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Estée Lauder vs Hada Labo

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Estée Lauder and Hada Labo are heritage skincare brands rooted in distinct global traditions. The American pioneer is beloved for comprehensive moisturizers, serums, eye products, and cleansers formulated with hydrating hyaluronic acid and glycerin, while the Japanese specialist is deeply loved for hydrating toners, gentle makeup removers, and nourishing moisturizers driven by advanced science. The former suits acne-prone and mature skin best, whereas the latter suits dry and acne-prone skin best. They differ primarily in their regional origins, parent companies, and foundational product ranges.

Estée Lauder is an American skincare brand founded in 1946 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc..

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Hada Labo is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 2004 and owned by Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd..

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

Popular Estée Lauder vs Hada Labo products

People Say

Estée LauderHada Labo
  • Deep hydration and moisture Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “skin drinks it up immediately — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
    • “The formula is incredibly hydrating and leaves my skin feeling smooth. — Estée Lauder Re-Nutriv”
    • “skin drinks it up — Hada Labo Gokujyun Lotion”
    • “Plumps fine lines — Hada Labo Gokujun Premium”
  • Radiance, glow and texture improvement Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “gives me that glass skin look — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
    • “skin feels like a baby's bottom — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
    • “Thick serum-like — Hada Labo Gokujun Premium”
    • “faded considerably — Hada Labo Shirojyun Premium Whitening Lotion”
  • Lightweight and fast absorbing Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “Absorbs quickly into the skin — Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+”
    • “watery — Estée Lauder Micro Essence Treatment Lotion”
    • “absorbs super quickly — Hada Labo Premium Whitening Lotion (Light)”
    • “absorbs super quickly — Hada Labo Shirojyun Premium Whitening Lotion”
  • Fragrance-free and gentle formulation Not notedMostly Mentioned
    • “never stings my sensitive skin — Hada Labo Gokujyun Lotion”
    • “No fragrance/alcohol — Hada Labo Gokujun Premium”
    • “no irritation, no breakouts — Hada Labo Shirojyun Premium Whitening Lotion”
  • Gentle, non-drying and cleansing Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “doesn't strip the skin — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée”
    • “Lathers well — Estée Lauder Soft Clean Moisture Rich Foaming Cleanser”
    • “removes all my makeup effortlessly — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée”
    • “leaves skin soft and hydrated — Hada Labo Gokujyun Cleansing Oil”
  • Versatile application Not notedOften Mentioned
    • “hydrating but not heavy — Hada Labo Premium Whitening Lotion (Light)”
    • “mixes well with oils — Hada Labo Gokujyun Lotion”
    • “Mixes with oils — Hada Labo Gokujun Premium”
  • High price and expensive Mostly MentionedNot noted
    • “way too expensive for the size — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
  • Sticky or tacky residue Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “tacky film — Estée Lauder Micro Essence Treatment Lotion”
    • “Tacky residue — Hada Labo Gokujun Premium”
  • Lack of results and efficacy issues Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “didn't notice any difference — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
    • “just expensive water — Estée Lauder Micro Essence Treatment Lotion”
    • “takes months to see results — Hada Labo Shirojyun Premium Whitening Lotion”
    • “takes time to see results — Hada Labo Premium Whitening Lotion (Light)”

Estée Lauder vs Hada Labo routines for dry skin

Buy Hada Labo routine · $158.72 · 99% fitBuy Estée Lauder routine · $271.00 · 74% fitSee multi-brand routine · 99% fit

Estée Lauder vs Hada Labo routines for oily skin

Buy Hada Labo routine · $332.14 · 95% fitBuy Estée Lauder routine · $399.42 · 75% fitSee multi-brand routine · 98% fit

Estée Lauder vs Hada Labo routines for combination skin

Buy Hada Labo routine · $313.73 · 94% fitBuy Estée Lauder routine · $503.90 · 77% fitSee multi-brand routine · 97% fit

Questions and answers

Estée Lauder or Hada Labo: which is better?

Hada Labo achieves a Superior routine fit for dry, oily, combination, acne-prone, mature, and dark spot skin types on this page, while Estée Lauder reaches High fit levels for most of these categories. Hada Labo is also noted for having completely fragrance-free formulations across the products on this page.

What is the difference between Estée Lauder and Hada Labo?

Hada Labo achieves a Superior routine fit for dry skin, whereas Estée Lauder achieves an Average routine fit for dry skin on this page. Furthermore, every product on the Hada Labo page lists no fragrance in its ingredients, while certain Estée Lauder products on this page list fragrance.

Estée Lauder or Hada Labo for dry skin?

Hada Labo is the better choice for dry skin, as Lovi rates its routine fit as Superior compared to Average for Estée Lauder. Both brands on this page use hyaluronic acid to help provide deep hydration.

Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2015Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Estée Lauder or Hada Labo: which moisturizer is better?

Hada Labo has a superior routine fit for dry skin compared to Estée Lauder, whose moisturizer options like Re-Nutriv show low or caution fits for dry skin on this page. Hada Labo helps deliver deep hydration while remaining fragrance-free.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Which is more affordable, Estée Lauder or Hada Labo?

Hada Labo is more affordable, whereas reviewers note that Estée Lauder has a high price point.

Which brand offers completely fragrance-free products, Estée Lauder or Hada Labo?

Hada Labo offers completely fragrance-free products, as every product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients, whereas Estée Lauder features fragrance in some of the products on this page.

Estée Lauder or Hada Labo for oily skin?

For oily skin, Hada Labo achieves a Superior routine fit level while Estée Lauder achieves a High fit level based on the products on this page. Reviewers note that Hada Labo features fragrance-free formulations, whereas Estée Lauder includes fragrance in some of its options.

Estée Lauder or Hada Labo for acne-prone skin?

For acne-prone skin, both brands work well as the products on this page achieve a High fit level. Hada Labo tends to do better on fragrance-free and gentle formulation, while Estée Lauder does better on gentle, non-drying and cleansing.

Estée Lauder or Hada Labo for mature skin?

For mature skin, Hada Labo is a superior choice with a Superior routine fit, while the products on this page for Estée Lauder achieve an Average to High fit. Both brands feature hyaluronic acid, which helps improve skin hydration and signs of aging.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Estée Lauder or Hada Labo for skin with dark spots?

For skin with dark spots, Hada Labo achieves a Superior routine fit on the products on this page, while Estée Lauder reaches an Average fit. Hada Labo helps with brightening and dark spot reduction, whereas reviewers note that Estée Lauder has a high price point and lack of results.

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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