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Bioderma vs Skintific

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Bioderma and Skintific are popular skincare brands that offer thoughtful selections of moisturizers, serums, cleansers, and other preparations. Bioderma suits sensitive skin and acne-prone skin best with high-tolerance formulations, while Skintific suits dry skin and dry sensitive skin best thanks to comforting preparations. Both incorporate nourishing glycerin and other key ingredients that improve skin hydration and restore barrier function. The French brand relies on foundational cleansing and targeted care to gently address reactivity, whereas the latter balances every component to provide reliable daily care.

Bioderma is a French skincare brand founded in 1977 and owned by Jean-Noël Thorel Foundation since 2018.

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

Popular Bioderma vs Skintific products

People Say

BiodermaSkintific
  • Lightweight Texture and Fast Absorption Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “absorbs instantly — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”
    • “super light and leaves a radiant glow — Skintific All Day Light Sunscreen Mist”
    • “light as air — Skintific MATE FIT”
    • “absorbs instantly — Bioderma Hydrabio Serum”
  • Gentle and Non-Irritating Formula Mostly MentionedNot noted
    • “doesn't sting my eyes — Bioderma Sensibio H2O”
    • “doesn't cause any irritation — Bioderma Sensibio Micellar Cleansing Oil”
    • “mildest face wash I've tried — Bioderma Sensibio Gel Moussant”
  • Skin Soothing and Redness Reduction Sometimes NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “calm my acne instantly — Skintific MUGWORT”
    • “redness berkurang — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”
    • “good for acne prone — Skintific MATE FIT”
    • “redness drastically reduced — Bioderma Sensibio AR”
  • Packaging and Practicality Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “mess-free application — Skintific MUGWORT”
    • “great for traveling — Skintific All Day Light Sunscreen Mist”
    • “Desain botol cakep — Skintific AHA BHA PHA LHA Peeling Solution”
    • “safe for my baby — Bioderma Atoderm Intensive Baume”
  • Oil Control and Mattifying Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “controls shine for 8 hours — Skintific MATE FIT”
    • “oil control is good — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”
    • “Keeps you shine free — Bioderma Sébium Pore Refiner”
  • Brightening and Skin Texture Improvement Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “Kulit terasa lebih halus — Skintific AHA BHA PHA LHA Peeling Solution”
    • “healed my skin barrier — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”
    • “Tampak lebih cerah — Skintific AHA BHA PHA LHA Peeling Solution”
    • “It brightened my skin and faded dark spots. — Bioderma Pigmentbio Sensitive Areas”
  • Skin Irritation and Adverse Reactions Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “broke me out — Bioderma Atoderm Intensive Baume”
    • “coat the eyes with a milky film — Bioderma Sensibio Micellar Cleansing Oil”
    • “Panas banget di kulit — Skintific AHA BHA PHA LHA Peeling Solution”
    • “broke me out so bad — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”
  • Dryness and Lack of Moisture Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “Skin looks like sandpaper — Bioderma Sébium Pore Refiner”
    • “It isn't a cleanser I can use every day... it can be very drying. — Bioderma Sébium Gel moussant”
    • “kurang lembab — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”
    • “cracks if not hydrated — Skintific MATE FIT”
  • Fragrance and Scent Dislikes Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “Very unpleasant chemical smell. You definitely don't want this accidentally going into your mouth. — Bioderma Sébium Gel moussant”
    • “scent is too strong — Bioderma Hydrabio Serum”
    • “strong scent — Bioderma Sébium Hydra”
    • “scent is actually quite strong — Skintific All Day Light Sunscreen Mist”

Bioderma vs Skintific routines for dry skin

Buy Skintific routine · £148.00 · 97% fitBuy Bioderma routine · £108.52 · 87% fitSee multi-brand routine · 99% fit

Bioderma vs Skintific routines for oily skin

Buy Skintific routine · £236.19 · 94% fitBuy Bioderma routine · £188.24 · 82% fitSee multi-brand routine · 97% fit

Bioderma vs Skintific routines for combination skin

Buy Skintific routine · £213.91 · 93% fitBuy Bioderma routine · £129.96 · 84% fitSee multi-brand routine · 96% fit

Questions and answers

Bioderma or Skintific: which is better?

Both brands offer strong options, but Skintific does better for lightweight texture, oil control, and skin soothing. Lovi gives Skintific a Superior routine fit across all skin types on this page compared to Bioderma's High fit.

What is the difference between Bioderma and Skintific?

Bioderma and Skintific differ in their origins and formulation approaches, with Bioderma founded in France in 1977 and Skintific established in 2021. Bioderma focuses heavily on gentle, soothing formulas with high-fit ratings for sensitive and acne-prone skin, whereas Skintific's products on this page are fragrance-free and excel in lightweight textures and oil control.

Bioderma or Skintific for dry skin?

Both Bioderma and Skintific offer products for dry skin, with Lovi fit levels reaching High for several individual Bioderma items like Sensibio Gel Moussant and Skintific products such as 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel. Skintific has a Superior routine fit for dry skin, while Bioderma has a High routine fit for dry skin. Reviewers note that the products on this page for Bioderma include soothing and barrier-repairing moisturizers.

Bioderma or Skintific: which moisturizer is better?

Both Bioderma and Skintific offer effective moisturizers, with Bioderma standing out for its soothing and barrier-repairing formulas like Atoderm Intensive Baume while Skintific provides lightweight texture and fast absorption with products like the 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel. Lovi fit levels for routines with these brands are High for Bioderma and Superior for Skintific.

Which is more affordable, Bioderma or Skintific?

Bioderma is sometimes noted by reviewers for a high price point and value concerns, while Skintific does not have this noted on the products on this page.

Between Bioderma and Skintific, which brand offers fragrance-free products?

Both Bioderma and Skintific offer products without added fragrance, as every Skintific product on this page lists no fragrance while nine out of twenty Bioderma products are also formulated without it.

How do the founding years and corporate ownership of Bioderma and Skintific compare?

Bioderma was founded in France in 1977 and has been owned by the Jean-Noël Thorel Foundation since 2018. In contrast, Skintific was founded more recently in 2021 and is owned by Guangzhou Feimei Network Technology Co., Ltd.

Which brand performs better in terms of lightweight texture and fast absorption according to reviewers?

Skintific performs better in terms of lightweight texture and fast absorption, as noted by reviewers.

Bioderma or Skintific for oily skin?

For oily skin, both Bioderma and Skintific achieve a High routine fit on Lovi, while Skintific does better for oil control and mattifying. The products on this page by Bioderma include key ingredients like Glycerin, which helps keep skin hydrated.

Bioderma or Skintific for sensitive skin?

Both brands are suitable for sensitive skin, with Lovi giving the products on this page a High fit rating for Bioderma and a Superior routine fit for Skintific. Bioderma is particularly noted for its gentle and non-irritating formulas, while Skintific provides lightweight textures and fragrance-free options across its entire page.

Bioderma or Skintific for acne-prone skin?

For acne-prone skin, both brands offer products on this page with High Lovi fit levels in certain routines, but reviewers find that Skintific does better for lightweight texture and oil control.

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

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