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Dermalogica vs Carotone

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Dermalogica and Carotone are distinct skincare brands that offer targeted serums and carefully crafted formulas. The American brand, founded in 1986 and owned by Unilever since 2015, is known for nourishing moisturizers, gentle cleansers, purifying masks, and more, enriched with key ingredients like hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and salicylic acid. While the first brand suits sensitive, dry, oily, and aging skin best, the second suits dry, normal, and combination skin best. They differ because the science-backed formulations of the former rely on hyaluronic acid to lengthen the effect of anti-wrinkle toxin, glycerin to improve hydration and restore barrier function, and salicylic acid to reduce acne lesion counts, whereas regular use of the latter supports a radiant and even complexion.

Dermalogica is an American skincare brand founded in 1986 and owned by Unilever since 2015.

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

Popular Dermalogica vs Carotone products

Dermalogica vs Carotone serums and treatments

Questions and answers

Dermalogica or Carotone: which is better?

Dermalogica offers a much larger and more diverse range of products on this page than Carotone, with options tailored to various skin types and concerns like hydration, exfoliation, and brightening. Hyaluronic acid helps provide intense hydration, and ingredients like lactic acid and salicylic acid help smooth and clarify the skin.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022Journal of Dermatological Science, 2017

What is the difference between Dermalogica and Carotone?

Dermalogica offers a wide range of products including exfoliants, cleansers, and moisturizers featuring ingredients like hyaluronic acid and salicylic acid, whereas Carotone features a single brightening cream listed on this page. Topical hyaluronic acid helps improve skin quality and signs of skin aging.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Which is more affordable, Dermalogica or Carotone?

Reviewers note that Dermalogica has a high price point. The products on this page for Carotone do not have reviewer pricing data listed here.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Dermalogica or Carotone?

Dermalogica offers a wide variety of products on this page, and some items like Super Rich Repair may cause breakouts with low fit levels for acne-prone skin, while Carotone lists only a single brightening cream with average fit across all skin types.

When was each company founded and who owns them?

Dermalogica was founded in 1986 in the United States and has been owned by Unilever since 2015. Carotone was founded in 2009 and is owned by Nouvelle Parfumerie Gandour.

How many products does each brand have listed on the page?

Dermalogica features thirty-four products on this page, while Carotone has only one product listed. This difference reflects the much broader range of skincare options available from Dermalogica compared to Carotone.

Do Dermalogica and Carotone products contain any fragrance?

Every product on this page for both Dermalogica and Carotone lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

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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