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Dermalogica vs Anessa

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Dermalogica and Anessa are professional skincare brands that offer targeted daily care. The American brand is known for its nourishing moisturizers, gentle cleansers, and powerful serums containing hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and salicylic acid, while the Japanese brand is widely loved for its advanced sunscreens and sophisticated formulas. Both suit diverse needs, with the former suiting oily and combination skin best and the latter suiting all skin types best. They differ primarily in their focus, as the former balances excess oil and moisture while the latter shields and cares for the complexion with reliable daily protection.

Dermalogica is an American skincare brand founded in 1986 and owned by Unilever since 2015.

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Anessa is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1992 and owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.

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

Popular Dermalogica vs Anessa products

Questions and answers

Dermalogica or Anessa: which is better?

Dermalogica offers a much wider variety of skincare products on this page and provides a High fit for dry skin, whereas Anessa focuses exclusively on sunscreens.

What is the difference between Dermalogica and Anessa?

Dermalogica is an American brand founded in 1986 offering a broad range of cleansers, exfoliants, and moisturizers that fit best on oily and combination skin, while Anessa is a Japanese sunscreen brand founded in 1992. Topical hyaluronic acid helps improve skin quality and signs of aging.

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Dermalogica or Anessa: which sunscreen is better?

Dermalogica offers sunscreens such as Dynamic Skin Recovery SPF 50, which Lovi rates as High for dry skin, whereas Anessa's Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk and Skincare Gel are rated as Average for dry skin.

Which is more affordable, Dermalogica or Anessa?

The products on this page for Dermalogica have a high price point according to reviewers, while information about Anessa pricing is not featured on this page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Dermalogica or Anessa?

Dermalogica and Anessa products on this page list no fragrance, but Dermalogica offers a much wider range of cleansers, exfoliants, and specialized treatments that are formulated to address acne-prone and oily skin types.

How do the country of origin and parent company compare between Dermalogica and Anessa?

Dermalogica was founded in the United States in 1986 and is owned by Unilever, whereas Anessa originated in Japan in 1992 under the ownership of Shiseido Company, Limited.

Which brand offers a wider variety of skincare products, such as cleansers, serums, and masks, beyond just sunscreens?

Dermalogica offers a wider variety of skincare products on this page, including cleansers, serums, and masks, whereas Anessa features only sunscreens.

What specific key ingredients like Hyaluronic acid or Salicylic acid can be found across the products of both brands?

Hyaluronic acid and Salicylic acid are among the key ingredients found across the products on this page for Dermalogica, while Anessa does not list them across its sunscreen-focused lineup. Topical hyaluronic acid helps improve skin quality and signs of skin aging.

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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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