Biore and DHC are two Japanese skincare brands founded in 1980. The former is beloved for its accessible sunscreens, cleansers, masks, and makeup removers, while the latter is known for effective makeup removers and nourishing formulas. Biore suits sensitive skin and mature skin best, whereas its counterpart suits dry, normal, combination, and oily skin best. While both offer reliable daily care, they differ in their specific product lineups, ingredients, and ideal skin types.
Biore is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by Kao Corporation.
This page compares some of the most popular Biore and DHC products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Neither brand is universally better, as Biore fits sensitive, mature, and oily skin best with products like UV Aqua Rich earning a High fit for combination skin, while DHC offers exceptional options like Pore Cleansing Oil, which reaches a Superior fit for sensitive skin.
What is the difference between Biore and DHC?
Biore offers a wider variety of products on this page including cleansers, sunscreens, masks, and makeup removers, while DHC focuses entirely on makeup removers. Additionally, Lovi rates Biore best for sensitive, mature, and oily skin types, whereas DHC products on this page have no designated best-fit skin types.
Which is more affordable, Biore or DHC?
The provided page and study details do not contain pricing information, so it is not possible to determine whether Biore or DHC is more affordable.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Biore or DHC?
DHC Pore Cleansing Oil fits acne-prone skin at a High level on this page, whereas the acne-prone fit for the products on this page from Biore is generally Average. Therefore, DHC may cause fewer breakouts for users with acne-prone skin.
Do any of the Biore or DHC products on this page contain fragrance?
No, every product on this page from both Biore and DHC lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
Which brand has been owned by ORIX Corporation since 2023?
DHC has been owned by ORIX Corporation since 2023, while Biore is owned by Kao Corporation.
How does the Lovi fit level of Biore's Makeup Remover Perfect Oil differ for sensitive skin versus oily skin?
Biore's Makeup Remover Perfect Oil has a High Lovi fit level for sensitive skin, whereas its fit level for oily skin is only Average.
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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.
