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BYOMA vs FANCL

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BYOMA and FANCL are distinct skincare lines created to nurture delicate complexions. The British line, founded in 2022, is known for moisturizers, toners, cleansers, and serums featuring tri-ceramide and squalane, whereas the Japanese line, established in 1980, is celebrated for makeup removers and gentle exfoliants crafted from pure formulas. Both options suit dry and sensitive skin best, while differing in their core ingredients and targeted daily solutions.

BYOMA is a British skincare brand founded in 2022 and owned by Bansk Group since 2025.

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FANCL is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by Kirin Holdings Company, Limited since 2024.

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

Popular BYOMA vs FANCL products

Questions and answers

BYOMA or FANCL: which is better?

BYOMA and FANCL both offer great options depending on your routine, with BYOMA featuring a wide range of barrier-strengthening moisturizers and cleansers while FANCL provides fragrance-free cleansers and exfoliants like Mild Cleansing Oil and Facial Washing Powder.

What is the difference between BYOMA and FANCL?

BYOMA offers a broad range of products that Lovi rates mostly High or Superior for dry, sensitive, and oily skin, whereas FANCL features a smaller selection of two items, with Facial Washing Powder earning a Superior fit across nearly all skin types. Founded in the UK in 2022, BYOMA products mostly avoid fragrance except for one body serum, while FANCL was founded in Japan in 1980 and lists no fragrance in any of its page products.

Which is more affordable, BYOMA or FANCL?

The provided page facts and studies do not contain pricing information to determine whether BYOMA or FANCL is more affordable.

Which causes fewer breakouts, BYOMA or FANCL?

FANCL products on this page do not list breakouts as an issue, whereas reviewers sometimes note breakouts and acne with BYOMA.

Which brand has been around longer, BYOMA or FANCL?

FANCL has been around longer, having been founded in Japan in 1980, whereas BYOMA was founded in the United Kingdom in 2022.

Do both BYOMA and FANCL offer products that are completely fragrance-free?

Yes, both brands offer products without fragrance, as all of FANCL's products on this page list no fragrance, and 16 of the 17 BYOMA products on this page are also fragrance-free.

Which brand offers more product options for dry skin according to the Lovi fit levels?

BYOMA offers far more product options for dry skin on this page, with seventeen items compared to FANCL's two. Lovi rates several BYOMA products as having a Superior fit for dry skin, including the Balancing Face Mist and Moisturizing Rich Cream.

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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