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The INKEY List vs Hanhoo

Rated by Lovi · Unbiased, science-based skincare AI trained on real user outcomes · How the Fit score works

The INKEY List and Hanhoo are accessible skincare brands offering targeted products for daily routines. The British brand features moisturizers, serums, toners, and eye products built around glycerin, which significantly increases skin hydration and restores barrier function, while the second option is widely loved for its carefully balanced formulas and targeted serums. Both options suit sensitive and combination skin best, with the British line also fitting mature skin, though they differ as the first relies heavily on glycerin for specific concerns like dark spots and acne, whereas the second stands out for specialized items like its Blemish Patch and T-Zone Pore Patch.

The INKEY List is a British skincare brand founded in 2018 and owned by Brand Evangelists for Beauty Limited.

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

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The INKEY List vs Hanhoo serums and treatments

Questions and answers

The INKEY List or Hanhoo: which is better?

The INKEY List offers a much wider range of products and fits sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin best, whereas Hanhoo only features two patch products. Reviewers note that the products on this page for The INKEY List feature hydrating, lightweight, and affordable moisturizers.

What is the difference between The INKEY List and Hanhoo?

The INKEY List offers a wide variety of cleansers, serums, toners, and moisturizers that fit sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin best, whereas Hanhoo features a very limited selection of patches. Reviewers mention that the products on this page from The INKEY List are affordable and hydrating, and all products from both brands list no fragrance in their ingredients.

Which is more affordable, The INKEY List or Hanhoo?

The INKEY List offers affordable serums and moisturizers across the products on this page, whereas Hanhoo does not highlight affordability.

Which causes fewer breakouts, The INKEY List or Hanhoo?

The products on this page for The INKEY List sometimes note purging and breakouts as a side effect, whereas Hanhoo offers targeted blemish patches with a high Lovi fit for acne-prone skin.

How do the founding years and company ownership compare between The INKEY List and Hanhoo?

The INKEY List was founded in 2018 in the United Kingdom and is owned by Brand Evangelists for Beauty Limited, whereas Hanhoo was founded in 2008 as an independent company with no location listed.

Which brand offers a wider range of product types, such as cleansers, toners, and moisturizers?

The INKEY List offers a wider variety of product types on this page, including cleansers, toners, serums, and moisturizers.

How does the Lovi fit level for dry skin compare between The INKEY List's Oat Cleansing Balm and Hanhoo's Blemish Patch?

For dry skin, The INKEY List's Oat Cleansing Balm has a Superior Lovi fit level, whereas Hanhoo's Blemish Patch has a High Lovi fit level.

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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