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Some By Mi vs Taro

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

Some By Mi and Taro are skincare labels offering serums, cleansers, toners, and moisturizers for daily routines. The former brand is known for utilizing niacinamide, centella asiatica, and salicylic acid, while the latter is warmly embraced for targeted serums and carefully crafted formulas. Both suit sensitive skin, though the first brand also fits skin with dark spots best and the second brand suits dry and combination skin best. They differ primarily in their active ingredients and targeted formulations, such as the first brand featuring specialized toners and the second featuring a tretinoin cream for acne.

Some By Mi is a Korean skincare brand founded in 2016 and owned by JKL Partners since 2021.

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

Popular Some By Mi vs Taro products

Some By Mi vs Taro serums and treatments

Questions and answers

Some By Mi or Taro: which is better?

Some By Mi provides a much wider range of fragrance-free products that Lovi rates as Superior or High for sensitive skin, skin with dark spots, and dry sensitive skin. Its serums and moisturizers often feature ingredients like niacinamide, which may help reduce pigmentation and control skin aging.

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What is the difference between Some By Mi and Taro?

Some By Mi offers a wide variety of skincare products that Lovi rates as Superior or High for sensitive skin, skin with dark spots, and dry sensitive skin, while Taro features just one prescription-strength option, Tretinoin Cream, which Lovi rates as High for combination and acne-prone skin but Low for sensitive and dry skin.

Which is more affordable, Some By Mi or Taro?

The provided page facts do not contain pricing information for either Some By Mi or Taro, so it is not possible to determine which brand is more affordable.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Some By Mi or Taro?

Some By Mi is a better option for acne-prone skin, as the products on this page achieve a Superior fit for acne-prone skin compared to Taro's Tretinoin Cream which has a High fit. Reviewers often mention that Some By Mi offers effective acne-clearing treatments.

Which brand has been around longer, Some By Mi or Taro?

Taro has been around longer, having been founded in 1950, whereas Some By Mi was founded more recently in 2016.

Do products from both Some By Mi and Taro contain fragrance?

No, every product from both Some By Mi and Taro on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Which skin types does Some By Mi fit best according to its brand-focused routines?

According to its brand-focused routines, Some By Mi fits sensitive skin, skin with dark spots, and dry sensitive skin best.

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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