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The INKEY List vs DHC

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The INKEY List and DHC are distinct skincare brands offering targeted daily care for diverse complexions. The British line, founded in 2018, is known for moisturizers, serums, toners, and eye products built around hydrating glycerin to suit combination and sensitive skin, featuring standout options like the PHA Toner, Azelaic Acid Serum, and Bio-Active Ceramide Repairing and Plumping Moisturizer. Meanwhile, the Japanese brand established in 1980 is beloved for effective makeup removers and nourishing formulas that suit dry, normal, combination, and oily skin, with reliable daily care anchored by the Pore Cleansing Oil and Deep Cleansing Oil. While both support a balanced complexion, they differ in their origin, founding eras, and core ingredient philosophies.

The INKEY List is a British skincare brand founded in 2018 and owned by Brand Evangelists for Beauty Limited.

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DHC is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by ORIX Corporation since 2023.

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

Popular The INKEY List vs DHC products

Questions and answers

The INKEY List or DHC: which is better?

The products on this page show that The INKEY List offers a much wider selection across various categories like cleansers, serums, and moisturizers with High to Superior Lovi fit levels for several skin types, whereas DHC features only two cleansing oils. Reviewers note that The INKEY List provides affordable, lightweight moisturizers that sit well under makeup.

What is the difference between The INKEY List and DHC?

The INKEY List offers a wide range of targeted serums, toners, and moisturizers that Lovi rates high for combination, sensitive, and oily skin, while DHC focuses primarily on cleansing oils. Reviewers note that The INKEY List products on this page are generally affordable and lightweight, though some report packaging issues or breakouts.

Which is more affordable, The INKEY List or DHC?

The INKEY List offers more affordable skincare options, with reviewers frequently noting the brand's affordable serums and moisturizers.

Which causes fewer breakouts, The INKEY List or DHC?

Neither brand can be called out as causing fewer breakouts because the products on this page for both The INKEY List and DHC lack direct comparative data on acne prevention. Reviewers for The INKEY List sometimes note purging and breakouts, while no such data is available for DHC on this page.

Which brand has been on the market longer, The INKEY List or DHC?

DHC has been on the market longer, having been founded in Japan in 1980, whereas The INKEY List was founded in the United Kingdom in 2018.

Do any products from The INKEY List or DHC contain fragrance?

Every product from The INKEY List and DHC on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

How do the makeup removers from The INKEY List and DHC compare for dry skin?

For dry skin, The INKEY List Oat Cleansing Balm has a Superior Lovi fit, whereas DHC Deep Cleansing Oil has a High Lovi fit. Reviewers say the products on this page for The INKEY List feature hydrating moisturizers.

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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