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SK-II vs Taro

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SK-II and Taro are respected skincare lines offering specialized solutions for daily routines. The Japanese heritage brand, founded in 1980 and owned by The Procter & Gamble Company since 1991, provides luxurious moisturizers, potent serums, soothing masks, refreshing toners, and signature pitera formulations that suit dry and dry sensitive skin best, while Taro is warmly embraced for its targeted serums and carefully crafted formulas that suit sensitive, dry, and combination skin best. To target specific concerns, the former offers standout solutions such as the Genoptics Ultraura Essence for acne-prone skin, the Facial Treatment Essence for skin with dark spots, and the Facial Treatment Clear Lotion for mature skin, whereas the latter features the Tretinoin Cream for acne-prone skin. Ultimately, the key ingredient pitera in the former brand improves pore area, roughness, and redness to promote a balanced complexion, while both brands differ through their distinct formulations and tailored product types.

SK-II is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by The Procter & Gamble Company since 1991.

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

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Questions and answers

SK-II or Taro: which is better?

SK-II is a better fit for dry, sensitive, and combination skin, as the products on this page feature High fit levels for those types, while Taro's Tretinoin Cream has Low fits for dry and sensitive skin. Tretinoin helps restore collagen in photodamaged skin.

The New England Journal of Medicine, 1993

What is the difference between SK-II and Taro?

SK-II fits dry, dry sensitive, and combination skin best with products on this page containing Pitera, while Taro features just Tretinoin Cream for acne-prone and combination skin. Tretinoin helps restore collagen formation in photodamaged human skin.

The New England Journal of Medicine, 1993

Which is more affordable, SK-II or Taro?

Neither SK-II nor Taro lists pricing or affordability information for the products on this page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, SK-II or Taro?

For acne-prone skin, the Genoptics Ultraura Essence from SK-II achieves a Superior fit on Lovi, whereas Taro's Tretinoin Cream reaches a High fit and helps manage acne. Both brands feature products that may assist with breakouts.

The New England Journal of Medicine, 1993Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2020

Which brand has been owned by its current parent company for a longer period, SK-II or Taro?

SK-II has been owned by its current parent company since 1991, which is a longer period than Taro, as Taro has been owned by its current parent company since 2010.

Do products from SK-II and Taro both contain no fragrance in their ingredients?

Yes, every product on this page from both SK-II and Taro lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Which brand offers a wider variety of skincare products on this page, SK-II or Taro?

SK-II offers a much wider variety of skincare products on this page, featuring multiple essences, masks, lotions, creams, and cleansers, whereas Taro only lists a single tretinoin cream.

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.

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    Co-founder, Medical Director

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer

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    Co-founder, CEO and CTO

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    Medical Board

    Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD

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    Asya Zubkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member

  • Hanna Kurets, MD

    Hanna Kurets, MD

    Medical Board, Medical Advisor

    Dermatology MD

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    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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