FANCL skincare
FANCL is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by Kirin Holdings Company, Limited since 2024.
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FANCL is loved for its thoughtful makeup removers and gentle exfoliants, all crafted from pure, effective formulas. Its products suit sensitive, dry, and normal skin types best, offering mild care without harsh irritations. For acne-prone skin, the standout product is the Facial Washing Powder, while the Mild Cleansing Oil is ideal for skin with dark spots. The brand continues to provide reliable daily solutions for maintaining balanced skin.
This page covers some of the most popular FANCL products; for the whole FANCL range, with a fit score for every product, use the Lovi app.
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Questions and answers
Is FANCL worth it?
FANCL is worth it because Lovi rates the brand-focused routine Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin. The FANCL products on this page list no fragrance in their ingredients.
What are FANCL's best products?
FANCL's best products for the skin are Mild Cleansing Oil and Facial Washing Powder, which both suit a wide range of skin types. Lovi rates the FANCL-focused routine Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin. Every product from the FANCL range on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
Does FANCL cause breakouts?
FANCL is unlikely to cause breakouts, and Lovi rates the FANCL-focused routine Superior for acne-prone skin. The Mild Cleansing Oil and Facial Washing Powder both fit acne-prone skin well to help keep pores clear.
Is FANCL fragrance-free?
Yes, every product among the FANCL products on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients. Lovi rates the FANCL-focused routines as Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin.
What are the key ingredients in FANCL products?
FANCL products feature key ingredients such as glycerin, which helps hydrate dry skin, and tocopherol, which provides antioxidant benefits supported by clinical studies. The FANCL products on this page list no fragrance in their ingredients.
How do I build a FANCL skincare routine?
To build a FANCL skincare routine, start by using Mild Cleansing Oil to gently remove makeup, followed by Facial Washing Powder to cleanse and smooth the skin. Lovi rates the FANCL-focused routines Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin.
Where can I buy FANCL, and how much does it cost?
FANCL products are available at stores in Spain. Prices on the page range from €19.99 to €55.88.
What are good alternatives to FANCL?
Good alternatives to FANCL with pages on Lovi include Biore, Hada Labo, Shiseido, SK-II, Shiseido Senka, and DHC. For dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin, a Biore-focused routine is a good choice, though Lovi rates it slightly lower than the Superior fit of FANCL-focused routines.
FANCL vs Biore: which is better?
FANCL is better than Biore, as Lovi rates the FANCL-focused routines Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin, compared to High for Biore.
Who owns FANCL, and where is it from?
FANCL is a Japanese brand founded in 1980, owned by Kirin Holdings Company, Limited since 2024.
Is FANCL cruelty-free?
PETA, Leaping Bunny, and Cruelty Free International, the registries Lovi checks, do not list FANCL as cruelty-free.
Research behind FANCL's key ingredients
Behind these ratings
Lovi rates every product from its 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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Victoria Derkova, MS
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