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Shiseido vs Valmont

Rated by Lovi · Unbiased, science-based skincare AI trained on real user outcomes · How the Fit score works

Shiseido and Valmont are esteemed skincare houses founded in Japan in 1872 and Switzerland in 1985, respectively. The Japanese brand is beloved for its thoughtful array of moisturizers, cleansers, sunscreens, and serums formulated with glycerin, while the Swiss brand is widely loved for its luxurious moisturizers and refined formulas. Both suit mature skin best, though the former also suits sensitive skin and the latter suits dehydrated skin, with differences appearing in their specific product lineups and founding origins.

Shiseido is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1872 and owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.

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Valmont is a Swiss skincare brand founded in 1985.

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

Popular Shiseido vs Valmont products

Shiseido vs Valmont moisturizers

Questions and answers

Shiseido or Valmont: which is better?

Shiseido offers a much wider variety of products on this page with High to Superior Lovi fit levels for sensitive and mature skin, while Valmont only lists one moisturizer. Topical hyaluronic acid, found across Shiseido products, helps improve skin quality and signs of skin aging.

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What is the difference between Shiseido and Valmont?

Shiseido is a Japanese brand founded in 1872 that offers a wide range of products on this page with varying Lovi fit levels, such as High fit for mature skin in the Essential Energy Hydrating Day Cream, whereas Valmont is a Swiss brand founded in 1985 with just one product on this page, the Prime Renewing Pack, which achieves a High fit for mature skin and dry sensitive skin. Topical hyaluronic acid, found across Shiseido products, helps improve skin quality and signs of skin aging.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Shiseido or Valmont: which moisturizer is better?

Shiseido offers a much wider variety of moisturizers on this page with different fit levels, such as Essential Energy Hydrating Cream which has a High fit for dry skin, compared to Valmont which features only the Prime Renewing Pack moisturizer.

Which is more affordable, Shiseido or Valmont?

Shiseido is often noted by reviewers on this page for having a high price point, but the products on this page for Valmont are limited to a single item so a direct affordability comparison is difficult. Topical hyaluronic acid, which is found across the products, helps improve skin quality and signs of skin aging.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Which causes fewer breakouts, Shiseido or Valmont?

Shiseido includes products on this page with varying breakout risks, while Valmont offers the Prime Renewing Pack, which Lovi rates as having an Average fit for acne-prone skin. Topical hyaluronic acid, a key ingredient in Shiseido, helps support skin quality.

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Which brand has been established longer, Shiseido or Valmont?

Shiseido has been established longer, having been founded in Japan in 1872, whereas Valmont was founded in Switzerland in 1985.

How do the countries of origin compare between Shiseido and Valmont?

Shiseido was founded in Japan in 1872, whereas Valmont was founded in Switzerland in 1985. Both brands are currently owned differently, with Shiseido owned by Shiseido Company, Limited and Valmont operating as independent since 1996.

Which brand offers a wider variety of products on the page?

Shiseido offers a wider variety of products on this page, featuring multiple options like cleansers, toners, serums, and moisturizers, whereas Valmont only features a single moisturizer. Lovi rates Shiseido as having a High fit for mature skin.

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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