Simple vs Sebamed
Simple and Sebamed are well-regarded European skincare brands that offer gentle moisturizers and cleansers featuring supportive ingredients like niacinamide and glycerin. The British line suits acne-prone and oily skin best with formulations that respect delicate barriers, while the German maker is celebrated for scientifically balanced, skin-neutral pH options that cater to sensitive, reactive, and problematic skin. Both brands differ primarily in their exact origins and pH philosophies, yet they remain united in their steady focus on barrier health through reliable offerings.
Simple is a British skincare brand founded in 1960 and owned by Unilever PLC since 2011.
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Sebamed is a German skincare brand founded in 1967 and owned by Sebapharma GmbH & Co. KG.
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This page compares some of the most popular Simple and Sebamed products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Popular Simple vs Sebamed products
Questions and answers
Simple or Sebamed: which is better?
Simple gets a High fit from Lovi for sensitive skin with products like its Kind to Skin Soothing Facial Toner, while Sebamed achieves a High fit for oily skin and oily acne-prone skin with its Facial Cleanser. Both brands feature fragrance-free formulations on this page. Glycerin helps provide moisture across the products on this page.
What is the difference between Simple and Sebamed?
Simple offers a much wider selection of makeup removers, cleansers, toners, and moisturizers featuring ingredients like niacinamide and glycerin, whereas Sebamed provides just two items on this page, a care gel and a facial cleanser. Lovi rates Simple with a Superior fit for mature skin using its soothing facial toner, while Sebamed achieves High fits for acne-prone, oily, and sensitive skin types with its facial cleanser.
Simple or Sebamed: which cleanser is better?
For cleansers, Sebamed's Facial Cleanser earns a High Lovi fit for sensitive and oily skin, whereas Simple's Refreshing Facial Wash only reaches a Low fit for dry and dry sensitive skin.
Which is more affordable, Simple or Sebamed?
Simple features lightweight, value-friendly moisturizers on this page. Sebamed does not have pricing information mentioned for its products.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Simple or Sebamed?
Simple features products on this page that reviewers often mention to cause breakouts or irritations, while Sebamed's featured products do not have such reports.
Which brand offers a toner suitable for mature skin, and what is its Lovi fit level?
Simple offers a toner suitable for mature skin, which is the Kind to Skin Soothing Facial Toner. Lovi rates this toner as having a Superior fit level for mature skin.
When was Simple founded and which company owns it compared to Sebamed?
Simple was founded in 1967 in Germany and is owned by Sebapharma GmbH & Co. KG.
What do reviewers commonly say about the hydration and value of Simple moisturizers?
Reviewers commonly say that Simple moisturizers are lightweight and value-friendly. They also note that these products are sometimes lacking in sufficient hydration or moisture.
Simple or Sebamed: which moisturizer is better?
Simple offers a wider variety of moisturizers on this page, with options like the Hydrating Light Moisturiser and Water Boost Hydrating Gel Cream showing average fit across most skin types, whereas Sebamed provides the Clear Face Care Gel, which has a high fit for oily acne-prone skin. Both brands formulate their moisturizers without fragrance, and Simple's products frequently feature glycerin, which helps maintain skin hydration.
Research behind their key ingredients
The effect of niacinamide on reducing cutaneous pigmentation and suppression of melanosome transfer
Apigenin inhibits UVA-induced cytotoxicity in vitro and prevents signs of skin aging in vivo
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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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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