Dr. Sam's skincare
Dr. Sam's is a British skincare brand founded in 2018 and owned by Bunting Holdings Ltd.
Dr. Sam's is cherished for its gentle cleansers and meticulously balanced formulas. Its products suit sensitive, reactive skin best because of their thoughtful formulations. The standout products for particular concerns include the Flawless Cleanser for acne-prone skin. The brand consistently delivers reliable daily care.
This page covers some of the most popular Dr. Sam's products; for the whole Dr. Sam's range, with a fit score for every product, use the Lovi app.
Dr. Sam's cleansers
Questions and answers
Is Dr. Sam's worth it?
Dr. Sam's is worth considering because Lovi rates the brand's routines as Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin. Additionally, every product from the Dr. Sam's products on this page is formulated without fragrance.
What are Dr. Sam's's best products?
Flawless Cleanser is among the best options from Dr. Sam's on this page, as Lovi rates it High for dry, dry sensitive, and sensitive skin. Every product among the Dr. Sam's products on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
Which Dr. Sam's cleanser is best for oily skin?
Flawless Cleanser is the best choice among the Dr. Sam's cleansers on this page for oily skin. Lovi rates Flawless Cleanser Average for oily skin.
Does Dr. Sam's cause breakouts?
Dr. Sam's is unlikely to cause breakouts, as the Dr. Sam's products on this page list no fragrance and Lovi rates the brand-focused routine Superior for acne-prone skin.
Is Dr. Sam's fragrance-free?
Yes, every one of the Dr. Sam's products on this page is formulated without any added fragrance. This helps keep skin calm and less likely to experience irritation.
What are the key ingredients in Dr. Sam's products?
Dr. Sam's products are formulated with key ingredients such as tocopheryl acetate, citric acid, and poloxamer 188. Lovi rates the brand's products High to Superior across various skin types, and every product on this page contains no fragrance.
How do I build a Dr. Sam's skincare routine?
To build a Dr. Sam's routine, you start with the Flawless Cleanser, which Lovi rates High for dry, dry sensitive, and sensitive skin, and Average for combination, mature, dark spots, acne-prone, and oily skin. The Dr. Sam's-focused routine rates Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin.
What are good alternatives to Dr. Sam's?
Good alternatives to Dr. Sam's with similar skincare pages on Lovi include BYOMA, The INKEY List, Medik8, Simple, Elemis, and Pixi. These brands offer alternative options for shoppers exploring different skincare routines.
Dr. Sam's vs BYOMA: which is better?
Dr. Sam's is slightly better than BYOMA because Lovi rates the Dr. Sam's-focused routine as Superior across dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin, outscoring BYOMA in every category. Every Dr. Sam's product on this page also lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
Who owns Dr. Sam's, and where is it from?
Dr. Sam's is a British brand founded in 2018, owned by Bunting Holdings Ltd.
Is Dr. Sam's cruelty-free?
PETA, Leaping Bunny, and Cruelty Free International, the registries Lovi checks, do not list Dr. Sam's as cruelty-free.
Research behind Dr. Sam's'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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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. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, 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
Medical Board
Dermatology and diagnostic consultant
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Victoria Derkova, MS
Medical Board
Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist
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