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BYOMA vs Carotone

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

BYOMA and Carotone are distinct skincare lines, with the former being a British brand founded in 2022 and owned by Bansk Group since 2025. Skincare enthusiasts adore both for their thoughtfully formulated moisturizers, toners, cleansers, and serums, though the first is especially known for nourishing tri-ceramide and squalane. While the British brand suits dry skin and dry sensitive skin best, the second also suits normal and combination skin. They differ primarily in their ingredient profiles and optimal skin types, with the former specifically enhancing barrier hydration, barrier integrity, oxidative stress defense, and collagen production through regular use.

BYOMA is a British skincare brand founded in 2022 and owned by Bansk Group since 2025.

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This page compares some of the most popular BYOMA and Carotone 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

BYOMA or Carotone: which is better?

BYOMA is a better choice for most shoppers on this page, as the products on this page fit dry and sensitive skin best with a Superior or High Lovi fit level, whereas Carotone offers only an Average fit. BYOMA also features a wide variety of barrier-strengthening moisturizers and cleansers, while Carotone has just one brightening cream.

What is the difference between BYOMA and Carotone?

BYOMA offers a wide range of products that Lovi rates up to Superior for dry and sensitive skin, featuring barrier-strengthening ingredients like ceramides. In contrast, Carotone features only one product on this page, a brightening cream rated Average across all skin types.

Which is more affordable, BYOMA or Carotone?

The products on this page for BYOMA and Carotone do not have pricing information provided on this page, so affordability cannot be compared here.

Which causes fewer breakouts, BYOMA or Carotone?

BYOMA products on this page have an acne-prone skin fit of High across most items, though reviewers note that breakouts and acne are sometimes experienced. Carotone offers only a single brightening cream with an average acne-prone skin fit, and neither brand provides direct comparative breakout data.

When were BYOMA and Carotone founded and who owns them?

BYOMA was founded in 202 영국 in 2022 and is owned by Bansk Group as of 2025, whereas Carotone was founded in 2009 and is owned by Nouvelle Parfumerie Gandour.

How many products are listed for BYOMA compared to Carotone, and what types of products are they?

BYOMA features 17 products on this page consisting of moisturizers, serums, cleansers, toners, a makeup remover, an eye product, a body serum, and a face mist. In comparison, Carotone has only one product listed on this page, which is a brightening cream serum.

Which BYOMA products are fragrance-free, and does Carotone list any fragrance in its ingredients?

16 of the 17 products on the BYOMA page list no fragrance, with only the Smoothing Body Serum containing fragrance. Every product on the Carotone page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

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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