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Shiseido vs Sebamed

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Shiseido and Sebamed are a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1872 and a German skincare brand founded in 1967, respectively. Shiseido is beloved for its thoughtful array of moisturizers, cleansers, sunscreens, and serums formulated with glycerin, while the German brand offers reliable moisturizers and gentle cleansers with scientifically balanced formulas. Both options suit sensitive skin best, with the Japanese brand also favoring mature skin and its counterpart favoring reactive and problematic skin. They ultimately differ in their approaches, as the former relies on meticulous formulations to target aging and hydration, whereas the latter maintains a steady focus on barrier health through skin-neutral pH.

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

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Sebamed is a German skincare brand founded in 1967 and owned by Sebapharma GmbH & Co. KG.

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

Popular Shiseido vs Sebamed products

Questions and answers

Shiseido or Sebamed: which is better?

Shiseido and Sebamed both offer quality options, but Shiseido stands out for its extensive range of anti-aging and hydrating products with a High Lovi fit for mature and sensitive skin. Meanwhile, Sebamed provides fragrance-free options like its Facial Cleanser, which has a High fit for oily, acne-prone, and sensitive skin types.

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What is the difference between Shiseido and Sebamed?

Shiseido is a Japanese brand founded in 1872 with a large range of products on this page featuring key ingredients like glycerin and hyaluronic acid, whereas Sebamed is a German brand founded in 1967 with only two products listed here. Shiseido's products on this page frequently include fragrance and address skin types best like sensitive and mature skin, while every Sebamed product on this page is unfragranced.

Shiseido or Sebamed: which cleanser is better?

Shiseido offers multiple cleansers on this page, such as the Deep Cleansing Foam achieving a High Lovi fit for oily skin, whereas Sebamed provides the Facial Cleanser which achieves a High Lovi fit for combination, oily, and acne-prone skin types.

Which is more affordable, Shiseido or Sebamed?

Reviewers note that Shiseido products on this page have a high price point. Sebamed is not mentioned for high pricing on this page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Shiseido or Sebamed?

Sebamed products on this page generally cause fewer breakouts because they are fragrance-free and formulated for sensitive and acne-prone skin, whereas many Shiseido products contain strong fragrances that may sometimes cause skin irritation.

How does the country of origin and founding year compare between Shiseido and Sebamed?

Shiseido was founded in Japan in 1872, whereas Sebamed was founded in Germany in 1967.

Which brand offers more fragrance-free products, Shiseido or Sebamed?

Sebamed offers more fragrance-free products since every product on its page lists no fragrance, whereas only 5 of Shiseido's 20 products on this page list no fragrance.

What are the primary skin types that Shiseido brand-focused routines are designed to fit best?

The products on this page show that Shiseido brand-focused routines fit sensitive skin, mature skin, and oily skin best. Hyaluronic acid helps maintain skin hydration as well.

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Shiseido or Sebamed: which moisturizer is better?

Shiseido features moisturizers like Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Cream Enriched, which has a High Lovi fit for dry skin, whereas Sebamed offers the Clear Face Care Gel, achieving an Average Lovi fit for dry skin. Topical hyaluronic acid, a key ingredient in Shiseido's products, helps improve skin quality and signs of aging.

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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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