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Some By Mi vs Catrice

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Some By Mi and Catrice are a Korean skincare brand founded in 2016 and a German skincare brand founded in 2004, respectively. Some By Mi is known for serums, cleansers, toners, and moisturizers built around niacinamide, centella asiatica, and salicylic acid, while the German brand is beloved for refined eye products and advanced formulas. The Korean brand suits dry sensitive skin and sensitive skin best, whereas both brands offer reliable daily performance for various needs, with the German brand suiting combination, oily, and normal skin best. They differ primarily in their core ingredient focus, regional origins, and specific target skin types.

Some By Mi is a Korean skincare brand founded in 2016 and owned by JKL Partners since 2021.

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Catrice is a German skincare brand founded in 2004 and owned by cosnova.

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

Popular Some By Mi vs Catrice products

Questions and answers

Some By Mi or Catrice: which is better?

Some By Mi generally offers a wider variety of products tailored to dry sensitive skin, sensitive skin, and skin with dark spots, whereas Catrice features a much more limited selection on this page. Niacinamide helps reduce pigmentation as supported by studies.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002Antioxidants, 2021

What is the difference between Some By Mi and Catrice?

Some By Mi offers a wide variety of skincare products that achieve High or Superior Lovi fit levels across multiple skin types, whereas Catrice features a single product on this page with High or Average Lovi fit levels. Reviewers often mention Some By Mi for effective acne-clearing treatments and complexion brightening, utilizing key ingredients like niacinamide to help reduce pigmentation.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002Antioxidants, 2021

Which is more affordable, Some By Mi or Catrice?

The provided page facts do not contain pricing information, so it is not possible to determine whether Some By Mi or Catrice is more affordable.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Some By Mi or Catrice?

Some By Mi offers numerous products rated High or Superior for acne-prone and oily acne-prone skin on the products on this page, while Catrice only lists a single eye product with an Average fit for those skin types.

Which brand has been established longer, Some By Mi or Catrice?

Catrice has been established longer, having been founded in Germany in 2004, whereas Some By Mi was founded in South Korea in 2016.

Do any products from either Some By Mi or Catrice contain fragrance?

Every product from both Some By Mi and Catrice lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

What are the key ingredients found across Some By Mi products?

Some By Mi features key ingredients across its products such as niacinamide, centella asiatica, and salicylic acid. Niacinamide helps reduce cutaneous pigmentation and manage skin aging.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002Antioxidants, 2021

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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