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Clinique vs DHC

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Clinique and DHC are established skincare brands from the United States and Japan that offer reliable daily care for a balanced complexion. The American pioneer is widely loved for its thoughtful range of moisturizers, serums, makeup removers, and eye products featuring hydrating hyaluronic acid, nourishing glycerin, and invigorating caffeine, while the Japanese counterpart is beloved for its effective makeup removers and nourishing formulas. Both suit dry, normal, combination, and oily skin best through comforting, balancing ingredients tailored for specific concerns. They primarily differ in their geographic origin and exact botanical and scientific formulations.

Clinique is an American skincare brand founded in 1968 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc..

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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 Clinique and DHC products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular Clinique vs DHC products

Questions and answers

Clinique or DHC: which is better?

Clinique may be a better choice for shoppers looking for a wide variety of skincare products, as the products on this page cover cleansers, moisturizers, serums, and masks with key ingredients like hyaluronic acid and caffeine. In contrast, DHC offers only two makeup removers on this page, though Pore Cleansing Oil achieves a superior fit level for sensitive skin.

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What is the difference between Clinique and DHC?

Clinique is a US-based brand founded in 1968, whereas DHC is a Japanese brand founded in 1980 and owned by ORIX Corporation. Clinique offers a wide range of products including moisturizers, serums, and cleansers, while DHC features makeup removers such as Deep Cleansing Oil and Pore Cleansing Oil.

Which is more affordable, Clinique or DHC?

Reviewers on the page often note that Clinique has a high price point. The products on this page for DHC do not have pricing reviews mentioned.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Clinique or DHC?

DHC has fewer products on this page and no negative reviews about breakouts, whereas some reviewers note that Clinique sometimes causes breakouts. For instance, Lovi rates Clinique's all about clean as having a Warning for acne-prone skin, while DHC's Pore Cleansing Oil has a High fit level for acne-prone skin.

When was Clinique founded compared to DHC, and which countries are they from?

Clinique was founded in 1968 in the United States, whereas DHC was founded later in 1980 in Japan.

Do any of the products from Clinique or DHC contain fragrance?

Every product from Clinique and DHC on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Which skin types do Clinique's brand-focused routines fit best?

According to Lovi, Clinique's brand-focused routines fit dry sensitive skin, oily skin, and mature skin best.

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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