Simple and Catrice are distinct beauty lines originating from different European traditions, with the British brand established in 1960 and the German brand following in 2004. Simple is lovingly chosen for its gentle moisturizers, makeup removers, cleansers, and toners enriched with niacinamide and glycerin, suiting acne-prone skin and oily skin best. Conversely, Catrice is beloved for its refined eye products and advanced formulas that suit combination, oily, and normal skin best. While both deliver reliable daily performance through thoughtful formulations, they differ in their specific ingredient focus and targeted skin types.
Simple is a British skincare brand founded in 1960 and owned by Unilever PLC since 2011.
This page compares some of the most popular Simple and Catrice products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Simple offers a much wider range of products with high and superior Lovi fit levels for several skin types, whereas Catrice features only a single eye product on this page. Glycerin helps provide hydration, and niacinamide may help control skin aging and pigmentation.
What is the difference between Simple and Catrice?
Simple offers a broad range of fragrance-free cleansers, moisturizers, and makeup removers that fit acne-prone, oily, and sensitive skin, whereas Catrice only features an Under Eye Brightener on this page. Glycerin helps provide hydration in Simple products, and niacinamide helps improve skin tone.
Simple offers a wide range of value-friendly moisturizers and cleansers, whereas Catrice only features an under eye brightener on this page. Shoppers looking for budget-friendly daily skincare staples will find more choices within the Simple products on this page.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Simple or Catrice?
Simple offers several products on this page, but reviewers often note that they can cause breakouts or irritations, whereas Catrice has only an eye product listed with no breakout reports. Glycerin in Simple helps hydrate the skin while glycerin-based emollients may improve barrier function in dry skin.
When and where were Simple and Catrice founded, and who owns them?
Simple was founded in 1960 in the United Kingdom and is owned by Unilever PLC, while Catrice was founded in 2004 in Germany and is owned by cosnova.
Do any products from Simple or Catrice contain fragrance in their ingredients?
No, every product on this page from both Simple and Catrice lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
What are the key ingredients found across products from Simple?
The key ingredients across the products on this page from Simple are niacinamide and glycerin. Niacinamide helps control skin aging and pigmentation, while glycerin helps provide hydration and support the skin barrier.
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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.
