Skintific and Taro are skincare lines known for their carefully crafted formulas and reliable daily care. Skintific is loved for its moisturizers, serums , and sunscreens, featuring soothing and hydrating properties that suit dry sensitive skin and dry skin best. Taro is warmly embraced for its targeted serums, suiting sensitive, dry, and combination skin best. While both brands support overall skin health, they differ in their standout products and specific key ingredients.
This page compares some of the most popular Skintific and Taro products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app .
Popular Skintific vs Taro products
Questions and answers
Skintific or Taro: which is better?
What is the difference between Skintific and Taro?
Skintific is a newer brand offering a wide variety of gentle moisturizers, sunscreens, and serums that Lovi rates High for dry skin and dry sensitive skin, whereas Taro is a long-standing brand known specifically for Tretinoin Cream, which Lovi rates High for combination and acne-prone skin.
The New England Journal of Medicine, 1993 Scientific Reports, 2022
Which is more affordable, Skintific or Taro?
The provided page facts do not contain pricing information for either Skintific or Taro, so it is not possible to determine which brand is more affordable.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Skintific or Taro?
How do the founding years of Skintific and Taro compare?
Skintific was founded much more recently in 2021, whereas Taro has a much longer history having been founded in 1950.
Which brand offers a sunscreen product on the page?
Skintific offers a sunscreen product on the page, the All Day Light Sunscreen Mist, while Taro does not feature any sunscreen products.
Which products from Skintific and Taro are categorized as moisturizers?
Skintific features 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel and MUGWORT as its moisturizers on this page, while Taro does not list any moisturizers.
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Research behind their key ingredients
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Topical Application of Centella asiatica in Wound Healing: Recent Insights into Mechanisms and Clinical Efficacy
Centella asiatica extract 路 Pharmaceutics, 2024 Alteration of barrier properties, stratum corneum ceramides and microbiome composition in response to lotion application on cosmetic dry skin
Ceramide 路 Scientific Reports, 2022 Clinical Assessment of New Topical Cream Containing Two Essential Oils Combined with Tretinoin in the Treatment of Acne
Tretinoin 路 Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2020 Ceramide 1 and ceramide 3 act synergistically on skin hydration and the transepidermal water loss of sodium lauryl sulfate-irritated skin
Ceramide np, Ceramide eop 路 International Journal of Dermatology, 2008 The 24-hour skin hydration and barrier function effects of a hyaluronic 1%, glycerin 5%, and Centella asiatica stem cells extract moisturizing fluid: an intra-subject, randomized, assessor-blinded study
Glycerin 路 Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017 A new topical panthenol-containing emollient: Results from two randomized controlled studies assessing its skin moisturization and barrier restoration potential, and the effect on skin microflora
Panthenol 路 The Journal of Dermatological Treatment, 2017 A Double-Blinded, Randomized, Vehicle-Controlled Study of the Efficacy of Moisturizer Containing Licochalcone A, Decanediol, L-Carnitine, and Salicylic Acid for Prevention of Acne Relapse in Asian Population
Salicylic acid 路 BioMed Research International, 2020 Microneedling by dermapen and glycolic acid peel for the treatment of acne scars: Comparative study
Glycolic acid 路 Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2019 High molecular compounds (polysaccharides and proanthocyanidins) from Hamamelis virginiana bark: influence on human skin keratinocyte proliferation and differentiation and influence on irritated skin
Witch hazel extract 路 Phytochemistry, 2001 Efficacy of a topical gel containing chitosan, chlorhexidine, allantoin and dexpanthenol for pain and inflammation control after third molar surgery: A randomized and placebo-controlled clinical trial
Allantoin 路 Medicina Oral, Patologia Oral Y Cirugia Bucal, 2020 The efficacy of glycolic acid, salicylic acid, gluconolactone, and licochalcone A combined with 0.1% adapalene vs adapalene monotherapy in mild-to-moderate acne vulgaris: a double-blinded within-person comparative study
Glycolic acid 路 Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2019 Efficacy assessments of tretinoin-loaded nano lipid carriers in acne vulgaris: a double blind, split-face randomized clinical study
Tretinoin 路 Archives of Dermatological Research, 2022 Topical tretinoin for treating photoaging: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials
Tretinoin 路 International Journal of Women's Dermatology, 2022 Systematic Study of Paeonol/Madecassoside Co-Delivery Nanoemulsion Transdermal Delivery System for Enhancing Barrier Repair and Anti-Inflammatory Efficacy
Centella asiatica extract 路 Molecules, 2023 The pivotal role of Bifida Ferment Lysate on reinforcing the skin barrier function and maintaining homeostasis of skin defenses in vitro
Bifida ferment filtrate, Bifida lysate ferment 路 Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2023 Efficacy of a multitargeted, salicylic acid-based dermocosmetic cream compared to benzoyl peroxide 5% in Acne vulgaris: Results from a randomized study
Salicylic acid 路 Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2024 A Lipid Mixture Enriched by Ceramide NP with Fatty Acids of Diverse Chain Lengths Contributes to Restore the Skin Barrier Function Impaired by Topical Corticosteroid
Ceramide np 路 Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 2022 A Salicylic Acid-Based Dermocosmetic is Effective as an Adjunct to Benzoyl Peroxide for Mild to Moderate Acne and as Monotherapy in Maintenance Post Benzoyl Peroxide
Salicylic acid 路 Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2023 Nanogel Containing Gamma-Oryzanol-Loaded Nanostructured Lipid Carriers and TiO2/MBBT: A Synergistic Nanotechnological Approach of Potent Natural Antioxidants and Nanosized UV Filters for Skin Protection
Xanthan gum 路 Pharmaceuticals, 2023 Efficacy and Tolerability of Topical Nicotinamide Plus Antibacterial Adhesive Agents and Zinc-Pyrrolidone Carboxylic Acid Versus Placebo as an Adjuvant Treatment for Moderate Acne Vulgaris in Indonesia: A Multicenter, Double-blind, Randomized, Controlled Trial
Zinc pca 路 The Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology, 2020 In vivo and in vitro evaluation of octyl methoxycinnamate liposomes
Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate 路 International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2013 Topical application of highly concentrated water-in-oil emulsions: Physiological skin parameters and skin penetration in vivo - A pilot study
Isopropyl myristate 路 International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 2019 Lactobionic acid in a natural alkylpolyglucoside-based vehicle: assessing safety and efficacy aspects in comparison to glycolic acid
Lactobionic acid 路 Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2010 Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of a Panthenol-Enriched Mask for Skin Barrier Recovery After Facial Laser Treatment: Results of a Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Study
Panthenol 路 Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2025 A 10% Lactobionic acid-containing moisturizer reduces skin surface pH without irritation-An in vivo/in vitro study
Lactobionic acid 路 Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2019 Facial disbiosis and UV filters
Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate 路 Archives of Dermatological Research, 2024 Efficacy of a Topical Formulation on Skin Hydration and Barrier Function in Individuals With Xerosis: A 28-Day Randomized, Split-Leg, Untreated-Controlled Trial
Dipotassium glycyrrhizate 路 Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2026 Low-temperature extracted Portulaca oleracea L. as a functional ingredient in facial masks for photorejuvenation of sensitive skin
Portulaca oleracea extract 路 Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology, 2025 Retrospective Review of Dermal Safety Studies of Organic Sunscreens
Homosalate 路 Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2025
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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.
Nadia Kapleva, MS
Co-founder, Medical Director
Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer
Alexey Shagraev, PhD
Co-founder, CEO and CTO
PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex
Dr. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, MD, MSc
Medical Board
Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine
Aishani Shah, MD
Medical Board
Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD
Asya Zubkova, MS
Medical Board
Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member
Hanna Kurets, MD
Medical Board, Medical Advisor
Dermatology MD
Elina Nazarenko, MD
Medical Board
Dermatology and diagnostic consultant
Victoria Derkova, MS
Medical Board
Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist