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Weleda vs Taro

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Weleda and Taro are two distinct skincare lines celebrated for their carefully crafted formulas. The Swiss brand, founded in 1921 and owned by Weleda AG, is widely loved for its rich moisturizers featuring gentle botanical bases, while the second brand is warmly embraced for its targeted serums. Both offer reliable daily care for modern routines, though the first suits sensitive skin best with options like the Skin Food Light for acne-prone skin and the original Skin Food for dark spots, whereas Taro suits sensitive, dry, and combination skin best with standout products like the Tretinoin Cream for acne-prone skin.

Weleda is a Swiss skincare brand founded in 1921 and owned by Weleda AG.

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

Popular Weleda vs Taro products

Questions and answers

Weleda or Taro: which is better?

Taro gets a High Lovi fit for combination and acne-prone skin with its fragrance-free tretinoin cream, while Weleda's moisturizers have a High fit mainly for dry and dry sensitive skin but contain fragrance. Taro's tretinoin helps restore collagen formation in photodamaged skin.

The New England Journal of Medicine, 1993

What is the difference between Weleda and Taro?

Weleda products on this page contain fragrance, whereas Taro products list no fragrance. For dry skin, Weleda has a High Lovi fit, while Taro has a Low Lovi fit.

Which is more affordable, Weleda or Taro?

This page does not provide pricing or affordability information for Weleda or Taro products.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Weleda or Taro?

Taro gets a High Lovi fit for acne-prone skin with its Tretinoin Cream, whereas the Weleda products on this page get Low or Caution fit levels for acne-prone skin. Taro's serum is fragrance-free, while the Weleda moisturizers on this page both contain fragrance.

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

Which brand has been around longer, Weleda or Taro?

Weleda has been around longer, having been founded in Switzerland in 1921 compared to Taro, which was founded in 1950.

Do any products from Weleda and Taro have fragrance listed in their ingredients?

Yes, Weleda has fragrance listed in all the products on this page, while every Taro product lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Which brand offers a moisturizer suitable for dry skin with a High Lovi fit level?

Weleda offers a moisturizer, Skin Food, that has a High Lovi fit level for dry skin. Taro does not offer any moisturizers on this page.

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. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, MD, MSc

    Dr. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, 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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