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Biore vs Catrice

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

Biore and Catrice are international skincare brands established in Japan and Germany respectively. The Japanese brand is known for its sunscreens, cleansers, masks, and makeup removers featuring ingredients suited for sensitive and oily skin, while the German brand is celebrated for its refined eye products and advanced formulas tailored for combination, oily, and normal skin. Both brands deliver reliable daily performance through thoughtful formulations, though their standout offerings target different concerns, such as UV Aqua Rich, Makeup Remover Perfect Oil, and Deep Pore Charcoal Cleanser for the first, and Under Eye Brightener for the second. Each offering works steadily to support a balanced and refreshed complexion.

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

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Catrice is a German skincare brand founded in 2004 and owned by cosnova.

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

Popular Biore vs Catrice products

Questions and answers

Biore or Catrice: which is better?

Neither brand is universally better, as Biore offers a wide range of cleansers, sunscreens, and masks with fits ranging from High to Caution depending on your skin type, while Catrice features an Under Eye Brightener that Lovi rates as High for dry and sensitive skin. Both brands list no fragrance in the products on this page.

What is the difference between Biore and Catrice?

Biore is a Japanese brand offering a wider range of skincare products like cleansers, sunscreens, and masks that fit sensitive, oily, and combination skin best. Catrice is a German brand featured here with a single eye product that gets a High fit level for dry and sensitive skin. Every product from both brands on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Which is more affordable, Biore or Catrice?

The page does not provide pricing information for either Biore or Catrice, so it is not possible to say which brand is more affordable.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Biore or Catrice?

For acne-prone skin, Catrice Under Eye Brightener has an Average Lovi fit level, whereas the products on this page from Biore range from Average to Low fit levels, with Makeup Remover Perfect Oil being a Low fit.

Where were Biore and Catrice founded and which companies own them?

Biore was founded in Japan in 1980 and is owned by the Kao Corporation, while Catrice was founded in Germany in 2004 and is owned by cosnova.

Do Biore and Catrice products contain fragrance in their ingredients?

Every Biore and Catrice product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

How does the Lovi fit level of Biore's UV Aqua Rich sunscreen compare for dry skin versus combination skin?

For dry skin, the Lovi fit level of Biore's UV Aqua Rich sunscreen is Caution, whereas for combination skin Lovi rates it as High. The products on this page list no fragrance in their ingredients.

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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