FANCL vs Sesderma
FANCL and Sesderma are distinguished skincare brands that offer thoughtful makeup removers, gentle exfoliants, and advanced serums crafted from pure formulas and active compounds. The Japanese brand suits sensitive, dry, and normal skin types best with its mild care, while the Spanish brand is beloved for addressing sensitive, hyperpigmented, and aging skin with meticulously engineered formulas. Choosing between the two ultimately depends on whether one prefers gentle daily balance or advanced botanical refinement for specific concerns.
FANCL is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by Kirin Holdings Company, Limited since 2024.
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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 FANCL and Sesderma products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Popular FANCL vs Sesderma products
Questions and answers
FANCL or Sesderma: which is better?
FANCL products on this page have fragrance-free formulas and generally achieve Superior or High Lovi fit levels across most skin types, making them a better choice for sensitive skin than Sesderma. Sesderma offers targeted options like Azelac RU Serum, but it contains fragrance.
What is the difference between FANCL and Sesderma?
FANCL stands out because the products on this page list no fragrance, whereas Sesderma includes fragrance in its serum. For fit, Lovi rates FANCL Facial Washing Powder as Superior for sensitive skin.
Which is more affordable, FANCL or Sesderma?
The page facts do not provide pricing information to compare the affordability of FANCL and Sesderma.
Which causes fewer breakouts, FANCL or Sesderma?
FANCL is the better choice for acne-prone skin because the products on this page earn a High to Superior fit from Lovi, whereas Sesderma scores Average. Furthermore, every FANCL product on this page lists no fragrance, which helps reduce the likelihood of irritation.
Which brand uses fragrance in its products, FANCL or Sesderma?
Sesderma uses fragrance in its products on this page, while FANCL lists no fragrance in every product.
When were the parent companies of FANCL and Sesderma founded?
FANCL has been owned by Kirin Holdings Company, Limited since 2024, while Sesderma is owned by Grupo Sesderma.
How does the Lovi fit level for dry skin compare between FANCL Mild Cleansing Oil and Sesderma Azelac RU Serum?
FANCL Mild Cleansing Oil has a Superior Lovi fit level for dry skin, whereas Sesderma Azelac RU Serum has a Low fit level.
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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Co-founder, Medical Director
Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer
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Co-founder, CEO and CTO
PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex
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Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc
Medical Board
Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine
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Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD
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Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member
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Medical Board, Medical Advisor
Dermatology MD
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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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