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BYOMA vs Bio-Oil

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

BYOMA and Bio-Oil are specialized skincare collections offering thoughtful, expertly blended formulas that nourish the skin. The British brand founded in 2022 is known for its moisturizers, toners, cleansers, and serums featuring tri-ceramide and squalane, while the other is beloved for its specialized product types. The former suits sensitive and dry sensitive skin best, whereas the latter suits dry, mature, and uneven skin types. Ultimately, they differ through their ingredients and formulations, as the first relies on a tri-ceramide complex and squalane to improve barrier hydration and fight oxidative stress, while both deliver balanced, gentle care.

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 Bio-Oil 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 Bio-Oil: which is better?

BYOMA is a better choice for most shoppers on this page, as its products achieve Superior or High Lovi fit levels across a wide variety of skin types compared to Bio-Oil's Skincare Oil which rates as Low to Warning for several skin types. Reviewers mostly mention that BYOMA offers lightweight, instantly hydrating, and barrier-strengthening moisturizers with mostly fragrance-free formulas.

What is the difference between BYOMA and Bio-Oil?

BYOMA offers a broad range of 17 mostly fragrance-free products that Lovi rates with High to Superior fit levels for sensitive, dry sensitive, and dry skin, whereas Bio-Oil features a single fragranced Skincare Oil that achieves only Average to Warning fit levels across those same skin types. The products on this page by BYOMA frequently focus on barrier-strengthening ingredients like ceramides and squalane, while Bio-Oil centers on a specialist oil formulation.

Which is more affordable, BYOMA or Bio-Oil?

This page does not compare prices, so it is not possible to determine which brand is more affordable.

Which causes fewer breakouts, BYOMA or Bio-Oil?

BYOMA causes fewer breakouts than Bio-Oil because the products on this page for BYOMA generally have a High fit for acne-prone skin, while Bio-Oil has a Caution or Warning fit for acne-prone skin.

How does the founding year and ownership history compare between BYOMA and Bio-Oil?

BYOMA was founded in 2022 in the United Kingdom and has been owned by Bansk Group since 2025, whereas Bio-Oil was founded in 1987 and has been owned by Union-Swiss (Pty) Ltd since 2000.

Which brand offers more fragrance-free products, BYOMA or Bio-Oil?

BYOMA offers more fragrance-free products, as 16 of the 17 products on this page list no fragrance, whereas Bio-Oil has fragrance in all 1 of its listed products.

How do the Lovi fit levels for dry skin compare between BYOMA's moisturizers and Bio-Oil's Skincare Oil?

BYOMA moisturizers have a Superior or High Lovi fit level for dry skin, whereas Bio-Oil's Skincare Oil has an Average fit level for dry skin.

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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