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BYOMA vs FANCL

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

BYOMA and FANCL are two thoughtful skincare brands offering distinct approaches to daily wellness. The British line, founded in 2022, provides moisturizers, toners, cleansers, and serums featuring a tri-ceramide complex and squalane that best suit dry and oily skin by targeting moisture, barrier hydration, and oxidative stress. Meanwhile, the Japanese brand established in 1980 delivers pure makeup removers and gentle exfoliants that best suit sensitive, dry, and normal skin types through mild care. While both brands support acne-prone skin and dark spots with specialized items like balancing mists, washing powders, and cleansing oils, they differ in their core ingredients and geographic roots.

BYOMA is a British skincare brand founded in 2022 and owned by Bansk Group since 2025.

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FANCL is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by Kirin Holdings Company, Limited since 2024.

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

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Questions and answers

BYOMA or FANCL: which is better?

Both BYOMA and FANCL offer great fragrance-free options, with BYOMA providing an extensive lineup of 17 products featuring ceramides and squalane that Lovi rates superior for dry, oily, and oily acne-prone skin types, while FANCL features targeted essentials like its Facial Washing Powder that Lovi rates superior for sensitive and oily skin.

What is the difference between BYOMA and FANCL?

BYOMA offers a wide range of 17 skincare products founded in the UK in 2022, whereas FANCL features a smaller selection of 2 products founded in Japan in 1980. For skin types, Lovi finds that BYOMA fits dry, oily, and oily acne-prone skin best, while FANCL has no specific brand-focused routine skin types listed on this page.

Which is more affordable, BYOMA or FANCL?

The provided page facts do not mention the prices of the products for BYOMA or FANCL.

Which causes fewer breakouts, BYOMA or FANCL?

When it comes to breakouts, reviewers sometimes note breakouts and acne as a downside for the products on this page by BYOMA, whereas FANCL offers products like Mild Cleansing Oil with a High Lovi fit level for acne-prone skin and Facial Washing Powder rated High for acne-prone skin without any reported breakouts in the page reviews.

Which brand has been around longer and in which countries were BYOMA and FANCL founded?

FANCL has been around longer, having been founded in Japan in 1980, whereas BYOMA was founded in the United Kingdom in 2022.

How many products from BYOMA contain fragrance compared to FANCL?

On the products on this page, 1 of 17 BYOMA products contains fragrance, while FANCL has no products listed with fragrance.

Which brand offers a cleansing oil product and what is its Lovi fit level for dry sensitive skin?

Both BYOMA and FANCL offer cleansing oil products on this page. For dry sensitive skin, BYOMA Milky Oil Cleanser has a High Lovi fit level and FANCL Mild Cleansing Oil has a Superior Lovi fit level.

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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