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.
When comparing the products on this page, DHC stands out with Pore Cleansing Oil achieving a Superior fit for sensitive skin and High fits across all other skin types. Biore offers good targeted options, such as Makeup Remover Perfect Oil which has a High fit for sensitive skin, but its overall fit levels vary more by skin type.
What is the difference between Biore and DHC?
Biore and DHC were both founded in Japan in 1980, but Biore offers a wider variety of product types like sunscreens, masks, cleansers, and makeup removers on this page, while DHC focuses entirely on makeup removers. Lovi rates Biore best for sensitive, mature, and combination skin, whereas DHC features specialized options like Pore Cleansing Oil with High to Superior fits across almost all skin types.
Which is more affordable, Biore or DHC?
The products on this page for both Biore and DHC do not list pricing information, so it is not possible to determine which brand is more affordable.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Biore or DHC?
DHC Pore Cleansing Oil has a High fit for acne-prone skin, whereas the Biore products on this page generally have Average or Low fit levels for acne-prone skin.
Which company owns Biore and when was it founded?
Biore is owned by Kao Corporation and was founded in Japan in 1980.
How does the Lovi fit level for dry skin differ between Biore's UV Aqua Rich and DHC's Deep Cleansing Oil?
For dry skin, Lovi rates Biore's UV Aqua Rich at a Caution fit level, whereas DHC's Deep Cleansing Oil reaches a High fit level.
Which skin types does Biore fit best according to its brand-focused routines?
According to its brand-focused routines, Biore fits sensitive skin, mature skin, and combination skin best.
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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.
