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FANCL vs Catrice

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

FANCL and Catrice are a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and a German skincare brand founded in 2004, respectively. FANCL is loved for its thoughtful makeup removers and gentle exfoliants crafted from pure formulas, while Catrice is beloved for its refined eye products and advanced formulas. The Japanese brand suits sensitive, dry, and normal skin types best, offering its Facial Washing Powder for acne-prone skin and Mild Cleansing Oil for dark spots, whereas the German brand suits combination, oily, and normal skin best, offering its Under Eye Brightener for acne-prone skin. Both brands differ in their formulations and targeted skin needs, providing reliable daily solutions and performance.

FANCL is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by Kirin Holdings Company, Limited since 2024.

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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 FANCL and Catrice products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular FANCL vs Catrice products

Questions and answers

FANCL or Catrice: which is better?

FANCL is a better fit for most skin types, as Lovi rates its Mild Cleansing Oil and Facial Washing Powder as Superior or High across almost all categories, whereas Catrice only features the Under Eye Brightener with High or Average ratings. Additionally, every product on this page from both brands lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

What is the difference between FANCL and Catrice?

FANCL features a larger selection of products on this page, including Mild Cleansing Oil and Facial Washing Powder, whereas Catrice offers only Under Eye Brightener. Furthermore, every product from both FANCL and Catrice lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Which is more affordable, FANCL or Catrice?

The page does not provide pricing information for either FANCL or Catrice, so it is not possible to tell which brand is more affordable.

Which causes fewer breakouts, FANCL or Catrice?

Both FANCL and Catrice offer products on this page that are fragrance-free, but Lovi rates FANCL's Mild Cleansing Oil and Facial Washing Powder as having a High to Superior fit for acne-prone skin, while Catrice's Under Eye Brightener has an Average fit.

Where and when were FANCL and Catrice founded, and who owns them?

FANCL was founded in 1980 in Japan and is owned by Kirin Holdings Company, Limited, while Catrice was founded in 2004 in Germany and is owned by cosnova.

Do products from FANCL and Catrice contain fragrance?

Every product on this page from both FANCL and Catrice lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

How does the Lovi fit level of FANCL's Mild Cleansing Oil differ between dry sensitive skin and oily skin?

Lovi rates FANCL's Mild Cleansing Oil as a Superior fit for dry sensitive skin, while it is only an Average fit for oily skin.

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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