IPSA skincare
IPSA is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1986 and owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.
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IPSA is widely loved for its bespoke moisturizers and meticulously crafted formulas. Its products suit sensitive, dry, and combination skin best. The standout products for particular concerns include the Time Reset Aqua for acne-prone skin. These offerings deliver targeted care to enhance the natural balance of the complexion.
This page covers some of the most popular IPSA products; for the whole IPSA range, with a fit score for every product, use the Lovi app.
IPSA moisturizers
Questions and answers
Is IPSA worth it?
Yes, IPSA is worth it because Lovi rates the IPSA-focused routine Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin. Every product from the brand on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients, helping keep routines gentle.
What are IPSA's best products?
Time Reset Aqua is the top product for IPSA, and Lovi rates it Superior for dry and dry sensitive skin, and High for sensitive, oily, combination, mature, and acne-prone skin. Lovi rates the IPSA-focused routine Superior overall for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin.
Which IPSA moisturizer is best for dry skin?
Time Reset Aqua is the best moisturizer for dry skin, where Lovi rates it Superior. Every IPSA product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
Does IPSA cause breakouts?
IPSA is unlikely to cause breakouts because its products are well-suited for acne-prone skin. Lovi rates the IPSA-focused routine Superior for acne-prone skin.
Is IPSA fragrance-free?
Yes, every IPSA product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
What are the key ingredients in IPSA products?
IPSA products on this page use concentrated glycerin, paeonia albiflora root extract, tranexamic acid, and dipotassium glycyrrhizate as key ingredients. Concentrated glycerin helps keep skin hydrated, while dipotassium glycyrrhizate supports calm skin.
How do I build a IPSA skincare routine?
To build an IPSA skincare routine, start with Time Reset Aqua, which Lovi rates Superior for dry skin and oily skin. Every product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
What are good alternatives to IPSA?
Good alternatives to IPSA include Biore, Hada Labo, Shiseido, SK-II, Shiseido Senka, and DHC, which all have dedicated pages on Lovi. Lovi rates the Biore-focused routine as Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin.
IPSA vs Biore: which is better?
IPSA and Biore are both great choices, as Lovi rates the IPST-focused routine Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin, matching the Superior fit levels of the Biore-focused routine for those same skin types.
Who owns IPSA, and where is it from?
IPSA is a Japanese brand founded in 1986, owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.
Is IPSA cruelty-free?
PETA, Leaping Bunny, and Cruelty Free International, the registries Lovi checks, do not list IPSA as cruelty-free.
Research behind IPSA's key ingredients
Behind these ratings
Lovi rates every product from its 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. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, 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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Victoria Derkova, MS
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Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist
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