Simple vs VR
Simple and VR are skincare brands designed to meet evolving daily needs. Simple is a British skincare brand founded in 1960 and owned by Unilever PLC since 2011, beloved for its gentle moisturizers, makeup removers, cleansers, and toners that thoughtfully incorporate niacinamide and glycerin, while the latter is deeply appreciated for the sensory pleasure of its moisturizers and the considered design of its formulas. The former suits acne-prone skin and mature skin best, whereas both the Kind to Skin Soothing Facial Toner and the PDRN CREAM target acne-prone skin, the Micellar Cleansing Water addresses skin with dark spots, and the Micellar Water caters to mature skin, with the latter brand also suiting combination, sensitive, and dry skin best. They differ because niacinamide reduces hyperpigmentation and improves aging signs and glycerin improves skin hydration and barrier function, while the second brand continually refines its offerings to meet evolving daily needs.
Simple is a British skincare brand founded in 1960 and owned by Unilever PLC since 2011.
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This page compares some of the most popular Simple and VR products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Questions and answers
Simple or VR: which is better?
Simple is the better choice on this page because it offers a wide variety of well-reviewed makeup removers and moisturizers, whereas VR only features a single PDRN cream. Furthermore, the products on this page for Simple include key ingredients like niacinamide and glycerin, which help support skin health and hydration.
What is the difference between Simple and VR?
Simple offers a broad range of everyday cleansers, makeup removers, and moisturizers featuring glycerin and niacinamide that fit various skin types well, whereas VR is a smaller independent brand represented on this page by just a single PDRN cream with a high fit for sensitive skin.
Simple or VR: which moisturizer is better?
Simple offers more moisturizer options on the products on this page, featuring lightweight and value-friendly formulas that reviewers often mention, whereas VR provides just one moisturizer, PDRN Cream. Lovi rates both brands with an Average fit for dry skin, though Simple's options contain glycerin to help maintain skin hydration.
Which is more affordable, Simple or VR?
Simple offers lightweight, value-friendly moisturizers on this page, whereas pricing details for VR are not available here.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Simple or VR?
Simple features products on this page with a Lovi fit level of Average for acne-prone skin, while reviews note that some of its items may cause breakouts or irritations. VR does not have enough reported breakout data on this page to compare.
Between Simple and VR, which brand offers more fragrance-free skincare options?
Both Simple and VR offer products on this page that list no fragrance in their ingredients, but Simple provides a much wider selection across various categories like cleansers, moisturizers, and makeup removers.
How do the Lovi fit levels for dry skin compare between Simple's moisturizers and VR's PDRN Cream?
Simple's moisturizers and VR's PDRN Cream both hold an Average Lovi fit level for dry skin. Glycerin helps provide hydration across Simple's products on this page.
Which brand has been established longer, Simple or VR?
Simple has been established longer, having been founded in the United Kingdom in 1960, whereas VR was founded more recently in 2018.
Research behind their key ingredients
The effect of niacinamide on reducing cutaneous pigmentation and suppression of melanosome transfer
Apigenin inhibits UVA-induced cytotoxicity in vitro and prevents signs of skin aging in vivo
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.
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Co-founder, Medical Director
Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer
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Co-founder, CEO and CTO
PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex
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Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc
Medical Board
Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine
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Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD
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Medical Board
Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member
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Medical Board, Medical Advisor
Dermatology MD
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Elina Nazarenko, MD
Medical Board
Dermatology and diagnostic consultant
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Victoria Derkova, MS
Medical Board
Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist
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