Biore vs Weleda
Biore and Weleda are two distinct skincare brands with different botanical and scientific heritages. The Japanese brand is known for its thoughtful range of sunscreens, cleansers, masks, and makeup removers, while the Swiss brand is widely loved for its rich moisturizers and meticulously crafted formulas. Both suit sensitive skin best, though the former also suits combination skin, and their key difference lies in Biore relying on effective formulas and Weleda relying on gentle botanical bases.
Biore is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by Kao Corporation.
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 Biore and Weleda products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Popular Biore vs Weleda products
Questions and answers
Biore or Weleda: which is better?
Biore and Weleda both have strong options depending on your skin type, with Biore offering fragrance-free products that Lovi rates as High for sensitive and combination skin, and Weleda providing rich moisturizers that Lovi rates as High for dry skin.
What is the difference between Biore and Weleda?
Biore is a Japanese brand founded in 1980, while Weleda is a Swiss brand founded in 1921. For the products on this page, Biore lists no fragrance in any item, whereas Weleda includes fragrance in both of its products.
Which is more affordable, Biore or Weleda?
This page does not contain pricing information, so a comparison of affordability between Biore and Weleda cannot be made here.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Biore or Weleda?
Biore is unlikely to cause as many breakouts as Weleda for acne-prone skin, because Lovi rates Biore products at an average fit for acne-prone skin while rating Weleda's Skin Food and Skin Food Light as a low fit.
How do the founding years and countries of origin compare between Biore and Weleda?
Biore was founded in 1980 in Japan, whereas Weleda was founded earlier, in 1921, in Switzerland.
Do any products from Biore or Weleda contain fragrance?
Biore products on this page do not contain any fragrance in their ingredients, whereas all Weleda products on this page list fragrance.
Which Biore product has a High fit level for sensitive skin?
Makeup Remover Perfect Oil is the Biore product on this page that has a High fit level for sensitive skin.
Research behind their key ingredients
Psychophysical study of the effects of topical application of menthol in healthy volunteers
Apigenin inhibits UVA-induced cytotoxicity in vitro and prevents signs of skin aging in vivo
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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Dr. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, MD, MSc
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Elina Nazarenko, MD
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Victoria Derkova, MS
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