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Estée Lauder vs Taro

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

Estée Lauder and Taro are skincare lines offering comprehensive ranges of targeted serums, moisturizers, cleansers, and specialized treatments. The former features hyaluronic acid and glycerin, suiting mature and oily acne-prone skin best with items like the Micro Essence Treatment Lotion, DayWear Moisturizer, and Futurist Peptide-Power Serum Primer. Meanwhile, the latter focuses on gentle care and includes the Tretinoin Cream, suiting sensitive, dry, and combination skin best. They differ primarily in their core ingredient profiles, specific standout formulations, and the exact complexion types they address.

Estée Lauder is an American skincare brand founded in 1946 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc..

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

Popular Estée Lauder vs Taro products

Questions and answers

Estée Lauder or Taro: which is better?

Estée Lauder offers a much wider range of products on this page than Taro, which features only Tretinoin Cream. Reviewers mostly mention deep hydration and gentle cleansers for Estée Lauder, while Tretinoin Cream may help with acne-prone and combination skin.

The New England Journal of Medicine, 1993Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

What is the difference between Estée Lauder and Taro?

Estée Lauder offers a wide variety of skincare products on this page featuring ingredients like hyaluronic acid and glycerin, whereas Taro features a single topical treatment, Tretinoin Cream. Reviewers mostly mention that Estée Lauder provides deep hydration, but notes high prices.

Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2015The New England Journal of Medicine, 1993

Which is more affordable, Estée Lauder or Taro?

Reviewers note that Estée Lauder has a high price point, while information on Taro pricing is not available on this page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Estée Lauder or Taro?

Tretinoin Cream by Taro helps manage acne-prone skin with a High Lovi fit level, whereas the products on this page by Estée Lauder vary in acne fit depending on the specific item. Topical tretinoin helps restore collagen formation in photodamaged human skin.

The New England Journal of Medicine, 1993

Which Estee Lauder products have a Superior Lovi fit for dry sensitive skin?

Among the products on this page, DayWear Moisturizer and Micro Essence Treatment Lotion have a Superior Lovi fit for dry sensitive skin. Hyaluronic acid helps provide deep hydration.

Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2015Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Do any Taro products contain added fragrance?

Every Taro product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

What skin types does the Nutritious Melting Soft Creme/Mask fit best according to its Lovi fit levels?

According to its Lovi fit levels, the Nutritious Melting Soft Creme/Mask fits dry skin, acne-prone skin, dry sensitive skin, oily acne-prone skin, sensitive skin, mature skin, combination skin, and oily skin at a High level. It fits skin with dark spots at an Average level.

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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