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CeraVe vs DHC

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

CeraVe and DHC are popular skincare brands offering reliable daily care for a balanced complexion. The American brand, founded in 2005, is universally loved for its expertly formulated moisturizers, cleansers, serums, sunscreens, and more, which harness nourishing hyaluronic acid and glycerin. Meanwhile, the Japanese brand, founded in 1980, is beloved for its effective makeup removers and nourishing formulas. While the former suits mature skin and oily acne-prone skin best, the latter suits dry, normal, combination, and oily skin best.

CeraVe is an American skincare brand founded in 2005 and owned by L'Oréal since 2017.

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DHC is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by ORIX Corporation since 2023.

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

Popular CeraVe vs DHC products

Questions and answers

CeraVe or DHC: which is better?

CeraVe has a much broader range with high Lovi fit levels across multiple skin types, featuring key ingredients like ceramides that help repair the skin barrier. DHC is more limited on this page, offering mainly oil cleansers.

What is the difference between CeraVe and DHC?

CeraVe offers a large assortment of 36 products on the products on this page across categories like cleansers, moisturizers, and serums, whereas DHC features only 2 makeup removers. Additionally, CeraVe fits best for mature skin, oily acne-prone skin, and dry skin.

Which is more affordable, CeraVe or DHC?

This page does not provide pricing information for either CeraVe or DHC, so it is not possible to determine which brand is more affordable.

Which causes fewer breakouts, CeraVe or DHC?

CeraVe has products on this page that sometimes note causes breakouts, while DHC has no such notes listed. However, CeraVe features products with a High or Superior Lovi fit for acne-prone skin, such as the Blemish Control Cleanser, whereas DHC lists only two makeup removers on this page.

Which brand offers more products specifically formulated for dry skin?

CeraVe offers more products specifically formulated for dry skin, as the products on this page include numerous moisturizers, cleansers, and serums tailored to that skin type, whereas DHC features only two cleansing oils.

How do the founding years and countries of origin compare between CeraVe and DHC?

CeraVe was founded in 2005 in the United States, whereas DHC was founded earlier in 1980 in Japan. Both brands are now under different ownership.

Do both CeraVe and DHC products contain no fragrance in their ingredients?

Yes, both CeraVe and DHC have no fragrance listed in the ingredients for the products on this page.

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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