Simple and Rilastil are two distinct skincare lines known for thoughtful formulations that restore daily comfort and enhance natural resilience. The British brand is beloved for gentle moisturizers, makeup removers, cleansers, and toners crafted with niacinamide and glycerin, which suit acne-prone skin and skin with dark spots best. Meanwhile, the second option is warmly loved for targeted serums and meticulously balanced formulas that suit sensitive, dry, and mature skin types best. While both emphasize gentle care, they differ in their signature ingredients and the specific skin concerns they primarily target.
Simple is a British skincare brand founded in 1960 and owned by Unilever PLC since 2011.
This page compares some of the most popular Simple and Rilastil products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Simple is the better choice on this page because its products achieve higher Lovi fit levels across most skin types, featuring gentle makeup removers and lightweight moisturizers. Glycerin helps provide daily hydration, while niacinamide may help improve skin appearance.
What is the difference between Simple and Rilastil?
Simple offers a broad variety of fragrance-free cleansers, makeup removers, and moisturizers featuring niacinamide and glycerin, achieving High to Superior Lovi fits for several skin types. In contrast, Rilastil has only one serum listed on this page, which attains lower Lovi fit levels like Average to Caution across various skin types.
Simple offers budget-friendly moisturizers, while the products on this page for Rilastil do not have pricing details listed.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Simple or Rilastil?
Simple offers more varied options for acne-prone skin, with several products on this page earning an average fit, whereas Rilastil's Acnestil serum has an average fit for acne-prone skin but carries a caution rating for dry sensitive skin. Reviewers note that Simple products can sometimes cause breakouts or irritations.
When were Simple and Rilastil founded and who owns them?
Simple was founded in 1960 in the United Kingdom and has been owned by Unilever PLC since 2011, while Rilastil was founded in 1972 and is owned by Istituto Ganassini.
How does the Lovi fit level for oily skin compare between Simple's Micellar Cleansing Water and Rilastil's Acnestil serum?
Simple's Micellar Cleansing Water has an Average Lovi fit level for oily skin, which is the same fit level as Rilastil's Acnestil serum.
Do any of the products from Simple or Rilastil contain fragrance?
Every product on this page from both Simple and Rilastil lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
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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.
