Biore and Anessa are Japanese skincare brands known for their thoughtful sunscreens, cleansers, masks, and sophisticated formulas. The first brand is beloved for gentle and clarifying formulations that suit sensitive and oily skin best, featuring standout choices like the UV Aqua Rich and the Makeup Remover Perfect Oil. The second brand is widely loved for advanced sunscreens that suit all skin types best, offering reliable daily protection through options like the Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk. While both brands work steadily to shield and care for the complexion, they differ in their foundational ingredients and targeted skin suitability.
Biore is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by Kao Corporation.
This page compares some of the most popular Biore and Anessa products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Anessa is a better fit overall, as its products on this page achieve High Lovi ratings across almost all skin types, whereas Biore products on this page mostly sit at Average or lower. Both brands offer fragrance-free options.
What is the difference between Biore and Anessa?
Anessa offers products on this page that achieve High Lovi fit levels across nearly all skin types, whereas Biore products on this page vary widely from High to Caution depending on the specific skin type.
Biore or Anessa: which sunscreen is better?
Anessa is better for most skin types, as its sunscreens achieve a High Lovi fit for oily, combination, mature, and acne-prone skin, while Biore UV Aqua Rich reaches only an Average or High fit for those same types. Both brands offer products that list no fragrance in their ingredients.
Which is more affordable, Biore or Anessa?
Neither Biore nor Anessa provides pricing information on this page.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Biore or Anessa?
Anessa products on this page generally achieve higher fit levels for acne-prone and oily acne-prone skin than Biore products on this page.
When was Biore founded compared to Anessa, and which companies own them?
Biore was founded in 1980 in Japan and is owned by Kao Corporation, whereas Anessa was founded later in 1992 in Japan and is owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.
Which Biore products have a High Lovi fit level for sensitive skin?
Makeup Remover Perfect Oil is the only product on this page with a High Lovi fit level for sensitive skin. All other Biore products on this page have an Average or lower fit level for this skin type.
Do either Biore or Anessa products contain fragrance in their ingredients?
Every product on this page from both Biore and Anessa lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
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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.
