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Biore vs Taro

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

Biore and Taro are two distinctive skincare brands offering thoughtful daily solutions for modern routines. The Japanese brand founded in 1980 by Kao Corporation is beloved for its sunscreens, cleansers, masks, and makeup removers, while the latter is warmly embraced for its targeted serums. Both feature gentle and clarifying formulations, with the former suiting sensitive skin and oily skin best, and its counterpart suiting sensitive, dry, and combination skin best. They differ primarily in their product types and specific ingredient focuses, such as the former offering UV Aqua Rich, Makeup Remover Perfect Oil, and Deep Pore Charcoal Cleanser, and the latter providing Tretinoin Cream.

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 Biore and Taro products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular Biore vs Taro products

Questions and answers

Biore or Taro: which is better?

Biore is better suited for sensitive, oily, and combination skin with the products on this page, whereas Taro features Tretinoin Cream which helps with combination and acne-prone skin.

The New England Journal of Medicine, 1993Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2020

What is the difference between Biore and Taro?

Biore offers a variety of products on this page that generally achieve an Average or High fit for sensitive, oily, and combination skin, while Taro features just Tretinoin Cream, which achieves a High fit for combination and acne-prone skin.

The New England Journal of Medicine, 1993Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2020

Which is more affordable, Biore or Taro?

The provided page facts and studies do not mention the prices of products from either Biore or Taro, so affordability cannot be compared.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Biore or Taro?

Both brands offer products for acne-prone skin, with Taro featuring Tretinoin Cream which has a High fit for acne-prone skin and Biore products on this page having an Average fit.

The New England Journal of Medicine, 1993Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2020

Which brand was founded earlier, Biore or Taro?

Taro was founded earlier, in 1950, whereas Biore was founded in 1980.

Do any products from Biore or Taro contain fragrance?

No, every product on this page from both Biore and Taro lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Which Biore product has a High Lovi fit level for sensitive skin?

Biore Makeup Remover Perfect Oil has a High Lovi fit level for sensitive skin.

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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