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No7 vs BABOR

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No7 and BABOR are established skincare houses, with the British brand founded in 1935 and the German counterpart in 1956. No7 is known for serums, eye products, moisturizers, and sunscreens utilizing vitamin C, shea butter, and hyaluronic acid, whereas BABOR offers refined exfoliants and rich moisturizers. Both brands suit dry skin, while the former also fits mature skin and the latter supports normal and combination skin. They differ in their core formulations and specific product strengths for targeted concerns like acne and dark spots.

No7 is a British skincare brand founded in 1935 and owned by Sycamore Partners since 2025.

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BABOR is a German skincare brand founded in 1956 and owned by BABOR BEAUTY GROUP since 1962.

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This page compares some of the most popular No7 and BABOR products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular No7 vs BABOR products

Questions and answers

No7 or BABOR: which is better?

Both No7 and BABOR offer strong options, with No7 providing a wide range of targeted anti-aging products featuring ingredients like retinol and niacinamide, while BABOR features highly rated items like the Enzyme Cleanser that achieves Superior Lovi fit levels across all skin types.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002

What is the difference between No7 and BABOR?

No7 offers a wide range of serums, creams, and exfoliants suited best for mature and dry skin as well as skin with dark spots, while BABOR features fewer products on this page but achieves superior Lovi fit levels across nearly all skin types with its Enzyme Cleanser.

No7 or BABOR: which moisturizer is better?

For moisturizers, No7 has products on this page with a Superior Lovi fit for mature skin, whereas BABOR has options reaching a High fit for dry skin. No7 formulas commonly include ingredients like hyaluronic acid, which helps hydrate the skin.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Which is more affordable, No7 or BABOR?

Neither No7 nor BABOR has price information on this page to show which brand is more affordable.

Which causes fewer breakouts, No7 or BABOR?

BABOR products on this page have a Superior Lovi fit for acne-prone skin, whereas No7 products on this page generally have an Average fit for it.

Which brand has been around longer, No7 or BABOR?

No7 has been around longer, having been founded in the United Kingdom in 1935, whereas BABOR was founded in Germany in 1956.

How many No7 products on the page list no fragrance compared to BABOR?

10 of the products on this page for No7 list no fragrance, compared to 1 for BABOR.

Which products from No7 achieve a Superior fit level for mature skin?

Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced Night Cream and Restore & Renew Multi Action Eye Cream achieve a Superior fit level for mature skin among the products on this page.

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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