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celimax vs Taro

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

celimax and Taro are respected skincare brands that offer thoughtful formulations for daily routines. The former features serums, moisturizers, toners, makeup removers, and more with carefully selected ingredients, while the latter is warmly embraced for targeted serums and carefully crafted formulas. Both brands suit sensitive skin best, though the first also caters to acne-prone skin with items like the Heartleaf BHA Peeling Pad and the Tretinoin Cream from the second helps with acne-prone skin. They differ primarily in their exact product types and broader skin-type compatibility, with the first focusing on sensitive and acne-prone skin and the second supporting sensitive, dry, and combination skin.

celimax is a Korean skincare brand founded in 2019 and owned by ABSORBLAB Co., Ltd..

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

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Questions and answers

celimax or Taro: which is better?

celimax is better for a broader range of skin needs, offering high to superior Lovi fit levels for dry, mature, and sensitive skin across its products on this page. Taro features only Tretinoin Cream, which has a High Lovi fit for acne-prone and combination skin but lower fits for sensitive and dry skin.

What is the difference between celimax and Taro?

celimax is a South Korean brand founded in 2019 that offers a wide range of fragrance-free cleansers, toners, serums, and sunscreens that Lovi rates up to Superior for dry and mature skin, while Taro is a much older medical brand owned by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited that features just a single fragrance-free tretinoin cream on this page. Tretinoin helps restore collagen formation in photodamaged human skin.

The New England Journal of Medicine, 1993

Which is more affordable, celimax or Taro?

This page does not provide pricing information to compare the affordability of celimax and Taro.

Which causes fewer breakouts, celimax or Taro?

Celimax helps reduce breakouts with a variety of acne-friendly options, such as its Pore+Dark Spot Brightening Serum, which Lovi rates as High for acne-prone skin. Taro features Tretinoin Cream, which also has a High fit level for acne-prone skin, but its single-product line is less suited for sensitive skin.

How do the founding years and corporate ownership of celimax and Taro compare?

celimax was founded in 2019 in South Korea and is owned by ABSORBLAB Co., Ltd., whereas Taro was founded earlier in 1950 and has been owned by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited since 2010.

Which brand offers a wider variety of skincare products, celimax or Taro?

Celimax offers a much wider variety of skincare products on this page, including cleansers, toners, serums, sunscreens, and moisturizers, whereas Taro features only a single Tretinoin Cream.

How does the Lovi fit level for mature skin differ between celimax products and Taro's Tretinoin Cream?

For mature skin, celimax products on this page have an average to superior Lovi fit level, whereas Taro's Tretinoin Cream has an average Lovi fit level. Tretinoin helps restore collagen formation in photodamaged human skin.

The New England Journal of Medicine, 1993

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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