Canmake skincare
Canmake is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1985 and owned by IDA Group.
Canmake is widely loved for its lightweight sunscreens and delicate formulas. Its products suit balanced, dry, and combination skin best. The standout product for acne-prone skin is the Mermaid Skin Gel UV. Users can enjoy reliable daily protection and gentle care.
This page covers some of the most popular Canmake products; for the whole Canmake range, with a fit score for every product, use the Lovi app.
Canmake sunscreens
Questions and answers
Is Canmake worth it?
Canmake is worth it because Lovi rates the brand routines Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin, and every product on this page is free of fragrance.
What are Canmake's best products?
Canmake offers the Mermaid Skin Gel UV, which Lovi rates Superior for mature skin and High for oily, dry, sensitive, and combination skin. Every Canmake product on this page also contains no added fragrance.
Which Canmake sunscreen is best for sensitive skin?
Mermaid Skin Gel UV is the best choice among the Canmake sunscreens on this page for sensitive skin. Lovi rates Mermaid Skin Gel UV High for sensitive skin.
Does Canmake cause breakouts?
Canmake is unlikely to cause breakouts because its oily acne-prone skin fit is rated High by Lovi. Furthermore, the Canmake products on this page list no fragrance in their ingredients.
Is Canmake fragrance-free?
Yes, every product from the Canmake products on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
What are the key ingredients in Canmake products?
Canmake features key ingredients such as sodium hyaluronate, which helps improve skin hydration and reduce signs of aging, and titanium dioxide, which acts as a physical UV filter. Zinc oxide is also included to help calm the skin and manage acne, while the Canmake products on this page list no fragrance in their ingredients.
How do I build a Canmake skincare routine?
To build a Canmake routine, use the Mermaid Skin Gel UV sunscreen, which Lovi rates Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin. The Canmake products on this page list no fragrance in their ingredients.
What are good alternatives to Canmake?
Good alternatives to Canmake with similar skincare pages on Lovi include Biore, Hada Labo, Shiseido, SK-II, Shiseido Senka, and DHC. Lovi rates the Biore-focused routine as Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin.
Canmake vs Biore: which is better?
Canmake outperforms Biore, as Lovi rates the Canmake-focused routines as Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin, compared to the Biore-focused routines. Every Canmake product on this page also lists no fragrance.
Who owns Canmake, and where is it from?
Canmake is a Japanese brand founded in 1985, owned by IDA Group.
Is Canmake cruelty-free?
PETA, Leaping Bunny, and Cruelty Free International, the registries Lovi checks, do not list Canmake as cruelty-free.
Research behind Canmake'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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Co-founder, Medical Director
Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer
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Co-founder, CEO and CTO
PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex
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Dr. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, MD, MSc
Medical Board
Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine
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Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD
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Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member
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Medical Board, Medical Advisor
Dermatology MD
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Elina Nazarenko, MD
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Dermatology and diagnostic consultant
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Victoria Derkova, MS
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Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist
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