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No7 vs OPTASE

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

No7 and OPTASE are respected skincare brands that offer thoughtfully crafted products for daily routines. The British brand, founded in 1935 and owned by Sycamore Partners since 2025, features serums, eye products, moisturizers, sunscreens, and more, built around vitamin C, shea butter, and hyaluronic acid, while the other is deeply loved for gentle makeup removers and carefully balanced formulas. The first brand fits dry skin and mature skin best, utilizing shea butter to protect skin and mitigate erythema, whereas its counterpart suits sensitive, dry, and irritated skin best due to soothing and restorative qualities. While both support calm routines through reliable formulations, they differ in their specific target skin types and signature ingredients.

No7 is a British skincare brand founded in 1935 and owned by Sycamore Partners since 2025.

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This page compares some of the most popular No7 and OPTASE products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular No7 vs OPTASE products

Questions and answers

No7 or OPTASE: which is better?

No7 has a much larger product range that fits dry, mature, and sensitive skin best, while OPTASE only offers one makeup remover on this page. No7 products on this page feature key ingredients like niacinamide and retinol, which help improve skin aging and pigmentation.

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What is the difference between No7 and OPTASE?

No7 offers a wide range of serums, creams, and exfoliants that fit dry and mature skin best, whereas OPTASE features only a makeup remover that has a High Lovi fit for sensitive skin.

Which is more affordable, No7 or OPTASE?

The products on this page for No7 and OPTASE do not include pricing information, so affordability cannot be compared here.

Which causes fewer breakouts, No7 or OPTASE?

Neither brand holds a clear advantage on breakout prevention, as the products on this page for both No7 and OPTASE include options with varying fit levels for acne-prone skin.

Which brand offers products with fragrance, No7 or OPTASE?

No7 offers products with fragrance, whereas every product from OPTASE on this page lists no fragrance. Specifically, three products on the No7 page include fragrance: Future Renew Damage Reversal Night Cream, Lift & Luminate Day Cream, and Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced Day Cream.

How does the founding year and parent company compare between No7 and OPTASE?

No7 was founded in the United Kingdom in 1935 and is owned by Sycamore Partners, whereas OPTASE was founded more recently in 2016 and is owned by Scope Health Group.

Which skin types does No7 fit best according to its brand-focused routines?

According to its brand-focused routines, No7 fits dry skin, mature skin, and sensitive skin best.

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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