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Dermalogica vs Sesderma

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Dermalogica and Sesderma are professional skincare brands offering advanced serums, nourishing moisturizers, gentle cleansers, purifying masks, and meticulously engineered formulas. The American brand is known for utilizing hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and salicylic acid, while the Spanish brand relies on botanical extracts and active compounds. Dermalogica suits oily and combination skin best, whereas Sesderma suits sensitive, hyperpigmented, and aging skin types best. Both brands differ in their core active ingredients and targeted skin types, providing distinct options for various skincare needs.

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

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Sesderma is a Spanish skincare brand founded in 1989 and owned by Grupo Sesderma since 2026.

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

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Dermalogica vs Sesderma serums and treatments

Questions and answers

Dermalogica or Sesderma: which is better?

Dermalogica offers a much wider variety of fragrance-free products on this page compared to Sesderma, and it achieves a High fit for sensitive skin across many items.

What is the difference between Dermalogica and Sesderma?

Dermalogica features an extensive range of fragrance-free products on this page tailored for oily and combination skin, whereas Sesderma offers a single serum that includes fragrance.

Which is more affordable, Dermalogica or Sesderma?

The provided page facts do not contain pricing information for either Dermalogica or Sesderma, so it is not possible to determine which brand is more affordable.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Dermalogica or Sesderma?

Dermalogica is a strong choice for breakout-prone skin, as the products on this page fit oily acne-prone skin up to a Superior level and include ingredients like salicylic acid. Sesderma only features one serum on this page, making it harder to compare across full routines.

When was Dermalogica founded compared to Sesderma?

Dermalogica was founded in 1986 in the United States, while Sesderma was founded in 1989 in Spain.

Which brand offers products with no fragrance listed in their ingredients?

Dermalogica offers products with no fragrance listed in their ingredients, as every product on that page contains no fragrance.

Which country are Dermalogica and Sesderma originally from?

Dermalogica is originally from the United States, while Sesderma is originally from Spain.

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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