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Elemis vs Taro

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

Elemis and Taro are two distinct skincare lines offering nourishing serums, rich moisturizers, gentle cleansers, refining toners, and targeted formulas. Elemis suits dry and mature skin best with glycerin and shea butter, whereas the other brand suits sensitive, dry, and combination skin best. The British brand is celebrated for restorative products like the Pro-Collagen Marine Cream, while Taro provides reliable daily care such as the Tretinoin Cream for modern routines. They differ primarily in their founding heritage, targeted skin types, and signature active ingredients.

Elemis is a British skincare brand founded in 1989 and owned by L'Occitane Group since 2019.

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

Popular Elemis vs Taro products

Elemis vs Taro serums and treatments

Questions and answers

Elemis or Taro: which is better?

Elemis fits dry skin and mature skin at a high or superior level across the products on this page, whereas Taro features Tretinoin Cream with a low fit for dry and sensitive skin. Tretinoin may help with collagen formation in photodamaged skin.

The New England Journal of Medicine, 1993

What is the difference between Elemis and Taro?

Elemis is a UK-based brand founded in 1989 that offers a wide range of scented and unscented products best fitting dry, mature, and dry sensitive skin, whereas Taro is an older brand that features fragrance-free options like its Tretinoin Cream which helps restore collagen formation in photodamaged skin.

The New England Journal of Medicine, 1993

Which is more affordable, Elemis or Taro?

Reviews on this page note that Elemis has a high price point, whereas Taro does not have pricing feedback mentioned on this page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Elemis or Taro?

Taro features Tretinoin Cream with a high fit for acne-prone skin, whereas the acne-prone fit levels for the products on this page from Elemis mostly range from Average to Low. Tretinoin helps reduce acne by promoting cell turnover.

The New England Journal of Medicine, 1993American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, 2019

How does the founding year and parent company of Elemis compare to Taro?

Elemis was founded in 1989 in the United Kingdom and has been owned by the L'Occitane Group since 2019, whereas Taro was founded earlier in 1950 and has been owned by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited since 2010.

Which brand offers products with fragrance, and how many Elemis products contain it compared to Taro?

Elemis offers products with fragrance, whereas every Taro product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients. Specifically, 18 of the 22 Elemis products on this page contain fragrance.

What are the main skin types that Elemis and Taro fit best according to their brand-focused routines?

According to their brand-focused routines, Elemis fits dry skin, mature skin, and dry sensitive skin best. Taro has no specified skin types that it fits best according to its brand-focused routines.

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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