# Bio-Oil vs MAËLYS

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Bio-Oil and MAËLYS are specialized skin-care brands known for expert formulas that nourish the skin. Bio-Oil is beloved for its specialized product types and expertly blended formulas, suiting dry, mature, and uneven skin types best, while MAËLYS is loved for targeted [serums](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/ingredients/serum) and advanced formulas, suiting all skin types best. The former offers gentle, targeted care, with the Skincare Oil standing out as a reliable choice for daily hydration and texture improvement on acne-prone skin, whereas the latter delivers thoughtful care through specialized solutions like the TOO-FINE for acne-prone skin and the RE-LURE Tight & Tone Body Serum for skin with dark spots. Both deliver balanced moisture or specialized solutions, differing primarily in their specific target concerns and ideal skin types.

This page compares some of the most popular Bio-Oil and MAËLYS products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, [use the Lovi app](https://app.pora.ai/vqqJ/j1xj2b6o?af_sub2=compare&af_sub3=selection_note&af_sub4=pg3fbb251d1b).

### Popular Bio-Oil vs MAËLYS products

#### Bio-Oil

- [Skincare Oil](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/p/bio-oil/skincare-oil/for/dry-skin) — Average fit — [€14.65 at Amazon](https://www.amazon.it/dp/B00I2QCU7U?tag=lovi-care-web-product09-21&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1)

#### MAËLYS

- [TOO-FINE](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/p/maelys/too-fine/for/sensitive-skin) — Low fit
- [RE-LURE Tight & Tone Body Serum](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/p/maelys/re-lure-tight-and-tone-body-serum/for/dry-sensitive-skin) — Average fit

## Questions and answers

### Bio-Oil or MAËLYS: which is better?

Bio-Oil has an Average Lovi fit for dry skin, mature skin, and dark spots, whereas MAËLYS offers an Average fit for dry skin and dry sensitive skin with its RE-LURE Tight & Tone Body [Serum](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/ingredients/serum). Both brands include fragrance in some of the products on this page.

### What is the difference between Bio-Oil and MAËLYS?

Bio-Oil features its Skincare Oil, which achieves an Average fit for dry skin, mature skin, and dark spots, while MAËLYS offers products on this page like RE-LURE Tight & Tone Body Serum that also reach an Average fit for dry and sensitive skin types.

### Which is more affordable, Bio-Oil or MAËLYS?

I am sorry, but the provided page facts do not contain pricing information to determine whether Bio-Oil or MAËLYS is more affordable.

### Which causes fewer breakouts, Bio-Oil or MAËLYS?

MAËLYS causes fewer breakouts than Bio-Oil because Lovi rates the products on this page for acne-prone skin from Low to Caution for MAËLYS, whereas Bio-Oil's Skincare Oil reaches a Warning level for acne-prone and oily skin.

### Which brand has been on the market longer, Bio-Oil or MAËLYS?

Bio-Oil has been on the market longer, having been founded in 1987, whereas MAËLYS was founded in 2017.

### How does the fragrance content compare between Bio-Oil and MAËLYS products?

Bio-Oil has fragrance in its only product on this page, whereas MAËLYS has fragrance in one of its two products.

### Which company owns the Bio-Oil brand versus the MAËLYS brand?

Union-Swiss (Pty) Ltd owns the Bio-Oil brand, whereas the Barinboim Group owns the MAËLYS brand.

## Research behind their key ingredients

- [Regulatory effects of Lactobacillus plantarum-GMNL6 on human skin health by improving skin microbiome](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33526970/) Lactobacillus · International Journal of Medical Sciences, 2021
- [Anti-aging and brightening effects of a topical treatment containing vitamin C, vitamin E, and raspberry leaf cell culture extract: A split-face, randomized controlled trial](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31975502/) Tocopherol · Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020
- [Treatment of acne with a combination of propolis, tea tree oil, and Aloe vera compared to erythromycin cream: two double-blind investigations](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30588129/) Aloe barbadensis leaf juice · Clinical Pharmacology, 2018
- [Efficacy of probiotic-derived lotion from Lactobacillus paracasei MSMC 39-1 in mild to moderate acne vulgaris, randomized controlled trial](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35384257/) Lactobacillus · Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2022
- [The 24-hour skin hydration and barrier function effects of a hyaluronic 1%, glycerin 5%, and Centella asiatica stem cells extract moisturizing fluid: an intra-subject, randomized, assessor-blinded study](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28860834/) Glycerin · Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017
- [Botulinum toxin injection as a single or combined treatment with non-cross-linked high molecular weight and low molecular weight hyaluronic acid gel for neck rejuvenation: A randomized clinical trial](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35775872/) Hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid · Dermatologic Therapy, 2022
- [Comedogenicity in rabbit: some cosmetic ingredients/vehicles](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18058303/) Isopropyl myristate · Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology, 2007
- [Influence of vitamin E acetate on stratum corneum hydration](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9706379/) Tocopheryl acetate vitamin e · Arzneimittel-Forschung, 1998
- [The effect of a vitamin A palmitate and antioxidant-containing oil-based moisturizer on photodamaged skin of several body sites](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23438139/) Retinyl palmitate vitamin a · Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2013
- [Efficacy and Tolerability of Stable Hybrid Cooperative Complexes of High- and Low-Molecular Weight Hyaluronic Acid in Asian Patients: An Open-Label Study](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40921777/) Hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid · Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2026
- [Evaluation of a retinol containing topical treatment to improve signs of neck aging](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37461826/) Glaucine · Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2023
- [Nanocomplex of quaternized cyclodextrin grafted chitosan and hyaluronic acid for a skin delivery](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36279763/) Hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid · Colloids and Surfaces. B, Biointerfaces, 2022
- [Clinical and histologic findings after use of a novel combined retinol, tripeptide, and glaucine containing cream in the treatment of photo-aged skin](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37584260/) Glaucine · Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2023

## The brands

- Skincare: [Bio-Oil](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/brands/bio-oil)
- Skincare: [MAËLYS](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/brands/maelys)

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## About the Lovi Fit

Lovi: Unbiased, science-based skincare AI trained on real user outcomes.

Lovi compares products by their fit scores, calculated from the full ingredient list with brand-independent rules its 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. Levels from best to worst: Superior, High, Average, Low, Caution, Warning.

Behind this comparison: Nadia Kapleva, MS (Co-founder, Medical Director); Alexey Shagraev, PhD (Co-founder, CEO and CTO); Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc (Medical Board); Aishani Shah, MD (Medical Board); Asya Zubkova, MS (Medical Board); Hanna Kurets, MD (Medical Board, Medical Advisor); Elina Nazarenko, MD (Medical Board); Victoria Derkova, MS (Medical Board).

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