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Allies of Skin vs Taro

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

Allies of Skin and Taro are skincare lines that offer thoughtful options for daily routines. Allies of Skin is loved for its luxurious moisturizers, potent serums, and targeted eye products formulated with powerhouse ingredients like niacinamide. Meanwhile, Taro is warmly embraced for its targeted serums and carefully crafted formulas. The former suits acne-prone skin and oily acne-prone skin best thanks to formulas that respect congestion-prone barriers, while the latter suits sensitive, dry, and combination skin best.

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

Popular Allies of Skin vs Taro products

Questions and answers

Allies of Skin or Taro: which is better?

Allies of Skin is better for overall hydration and anti-aging care, as Lovi rates its products with high to superior fit levels across most skin types. Taro offers Tretinoin Cream, which helps restore collagen formation in photodamaged skin.

The New England Journal of Medicine, 1993

What is the difference between Allies of Skin and Taro?

Allies of Skin offers a wide range of fragrance-free products on this page with key ingredients like niacinamide, fitting acne-prone, oily acne-prone, and dry skin best, whereas Taro features a single fragrance-free tretinoin cream with lower fit levels for dry or sensitive skin. Tretinoin helps restore collagen formation in photodamaged human skin.

The New England Journal of Medicine, 1993

Which is more affordable, Allies of Skin or Taro?

Reviews note that Allies of Skin has a high price point, whereas affordability details for Taro are not mentioned on this page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Allies of Skin or Taro?

Allies of Skin fits acne-prone skin best with High to Superior levels across the products on this page, whereas Taro's Tretinoin Cream has a High fit for acne-prone skin. Niacinamide in Allies of Skin helps reduce skin blemishes and pigmentation.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002

What are the main skin types that Allies of Skin fits best according to its routines?

According to its brand-focused routines, Allies of Skin fits acne-prone skin, oily acne-prone skin, and dry skin best.

Do any products from Allies of Skin or Taro contain fragrance in their ingredients?

No, every product on this page from both Allies of Skin and Taro lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Which brand has been around longer, Allies of Skin or Taro?

Taro has been around significantly longer, having been founded in 1950, whereas Allies of Skin was founded much more recently in 2016.

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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