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La Roche-Posay vs Biore

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La Roche-Posay and Biore are well-regarded skincare brands originating from France and Japan respectively. La Roche-Posay is loved for its comforting serums, moisturizers, cleansers, and eye products featuring glycerin, thermal water, and niacinamide, suiting skin with dark spots and mature skin best. Meanwhile, the Japanese brand is beloved for its thoughtful range of sunscreens, cleansers, masks, and makeup removers, which suit sensitive skin and combination skin best due to their gentle yet thorough nature. Ultimately, both offer targeted formulations, but differ through their distinct cultural origins, foundational ingredient profiles, and specific primary skin-type matches.

La Roche-Posay is a French skincare brand founded in 1975 and owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 1989.

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Biore is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by Kao Corporation.

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

Popular La Roche-Posay vs Biore products

People Say

La Roche-PosayBiore
  • Hydration and Moisture Mostly MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “absorbs instantly — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
    • “skin feels plump — La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum”
    • “legs stopped flaking — La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream”
    • “feels like a moisturizer — Biore UV Aqua Rich”
  • Deep Clean Rarely NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “Gets the gunk out — Biore Deep Cleansing Pore Strips”
    • “Face feels squeaky clean — Biore Deep Pore Charcoal Cleanser”
    • “squeaky clean feel — La Roche-Posay Effaclar Medicated Gel Cleanser”
  • Soothes and Calms Sensitive Skin Mostly MentionedNot noted
    • “Only cream that doesn't sting — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Dermallergo Eye Cream”
    • “Calmed my skin after a chemical peel — La Roche-Posay Thermal Spring Water”
    • “no stinging — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
  • Skin Texture and Smoothing Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “lightweight and absorbs quickly — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
    • “Skin feels smoother — La Roche-Posay Retinol B3 Serum”
    • “softens forehead lines — La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum”
    • “Leaves skin feeling clean — Biore Deep Cleansing Pore Strips”
  • Hydrating and Lightweight Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “absorbs in seconds — La Roche-Posay Anthelios”
    • “Absorbs quickly without residue — La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Gel B5”
    • “melts into skin — Biore UV Aqua Rich”
  • Versatility and Application Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “Great for chapped lips — La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+”
    • “makeup sits perfectly — La Roche-Posay Anthelios”
    • “love the niacinamide — La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream”
    • “Works in shower, effective on wet hands/face. — Biore Makeup Remover Perfect Oil”
  • Stinging and Irritation Sometimes NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “burns my eyes — La Roche-Posay Anthelios”
    • “burned my face — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
    • “dried my skin out — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
    • “stings eyes — Biore UV Aqua Rich”
  • Fragrance and Scent Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “scent is awful — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
    • “overwhelming floral smell — La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum”
    • “Smells like cheap fragrance — La Roche-Posay Retinol B3 Serum”
    • “smells like alcohol — Biore UV Aqua Rich”
  • Heavy, Greasy, or Shiny Feel Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “feels very heavy — La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream”
    • “sticks to my pajamas — La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream”
    • “Leaves a shiny film on the face — La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Gel B5”
    • “too dewy for oily skin — Biore UV Aqua Rich”
  • Drying and Stripping Effect Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “excessive dryness — La Roche-Posay Effaclar Medicated Gel Cleanser”
    • “Made my skin peel — Biore Deep Pore Charcoal Cleanser”

La Roche-Posay vs Biore routines for dry skin

Buy La Roche-Posay routine · £73.19 · 88% fitBuy Biore routine · £140.14 · 84% fitSee multi-brand routine · 99% fit

La Roche-Posay vs Biore routines for oily skin

Buy Biore routine · £235.68 · 88% fitBuy La Roche-Posay routine · £164.76 · 81% fitSee multi-brand routine · 97% fit

La Roche-Posay vs Biore routines for combination skin

Buy Biore routine · £217.77 · 89% fitBuy La Roche-Posay routine · £181.95 · 83% fitSee multi-brand routine · 96% fit

Questions and answers

La Roche-Posay or Biore: which is better?

La Roche-Posay is better for skin with dark spots, where Lovi rates it as Superior, while Biore fits best for sensitive skin, combination skin, and skin with dark spots. Both brands achieve equal routine fit levels for dry, oily, combination, acne-prone, mature, dry sensitive, and oily acne-prone skin.

What is the difference between La Roche-Posay and Biore?

La Roche-Posay offers a much wider selection of products on this page compared to Biore, featuring extensive options like serums and specialized moisturizers, whereas Biore focuses on just a few core items like sunscreen and cleansers. Reviewers highlight that La Roche-Posay does better for hydration and soothing sensitive skin, and Lovi rates La Roche-Posay as Superior for skin with dark spots while Biore is High.

La Roche-Posay or Biore for dry skin?

La Roche-Posay and Biore both have a High routine fit level for dry skin. The products on this page for La Roche-Posay include options like Cicaplast Baume B5+ that achieve a High fit for dry skin, while Biore offers a fragrance-free lineup.

La Roche-Posay or Biore: which cleanser is better?

La Roche-Posay offers a much wider selection of cleansers on this page than Biore, with options like Toleriane Hydrating Foaming Gel achieving a High fit for dry sensitive skin. Reviewers indicate that La Roche-Posay does better at soothing and calming sensitive skin, while Biore is noted for deep clean.

Which is more affordable, La Roche-Posay or Biore?

Price, value, and size concerns are often mentioned by reviewers for the products on this page from La Roche-Posay.

Which brand has a better routine fit for sensitive skin, La Roche-Posay or Biore?

Biore has a superior routine fit for sensitive skin, while La Roche-Posay has a high fit for sensitive skin on the products on this page.

La Roche-Posay or Biore: which has more fragrance-free products?

La Roche-Posay has more fragrance-free products on this page, with 21 out of 35 products listing no fragrance, compared to Biore where every product lists no fragrance.

La Roche-Posay or Biore for oily skin?

Both La Roche-Posay and Biore offer products on this page that are a High fit for oily skin. La Roche-Posay features key ingredients like niacinamide, which helps control skin aging and pigmentation.

Antioxidants, 2021

La Roche-Posay or Biore: which sunscreen is better?

La Roche-Posay Anthelios sunscreens achieve a Superior fit for sunscreens on this page across several skin types including sensitive and combination skin, whereas Biore UV Aqua Rich sunscreen has an average fit for many of those same skin types.

La Roche-Posay or Biore for sensitive skin?

La Roche-Posay and Biore both feature routines with a High routine fit for sensitive skin, while Lovi rates Biore as having a Superior routine fit for sensitive skin overall. Reviewers also indicate that La Roche-Posay does better at soothing and calming sensitive skin.

La Roche-Posay or Biore for acne-prone skin?

Both La Roche-Posay and Biore achieve a High routine fit for acne-prone skin based on the products on this page. La Roche-Posay also offers key ingredients like niacinamide, which may help control skin issues.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002Antioxidants, 2021

La Roche-Posay or Biore for skin with dark spots?

La Roche-Posay is a superior fit for skin with dark spots, whereas Biore has a high fit. La Roche-Posay features key ingredients like niacinamide, which helps reduce cutaneous pigmentation.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002

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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