DHC vs Sebamed
DHC and Sebamed are well-established beauty companies offering reliable daily care for diverse complexions. The Japanese brand is known for effective makeup removers and nourishing formulas, including the Pore Cleansing Oil and the Deep Cleansing Oil, while the German brand is loved for thoughtful moisturizers and gentle cleansers, such as the Facial Cleanser and the Clear Face Care Gel. DHC suits dry, normal, combination, and oily skin best, whereas Sebamed is tailored for sensitive, reactive, and problematic skin due to its skin-neutral pH. Both lines differ fundamentally in their origins, compositions, and primary targets, yet each maintains a steady focus on barrier health and a balanced complexion.
DHC is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by ORIX Corporation since 2023.
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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 DHC and Sebamed products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Popular DHC vs Sebamed products
Questions and answers
DHC or Sebamed: which is better?
DHC Pore Cleansing Oil is rated a Superior fit for sensitive skin, whereas Sebamed does not reach a Superior fit for any skin type on this page. Every product on this page for both brands lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
What is the difference between DHC and Sebamed?
DHC features products on this page that achieve a Superior Lovi fit for sensitive skin, whereas Sebamed offers choices achieving a High fit for oily and sensitive skin types. Every product listed for both DHC and Sebamed contains no fragrance.
Which is more affordable, DHC or Sebamed?
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Which causes fewer breakouts, DHC or Sebamed?
When it comes to breakout-prone skin, DHC earns a High Lovi fit for products like Pore Cleansing Oil, while Sebamed's Clear Face Care Gel also reaches a High fit for oily acne-prone skin. Both brands feature fragrance-free formulas on this page.
Where and when were DHC and Sebamed founded?
DHC was founded in Japan in 1980, while Sebamed was founded in Germany in 1967.
Do DHC and Sebamed products contain fragrance?
Every product from both DHC and Sebamed on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
Which brand offers a pore cleansing oil?
DHC offers a pore cleansing oil on this page. Lovi rates this product as having a Superior fit for sensitive skin and a High fit for oily and acne-prone 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.
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PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex
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Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc
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Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine
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Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD
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Elina Nazarenko, MD
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Dermatology and diagnostic consultant
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Victoria Derkova, MS
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Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist
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