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Clarins vs Sesderma

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Clarins and Sesderma are esteemed European skincare houses that offer distinct approaches to complexions needing targeted care. The French pioneer is celebrated for luxurious moisturizers, potent serums, soothing eye products, and gentle toners enriched with nourishing shea and hydrating squalane, which suit sensitive and dry sensitive skin best. Conversely, the Spanish innovator is beloved for advanced serums and meticulously engineered formulas tailored for sensitive, hyperpigmented, and aging skin types. While both brands address concerns like acne-prone skin through standout treatments such as the Double Serum Light Texture and the Azelac RU Serum, they differ in their heritage and foundational ingredients.

Clarins is a French skincare brand founded in 1954 and owned by Famille C (Groupe Clarins).

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Sesderma is a Spanish skincare brand founded in 1989 and owned by Grupo Sesderma since 2026.

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

Popular Clarins vs Sesderma products

Questions and answers

Clarins or Sesderma: which is better?

Clarins is better for a broader range of skin types, particularly dry and sensitive skin, thanks to its extensive collection of hydrating and smoothing products on this page. Sesderma offers a more limited selection here, with its single featured serum mainly targeting dark spots and acne-prone skin.

What is the difference between Clarins and Sesderma?

Clarins offers a broad range of products on this page with varying Lovi fit levels across skin types, whereas Sesderma is represented by a single serum.

Which is more affordable, Clarins or Sesderma?

Reviewers of the products on this page mention a high price point for Clarins.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Clarins or Sesderma?

Clarins products on this page are unlikely to be a good fit for acne-prone skin, with several earning low or warning ratings, while Sesderma's Azelac RU Serum achieves a high fit for acne-prone skin.

Which brand has been established longer, Clarins or Sesderma?

Clarins has been established longer, having been founded in France in 1954, whereas Sesderma was founded in Spain in 1989.

Do both Clarins and Sesderma products contain fragrance?

Yes, both Clarins and Sesderma products on this page contain fragrance, as almost all Clarins products and the sole Sesderma product list fragrance.

What are some of the key ingredients used across Clarins products?

Some of the key ingredients used across the Clarins products on this page are shea butter, squalane, oat, hyaluronic acid, vitamin E, and glycerin.

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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