# Bio-Oil vs Biluma

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Bio-Oil and Biluma are well-regarded skincare options designed to address various dermatological concerns. Bio-Oil is beloved for its specialized product types and expertly blended formulas, suiting dry, mature, and uneven skin types best with its standout Skincare Oil for daily hydration and texture improvement. Biluma is an Indian skincare brand founded in 2014 and owned by Galderma Group AG, and the brand is beloved for sophisticated [serums](https://lovi.care/skincare/uk/ingredients/serum) and carefully crafted formulas that suit combination, sensitive, and dry skin best, featuring a standout Cream for acne-prone skin. While both offer thoughtful formulations that deliver reliable daily care, they differ in their specific product types, key ingredients, and the ideal skin types each suits best.

Biluma is an Indian skincare brand founded in 2014 and owned by Galderma Group AG.

[galderma.com](https://www.galderma.com/sites/default/files/2026-03/galderma_ar_2025_consolidated-doc_8b_260304_-_full.pdf)

This page compares some of the most popular Bio-Oil and Biluma products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, [use the Lovi app](https://app.pora.ai/vqqJ/j1xj2b6o?af_sub2=compare&af_sub3=selection_note&af_sub4=pg463f08abc8).

### Popular Bio-Oil vs Biluma products

#### Biluma

- [Cream](https://lovi.care/skincare/uk/p/biluma/cream/for/combination-skin) — Average fit

#### Bio-Oil

- [Skincare Oil](https://lovi.care/skincare/uk/p/bio-oil/skincare-oil/for/dry-skin) — Average fit — [£17.25 at Amazon](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00129XP8M?tag=lovi-care-web-product-21&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1)

## Questions and answers

### Bio-Oil or Biluma: which is better?

For acne-prone skin, Biluma Cream achieves an Average Lovi fit, whereas Bio-Oil Skincare Oil carries a Caution rating. Biluma has no fragrance across the products on this page, while Bio-Oil includes fragrance.

### What is the difference between Bio-Oil and Biluma?

Bio-Oil is owned by Union-Swiss and features fragrance, whereas Biluma is owned by Galderma and lists no fragrance in the products on this page. For skin with dark spots, Bio-Oil achieves an Average fit and Biluma also achieves an Average fit.

### Which is more affordable, Bio-Oil or Biluma?

Neither Bio-Oil nor Biluma has pricing information listed on this page, so affordability cannot be compared here.

### Which causes fewer breakouts, Bio-Oil or Biluma?

Biluma Cream has an Average Lovi fit for acne-prone skin, whereas Bio-Oil Skincare Oil carries a Caution or Warning fit for acne-prone skin. Therefore, Biluma causes fewer breakouts.

### How do the Lovi fit levels for dry skin compare between Bio-Oil and Biluma products?

For dry skin, the products on this page by Bio-Oil achieve an Average Lovi fit level, whereas Biluma products reach a Low fit level. Bio-Oil's Skincare Oil suits dry skin better than Biluma's Cream.

### Which brand has products that are entirely free of fragrance according to the page?

Biluma has products that are entirely free of fragrance, whereas the Skincare Oil by Bio-Oil contains fragrance. Biluma's products on this page list no fragrance in their ingredients.

### In what year and country were Bio-Oil and Biluma respectively founded?

Bio-Oil was founded in 1987 in a country not specified on this page, while Biluma was founded in 2014 in India.

## Research behind their key ingredients

- [The effect of niacinamide on reducing cutaneous pigmentation and suppression of melanosome transfer](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12100180/) Niacinamide · The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002
- [Benefits of topical hyaluronic acid for skin quality and signs of skin aging: From literature review to clinical evidence](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36200921/) Sodium hyaluronate · Dermatologic Therapy, 2022
- [Anti-aging and brightening effects of a topical treatment containing vitamin C, vitamin E, and raspberry leaf cell culture extract: A split-face, randomized controlled trial](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31975502/) Ascorbic acid · Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020
- [Prospective, randomized, double-blind assessment of topical bakuchiol and retinol for facial photoageing](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29947134/) Retinol · The British Journal of Dermatology, 2019
- [Effect of a topical antioxidant serum containing vitamin C, vitamin E, and ferulic acid after Q-switched 1064-nm Nd:YAG laser for treatment of environment-induced skin pigmentation](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32052907/) Ascorbic acid · Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020
- [A double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial of Serratulae quinquefoliae folium, a new source of β-arbutin, in selected skin hyperpigmentations](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26119285/) Arbutin · Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2015
- [Encapsulation of alpha arbutin, a depigmenting agent, in nanosized ethosomes: Invitro and invivo human studies](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37681127/) Alpha arbutin · Heliyon, 2023
- [Comedogenicity in rabbit: some cosmetic ingredients/vehicles](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18058303/) Isopropyl myristate · Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology, 2007
- [Influence of vitamin E acetate on stratum corneum hydration](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9706379/) Tocopheryl acetate vitamin e · Arzneimittel-Forschung, 1998
- [The effect of a vitamin A palmitate and antioxidant-containing oil-based moisturizer on photodamaged skin of several body sites](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23438139/) Retinyl palmitate vitamin a · Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2013
- [Efficacy and safety of combination cream of stimu-tex AS™ (spent grain wax, Argania Spinosa Kernel oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (shea butter) extract), and saccharide isomerate after fractional CO2 laser procedure: split-face, double blinded, randomized controlled trial](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41134387/) Shea butter · Lasers in Medical Science, 2025

## The brands

- Skincare: [Bio-Oil](https://lovi.care/skincare/uk/brands/bio-oil)
- Indian skincare: [Biluma](https://lovi.care/skincare/uk/brands/biluma)

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## About the Lovi Fit

Lovi: Unbiased, science-based skincare AI trained on real user outcomes.

Lovi compares products by their fit scores, calculated from the full ingredient list with brand-independent rules its 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. Levels from best to worst: Superior, High, Average, Low, Caution, Warning.

Behind this comparison: Nadia Kapleva, MS (Co-founder, Medical Director); Alexey Shagraev, PhD (Co-founder, CEO and CTO); Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc (Medical Board); Aishani Shah, MD (Medical Board); Asya Zubkova, MS (Medical Board); Hanna Kurets, MD (Medical Board, Medical Advisor); Elina Nazarenko, MD (Medical Board); Victoria Derkova, MS (Medical Board).

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