Biore and MAËLYS are distinct skincare options, with the Japanese brand founded in 1980 and owned by Kao Corporation offering sunscreens, cleansers, masks, and makeup removers featuring effective formulas, while the latter is known for targeted serums and advanced formulas. The former suits sensitive skin and skin with dark spots best owing to its gentle and targeted nature, whereas the latter suits all skin types best. Both brands differ in their specific offerings, as the former supports daily routines with reliable consistency through items like the UV Aqua Rich, Makeup Remover Perfect Oil, and Deep Pore Charcoal Cleanser, while the brand delivers thoughtful care through specialized solutions like the TOO-FINE and the RE-LURE Tight & Tone Body Serum.
Biore is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by Kao Corporation.
This page compares some of the most popular Biore and MAËLYS products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Biore generally fits sensitive skin, skin with dark spots, and mature skin better, as the products on this page achieve High fit levels for sensitive skin while MAËLYS products mostly show Low fits across skin types.
What is the difference between Biore and MAËLYS?
Biore offers fragrance-free products on this page that Lovi rates up to High fit for sensitive skin, whereas MAËLYS includes fragranced body formulas and generally lower fit levels across skin types.
Which is more affordable, Biore or MAËLYS?
Neither Biore nor MAËLYS is explicitly stated as more affordable on the products on this page, as pricing information is not provided.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Biore or MAËLYS?
Biore is a better choice for avoiding breakouts because the acne-prone skin fit levels for the products on this page range from Average to Low, whereas MAËLYS products consistently score Low for acne-prone skin.
How do the founding years and parent companies of Biore and MAËLYS compare?
Biore was founded in 1980 in Japan and is owned by the Kao Corporation, whereas MAËLYS was founded in 2017 and is owned by the Barinboim Group.
Which brand has more fragrance-free products listed on the page, Biore or MAËLYS?
Biore has more fragrance-free products listed on the page, as every Biore product on this page lists no fragrance. In comparison, only one of the two MAËLYS products on this page is fragrance-free.
How does the Lovi fit level for dry skin differ between Biore's UV Aqua Rich and MAËLYS's RE-LURE Tight & Tone Body Serum?
Biore's UV Aqua Rich has a Caution fit level for dry skin, whereas MAËLYS's RE-LURE Tight & Tone Body Serum has an Average fit level.
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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.
