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Shiseido vs Weleda

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Shiseido and Weleda are esteemed beauty houses originating from Japan and Switzerland respectively, with the former founded in 1872 and the latter in 1921. Shiseido is beloved for its thoughtful array of moisturizers, cleansers, sunscreens, serums, and more, formulated with key ingredients like glycerin, while the Swiss brand is widely loved for its rich moisturizers and meticulously crafted botanical formulas. Both of these brands suit sensitive skin best, and the Japanese line additionally suits mature skin with gentle yet effective daily care. They differ in their specific offerings, as the Japanese line provides standout choices such as the Treatment Softener for acne-prone skin, the Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Day Cream for skin with dark spots, and the Essential Energy Hydrating Cream for mature skin, whereas the Swiss line features Skin Food Light for acne-prone skin and Skin Food for skin with dark spots.

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

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Weleda is a Swiss skincare brand founded in 1921 and owned by Weleda AG.

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

Popular Shiseido vs Weleda products

Shiseido vs Weleda moisturizers

Questions and answers

Shiseido or Weleda: which is better?

Shiseido offers a much wider range of products on this page with better overall Lovi fit levels across most skin types compared to Weleda. Both brands feature formulations with key ingredients like glycerin and hyaluronic acid, which helps hydrate the skin.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

What is the difference between Shiseido and Weleda?

Shiseido features a broad range of cleansers, toners, serums, and moisturizers that help provide deep hydration and firming benefits, while Weleda offers only a couple of moisturizers on this page. Topical hyaluronic acid helps improve skin quality and signs of skin aging.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Shiseido or Weleda: which moisturizer is better?

Shiseido offers a much wider range of moisturizers with varying Lovi fit levels for different skin types compared to Weleda, which features only two products. Topical hyaluronic acid, a key ingredient found in Shiseido's line, helps improve skin quality and signs of skin aging.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Which is more affordable, Shiseido or Weleda?

Reviewers note that Shiseido has a high price point, whereas Weleda is not mentioned as having high prices on this page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Shiseido or Weleda?

Shiseido and Weleda both offer products on this page that may cause breakouts, as their moisturizers and other formulas often receive low or caution fit ratings for acne-prone skin. The products on this page include squalane in some formulations, which is associated with inflammatory mediators in acne vulgaris.

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How do the founding years and countries of origin compare between Shiseido and Weleda?

Shiseido was founded in Japan in 1872, whereas Weleda was founded in Switzerland in 1921. Both brands are well-established companies with long histories in the skincare industry.

Which brand offers more product options, and how many items are listed for Shiseido versus Weleda on the page?

Shiseido offers significantly more product options on this page, listing twenty items compared to only two items listed for Weleda.

What are the main fragrance characteristics of Shiseido products compared to Weleda products?

Shiseido features a much larger range where most products contain fragrance, whereas all the Weleda products on this page list fragrance.

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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