Three Ships skincare

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

Three Ships is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2017.

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Three Ships is widely loved for its thoughtful moisturizers and clean formulas. Its products suit sensitive, dry, and normal skin best. For acne-prone skin, the standout product is the Dew Drops. The brand uses natural ingredients to nourish and care for the complexion.

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This page covers some of the most popular Three Ships products; for the whole Three Ships range, with a fit score for every product, use the Lovi app.

Three Ships moisturizers

Dew Drops

Questions and answers

Is Three Ships worth it?

Three Ships is worth it because Lovi rates the brand's routines Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin. Every product among the Three Ships products on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

What are Three Ships's best products?

Dew Drops is the moisturizer featured on the page. Lovi rates Dew Drops High for dry skin, and Average for all other skin types.

Which Three Ships moisturizer is best for dry skin?

Dew Drops is the best Three Ships moisturizer for dry skin, where Lovi rates it High. Glycerin in the formula helps keep dry skin feeling soft and hydrated.

Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017

Does Three Ships cause breakouts?

Three Ships is unlikely to cause breakouts because Lovi rates the brand-focused routine Superior for acne-prone skin.

Is Three Ships fragrance-free?

Yes, every one of the Three Ships products on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

What are the key ingredients in Three Ships products?

Three Ships uses glycerin, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, and tremella mushroom polysaccharide as key ingredients to help keep skin hydrated and soft. Glycerin helps maintain skin moisture, while aloe barbadensis leaf juice helps soothe skin, and tremella mushroom polysaccharide helps protect skin from damage.

How do I build a Three Ships skincare routine?

Building a Three Ships routine for dry skin involves starting with their moisturizer, Dew Drops, which Lovi rates High for dry skin. The Three Ships products on this page are fragrance-free.

What are good alternatives to Three Ships?

Good alternatives to Three Ships include The Ordinary, Skinfix, MAC, ILIA Beauty, AlumierMD, and grace & stella, all of which have dedicated pages on Lovi. Lovi rates the Three Ships routine as Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin, while the routine from The Ordinary is also rated Superior for those skin types.

Three Ships vs The Ordinary: which is better?

Three Ships and The Ordinary both reach a Superior fit level for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin types. Lovi rates the Three Ships-focused routine slightly higher across all these skin types compared to The Ordinary.

Is Three Ships cruelty-free?

Yes: Leaping Bunny lists Three Ships as cruelty-free.

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Research behind Three Ships's key ingredients

The 24-hour skin hydration and barrier function effects of a hyaluronic 1%, glycerin 5%, and Centella asiatica stem cells extract moisturizing fluid: an intra-subject, randomized, assessor-blinded study
Glycerin · Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017
Allergy to oxidized limonene and linalool is frequent in the U.K
Citrus aurantium dulcis peel oil · The British Journal of Dermatology, 2014
Oxidized citrus oil (R-limonene): a frequent skin sensitizer in Europe
Citrus aurantium dulcis peel oil · Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2002
Tremella fuciformis polysaccharides alleviates UV-provoked skin cell damage via regulation of thioredoxin interacting protein and thioredoxin reductase 2
Tremella fuciformis tremella mushroom polysaccharide · Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, 2023
Ergothioneine, collagen peptides, and sodium hyaluronate ameliorate facial skin aging via modulating oxidative stress, inflammation, and extracellular matrix homeostasis
Mushroom extract · Frontiers in Nutrition, 2026

Behind these ratings

Lovi rates every product from its 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

Co-founder, Medical Director

Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer
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

Medical Board

Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine
Aishani Shah, MD

Medical Board

Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD
Asya Zubkova, MS

Medical Board

Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member
Hanna Kurets, MD

Medical Board, Medical Advisor

Dermatology MD
Elina Nazarenko, MD

Medical Board

Dermatology and diagnostic consultant
Victoria Derkova, MS

Medical Board

Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist