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La Roche-Posay vs Biore

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La Roche-Posay and Biore are renowned international skincare brands offering thoughtful daily care. The French house is loved for its nourishing serums, rich moisturizers, gentle cleansers, and targeted eye products formulated with glycerin, soothing thermal water, and niacinamide, while the Japanese counterpart is beloved for its thoughtful range of sunscreens, cleansers, masks, and makeup removers, all driven by effective formulas. The former suits mature skin and skin with dark spots best, whereas the latter suits sensitive skin and combination skin best due to its gentle yet thorough nature. They differ in their key ingredient focus and targeted solutions, such as the Anthelios, Pure Vitamin C Cream, and MELA B3 Facial Gel Cleanser for the first, and the UV Aqua Rich, Makeup Remover Perfect Oil, and Deep Pore Charcoal Cleanser for the second.

La Roche-Posay is a French skincare brand founded in 1975 and owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 1989.

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Biore is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by Kao Corporation.

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

Popular La Roche-Posay vs Biore products

People Say

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  • Hydration and Moisture Mostly MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “absorbs instantly — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
    • “skin feels plump — La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum”
    • “legs stopped flaking — La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream”
    • “feels like a moisturizer — Biore UV Aqua Rich”
  • Deep Clean Rarely NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “Gets the gunk out — Biore Deep Cleansing Pore Strips”
    • “Face feels squeaky clean — Biore Deep Pore Charcoal Cleanser”
    • “squeaky clean feel — La Roche-Posay Effaclar Medicated Gel Cleanser”
  • Soothes and Calms Sensitive Skin Mostly MentionedNot noted
    • “Only cream that doesn't sting — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Dermallergo Eye Cream”
    • “Calmed my skin after a chemical peel — La Roche-Posay Thermal Spring Water”
    • “no stinging — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
  • Skin Texture and Smoothing Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “lightweight and absorbs quickly — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
    • “Skin feels smoother — La Roche-Posay Retinol B3 Serum”
    • “softens forehead lines — La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum”
    • “Leaves skin feeling clean — Biore Deep Cleansing Pore Strips”
  • Hydrating and Lightweight Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “absorbs in seconds — La Roche-Posay Anthelios”
    • “Absorbs quickly without residue — La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Gel B5”
    • “melts into skin — Biore UV Aqua Rich”
  • Versatility and Application Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “Great for chapped lips — La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+”
    • “makeup sits perfectly — La Roche-Posay Anthelios”
    • “love the niacinamide — La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream”
    • “Works in shower, effective on wet hands/face. — Biore Makeup Remover Perfect Oil”
  • Stinging and Irritation Sometimes NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “burns my eyes — La Roche-Posay Anthelios”
    • “burned my face — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
    • “dried my skin out — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
    • “stings eyes — Biore UV Aqua Rich”
  • Fragrance and Scent Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “scent is awful — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
    • “overwhelming floral smell — La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum”
    • “Smells like cheap fragrance — La Roche-Posay Retinol B3 Serum”
    • “smells like alcohol — Biore UV Aqua Rich”
  • Heavy, Greasy, or Shiny Feel Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “feels very heavy — La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream”
    • “sticks to my pajamas — La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream”
    • “Leaves a shiny film on the face — La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Gel B5”
    • “too dewy for oily skin — Biore UV Aqua Rich”
  • Drying and Stripping Effect Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “excessive dryness — La Roche-Posay Effaclar Medicated Gel Cleanser”
    • “Made my skin peel — Biore Deep Pore Charcoal Cleanser”

La Roche-Posay vs Biore routines for dry skin

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La Roche-Posay vs Biore routines for oily skin

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La Roche-Posay vs Biore routines for combination skin

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Questions and answers

La Roche-Posay or Biore: which is better?

La Roche-Posay and Biore both achieve a High routine fit across all skin types on this page. La Roche-Posay outperforms Biore in hydration, soothing sensitive skin, and texture improvements, while Biore is noted for a deep clean.

What is the difference between La Roche-Posay and Biore?

La Roche-Posay is a French brand founded in 1975 and owned by L'Oréal, offering a large variety of products on this page, whereas Biore is a Japanese brand founded in 1980 and owned by Kao Corporation with a smaller selection. Both brands achieve High routine fit levels across all skin types, but La Roche-Posay outperforms in categories like hydration, soothing sensitive skin, and texture smoothing.

La Roche-Posay or Biore for dry skin?

La Roche-Posay and Biore both achieve a High routine fit level for dry skin on the products on this page. La Roche-Posay offers more specialized products for dry skin, such as the Cicaplast Baume B5+ which contains panthenol to help soothe dryness.

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La Roche-Posay or Biore: which cleanser is better?

La Roche-Posay offers a much wider selection of cleansers tailored to various skin concerns on this page, whereas Biore features only one cleanser option. Lovi fit levels show that La Roche-Posay products help address needs across multiple skin types.

Which is more affordable, La Roche-Posay or Biore?

Price, value, and size concerns are often noted for the products on this page by reviewers of La Roche-Posay.

Between La Roche-Posay and Biore, which brand has been owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 1989?

La Roche-Posay has been owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 1989.

How many La Roche-Posay products on this page list no fragrance compared to Biore?

La Roche-Posay has 21 products on this page that list no fragrance, whereas every Biore product on this page lists no fragrance.

Which key skincare ingredients are featured across the La Roche-Posay products on this page?

La Roche-Posay features glycerin, thermal water, niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, shea butter, and ceramide across the products on this page.

La Roche-Posay or Biore for oily skin?

Both La Roche-Posay and Biore provide a High routine fit level for oily skin. Reviewers note that La Roche-Posay offers better hydration and moisture, while Biore is favored for a deep clean.

La Roche-Posay or Biore: which sunscreen is better?

La Roche-Posay offers a wider range of sunscreens on this page with higher Lovi fit levels across multiple skin types, such as sensitive skin and skin with dark spots, whereas Biore features the UV Aqua Rich sunscreen.

La Roche-Posay or Biore for sensitive skin?

Both La Roche-Posay and Biore achieve a High routine fit level for sensitive skin on the products on this page. La Roche-Posay features products like Toleriane Hydrating Foaming Gel with a Superior Lovi fit level for sensitive skin, while Biore offers Makeup Remover Perfect Oil with a High Lovi fit level.

La Roche-Posay or Biore for acne-prone skin?

La Roche-Posay and Biore both achieve a High routine fit for acne-prone skin on the products on this page. La Roche-Posay offers a much wider variety of dedicated options for this skin type, including cleansers, serums, and sunscreens.

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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