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Bioderma vs Sesderma

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Bioderma and Sesderma are trusted European skincare brands originating from France and Spain respectively. Bioderma features thoughtful moisturizers, makeup removers, serums, and cleansers anchored by nourishing glycerin to suit sensitive and acne-prone skin. Meanwhile, the Spanish brand is beloved for advanced serums and meticulously engineered formulas featuring botanical extracts and active compounds that suit sensitive, hyperpigmented, and aging skin types best. While both cater well to sensitive skin, the French line focuses on high-tolerance formulations for reactivity and barrier function, whereas its counterpart emphasizes targeted solutions to refine skin texture and promote radiance.

Bioderma is a French skincare brand founded in 1977 and owned by Jean-Noël Thorel Foundation since 2018.

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Sesderma is a Spanish skincare brand founded in 1989 and owned by Grupo Sesderma since 2026.

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

Popular Bioderma vs Sesderma products

Questions and answers

Bioderma or Sesderma: which is better?

Bioderma offers a much wider variety of products on this page compared to Sesderma, with options tailored for sensitive, acne-prone, and dry skin. Reviewers frequently highlight Bioderma for its soothing moisturizers and gentle cleansers.

What is the difference between Bioderma and Sesderma?

Bioderma offers a wide selection of 20 products on this page tailored for sensitive, acne-prone, and dry skin, whereas Sesderma is represented by just one product, Azelac RU Serum. Bioderma features a high proportion of fragrance-free options, while Sesderma's single product includes fragrance.

Which is more affordable, Bioderma or Sesderma?

Reviewers note that Bioderma sometimes has high price point and value concerns.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Bioderma or Sesderma?

Bioderma offers multiple products on this page with High Lovi fit levels for acne-prone skin, such as Sensibio Gel Moussant and Sébium Mat Control, while Sesderma features only Azelac RU Serum, which also holds a High fit for acne-prone skin.

When was Bioderma founded and where is it from compared to Sesderma?

Bioderma was founded in 1977 in France, whereas Sesderma was founded in 1989 in Spain.

How many products from Bioderma list no fragrance, and does Sesderma have any fragrance-free products on the page?

Bioderma has 9 out of 20 products on this page that list no fragrance, while Sesderma has 0 fragrance-free products among the products on this page.

What are some of the positive and negative things reviewers mention about Bioderma?

Reviewers mostly mention that Bioderma offers soothing and barrier-repairing moisturizers, gentle non-irritating makeup removers, and effective cleansers. Sometimes they note negative aspects like a high price point and value concerns, texture and finish issues such as stickiness or greasiness, unpleasant fragrance, and that the products can sometimes be drying.

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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