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Shiseido vs FOREO

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Shiseido and FOREO are esteemed skincare brands that offer thoughtful arrays of products for daily care. Shiseido is a Japanese company founded in 1872 that is beloved for moisturizers, cleansers, sunscreens, serums, and more, all formulated with key ingredients like glycerin to suit sensitive skin and mature skin best. Meanwhile, the second brand is beloved for blending advanced moisturizers with nourishing formulas that suit all skin types best, offering tailored care for every complexion. The brands differ primarily in their heritage and specialized product offerings, where the former provides standout choices such as the Treatment Softener for acne-prone skin, the Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Day Cream for skin with dark spots, and the Essential Energy Hydrating Cream for mature skin, while the latter features the SUPERCHARGED SERUM 2.0 and elevates daily routines through thoughtful design.

Shiseido is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1872 and owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.

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

Popular Shiseido vs FOREO products

Shiseido vs FOREO moisturizers

Questions and answers

Shiseido or FOREO: which is better?

Shiseido and FOREO both offer effective options, with Shiseido featuring a wide range of cleansers, moisturizers, and sunscreens that help provide deep hydration, while FOREO offers a single versatile moisturizer on this page. Hyaluronic acid helps improve skin quality and signs of skin aging.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

What is the difference between Shiseido and FOREO?

Shiseido offers a wide range of cleansers, toners, serums, moisturizers, and sunscreens that mostly feature fragrance and key ingredients like glycerin and hyaluronic acid, whereas FOREO features a single moisturizer, SUPERCHARGED SERUM 2.0, which lists no fragrance. Topical hyaluronic acid helps improve skin quality and signs of skin aging.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Shiseido or FOREO: which moisturizer is better?

Shiseido and FOREO both offer moisturizers on this page with high or superior Lovi fit levels for dry skin. FOREO's SUPERCHARGED SERUM 2.0 features fragrance-free formulas, whereas many Shiseido moisturizers on this page contain fragrance and may cause skin irritation.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Which is more affordable, Shiseido or FOREO?

Reviewers note that Shiseido products on this page often come with a high price point, while FOREO features only one product on the page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Shiseido or FOREO?

FOREO may cause fewer breakouts than Shiseido because the products on this page from FOREO are fragrance-free, whereas most Shiseido products contain fragrance that sometimes causes skin irritation. Furthermore, topical hyaluronic acid helps improve skin quality.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Which brand offers products with fragrance, Shiseido or FOREO?

Shiseido offers products with fragrance, whereas every FOREO product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

How do the founding years and locations of Shiseido and FOREO compare?

Shiseido was founded in 1872 in Japan, while FOREO was founded later in 2013.

Which brand has more products listed on the page for dry skin?

Shiseido has significantly more products listed on the page for dry skin than FOREO. The products on this page for Shiseido include a wide range of moisturizers, cleansers, and treatments with various Lovi fit levels for dry skin.

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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