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Anessa vs FANCL

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

Anessa and FANCL are Japanese skincare brands known for their reliable daily solutions and thoughtful formulations. Anessa is widely loved for its advanced sunscreens suited best for all skin types, while FANCL is loved for its thoughtful makeup removers and gentle exfoliants suited best for sensitive, dry, and normal skin types. Both brands offer standout products for specific concerns, such as the Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk and Facial Washing Powder for acne-prone skin, or the Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Gel and Mild Cleansing Oil for skin with dark spots. They differ primarily in their core offerings, as the former provides sophisticated sun protection and the latter provides pure, gentle care without harsh irritations.

Anessa is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1992 and owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.

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FANCL is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by Kirin Holdings Company, Limited since 2024.

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

Popular Anessa vs FANCL products

Questions and answers

Anessa or FANCL: which is better?

FANCL gets a Superior fit from Lovi for dry skin and dry sensitive skin with its Mild Cleansing Oil, whereas Anessa gives these skin types an Average fit across its sunscreens. Both brands have no fragrance in the products on this page.

What is the difference between Anessa and FANCL?

Anessa offers sunscreen products on this page that rate High for oily and mature skin, while FANCL provides cleansing and exfoliating products that rate Superior for sensitive and dry skin. Both brands feature fragrance-free formulas across all the products on this page.

Which is more affordable, Anessa or FANCL?

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Which causes fewer breakouts, Anessa or FANCL?

FANCL achieves a Superior Lovi fit level for oily acne-prone skin with its Facial Washing Powder, while the products on this page from Anessa reach a High fit for acne-prone skin. Every product from both brands lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Which brand was founded earlier in Japan, Anessa or FANCL?

FANCL was founded earlier in Japan than Anessa, having started in 1980 compared to Anessa's founding in 1992.

Do any of the products from Anessa or FANCL contain fragrance?

Every product from both Anessa and FANCL on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Which parent companies own Anessa and FANCL?

Anessa is owned by Shiseido Company, Limited, while FANCL is owned by Kirin Holdings Company, Limited. Both brands were originally founded in Japan.

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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