Simple and Blue Lizard are two gentle skincare lines known for thoughtful formulations that suit specific complexions. Simple offers soothing moisturizers, makeup removers, cleansers, and toners enriched with niacinamide and glycerin that suit acne-prone skin and oily skin best. Meanwhile, the brand is widely loved for its reliable mineral sunscreens that suit sensitive skin best. While both emphasize calm and skin-loving care, they differ in their primary offerings and key ingredients.
Simple is a British skincare brand founded in 1960 and owned by Unilever PLC since 2011.
This page compares some of the most popular Simple and Blue Lizard products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Simple achieves a High Lovi fit for sensitive skin with its Micellar Cleansing Water, while Blue Lizard reaches a Superior fit for sensitive skin using its Sensitive Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50+. Glycerin helps provide moisture across the products on this page.
What is the difference between Simple and Blue Lizard?
Simple offers a wide range of daily skincare products including cleansers, makeup removers, and moisturizers that feature Niacinamide and Glycerin, while Blue Lizard provides sunscreen. Lovi gives Blue Lizard's Sensitive Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50+ a Superior fit for sensitive and dry sensitive skin.
Simple features lightweight, value-friendly moisturizers on this page.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Simple or Blue Lizard?
Simple features products on this page that may sometimes cause breakouts or irritations according to reviewers, whereas Blue Lizard has a mineral sunscreen with a High Lovi fit level for acne-prone skin.
Which brand has been on the market longer, Simple or Blue Lizard?
Simple has been on the market longer, having been founded in 1960 in the United Kingdom, whereas Blue Lizard was founded in 1995.
Do either Simple or Blue Lizard products contain fragrance?
Every product on this page from both Simple and Blue Lizard lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
How does the Lovi fit level for sensitive skin compare between Simple's Kind to Skin Soothing Facial Toner and Blue Lizard's Sensitive Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50+?
Simple's Kind to Skin Soothing Facial Toner has a High Lovi fit level for sensitive skin, whereas Blue Lizard's Sensitive Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50+ achieves a Superior fit level for this skin type.
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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.
