Hada Labo vs Catrice
Hada Labo and Catrice are skincare brands founded in 2004 that deliver reliable daily performance through thoughtful formulations and advanced science. The Japanese brand is known for its hydrating toners, gentle makeup removers, and nourishing moisturizers, while the German brand is beloved for its refined eye products. The former suits dry skin and acne-prone skin best, whereas the latter suits combination, oily, and normal skin best. Ultimately, they differ in their core product types, key ingredients, and ideal skin types.
Hada Labo is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 2004 and owned by Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd..
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Catrice is a German skincare brand founded in 2004 and owned by cosnova.
This page compares some of the most popular Hada Labo and Catrice products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Popular Hada Labo vs Catrice products
Questions and answers
Hada Labo or Catrice: which is better?
Hada Labo is better suited for skincare routines, as the products on this page achieve a Superior fit for dry skin with key ingredients like hyaluronic acid that helps improve skin hydration. Catrice offers only a single eye product on this page with a High fit for dry and sensitive skin.
What is the difference between Hada Labo and Catrice?
Hada Labo offers a wide range of fragrance-free toners, cleansers, and gels featuring hyaluronic acid that Lovi rates with Superior and High fits for dry and acne-prone skin. In contrast, Catrice features only an eye product on this page, which Lovi rates with High fits for dry and sensitive skin.
Which is more affordable, Hada Labo or Catrice?
Both brands offer budget-friendly options, with Hada Labo noted on this page for its value and versatility across multiple toners and cleansers, while Catrice provides affordable cosmetics like its Under Eye Brightener.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Hada Labo or Catrice?
Catrice has only one makeup product on the page and does not report breakout issues, whereas Hada Labo reviewers mention breakouts and clogged pores for the products on this page.
Which brand was founded in Japan and which in Germany?
Hada Labo was founded in Japan, while Catrice was founded in Germany.
How do the origins and parent companies of Hada Labo and Catrice compare?
Hada Labo was founded in Japan in 2004 and is owned by Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., while Catrice was founded in Germany in 2004 and is owned by cosnova.
Do Hada Labo and Catrice products contain fragrance?
Hada Labo and Catrice products on this page list no fragrance in their ingredients.
Research behind their key ingredients
The effect of niacinamide on reducing cutaneous pigmentation and suppression of melanosome transfer
Preparation and characterization of a lecithin nanoemulsion as a topical delivery system
The anti-wrinkles properties of sodium acetylated hyaluronate
Moisturizing Effects of Diglycerol Combined with Glycerol on Human Stratum Corneum
Nanocomplex of quaternized cyclodextrin grafted chitosan and hyaluronic acid for a skin delivery
Combined Effect of Silybin and Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate on UV-Induced Photoaging
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.
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Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer
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PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex
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Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, 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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Dermatology and diagnostic consultant
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Victoria Derkova, MS
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Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist
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