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Allies of Skin vs Taro

Rated by Lovi · Unbiased, science-based skincare AI trained on real user outcomes · How the Fit score works

Allies of Skin and Taro are thoughtful skincare lines known for reliable daily care and advanced formulas. Allies of Skin offers moisturizers, serums, and eye products with niacinamide, while Taro provides targeted serums. Both brands suit dry skin best, though the former also suits oily acne-prone skin and the latter suits sensitive and combination skin. They differ primarily in their active ingredients and specialized treatments for concerns like dark spots and aging.

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

Popular Allies of Skin vs Taro products

Questions and answers

Allies of Skin or Taro: which is better?

Allies of Skin is generally better for most skin types on this page, offering high to superior Lovi fit levels across a wide range of moisturizers and serums. Taro features only Tretinoin Cream, which rates low to average for most skin types except for combination and acne-prone skin.

What is the difference between Allies of Skin and Taro?

Allies of Skin offers a wide range of moisturizers, serums, and eye creams that Lovi rates as High or Superior for dry skin, combination skin, and oily acne-prone skin, whereas Taro features only Tretinoin Cream on this page. Tretinoin helps restore collagen in photodamaged skin.

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Which is more affordable, Allies of Skin or Taro?

Taro's Tretinoin Cream has no price listed on this page, while reviewers note that Allies of Skin has a high price point.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Allies of Skin or Taro?

Both brands help manage acne-prone skin, with Allies of Skin offering multiple products on this page that achieve a High fit level for it. Taro's Tretinoin Cream also reaches a High fit level for acne-prone skin.

Which brand has been established longer, Allies of Skin or Taro?

Taro has been established longer, having been founded in 1950, whereas Allies of Skin was founded in 2016.

Do any products from either Allies of Skin or Taro contain fragrance?

Every product on this page from both Allies of Skin and Taro lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

How does the Lovi fit level for combination skin compare between Allies of Skin's serums and Taro's Tretinoin Cream?

Allies of Skin's serums achieve a High Lovi fit level for combination skin, whereas Taro's Tretinoin Cream also has a High fit level for this skin type.

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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