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Pixi vs DHC

Rated by Lovi · Unbiased, science-based skincare AI trained on real user outcomes · How the Fit score works

Pixi and DHC are well-established skincare brands originating from Britain and Japan, respectively. The British brand is beloved for its thoughtful range of gentle toners, serums, eye products, and moisturizers that suit oily and sensitive skin best, while the Japanese counterpart is celebrated for effective makeup removers and nourishing formulas designed for dry, normal, combination, and oily skin types. While both offer reliable daily care for a balanced complexion, they differ in their primary product types and specific ingredient focuses.

Pixi is a British skincare brand founded in 1999.

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

Popular Pixi vs DHC products

Questions and answers

Pixi or DHC: which is better?

Pixi fits oily, sensitive, and dry skin best, offering a large variety of toners and serums with key ingredients like hyaluronic acid that helps hydrate the skin. DHC provides fragrance-free cleansing oils on this page, with Pore Cleansing Oil achieving a superior Lovi fit for sensitive skin.

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What is the difference between Pixi and DHC?

Pixi is an independently owned British brand founded in 1999 with a wide range of ten products on this page, while DHC is a Japanese brand founded in 1980 and owned by ORIX Corporation since 2023 with only two makeup removers featured here. Pixi features ingredients like aloe vera and hyaluronic acid, helping provide hydration and soothing effects, though some products contain fragrance and may cause sticky residue or skin irritation.

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Which is more affordable, Pixi or DHC?

The products on this page do not include pricing details for either Pixi or DHC, so affordability cannot be compared here.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Pixi or DHC?

DHC's products on this page include Pore Cleansing Oil, which has a High Lovi fit level for acne-prone skin. Pixi also features items like Retinol Tonic with a Superior Lovi fit level for acne-prone skin, though reviewers sometimes note skin irritation and sensitivity.

How do the founding years and corporate ownerships of Pixi and DHC compare?

Pixi was founded in 1999 in the United Kingdom and is independently owned, whereas DHC was founded in 1980 in Japan and has been owned by ORIX Corporation since 2023.

Which brand offers more products with fragrance listed in their ingredients, Pixi or DHC?

Pixi offers more products with fragrance listed, as 3 of its 10 products on this page contain fragrance. In contrast, DHC lists no fragrance in the ingredients for any of the products on this page.

What specific skin types are listed as the best fit for Pixi based on its brand-focused routines?

Oily skin, sensitive skin, and dry skin are listed as the best fit for Pixi based on its brand-focused routines.

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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