Hada Labo vs Taro
Hada Labo and Taro are two distinct skincare lines known for providing reliable daily care through carefully crafted formulas. The Japanese brand founded in 2004 offers hydrating toners, gentle makeup removers, and nourishing moisturizers suited best for dry and acne-prone skin, while the other is warmly embraced for its targeted serums tailored for sensitive, dry, and combination skin. While both support modern routines, they differ in their primary specialties, with the former driven by advanced science focusing on moisture restoration and the latter featuring standout options like the Tretinoin Cream.
Hada Labo is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 2004 and owned by Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd..
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This page compares some of the most popular Hada Labo and Taro products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Popular Hada Labo vs Taro products
Questions and answers
Hada Labo or Taro: which is better?
Hada Labo is a better fit than Taro for most shoppers on this page, achieving a Superior fit for dry skin through its hyaluronic acid products that help hydrate and improve skin quality. Taro offers Tretinoin Cream, which may help with acne-prone skin but has a Low fit for dry and sensitive skin types.
Dermatologic Therapy, 2022The New England Journal of Medicine, 1993
What is the difference between Hada Labo and Taro?
Hada Labo focuses on hydrating products like toners with hyaluronic acid that Lovi rates as Superior for dry skin, whereas Taro offers a Tretinoin Cream that helps with acne-prone and combination skin.
Dermatologic Therapy, 2022The New England Journal of Medicine, 1993
Which is more affordable, Hada Labo or Taro?
This page does not provide pricing or affordability information to compare Hada Labo and Taro.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Hada Labo or Taro?
Hada Labo is unlikely to cause breakouts and is rated High for acne-prone skin on Lovi, whereas Taro features Tretinoin Cream, which may help treat acne but often causes purging or initial breakouts.
The New England Journal of Medicine, 1993Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2020
Which brand was founded earlier, Hada Labo or Taro?
Taro was founded earlier in 1950, whereas Hada Labo was founded in 2004.
Do either Hada Labo or Taro products contain added fragrance?
Both Hada Labo and Taro products on this page list no fragrance in their ingredients.
Which skin types does Hada Labo fit best according to its routines?
According to its brand-focused routines, Hada Labo fits dry skin, acne-prone skin, and mature skin best.
Research behind their key ingredients
The effect of niacinamide on reducing cutaneous pigmentation and suppression of melanosome transfer
Restoration of collagen formation in photodamaged human skin by tretinoin (retinoic acid)
Preparation and characterization of a lecithin nanoemulsion as a topical delivery system
Topical tretinoin for treating photoaging: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials
The anti-wrinkles properties of sodium acetylated hyaluronate
Moisturizing Effects of Diglycerol Combined with Glycerol on Human Stratum Corneum
Nanocomplex of quaternized cyclodextrin grafted chitosan and hyaluronic acid for a skin delivery
Combined Effect of Silybin and Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate on UV-Induced Photoaging
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.
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Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc
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Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD
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Elina Nazarenko, MD
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Victoria Derkova, MS
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