product.

Which brand offers products with added fragrance, and how many items are fragrance-free in each lineup?

Elemis offers products with added fragrance, whereas every product in the Taro lineup on this page is fragrance-free. Specifically, 4 out of the 22 products on the Elemis page list no fragrance.

What are the founding years and parent companies of Elemis and Taro?

Elemis was founded in 1989 in the United Kingdom and has been owned by the L'Occitane Group since 2019, while Taro was founded in 1950 and has been owned by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited since 2010.

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. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc

    Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, 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

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