Simple and VR are distinguished skincare lines offering thoughtful daily regimens for delicate complexions. Simple provides gentle moisturizers, makeup removers, cleansers, and toners enriched with niacinamide and glycerin, which suit oily acne-prone skin and sensitive skin best. Meanwhile, the brand for sensory pleasure formulates moisturizers that suit combination, sensitive, and dry skin best. While both cater to sensitive skin, the British line relies on specific active ingredients to target acne, dark spots, and aging, whereas the other continually refines its designs to meet evolving needs.
Simple is a British skincare brand founded in 1960 and owned by Unilever PLC since 2011.
This page compares some of the most popular Simple and VR products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Simple is a better fit for a wider range of skin types, earning a High fit from Lovi for sensitive skin, whereas the PDRN CREAM by VR achieves only an Average fit for most skin types. Glycerin, found in Simple products, helps improve skin hydration and barrier function.
Simple offers a broad range of fragrance-free cleansers, toners, and moisturizers featuring niacinamide and glycerin that Lovi rates as high for sensitive and acne-prone skin, whereas VR provides only a single fragrance-free moisturizer, PDRN Cream, which Lovi rates as high for sensitive skin. Glycerin helps maintain skin hydration.
Simple offers a wider variety of moisturizers on this page with Average fit levels for dry skin, compared to VR which also has an Average fit for dry skin with its PDRN Cream. Glycerin is a key ingredient across Simple's range that helps maintain hydration.
Simple features lightweight, value-friendly moisturizers on this page, whereas VR has no pricing or affordability details listed. Shoppers note that Simple products are budget-friendly.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Simple or VR?
Simple features products on this page that may occasionally cause breakouts or irritations according to reviewers, whereas VR does not have enough user feedback on this page to determine breakout frequency. Both brands list no fragrance in their ingredients.
Which brand was founded earlier and in which country?
Simple was founded earlier in 1960 in the United Kingdom, whereas VR was founded in 2018.
Do either Simple or VR products contain fragrance?
Every product on this page from both Simple and VR lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
What are the key ingredients found across Simple products?
Simple features key ingredients such as niacinamide, which helps reduce pigmentation, and glycerin, which helps hydrate the skin.
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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.
