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DHC vs Minimalist

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DHC and Minimalist are a Japanese brand founded in 1980 and an Indian brand founded in 2020, respectively. DHC is beloved for its effective makeup removers and nourishing formulas, while the newer brand offers sunscreens, moisturizers, and cleansers. The Japanese line suits dry, normal, combination, and oily skin best, featuring the Pore Cleansing Oil for acne-prone skin and the Deep Cleansing Oil for dark spots. Meanwhile, the other brand fits acne-prone and oily skin best, highlighting a salicylic acid cleanser, an SPF 50 sunscreen, and a vitamin B5 moisturizer.

DHC is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by ORIX Corporation since 2023.

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Minimalist is an Indian skincare brand founded in 2020 and owned by Unilever PLC since 2025.

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

Popular DHC vs Minimalist products

Questions and answers

What is the difference between DHC and Minimalist?

DHC is a Japanese brand founded in 1980 that offers high-fitting makeup removers, while Minimalist is an Indian brand founded in 2020 that provides a broader product range best fitting acne-prone, oily, and combination skin. Lovi rates the products on this page as fragrance-free for both brands.

Which is more affordable, DHC or Minimalist?

The page for DHC and Minimalist does not provide pricing information to show which brand is more affordable.

When and where were DHC and Minimalist founded, and who currently owns them?

DHC was founded in Japan in 1980 and is owned by ORIX Corporation, while Minimalist was founded in India in 2020 and is owned by Unilever PLC.

Which brand-focused routines are best suited for acne-prone, oily, and combination skin?

Minimalist brand-focused routines are best suited for acne-prone, oily, and combination skin.

Do any of the DHC or Minimalist products listed on the page contain fragrance?

Every product from both DHC and Minimalist on this page 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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