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Some By Mi vs Taro

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

Some By Mi and Taro are skincare lines offering targeted serums, cleansers, toners, and moisturizers for daily routines. The former brand utilizes niacinamide, centella asiatica, and salicylic acid, while the latter is warmly embraced for its carefully crafted formulas. Both suit dry, sensitive, and combination skin, with Some By Mi additionally addressing dark spots and mature skin. They differ primarily in their exact ingredient profiles, product variety, and brand origins.

Some By Mi is a Korean skincare brand founded in 2016 and owned by JKL Partners since 2021.

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

Popular Some By Mi vs Taro products

Some By Mi vs Taro serums and treatments

Questions and answers

Some By Mi or Taro: which is better?

Some By Mi is better suited for a wider variety of skin types and concerns on this page, offering superior fits for dry, sensitive, and acne-prone skin, whereas Taro features only a single tretinoin product with lower fits for sensitive and dry skin. Niacinamide helps reduce cutaneous pigmentation and suppresses melanosome transfer.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002

What is the difference between Some By Mi and Taro?

Some By Mi offers a wide variety of skincare products that fit dry skin and skin with dark spots best, whereas Taro features just one treatment, Tretinoin Cream.

Which is more affordable, Some By Mi or Taro?

The provided page facts and studies do not contain pricing or affordability information to compare Some By Mi and Taro.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Some By Mi or Taro?

Some By Mi fits acne-prone skin with Superior to High levels across many products on this page, whereas Taro offers Tretinoin Cream with a High fit for acne-prone skin. Both brands provide effective acne-clearing treatments.

Which brand has been around longer, Some By Mi or Taro?

Taro has been around longer, having been founded in 1950, whereas Some By Mi was founded in 2016.

Do any products from Some By Mi or Taro contain fragrance?

Every product from Some By Mi and Taro lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

How does the Lovi fit level for acne-prone skin compare between Some By Mi's AHA-BHA-PHA 30 Days Miracle Toner and Taro's Tretinoin Cream?

For acne-prone skin, Some By Mi's AHA-BHA-PHA 30 Days Miracle Toner has a Lovi fit level of High, whereas Taro's Tretinoin Cream also fits acne-prone skin at a High level.

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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