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BYOMA vs Carotone

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

BYOMA and Carotone are distinct skincare lines offering thoughtfully crafted formulas for varying complexions. The British brand is known for its moisturizers, toners, cleansers, and serums featuring tri-ceramide and squalane, which best suit dry and sensitive skin. Meanwhile, the second brand is loved for its targeted serums that ideally suit dry, normal, and combination skin. While both options support a radiant complexion, they differ primarily in their ingredient profiles and optimal skin-type matches.

BYOMA is a British skincare brand founded in 2022 and owned by Bansk Group since 2025.

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

Popular BYOMA vs Carotone products

Questions and answers

BYOMA or Carotone: which is better?

BYOMA generally fits a wider variety of skin types better across the products on this page, whereas Carotone offers only a single brightening cream with average fit levels. Reviewers frequently note that BYOMA provides barrier-strengthening, lightweight, and instantly hydrating moisturizers.

What is the difference between BYOMA and Carotone?

BYOMA offers a broad range of 17 products with various fit levels suited best for dry, sensitive, and dry sensitive skin, whereas Carotone features only one brightening cream with average Lovi fit levels across all skin types. Most BYOMA products are fragrance-free, and the brand is known for barrier-strengthening and hydrating formulas containing ceramides and squalane.

Which is more affordable, BYOMA or Carotone?

The provided page facts do not contain pricing information for either BYOMA or Carotone, so it is not possible to determine which brand is more affordable.

Which causes fewer breakouts, BYOMA or Carotone?

Reviewers sometimes note breakouts and acne as an issue with BYOMA, while Carotone has no reviewer data on breakouts for the products on this page.

When were BYOMA and Carotone founded and who currently owns them?

BYOMA was founded in 2022 in the United Kingdom and is owned by Bansk Group. Carotone was founded in 2009 and is owned by Nouvelle Parfumerie Gandour.

How many products from BYOMA list fragrance compared to Carotone?

On this page, 16 out of 17 BYOMA products list no fragrance while the Smoothing Body Serum contains it, whereas every Carotone product lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

What are the main key ingredients found across BYOMA products?

The main key ingredients across the products on this page for BYOMA include ceramide, tri-ceramide complex, squalane, and glycerin.

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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