Simple vs Sebamed
Simple and Sebamed are two gentle skincare lines offering thoughtful moisturizers and cleansers for various complexions. The British brand is beloved for its products crafted with niacinamide and glycerin, suiting acne-prone skin and skin with dark spots best, whereas the German brand relies on scientifically balanced, skin-neutral pH formulas to suit sensitive, reactive, and problematic skin. While both prioritize skin health, Simple uses niacinamide and glycerin to reduce hyperpigmentation, improve aging signs, and boost hydration, while Sebamed maintains a steady focus on barrier health through its reliable offerings.
Simple is a British skincare brand founded in 1960 and owned by Unilever PLC since 2011.
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Sebamed is a German skincare brand founded in 1967 and owned by Sebapharma GmbH & Co. KG.
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This page compares some of the most popular Simple and Sebamed products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Popular Simple vs Sebamed products
Questions and answers
Simple or Sebamed: which is better?
Simple offers more choices with a wide range of cleansers, moisturizers, and makeup removers that Lovi rates as High or Average for sensitive and oily skin, while Sebamed provides just two facial care products on this page. Niacinamide helps reduce cutaneous pigmentation and suppress melanosome transfer, and glycerin helps improve skin hydration.
What is the difference between Simple and Sebamed?
Simple offers a wider variety of products on this page, including makeup removers, toners, and multiple moisturizers, whereas Sebamed features only a care gel and a facial cleanser. Niacinamide helps reduce skin pigmentation, and glycerin helps improve skin hydration.
Simple or Sebamed: which cleanser is better?
For cleansing, Sebamed Facial Cleanser achieves a High Lovi fit for sensitive, oily, and acne-prone skin, whereas Simple Refreshing Facial Wash has a Low fit for dry skin. Glycerin helps maintain skin hydration across the products on this page.
Which is more affordable, Simple or Sebamed?
Simple products are frequently described by shoppers as value-friendly and lightweight moisturizers. Sebamed does not have specific pricing feedback noted on this page.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Simple or Sebamed?
Simple products on this page have a High fit for acne-prone skin with its Kind to Skin Soothing Facial Toner, but reviewers note that the brand's products may sometimes cause breakouts or irritations.
Between Simple and Sebamed, which brand was founded earlier?
Simple was founded earlier in 1960 in the United Kingdom, whereas Sebamed was founded later in 1967 in Germany.
Do any of the products from Simple or Sebamed contain fragrance?
Every product from both Simple and Sebamed on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
How does the Lovi fit level for oily acne-prone skin compare between Simple's Micellar Cleansing Water and Sebamed's Clear Face Care Gel?
Simple's Micellar Cleansing Water has an Average Lovi fit level for oily acne-prone skin, whereas Sebamed's Clear Face Care Gel has a High fit level for this skin type.
Simple or Sebamed: which moisturizer is better?
Simple offers a wider variety of moisturizers on this page, with fit levels reaching Average across multiple skin types including dry and sensitive skin, while Sebamed provides the Clear Face Care Gel which reaches High fit for oily acne-prone skin. Both brands list no fragrance in their products, and Simple's moisturizers are frequently noted by reviewers as lightweight and value-friendly.
Research behind their key ingredients
The effect of niacinamide on reducing cutaneous pigmentation and suppression of melanosome transfer
Apigenin inhibits UVA-induced cytotoxicity in vitro and prevents signs of skin aging in vivo
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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Elina Nazarenko, MD
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Victoria Derkova, MS
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