Shiseido vs Sudocrem
Shiseido and Sudocrem are a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1872 and a classic healing formulation, respectively. The former is beloved for its thoughtful array of moisturizers, cleansers, sunscreens, and serums formulated with glycerin, while the latter is known for its protective antiseptic creams. Both offer gentle care, though the former suits sensitive and mature skin best with meticulous formulations, whereas the latter suits sensitive, dry, and irritated skin best through time-tested ingredients.
Shiseido is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1872 and owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.
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This page compares some of the most popular Shiseido and Sudocrem products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Popular Shiseido vs Sudocrem products
Questions and answers
Shiseido or Sudocrem: which is better?
Shiseido is generally better for most skin types, as the products on this page offer superior or high fit levels for sensitive, mature, and dry skin, whereas Sudocrem's Antiseptic Healing Cream is rated low or with caution across these skin types. Shiseido features key ingredients like hyaluronic acid, which helps improve skin hydration and signs of aging.
What is the difference between Shiseido and Sudocrem?
Shiseido offers a wide range of skincare products featuring key ingredients like glycerin and hyaluronic acid, whereas Sudocrem provides an antiseptic healing cream with no added fragrance. The products on this page from Shiseido generally achieve higher fit levels for sensitive, mature, and dark-spot-prone skin compared to Sudocrem.
Which is more affordable, Shiseido or Sudocrem?
Reviewers frequently note that Shiseido has a high price point, whereas the products on this page for Sudocrem do not list pricing concerns.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Shiseido or Sudocrem?
Sudocrem's Antiseptic Healing Cream has a caution or low Lovi fit for acne-prone and oily acne-prone skin, whereas certain Shiseido products on this page achieve a High fit for these skin types, though others may cause breakouts or skin irritation.
How do the founding years and corporate ownerships of Shiseido and Sudocrem compare?
Shiseido was founded in 1872 in Japan and is owned by Shiseido Company, Limited, whereas Sudocrem was founded in 1931 and has been owned by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. since 2016.
Which brand has more fragrance-free options among their listed products, Shiseido or Sudocrem?
Sudocrem has more fragrance-free options among their listed products because every product on its page lists no fragrance, whereas 15 out of 20 Shiseido products on this page contain fragrance.
What are the main skin types that Shiseido brand-focused routines fit best, and does Sudocrem have any specified best-fit skin types?
The products on this page for Shiseido fit sensitive skin, mature skin, and skin with dark spots best, whereas Sudocrem has no specified best-fit skin types.
Research behind their key ingredients
Psychophysical study of the effects of topical application of menthol in healthy volunteers
Panax ginseng induces human Type I collagen synthesis through activation of Smad signaling
Vitamin C-squalene bioconjugate promotes epidermal thickening and collagen production in human skin
Another Reason for Using Caffeine in Dermocosmetics: Sunscreen Adjuvant
Exotic Vegetable Oils for Cosmetic O/W Nanoemulsions: In Vivo Evaluation
In vivo and in vitro evaluation of octyl methoxycinnamate liposomes
Anatomical site differences of sodium lauryl sulfate-induced irritation: randomized controlled trial
Skin recovery by Lavandula angustifolia leaf callus extract: Redox control of Nrf2 signaling
Moisturizing Effects of Diglycerol Combined with Glycerol on Human Stratum Corneum
Functional properties and skin care effects of sodium trehalose sulfate
Transdermal Delivery of Baicalin Based on Bio-Vesicles and Its Efficacy in Antiaging of the Skin
Liposomal formulation of a vitamin C derivative: a promising strategy to increase skin permeability
New Chalcone-Derived Molecule for the Topical Regulation of Hyperpigmentation and Skin Aging
Targeting Circadian Rhythm for the Regulation of Skin Collagen Metabolism
Retrospective Review of Dermal Safety Studies of Organic Sunscreens
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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Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer
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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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