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The INKEY List vs Catrice

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

The INKEY List and Catrice are accessible beauty brands offering targeted daily formulas for diverse routines. The British skincare brand delivers moisturizers, serums, toners, and eye products built around glycerin, suiting dry and sensitive skin best while featuring standout solutions like the PHA Toner and Azelaic Acid Serum. Meanwhile, the German skincare brand is beloved for its refined eye products and advanced formulations that suit combination, oily, and normal skin best. Both companies differ primarily in their core ingredient focus and ideal skin types, providing thoughtful daily performance for specific complexion needs.

The INKEY List is a British skincare brand founded in 2018 and owned by Brand Evangelists for Beauty Limited.

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Catrice is a German skincare brand founded in 2004 and owned by cosnova.

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

Popular The INKEY List vs Catrice products

Questions and answers

The INKEY List or Catrice: which is better?

The INKEY List offers a wide range of targeted serums, cleansers, and moisturizers with fit levels reaching Superior for various skin types, whereas Catrice features just a single under eye brightener on this page. Reviewers frequently note that The INKEY List provides affordable and fast-absorbing formulas.

What is the difference between The INKEY List and Catrice?

The INKEY List offers a wide range of targeted skincare products on this page that fit various skin types up to a Superior level, while Catrice only lists a single under eye brightener on its page. Both brands feature products with no fragrance in their ingredients.

Which is more affordable, The INKEY List or Catrice?

Reviewers note that the products on this page by The INKEY List include affordable moisturizers and affordable serums, whereas the Catrice page does not mention affordability.

Which causes fewer breakouts, The INKEY List or Catrice?

The products on this page for The INKEY List range from Low to Superior in Lovi fit levels for acne-prone skin, while Catrice lists only one eye product with an Average fit. Reviewers sometimes note purging and breakouts from The INKEY List.

When were The INKEY List and Catrice founded, and where are they based?

The INKEY List was founded in 2018 in the United Kingdom, and Catrice was founded in 2004 in Germany.

Do The INKEY List and Catrice products contain fragrance in their ingredients?

The products on this page for both The INKEY List and Catrice list no fragrance in their ingredients.

How many products are featured on the comparison page for The INKEY List versus Catrice?

The products on this page feature 16 items from The INKEY List and 1 item from Catrice.

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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