Hada Labo vs Shu Uemura
Hada Labo and Shu Uemura are Japanese skincare brands known for their carefully balanced formulas, with the former recognized for targeted toners, gentle makeup removers, and deeply hydrating moisturizers, and the latter celebrated for transformative makeup removers. While both brands maintain skin comfort, Hada Labo suits dry, sensitive, oily, and combination skin types best, and Shu Uemura suits all skin types best. These offerings feature standout products like the Gokujyun Lotion for acne-prone skin, the Shirojyun Premium Whitening Lotion for skin with dark spots, the Gokujun Premium for mature skin, and the cleansing oil for acne-prone skin.
Hada Labo is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 2004 and owned by Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd..
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Shu Uemura is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1967 and owned by L'Or茅al S.A. since 2003.
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This page compares some of the most popular Hada Labo and Shu Uemura products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Popular Hada Labo vs Shu Uemura products
Questions and answers
Hada Labo or Shu Uemura: which is better?
Hada Labo is generally the better choice on this page, as its products on this page achieve Superior to High Lovi fit levels for dry and sensitive skin. Hyaluronic acid helps provide deep hydration, while the fragrance-free formulations are gentle on the skin.
What is the difference between Hada Labo and Shu Uemura?
Hada Labo provides a wide variety of toners, a cleansing oil, and a moisturizer featuring hyaluronic acid that achieve Superior to High Lovi fits for many skin types, whereas Shu Uemura offers only a cleansing oil that reaches at best an Average fit. Sodium hyaluronate helps improve skin hydration and quality.
Which is more affordable, Hada Labo or Shu Uemura?
Reviews note that the products on this page from Hada Labo offer good value and versatility, while the provided page facts do not contain pricing information for either brand.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Hada Labo or Shu Uemura?
Hada Labo products on this page have higher Lovi fit levels for acne-prone skin than Shu Uemura's cleansing oil, which may cause caution or breakouts for some users.
Which brand offers more product options for dry skin, Hada Labo or Shu Uemura?
Hada Labo offers more product options for dry skin on this page, with multiple items rated Superior for dry skin like Gokujyun Lotion and Gokujyun Premium, while Shu Uemura lists only an average fit.
Do Hada Labo and Shu Uemura products contain fragrance?
Every product on this page from both Hada Labo and Shu Uemura lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
When was each of these Japanese skincare companies founded?
Hada Labo was founded in 2004, while Shu Uemura was founded earlier in 1967.
Research behind their key ingredients
The effect of niacinamide on reducing cutaneous pigmentation and suppression of melanosome transfer
Effect of Camellia japonica oil on human type I procollagen production and skin barrier function
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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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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Dermatology and diagnostic consultant
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Victoria Derkova, MS
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Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist
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