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Some By Mi vs FANCL

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Some By Mi and FANCL are distinct East Asian skincare brands, with the former originating in Korea in 2016 and the latter established in Japan in 1980. Both offer targeted daily solutions, featuring the Korean brand's serums, cleansers, and toners built around niacinamide, centella asiatica, and salicylic acid, alongside the Japanese brand's thoughtful makeup removers and gentle exfoliants crafted from pure formulas. While the former brand suits skin with dark spots and dry sensitive skin best with ingredients like niacinamide and salicylic acid, the latter brand provides mild care without harsh irritations for sensitive, dry, and normal skin types. Ultimately, the two differ in their core formulations and heritage, offering distinct approaches to maintaining balanced skin.

Some By Mi is a Korean skincare brand founded in 2016 and owned by JKL Partners since 2021.

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FANCL is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by Kirin Holdings Company, Limited since 2024.

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

Popular Some By Mi vs FANCL products

Questions and answers

Some By Mi or FANCL: which is better?

Some By Mi is better suited for specialized skincare goals, as Lovi rates many of its targeted serums and toners as Superior for skin with dark spots and acne-prone skin, whereas FANCL offers a more limited selection focused largely on cleansing. Niacinamide helps reduce cutaneous pigmentation and suppress melanosome transfer.

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What is the difference between Some By Mi and FANCL?

Some By Mi is a South Korean brand founded in 2016 featuring a broad product range that fits best for dry skin, dry sensitive skin, and skin with dark spots, while FANCL is a Japanese brand founded in 1980 with a smaller selection including a cleansing oil and washing powder.

Which is more affordable, Some By Mi or FANCL?

The provided page facts do not contain pricing information, so it is not possible to determine whether Some By Mi or FANCL is more affordable.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Some By Mi or FANCL?

Both Some By Mi and FANCL feature products on this page that rate High or Superior for acne-prone and oily acne-prone skin types according to Lovi.

Which brand is older, Some By Mi or FANCL, and where were they founded?

FANCL is older than Some By Mi, having been founded in Japan in 1980, while Some By Mi was founded in South Korea in 2016.

Do any products from Some By Mi or FANCL contain fragrance in their ingredients?

Every product on this page from both Some By Mi and FANCL lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Which brand offers a cleansing oil product on the comparison page?

FANCL offers a cleansing oil product on the comparison page, specifically the Mild Cleansing Oil.

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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