Hada Labo vs Yepoda
Hada Labo and Yepoda are skincare brands that offer thoughtfully formulated daily essentials to support a healthy skin barrier. The Japanese brand is known for its hydrating toners, gentle makeup removers, and nourishing moisturizers suited best for dry and acne-prone skin, while the German brand is celebrated for its soothing cleansers and serums tailored for gentle daily care. Both feature targeted products like the Gokujyun Lotion and The Repair Hero for acne-prone skin, alongside specialized options for dark spots, differing primarily in their geographic origins and foundational ingredient approaches.
Hada Labo is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 2004 and owned by Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd..
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Yepoda is a German skincare brand founded in 2020 and owned by Verlinvest since 2026.
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This page compares some of the most popular Hada Labo and Yepoda products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Questions and answers
Hada Labo or Yepoda: which is better?
Hada Labo is better for dry, acne-prone, and oily skin, as Lovi rates several of its products at a Superior fit for these types, whereas Yepoda has no best-fit skin types listed. Both brands offer fragrance-free products on this page.
What is the difference between Hada Labo and Yepoda?
Hada Labo is a Japanese brand founded in 2004 that features hyaluronic acid across the products on this page and achieves a Superior fit for dry skin, whereas Yepoda is a German brand founded in 2020 with a smaller product selection on this page including The Repair Hero which achieves a Superior fit for acne-prone skin.
Which is more affordable, Hada Labo or Yepoda?
This page does not contain pricing information to compare the affordability of Hada Labo and Yepoda.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Hada Labo or Yepoda?
Hada Labo is well-suited for acne-prone skin with products like its Gokujyun Lotion receiving a High Lovi fit level, whereas Yepoda's cleanser carries breakout risks for dry skin types. Reviewers frequently note breakouts and clogged pores as a drawback for Hada Labo, while Yepoda's Bubble Double cleanser is rated Caution for dry skin.
How do the founding years and countries of origin compare between Hada Labo and Yepoda?
Hada Labo was founded in 2004 in Japan, whereas Yepoda was founded in 2020 in Germany.
Which brand offers a greater variety of products specifically for dry skin according to their Lovi fit levels?
Hada Labo offers a greater variety of products specifically for dry skin, with multiple toners, a cleansing oil, and a moisturizer achieving a Superior or High fit level on Lovi. In contrast, Yepoda features fewer dry-skin options on this page, including a serum that fits well but also cleansers rated Caution for dry skin.
Do both Hada Labo and Yepoda products list no fragrance in their ingredients?
Yes, every product on this page for both Hada Labo and Yepoda lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
Research behind their key ingredients
Preparation and characterization of a lecithin nanoemulsion as a topical delivery system
Fermented pomegranate extracts protect against oxidative stress and aging of skin
The anti-wrinkles properties of sodium acetylated hyaluronate
Effects of topical copper tripeptide complex on CO2 laser-resurfaced skin
Moisturizing Effects of Diglycerol Combined with Glycerol on Human Stratum Corneum
Nanocomplex of quaternized cyclodextrin grafted chitosan and hyaluronic acid for a skin delivery
Combined Effect of Silybin and Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate on UV-Induced Photoaging
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.
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