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BYOMA vs Trilogy

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BYOMA and Trilogy are two distinct skincare lines offering thoughtfully formulated moisturizers, gentle cleansers, toners, and serums. The British brand BYOMA is widely celebrated for its tri-ceramide complex and squalane, suiting mature skin and skin with dark spots best, whereas Trilogy is deeply loved for high-performing formulas that suit dry, balanced, and sensitive skin types best. While both feature standout products like balancing mists, brightening toners, and smoothing creams for particular concerns, they ultimately differ in their key active ingredients and ideal skin types.

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

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

Popular BYOMA vs Trilogy products

People Say

BYOMATrilogy
  • Hydration and Moisture Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “Keeps skin moisturized — Trilogy Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream”
    • “Leaves skin thoroughly moisturised — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”
    • “Feels moisturizing — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
    • “skin feels so hydrated — BYOMA Hydrating Milky Toner”
  • Gentle and Fragrance-Free Formula Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “doesn't strip skin — BYOMA Creamy Jelly Cleanser”
    • “no irritation at all — BYOMA Sensitive Retinol Oil”
    • “Doesn't irritate my sensitive skin — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
    • “Nothing irritated my skin — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”
  • General Texture and Feel Sometimes NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “Silky cream consistency — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
    • “Luxuriously rich — Trilogy Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream”
    • “Melts into skin — BYOMA Moisturizing Rich Cream”
  • Lightweight and Fast-Absorbing Texture Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “Absorbs instantly — BYOMA Moisturizing Gel-Cream”
    • “sinks in quickly — BYOMA Brightening Serum”
    • “sinks in immediately — BYOMA Hydrating Serum”
    • “Not greasy — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”
  • Skin Barrier Support Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “helped heal my barrier — BYOMA Hydrating Serum”
    • “healed my skin barrier — BYOMA Hydrating Milky Toner”
    • “calmed my redness — BYOMA Creamy Jelly Cleanser”
    • “Supports regeneration of healthy skin barrier — Trilogy Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream”
  • Affordable Value and Pricing Often MentionedNot noted
    • “budget-friendly — BYOMA Brightening Serum”
    • “Budget-friendly skincare — BYOMA Brightening Toner”
    • “great value for money — BYOMA Hydrating Serum”
  • Packaging and Dispensing Issues Mostly MentionedNot noted
    • “Opening is huge — BYOMA Brightening Toner”
  • Sticky and Heavy Texture Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “A little bit sticky — BYOMA Clarifying Serum”
    • “leaves a tacky film — BYOMA Hydrating Serum”
    • “left a sticky film — BYOMA Hydrating Milky Toner”
    • “A little bit too thick — Trilogy Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream”
  • Unpleasant or Strong Scent Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “has a weird chemically smell — BYOMA Milky Moisture Cleanser”
    • “smell is annoying — BYOMA Milky Oil Cleanser”
    • “If you are sensitive to fragrances, you might find it irritating — Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser”
    • “Scent is awful — Trilogy Line Smoothing Day Cream”

Questions and answers

BYOMA or Trilogy: which is better?

BYOMA is a better fit for shoppers seeking affordable and lightweight hydration with strong skin barrier support, while Trilogy delivers better overall hydration and moisture performance. For skin types like mature skin and skin with dark spots, Lovi rates BYOMA as having a High to Superior fit across most of its extensive range of 17 products on this page.

What is the difference between BYOMA and Trilogy?

BYOMA offers a much larger selection of 17 products on this page featuring lightweight textures and barrier support, whereas Trilogy features only 3 products focused on hydration and brightening. Lovi shows that BYOMA generally provides higher fit levels across more skin types compared to Trilogy.

BYOMA or Trilogy: which cleanser is better?

BYOMA is a better fit for cleansers on this page, as its Creamy Jelly Cleanser and Milky Moisture Cleanser achieve High Lovi fit levels across most skin types like dry, sensitive, and acne-prone skin. In contrast, Trilogy offers only one cleanser on this page, the Rosehip Cream Cleanser, which has more average fit levels for many skin types.

Which is more affordable, BYOMA or Trilogy?

BYOMA offers better affordable value and pricing compared to Trilogy among the products on this page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, BYOMA or Trilogy?

Trilogy is not noted for causing breakouts on this page, whereas reviewers sometimes note breakouts and acne with BYOMA.

Between BYOMA and Trilogy, which brand offers better hydration and moisture?

Trilogy offers better hydration and moisture than BYOMA according to the review themes on this page.

How do the founding years and current ownership of BYOMA and Trilogy compare?

Both BYOMA and Trilogy were founded in 2002. BYOMA is owned by Bansk Group, whereas Trilogy is owned by CITIC Capital Holdings Limited.

Which brand has more fragrance-free options, BYOMA or Trilogy?

BYOMA has more fragrance-free options, as 16 of the 17 products on this page list no fragrance, compared to only 1 of the 3 Trilogy products.

BYOMA or Trilogy: which moisturizer is better?

When comparing moisturizers, the products on this page from BYOMA offer better lightweight texture and skin barrier support, whereas Trilogy options score higher for hydration and moisture. Reviewers frequently note that BYOMA moisturizers are deeply hydrating, fast-absorbing, and fragrance-free. Meanwhile, Trilogy's Vitamin C Ceramide Night Cream provides strong hydrating and brightening benefits, but the brand also receives more formulation complaints.

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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