Simple and BABOR are two established skincare brands that offer distinct approaches to daily routines. Simple provides gentle moisturizers, makeup removers, cleansers, and toners with niacinamide and glycerin that suit oily and acne-prone skin best, while BABOR delivers refined exfoliants and rich moisturizers that suit dry, normal, and combination skin best. Both companies bring a sense of care to the complexion, though the British line focuses on barrier function and hydration, and the German line emphasizes a gentle yet effective nature.
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 BABOR products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
BABOR achieves a Superior Lovi fit level across all skin types for its Enzyme Cleanser, whereas Simple fits best for oily, acne-prone, and sensitive skin types with products featuring glycerin.
What is the difference between Simple and BABOR?
Simple offers budget-friendly, fragrance-free basics like micellar waters and moisturizers that Lovi rates as average to high for sensitive and oily skin, whereas BABOR features higher-end treatments like its Enzyme Cleanser, which Lovi rates as superior across all skin types. Glycerin in the products on this page helps maintain skin hydration.
Simple or BABOR: which moisturizer is better?
BABOR Hydra Plus is rated a Superior fit for dry sensitive skin and a High fit for dry skin, while the moisturizers from Simple generally receive an Average fit for dry skin. Glycerin helps provide moisture in these formulas.
Which is more affordable, Simple or BABOR?
Simple products on this page are more affordable, as reviewers often mention them as lightweight, value-friendly moisturizers.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Simple or BABOR?
Simple features fragrance-free products that reviewers often note may sometimes cause breakouts or irritations, while the products on this page for BABOR include the Enzyme Cleanser which Lovi rates as a Superior fit for acne-prone skin.
Between Simple and BABOR, which brand's products are entirely free of fragrance?
Simple's products on this page are entirely free of fragrance, whereas one of BABOR's two products contains it.
How do the founding years and countries of origin compare between Simple and BABOR?
Simple was founded in the United Kingdom in 1960, whereas BABOR was founded in Germany a bit earlier in 1956.
Which brand offers a cleanser rated as having a Superior Lovi fit for all skin types?
BABOR offers a cleanser, the Enzyme Cleanser, rated as having a Superior Lovi fit for all skin types on this page.
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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.
