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No7 vs Bepantol

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

No7 and Bepantol are established skincare brands offering distinct approaches to daily hydration and repair. Founded in Britain in 1935 and owned by Sycamore Partners since 2025, No7 features serums, eye products, moisturizers, and sunscreens built around vitamin C, shea butter, and hyaluronic acid, suiting dry skin and dry sensitive skin best with protective shea butter. Founded in Switzerland in 1944 and owned by Bayer AG since 2005, the brand Bepantol is widely loved for its nourishing moisturizers and thoughtful formulas that suit dry, sensitive, and irritated skin best. While both cater to moisture needs, their product types, active ingredients, and specific target concerns differ significantly across their respective lines.

No7 is a British skincare brand founded in 1935 and owned by Sycamore Partners since 2025.

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Bepantol is a Swiss skincare brand founded in 1944 and owned by Bayer AG since 2005.

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This page compares some of the most popular No7 and Bepantol products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular No7 vs Bepantol products

Questions and answers

No7 or Bepantol: which is better?

No7 offers a much wider range of products on this page with High to Superior Lovi fit levels for various skin types, whereas Bepantol Derma only shows Average to Caution levels. No7 products feature key ingredients like niacinamide and retinol, which may help improve skin aging and pigmentation.

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What is the difference between No7 and Bepantol?

No7 offers a wide range of serums, creams, and exfoliants featuring key ingredients like Vitamin C and retinol, with Lovi fit levels reaching High or Superior for mature and dry skin. In contrast, Bepantol features just a single moisturizer on this page, which achieves only Average fit for sensitive and dry skin.

No7 or Bepantol: which moisturizer is better?

No7 offers a wider range of moisturizers with higher Lovi fit levels for mature and dry skin, such as Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced Night Cream reaching a Superior fit, whereas the Bepantol Derma moisturizer shows only Average or lower fits for those skin types.

Which is more affordable, No7 or Bepantol?

The provided page facts and studies do not contain information regarding the prices or affordability of No7 and Bepantol.

Between No7 and Bepantol, which brand offers fragrance-free options?

Both No7 and Bepantol offer fragrance-free options, as 10 of the 13 products on the No7 page and every Bepantol product on this page list no fragrance.

How do the founding years and corporate ownership of No7 and Bepantol compare?

No7 was founded in 1935 in the United Kingdom and is owned by Sycamore Partners, while Bepantol was founded in 1944 in Switzerland and is owned by Bayer AG.

Which brand has more products suited for dry skin, No7 or Bepantol?

No7 has significantly more products suited for dry skin, with multiple options reaching a High fit level according to Lovi. In contrast, Bepantol features only one moisturizer for this skin type, which achieves an Average fit.

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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