ISDIN vs Sebamed
ISDIN and Sebamed are European skincare brands offering thoughtfully balanced formulas designed to support a healthy and balanced complexion. The Spanish brand is known for elegant moisturizers, advanced sunscreens, restorative serums, and targeted eye products that suit dry and sensitive skin best, while the German brand is celebrated for thoughtful moisturizers and gentle cleansers that suit sensitive, reactive, and problematic skin. Although both provide dependable daily comfort and protection, ISDIN distinguishes itself through standout solutions like Fusion Water, Eryfotona Actinica, and K-Ox Eyes, whereas Sebamed maintains a steady focus on barrier health through its Facial Cleanser and Clear Face Care Gel.
ISDIN is a Spanish skincare brand founded in 1975 and owned by Puig.
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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 ISDIN and Sebamed products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Questions and answers
ISDIN or Sebamed: which is better?
Neither brand is better overall, as ISDIN works best for dry, sensitive, and dry sensitive skin with a range including ultralight sunscreens, while Sebamed offers fragrance-free options like its Facial Cleanser that has a High fit for combination, oily, and acne-prone skin.
What is the difference between ISDIN and Sebamed?
ISDIN offers a broad range of 8 products on this page including ultralight sunscreens and serums, whereas Sebamed features only 2 fragrance-free products like a facial cleanser and a care gel. ISDIN sunscreens achieve Superior Lovi fit levels for sensitive and mature skin, while Sebamed's products on this page list no fragrance.
ISDIN or Sebamed: which moisturizer is better?
For moisturizers, the products on this page from ISDIN and Sebamed suit different needs, with ISDIN offering options like Uradin Lotion 10 that has a High Lovi fit for dry skin, while Sebamed's Clear Face Care Gel has an Average Lovi fit for dry skin and an Average Lovi fit for acne-prone skin.
Which is more affordable, ISDIN or Sebamed?
Reviewers note that ISDIN has a high price point. The page facts do not provide pricing information for Sebamed.
Which causes fewer breakouts, ISDIN or Sebamed?
Sebamed has higher Lovi fit levels for oily acne-prone skin across its products on this page compared to ISDIN, making it a better choice for reducing breakouts.
Which brand offers sunscreens, ISDIN or Sebamed?
ISDIN offers sunscreens on this page, while Sebamed does not list any sunscreen products.
Do ISDIN products contain fragrance?
Some ISDIN products on this page list fragrance, while others do not. Specifically, three out of the eight products on the page list no fragrance.
When was ISDIN founded and who owns it?
ISDIN was founded in 1975 in Spain and is owned by Puig.
Research behind their key ingredients
Comparison of methods for assessing photoprotection against ultraviolet A in vivo
Nanocomplex of quaternized cyclodextrin grafted chitosan and hyaluronic acid for a skin delivery
The clinical efficacy of a new emulsion for acne and conspicuous facial pore amelioration
Retrospective Review of Dermal Safety Studies of Organic Sunscreens
Targeting Circadian Rhythm for the Regulation of Skin Collagen Metabolism
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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Co-founder, Medical Director
Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer
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Co-founder, CEO and CTO
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
Medical Board
Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine
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Medical Board
Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD
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Medical Board
Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member
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Medical Board, Medical Advisor
Dermatology MD
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Elina Nazarenko, MD
Medical Board
Dermatology and diagnostic consultant
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Victoria Derkova, MS
Medical Board
Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist
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