🇸🇬Singapore

The INKEY List vs Catrice

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

The INKEY List and Catrice are accessible beauty brands that offer thoughtful formulations for daily use. The British skincare brand is known for moisturizers, serums, toners, and eye products built around glycerin, while the German skincare brand is beloved for refined eye products and advanced formulas. Both serve different complexions, as the former suits dry and dry sensitive skin best, whereas the latter suits combination, oily, and normal skin best. Ultimately, they differ through their core ingredients and target skin types, with specific standout items addressing concerns like acne, dark spots, and aging.

The INKEY List is a British skincare brand founded in 2018 and owned by Brand Evangelists for Beauty Limited.

cosmeticsbusiness.comprnewswire.comtheinkeylist.comtracxn.com

Catrice is a German skincare brand founded in 2004 and owned by cosnova.

catricecosmetics.com

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

Popular The INKEY List vs Catrice products

Questions and answers

The INKEY List or Catrice: which is better?

The INKEY List offers a much wider selection of skincare products on this page compared to Catrice, which features only a single eye product. Reviewers also frequently note that the products on this page provide affordable hydration and serums.

What is the difference between The INKEY List and Catrice?

The products on this page for The INKEY List feature a wide range of serums, toners, and moisturizers that fit dry skin best at a High or Superior level, whereas Catrice only features an Under Eye Brightener that fits dry skin at a High level. Additionally, The INKEY List was founded in 2018 in the United Kingdom, while Catrice was founded in 2004 in Germany.

Which is more affordable, The INKEY List or Catrice?

The products on this page for The INKEY List feature affordable moisturizers and affordable serums as common feedback from reviewers. Catrice has only one product on this page, and no pricing feedback is mentioned.

Which causes fewer breakouts, The INKEY List or Catrice?

The INKEY List offers 16 products on the products on this page with varying fit levels for acne-prone skin, while Catrice lists only one product, which has an Average fit for acne-prone skin. Reviewers sometimes note purging and breakouts as a drawback for The INKEY List.

Which brand has been around longer and where were they founded, The INKEY List or Catrice?

Catrice has been around longer, having been founded in Germany in 2004, whereas The INKEY List was founded in the United Kingdom in 2018.

Do any products from The INKEY List or Catrice contain fragrance in their ingredients?

Every product on the products on this page for both The INKEY List and Catrice lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

How many products are listed for Catrice compared to The INKEY List on the page?

Catrice has just one product listed on the page, the Under Eye Brightener, while The INKEY List features sixteen different products across various categories.

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

How does it fit your skin?

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

QR code: get the Lovi app
Download on theApp Store Get it onGoogle Play