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Paula's Choice vs Carotone

Paula's Choice and Carotone are distinct skincare lines offering targeted serums, cleansers, moisturizers, toners, and more. The American brand founded in 1995 and owned by Unilever since 2021 relies on hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and vitamin c, while the latter is loved for its carefully crafted formulas. Paula's Choice products fit dry skin and oily acne-prone skin best, whereas the other suits dry, normal, and combination skin best. They differ primarily in their ingredient focus and specific formulations, as glycerin significantly increased skin hydration and restored barrier function for the former, while regular use of the latter supports a radiant and even complexion.

Paula's Choice is an American skincare brand founded in 1995 and owned by Unilever since 2021.

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

Questions and answers

Paula's Choice or Carotone: which is better?

Paula's Choice offers a much wider variety of products on this page with Superior and High fit levels across multiple skin types, whereas Carotone features only one product with an Average fit across all skin types. Paula's Choice products on this page help target signs of aging and pigmentation using key ingredients like retinol and niacinamide.

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What is the difference between Paula's Choice and Carotone?

Paula's Choice offers a wide selection of products on this page with fit levels reaching up to Superior for various skin types, whereas Carotone features just one product with an Average fit across all skin types.

Which is more affordable, Paula's Choice or Carotone?

Carotone products are generally more affordable, while the products on this page from Paula's Choice frequently receive user feedback regarding a high price. The brand's diverse range includes items with fit levels reaching Superior for various skin types.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Paula's Choice or Carotone?

Paula's Choice offers multiple products on this page with a Superior fit for oily acne-prone skin, such as the CLEAR Pore Normalizing Cleanser, while Carotone provides only a single brightening cream with an Average fit for all skin types.

When were Paula's Choice and Carotone founded?

Paula's Choice was founded in 1995 in the United States, while Carotone was founded in 2009.

Which company owns Paula's Choice, and who owns Carotone?

Paula's Choice is owned by Unilever, while Carotone is owned by Nouvelle Parfumerie Gandour.

How many products does Paula's Choice have on the page compared to Carotone?

Paula's Choice has 33 products on the products on this page, whereas Carotone has only 1.

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.

How does it fit your skin?

Scan your face, then any product: Lovi shows how well it fits you and what fits even better.