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SK-II vs Bayer

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SK-II is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by The Procter & Gamble Company since 1991.

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Bayer is a German skincare brand founded in 1863 and owned by Bayer AG.

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

Popular SK-II vs Bayer products

Questions and answers

SK-II or Bayer: which is better?

SK-II is the better choice for dry and acne-prone skin because Lovi rates the products on this page as having a High fit for these skin types. Bayer offers fewer options on this page, and its sole product has a Low fit for dry skin.

Which is more affordable, SK-II or Bayer?

This page does not provide pricing information to compare the affordability of SK-II and Bayer products.

Which brand was founded earlier, SK-II or Bayer?

Bayer was founded earlier in 1863 in Germany, whereas SK-II was founded in 1980 in Japan.

Do either of the brands include fragrance in their products?

Both brands omit fragrance from every product on this page, as neither SK-II nor Bayer includes added scents in their formulations.

What is the key ingredient featured across SK-II products?

The key ingredient featured across the products on this page for SK-II is Pitera.

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. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, MD, MSc

    Dr. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, 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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