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Shiseido vs Hanhoo

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Shiseido and Hanhoo are a historic Japanese skincare brand and a beloved line of targeted formulas, respectively. The former offers sophisticated moisturizers, gentle cleansers, protective sunscreens, and nourishing serums formulated with glycerin, while the latter is known for its carefully balanced products and targeted serums. Shiseido suits sensitive and oily skin best, whereas Hanhoo suits sensitive, dry, and combination skin best. They differ in their specific preparations, as the former features standout items like the Treatment Softener, Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Day Cream, and Essential Energy Hydrating Cream, while the latter highlights options such as the Blemish Patch and T-Zone Pore Patch.

Shiseido is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1872 and owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.

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

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Questions and answers

Shiseido or Hanhoo: which is better?

Shiseido offers a wide variety of skincare products on this page with deep hydration and effective moisturizers, whereas Hanhoo only features a couple of targeted patches. Topical hyaluronic acid helps improve skin quality and signs of aging.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

What is the difference between Shiseido and Hanhoo?

Shiseido is a Japanese brand offering a wide range of moisturizers, cleansers, and sunscreens with ingredients like hyaluronic acid, whereas Hanhoo is an independent brand that features targeted patches on this page. Shiseido products on this page often contain fragrance, while Hanhoo products list no fragrance.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Which is more affordable, Shiseido or Hanhoo?

Hanhoo is more affordable compared to Shiseido, which reviewers note has a high price point across the products on this page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Shiseido or Hanhoo?

Hanhoo features fragrance-free options like its Blemish Patch with a High Lovi fit for acne-prone skin, whereas Shiseido includes fragranced formulas that sometimes note skin irritation and vary widely in acne-prone fit across its products on this page.

Which of the two brands offers more products that are free of fragrance?

Shiseido offers more products that are completely free of fragrance, with five out of its twenty products on this page listing no fragrance, compared to Hanhoo which has two fragrance-free products.

How do the founding years and corporate ownerships of Shiseido and Hanhoo compare?

Shiseido was founded in 1872 in Japan and is owned by Shiseido Company, Limited, whereas Hanhoo was founded in 2008 and is independently owned.

Which brand provides a wider range of product categories, such as cleansers, moisturizers, and sunscreens?

Shiseido provides a much wider range of products on this page, including multiple cleansers, moisturizers, toners, sunscreens, and serums, whereas Hanhoo only features blemish and pore patches. Topical hyaluronic acid helps improve skin quality and hydration across many skincare formulations.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

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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