Simple vs Eco Tan
Simple and Eco Tan are two distinct brands offering gentle daily essentials for different complexions, with the former known for moisturizers, makeup removers, cleansers, and toners featuring niacinamide and glycerin, and the latter celebrated for clarifying toners and botanical formulas. Simple suits acne-prone skin and skin with dark spots best, whereas its counterpart suits sensitive, dry, and combination skin best. The brands primarily differ in their formulations and targeted skin concerns, as the British brand utilizes science-backed ingredients to reduce hyperpigmentation and improve hydration, while the Australian-rooted brand relies on natural extracts to balance and refresh the complexion.
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 Eco Tan products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Questions and answers
Simple or Eco Tan: which is better?
Simple is the better choice for everyday skincare because the products on this page offer a wide range of gentle cleansers, toners, and moisturizers suited for various skin types. Niacinamide helps reduce skin pigmentation, and glycerin aids in moisturizing the skin.
What is the difference between Simple and Eco Tan?
Simple features a wide range of products including gentle makeup removers and lightweight moisturizers containing niacinamide and glycerin, whereas Eco Tan offers a single face tan water product on this page. Simple has Lovi fit levels ranging from Low to Superior depending on the skin type and product, while Eco Tan shows High and Average fit levels for its face tan water.
Which is more affordable, Simple or Eco Tan?
Simple features lightweight and value-friendly moisturisers that shoppers frequently mention for their affordability, while Eco Tan offers a face tan water product on this page with no specific price tier noted.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Simple or Eco Tan?
Simple features products on this page that shoppers often mention as causing breakouts or irritations, while Eco Tan has no reported breakout issues for its Face Tan Water. Niacinamide in Simple products helps control pigmentation, though individual reactions vary.
How do the founding years and company ownership compare between Simple and Eco Tan?
Simple was founded in 1960 in the United Kingdom and has been owned by Unilever PLC since 2011, whereas Eco Tan was founded in 2010 and is independently owned.
Do any products from Simple or Eco Tan contain fragrance?
Every product on this page from both Simple and Eco Tan lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
What are the key ingredients featured across Simple products?
Simple features niacinamide and glycerin across its products. Niacinamide helps reduce skin pigmentation, and glycerin supports skin hydration.
Research behind their key ingredients
The effect of niacinamide on reducing cutaneous pigmentation and suppression of melanosome transfer
The Effect of Aloe Vera Clinical Trials on Prevention and Healing of Skin Wound: A Systematic Review
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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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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