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Bioderma vs Skintific

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Bioderma and Skintific are popular skincare brands offering moisturizers, serums, cleansers, and other formulations. The French skincare brand founded in 1977 and owned by Jean-Noël Thorel Foundation since 2018 is revered for its thoughtful array anchored by nourishing glycerin, while the latter is loved for its effective formulas that also include sunscreens. Bioderma suits sensitive skin and acne-prone skin best, gently addressing reactivity with high-tolerance formulations, whereas its counterpart suits all skin types best. These offerings differ as the former relies on high-tolerance formulations to improve skin hydration and restore barrier function, while the latter focuses on versatile targeted care for various concerns.

Bioderma is a French skincare brand founded in 1977 and owned by Jean-Noël Thorel Foundation since 2018.

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

Popular Bioderma vs Skintific products

People Say

BiodermaSkintific
  • Lightweight Texture and Fast Absorption Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “absorbs instantly — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”
    • “super light and leaves a radiant glow — Skintific All Day Light Sunscreen Mist”
    • “light as air — Skintific MATE FIT”
    • “absorbs instantly — Bioderma Hydrabio Serum”
  • Gentle and Non-Irritating Formula Mostly MentionedNot noted
    • “doesn't sting my eyes — Bioderma Sensibio H2O”
    • “doesn't cause any irritation — Bioderma Sensibio Micellar Cleansing Oil”
    • “mildest face wash I've tried — Bioderma Sensibio Gel Moussant”
  • Skin Soothing and Redness Reduction Sometimes NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “calm my acne instantly — Skintific MUGWORT”
    • “redness berkurang — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”
    • “good for acne prone — Skintific MATE FIT”
    • “redness drastically reduced — Bioderma Sensibio AR”
  • Packaging and Practicality Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “mess-free application — Skintific MUGWORT”
    • “great for traveling — Skintific All Day Light Sunscreen Mist”
    • “Desain botol cakep — Skintific AHA BHA PHA LHA Peeling Solution”
    • “safe for my baby — Bioderma Atoderm Intensive Baume”
  • Oil Control and Mattifying Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “controls shine for 8 hours — Skintific MATE FIT”
    • “oil control is good — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”
    • “Keeps you shine free — Bioderma Sébium Pore Refiner”
  • Brightening and Skin Texture Improvement Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “Kulit terasa lebih halus — Skintific AHA BHA PHA LHA Peeling Solution”
    • “healed my skin barrier — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”
    • “Tampak lebih cerah — Skintific AHA BHA PHA LHA Peeling Solution”
    • “It brightened my skin and faded dark spots. — Bioderma Pigmentbio Sensitive Areas”
  • Skin Irritation and Adverse Reactions Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “broke me out — Bioderma Atoderm Intensive Baume”
    • “coat the eyes with a milky film — Bioderma Sensibio Micellar Cleansing Oil”
    • “Panas banget di kulit — Skintific AHA BHA PHA LHA Peeling Solution”
    • “broke me out so bad — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”
  • Dryness and Lack of Moisture Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “Skin looks like sandpaper — Bioderma Sébium Pore Refiner”
    • “It isn't a cleanser I can use every day... it can be very drying. — Bioderma Sébium Gel moussant”
    • “kurang lembab — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”
    • “cracks if not hydrated — Skintific MATE FIT”
  • Fragrance and Scent Dislikes Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “Very unpleasant chemical smell. You definitely don't want this accidentally going into your mouth. — Bioderma Sébium Gel moussant”
    • “scent is too strong — Bioderma Hydrabio Serum”
    • “strong scent — Bioderma Sébium Hydra”
    • “scent is actually quite strong — Skintific All Day Light Sunscreen Mist”

Questions and answers

Bioderma or Skintific: which is better?

Bioderma is better for soothing and barrier-repairing moisturizers as well as gentle, non-irritating makeup removers. Skintific does better for lightweight texture, skin soothing and redness reduction, oil control, and brightening across the products on this page.

What is the difference between Bioderma and Skintific?

Bioderma is rated High for gentle and non-irritating formulas, while Skintific scores better on review themes like lightweight texture and fast absorption, oil control, and soothing redness. The products on this page from Bioderma include soothing and barrier-repairing moisturizers along with gentle makeup removers, whereas Skintific offers fragrance-free options across its entire lineup.

Bioderma or Skintific: which moisturizer is better?

Bioderma offers soothing and barrier-repairing moisturizers that reviewers mostly mention, while Skintific does better for lightweight texture and fast absorption according to review themes. Both brands feature moisturizers on this page with varying Lovi fit levels depending on the specific skin type.

Which is more affordable, Bioderma or Skintific?

Reviewers note that Bioderma has a high price point and value concerns, whereas Skintific does not have such reviews on this page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Bioderma or Skintific?

When it comes to breakout prevention, both brands offer products on this page with varying suitability, with Bioderma fitting acne-prone skin best.

Between Bioderma and Skintific, which brand offers a better lightweight texture and faster absorption?

Skintific does better than Bioderma when it comes to a lightweight texture and fast absorption, as shown by reviewers on this page.

How do the founding years and corporate ownership of Bioderma and Skintific compare?

Bioderma was founded in France in 1977 and has been owned by the Jean-Noël Thorel Foundation since 2018. In contrast, Skintific was founded in 2021 and is owned by Guangzhou Feimei Network Technology Co., Ltd.

Which brand performs better in terms of fragrance-free formulations across its products?

Skintific performs better for fragrance-free formulations, as every product on this page lists no fragrance. In contrast, 11 of the 20 products on the Bioderma page include fragrance in their formulas.

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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