Biore and Anessa are Japanese skincare brands known for their advanced sunscreens and sophisticated formulas. Biore offers cleansers, masks, and makeup removers, while Anessa focuses on sun protection. The former suits sensitive and combination skin best with gentle ingredients, whereas the latter suits all skin types with reliable daily defense. They differ primarily in their product ranges and target skin preferences, though both deliver thoughtful care.
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 better for oily and acne-prone skin types, where its sunscreens achieve a High Lovi fit. Biore products on this page have lower fit levels for those skin types, though Biore UV Aqua Rich sunscreen reaches a High fit for combination skin.
What is the difference between Biore and Anessa?
Anessa is a better fit for oily, acne-prone, and dark-spot-prone skin, with its sunscreens rated High by Lovi, while Biore products on this page mostly receive Average or lower fit levels for those skin types.
Biore or Anessa: which sunscreen is better?
Anessa offers higher fit levels for sunscreens like Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk and Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Gel across most skin types, while Biore UV Aqua Rich ranges from High for combination skin down to Caution for dry skin.
Which is more affordable, Biore or Anessa?
This page does not contain pricing information, so a comparison of affordability cannot be made between Biore and Anessa.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Biore or Anessa?
Anessa is better for acne-prone skin, as its sunscreen products on this page receive a High fit level for oily and acne-prone skin types. In contrast, Biore products on this page receive only Average or Low fit levels for acne-prone skin.
When were Biore and Anessa founded and which companies own them?
Biore was founded in 1980 in Japan and is owned by Kao Corporation, while Anessa was founded in 1992 in Japan and is owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.
How does the Lovi fit level of Biore's UV Aqua Rich compare to Anessa's Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk for sensitive skin?
Biore's UV Aqua Rich has an Average Lovi fit for sensitive skin, whereas Anessa's Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk fits sensitive skin at an Average level too.
Do any of the Biore or Anessa products listed on the page contain fragrance?
No, every product on this page 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.
