FANCL and A+ are esteemed Asian skincare brands offering pure, gentle, and thoughtfully calibrated formulas. FANCL, founded in Japan in 1980 and owned by Kirin Holdings Company, Limited, is known for its thoughtful makeup removers and gentle exfoliants, while the Indian brand is widely beloved for its gentle moisturizers. Both suit sensitive skin best, though the Japanese brand also suits dry and normal skin types, featuring the Facial Washing Powder for acne and the Mild Cleansing Oil for dark spots, compared to the 345 Relief Cream by A+.
FANCL is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by Kirin Holdings Company, Limited since 2024.
This page compares some of the most popular FANCL and A+ products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
FANCL is better because the products on this page have a superior or high Lovi fit across almost all skin types, whereas A+ fits most skin types only on an average level.
What is the difference between FANCL and A+?
FANCL products on this page get a Superior or High Lovi fit across nearly all skin types, whereas A+ reaches only Average or Low fits. Furthermore, every product on this page from both brands lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
Which is more affordable, FANCL or A+?
I cannot answer this question because the provided page facts and studies do not contain pricing or affordability information for FANCL or A+.
Which causes fewer breakouts, FANCL or A+?
FANCL is a better fit for acne-prone skin, as Lovi rates its products on this page as High to Superior for acne-prone skin, while A+ rates as Average.
Which brand has been around longer, FANCL or A+?
FANCL has been around longer than A+, having been founded in Japan in 1980 compared to A+, which was founded in India in 1990.
Do any of the products from FANCL or A+ contain fragrance?
Every product on this page from both FANCL and A+ lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
How does the Lovi fit level for dry skin compare between FANCL's Mild Cleansing Oil and A+'s 345 Relief Cream?
For dry skin, FANCL's Mild Cleansing Oil has a Superior Lovi fit, whereas A+'s 345 Relief Cream has an Average fit.
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.
