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BYOMA vs FANCL

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BYOMA and FANCL are distinct skincare lines created to nurture delicate complexions. The British line, founded in 2022, is known for moisturizers, toners, cleansers, and serums featuring tri-ceramide and squalane, whereas the Japanese line, established in 1980, is celebrated for makeup removers and gentle exfoliants crafted from pure formulas. Both options suit dry and sensitive skin best, while differing in their core ingredients and targeted daily solutions.

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

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FANCL is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by Kirin Holdings Company, Limited since 2024.

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

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Questions and answers

BYOMA or FANCL: which is better?

BYOMA and FANCL both offer effective options, with BYOMA featuring a wide range of barrier-strengthening moisturizers and cleansers while FANCL provides specialized fragrance-free cleansers and powders. Lovi rates several BYOMA products as Superior for dry and sensitive skin, and FANCL's Facial Washing Powder as Superior for sensitive, oily, and dry sensitive skin.

What is the difference between BYOMA and FANCL?

BYOMA was founded in 2022 in the United Kingdom and offers a wide range of seventeen products on this page tailored best for dry skin, sensitive skin, and dry sensitive skin. In contrast, FANCL was founded in 1980 in Japan and features just two products on this page, with no specific skin types listed as its overall best fit.

Which is more affordable, BYOMA or FANCL?

The provided page facts do not contain pricing information to determine whether BYOMA or FANCL is more affordable.

Which causes fewer breakouts, BYOMA or FANCL?

Both BYOMA and FANCL feature products that fit acne-prone skin well, though reviewers note that some BYOMA items sometimes cause breakouts and acne. FANCL lists no fragrance across the products on this page and includes options like Facial Washing Powder, which has a Superior Lovi fit for oily acne-prone skin.

Between BYOMA and FANCL, which brand was founded earlier and in which countries were they established?

FANCL was founded earlier than BYOMA. FANCL was established in Japan in 1980, whereas BYOMA was founded in the United Kingdom in 2022.

How does the fragrance profile compare between BYOMA and FANCL products on this page?

For the products on this page, BYOMA includes fragrance in just one item, the Smoothing Body Serum, while every FANCL product lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Which BYOMA products have a Superior Lovi fit level for dry skin compared to FANCL's featured products?

For dry skin, BYOMA products on this page such as the Hydrating Serum, Balancing Face Mist, Moisturizing Rich Cream, Hydrating Recovery Oil, and Melting Balm Cleanser have a Superior Lovi fit level. FANCL's featured products also include options with a Superior fit level for dry skin, such as the Mild Cleansing Oil.

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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