IPSA skincare
IPSA is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1986 and owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.
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IPSA is widely loved for its bespoke moisturizers and meticulously crafted formulas. Its products suit sensitive, dry, and combination skin best. The standout products for particular concerns include the Time Reset Aqua for acne-prone skin. These offerings deliver targeted care to enhance the natural balance of the complexion.
This page covers some of the most popular IPSA products; for the whole IPSA range, with a fit score for every product, use the Lovi app.
IPSA moisturizers
Questions and answers
Is IPSA worth it?
Yes, IPSA is worth considering because Lovi rates the IPSA-focused routine Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin. Every product from the brand on this page is also free of added fragrance.
What are IPSA's best products?
Time Reset Aqua is the best product for IPSA on this page, with Lovi rating it Superior for dry and dry sensitive skin, and High for oily, combination, sensitive, and acne-prone skin. Every IPSA product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
Which IPSA moisturizer is best for dry skin?
Time Reset Aqua is the best IPSA moisturizer for dry skin, for which Lovi rates it Superior.
Does IPSA cause breakouts?
IPSA is unlikely to cause breakouts, and Lovi rates Time Reset Aqua High for oily and acne-prone skin. The IPSA products on this page list no fragrance in their ingredients, which helps keep the skin calm.
Is IPSA fragrance-free?
Yes, every product on this page by IPSA lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
What are the key ingredients in IPSA products?
The key ingredients in the IPSA products on this page include concentrated glycerin, paeonia albiflora root extract, tranexamic acid, and dipotassium glycyrrhizate. Concentrated glycerin helps keep skin hydrated, while dipotassium glycyrrhizate and paeonia albiflora root extract help calm skin.
How do I build a IPSA skincare routine?
To build an IPSA routine, apply the moisturizer Time Reset Aqua, which Lovi rates Superior for dry, sensitive, oily, and combination skin types. Every IPSA product on this page contains no fragrance.
What are good alternatives to IPSA?
Good alternatives to IPSA include Biore, Hada Labo, Shiseido, SK-II, Shiseido Senka, and DHC, which all have pages on Lovi. Lovi rates the IPSA-focused routines Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin, while Biore-focused routines rate High for those skin types.
IPSA vs Biore: which is better?
IPSA routines are better than Biore routines, as Lovi rates the IPSA-focused routine Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin, compared to High for Biore.
Who owns IPSA, and where is it from?
IPSA is a Japanese brand founded in 1986, owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.
Is IPSA cruelty-free?
PETA, Leaping Bunny, and Cruelty Free International, the registries Lovi checks, do not list IPSA as cruelty-free.
Research behind IPSA'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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Dr. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, MD, MSc
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