Anessa skincare
Anessa is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1992 and owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.
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Anessa is widely loved for its advanced sunscreens and sophisticated formulas. Its products suit all skin types best, offering reliable daily protection. For particular concerns, the standout products include the Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk for acne-prone skin and the Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Gel for skin with dark spots. These thoughtful formulations work to shield and care for the complexion.
This page covers some of the most popular Anessa products; for the whole Anessa range, with a fit score for every product, use the Lovi app.
Anessa sunscreens
Questions and answers
Is Anessa worth it?
Yes, Anessa is worth it, as Lovi rates the Anessa-focused routine Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin. In addition, every Anessa product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
What are Anessa's best products?
Anessa offers the Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk and the Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Gel. Lovi rates both sunscreens High for oily, combination, and mature skin, as well as skin with dark spots and acne-prone skin.
Which Anessa sunscreen is best for sensitive skin?
The Anessa sunscreen best for sensitive skin is the Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Gel, which Lovi rates High for sensitive skin, followed by the Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk with an Average fit. Every Anessa product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
Does Anessa cause breakouts?
Anessa is unlikely to cause breakouts because Lovi rates both the Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk and the Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Gel High for acne-prone skin and oily acne-prone skin. Additionally, the Anessa-focused routine is rated Superior for acne-prone skin.
Is Anessa fragrance-free?
Yes, every one of the Anessa products on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
What are the key ingredients in Anessa products?
Anessa sunscreens feature active mineral filters like titanium dioxide and zinc oxide, alongside nourishing additions such as glycerin and green tea extract. Lovi rates the Anessa-focused routine Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin.
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How do I build a Anessa skincare routine?
An Anessa routine relies on choosing one of the sunscreens on this page, such as the Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk or Gel, both of which are suitable for oily, combination, mature, and acne-prone skin. Lovi rates the Anessa-focused routine Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin.
What are good alternatives to Anessa?
Good alternatives to Anessa include Biore, Hada Labo, Shiseido, SK-II, Shiseido Senka, and DHC, which also have dedicated pages on Lovi. Lovi rates the Anessa-focused routine as Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin.
Anessa vs Biore: which is better?
Anessa and Biore both achieve a Superior fit for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin, though Lovi rates the Anessa-focused routine slightly higher across all these skin types.
Who owns Anessa, and where is it from?
Anessa is a Japanese brand founded in 1992, owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.
Is Anessa cruelty-free?
PETA, Leaping Bunny, and Cruelty Free International, the registries Lovi checks, do not list Anessa as cruelty-free.
Research behind Anessa's key ingredients
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.
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Dr. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, MD, MSc
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Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine
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Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD
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Elina Nazarenko, MD
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Victoria Derkova, MS
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