Biore and MAËLYS are distinct skincare options offering thoughtful care through specialized solutions. The Japanese brand founded in 1980 by Kao Corporation is known for its effective sunscreens, gentle cleansers, purifying masks, and efficient makeup removers, suiting combination and mature skin best. Meanwhile, MAËLYS is loved for targeted serums and advanced formulas that suit all skin types best. They differ primarily in their product types, key ingredients, and the specific complexions each brand serves.
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 offers higher Lovi fit levels across multiple skin types compared to MAËLYS, whose products largely rate low on this page.
What is the difference between Biore and MAËLYS?
Biore products on this page generally have higher fit levels across most skin types, particularly for combination, mature, and oily skin, whereas MAËLYS products mostly show low or caution fits. Additionally, every Biore product on this page lists no fragrance, while one of the two MAËLYS products contains fragrance.
Which is more affordable, Biore or MAËLYS?
The provided page facts do not contain pricing information for either Biore or MAËLYS, so it is not possible to determine which brand is more affordable.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Biore or MAËLYS?
Biore generally causes fewer breakouts than MAËLYS, as the products on this page achieve Average fit levels for acne-prone skin, whereas MAËLYS products receive Low fit levels.
When was each brand founded and who owns them?
Biore was founded in 1980 in Japan and is owned by Kao Corporation. MAËLYS was founded in 2017 and is owned by Barinboim Group.
Do any products from either Biore or MAËLYS contain fragrance?
Every Biore product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients, while MAËLYS includes one fragrance-free product alongside RE-LURE Tight & Tone Body Serum, which contains fragrance.
Which Biore product has a High Lovi fit level for sensitive skin?
Biore Makeup Remover Perfect Oil has a High Lovi fit level for sensitive skin. 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.
