Simple vs Sebamed
Simple and Sebamed are well-regarded skincare names founded in Britain and Germany respectively. Simple is known for its soothing makeup removers, gentle moisturizers, dependable cleansers, and refreshing toners featuring niacinamide and glycerin, which suit oily and mature skin best. Meanwhile, the German brand is recognized for its gentle cleansers and thoughtful moisturizers relying on scientifically balanced formulas and a skin-neutral pH to suit sensitive, reactive, and problematic skin. They differ primarily in their core ingredients and target skin types, with the British line emphasizing hydration and anti-aging benefits while the German line focuses on barrier health and pH balance.
Simple is a British skincare brand founded in 1960 and owned by Unilever PLC since 2011.
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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 Simple and Sebamed products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Popular Simple vs Sebamed products
Questions and answers
Simple or Sebamed: which is better?
Simple and Sebamed both offer fragrance-free products, but Simple stands out with a wider variety of items like makeup removers and toners that achieve High Lovi fit levels for sensitive and combination skin.
What is the difference between Simple and Sebamed?
Simple offers a broad range of fragrance-free products on this page like micellar waters and moisturizers that fit oily, mature, and combination skin best, while Sebamed provides targeted items like a facial cleanser and a clear face care gel that have a high fit for oily and acne-prone skin.
Simple or Sebamed: which cleanser is better?
Simple offers the Refreshing Facial Wash, which has a Low Lovi fit for dry and dry sensitive skin, while Sebamed provides the Facial Cleanser, which has a High Lovi fit for combination, oily, oily acne-prone, sensitive, and acne-prone skin.
Which is more affordable, Simple or Sebamed?
Simple features lightweight, value-friendly moisturizers that are mostly mentioned by reviewers for their affordability.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Simple or Sebamed?
Simple products on this page often cause breakouts according to reviewers, whereas Sebamed is not noted for this issue. Both brands list no fragrance in their products.
Which brand was founded earlier and in which country?
Simple was founded earlier, in 1960 in the United Kingdom, whereas Sebamed was founded in 1967 in Germany.
Do any of the products from Simple or Sebamed contain fragrance?
Every product on this page from both Simple and Sebamed lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
What are the key ingredients found across Simple products?
Simple products on this page feature niacinamide and glycerin as their key ingredients. Niacinamide helps reduce cutaneous pigmentation and manage skin aging, while glycerin aids in skin hydration and barrier function.
Simple or Sebamed: which moisturizer is better?
Simple offers several moisturizers on this page, such as the Hydrating Light Moisturiser and Water Boost Hydrating Gel Cream, which achieve average fit levels across most skin types and feature hydrating glycerin. Sebamed provides the Clear Face Care Gel, which has a high fit for oily acne-prone skin and average fits for other skin types.
Research behind their key ingredients
The effect of niacinamide on reducing cutaneous pigmentation and suppression of melanosome transfer
Apigenin inhibits UVA-induced cytotoxicity in vitro and prevents signs of skin aging in vivo
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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