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Elemis vs Taro

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Elemis and Taro are two distinct skincare lines offering thoughtful daily care for modern routines. The British brand founded in 1989 is celebrated for its nourishing serums, rich moisturizers, gentle cleansers, refreshing toners, and more anchored by hydrating glycerin and softening shea, while the other is warmly embraced for its targeted serums and carefully crafted formulas. Elemis suits mature skin and dry skin best, supported by formulas designed to restore suppleness, whereas its counterpart suits sensitive, dry, and combination skin best. They differ primarily in their core offerings and heritage, with specific standout options like the Pro-Collagen Advanced Eye Treatment, Pro-Collagen Tri-Acid Peel, and Pro-Collagen Marine Cream addressing distinct concerns alongside the Tretinoin Cream.

Elemis is a British skincare brand founded in 1989 and owned by L'Occitane Group since 2019.

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

Popular Elemis vs Taro products

Elemis vs Taro serums and treatments

Questions and answers

Elemis or Taro: which is better?

Elemis fits mature, dry, and dry sensitive skin best with hydrating moisturizers, while Taro offers fragrance-free options like Tretinoin Cream that helps with acne-prone and combination skin.

The New England Journal of Medicine, 1993

What is the difference between Elemis and Taro?

Elemis is a brand founded in 1989 in the United Kingdom and owned by L'Occitane Group, offering 22 scented and fragrance-free products on this page that best fit mature, dry, and dry sensitive skin. In comparison, Taro was founded in 1950 and is owned by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, featuring a single fragrance-free product on this page, Tretinoin Cream, which may help with acne-prone and combination skin.

The New England Journal of Medicine, 1993

Which is more affordable, Elemis or Taro?

Reviews note that Elemis has a high price point.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Elemis or Taro?

Taro offers Tretinoin Cream, which has a High Lovi fit level for acne-prone skin and helps treat breakouts, whereas Elemis products on this page generally have Average or Low fit levels for acne-prone skin.

The New England Journal of Medicine, 1993

How many products from each brand are listed on the page?

Elemis has 22 products listed on the products on this page, while Taro has 1 product listed on the products on this page.

Which Elemis products are fragrance-free according to the page?

According to the products on this page, 4 of the 22 Elemis products list no fragrance in their ingredients.

What are the parent companies of Elemis and Taro, and when were the brands founded?

Elemis is owned by the L'Occitane Group and was founded in 1989, whereas Taro is owned by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited and was founded in 1950.

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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