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SK-II vs Taro

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SK-II and Taro are two distinctive skincare brands celebrated for their thoughtfully formulated offerings. The former is a Japanese line cherished for luxurious moisturizers, potent serums, clarifying toners, and restorative masks anchored by pitera, while the latter is warmly embraced for targeted serums and carefully crafted formulas. Both suit dry skin best, though the first also caters well to acne-prone skin and the second accommodates combination and sensitive skin. They differ primarily in their standout solutions, with the initial brand featuring items like the Genoptics Ultraura Essence, Facial Treatment Essence, and Facial Treatment Clear Lotion, and the alternative offering the Tretinoin Cream.

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

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

Popular SK-II vs Taro products

Questions and answers

SK-II or Taro: which is better?

SK-II has a High or Superior fit for most skin types on this page, while Taro's single product has a High fit mainly for combination and acne-prone skin.

What is the difference between SK-II and Taro?

SK-II has a wide range of products with Lovi fit levels up to Superior for dry and acne-prone skin, whereas Taro offers a single product, Tretinoin Cream, which has a High fit for combination and acne-prone skin.

Which is more affordable, SK-II or Taro?

This page does not provide pricing information for either SK-II or Taro, so affordability cannot be compared here.

Which causes fewer breakouts, SK-II or Taro?

Both SK-II and Taro help with acne-prone skin, as the products on this page for both brands fit this skin type well. Taro's Tretinoin Cream and SK-II's Genoptics Ultraura Essence and Facial Treatment Essence are both well-suited for keeping breakouts at bay.

Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2020

Which brand has been owned by its parent company for a longer period of time, SK-II or Taro?

Taro has been owned by its parent company for a longer period, since 2010, whereas SK-II has been owned by Procter & Gamble since 1991.

How many products does each brand feature on the comparison page?

The products on this page include 7 from SK-II and 1 from Taro.

Do any of the products from either SK-II or Taro contain fragrance in their ingredients?

No, every product on this page from both SK-II and Taro lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

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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