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Dermalogica vs DHC

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Dermalogica and DHC are renowned skincare brands offering targeted daily care for diverse complexions. The American line relies on active ingredients like hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and salicylic acid in its serums, moisturizers, cleansers, and masks to suit oily and combination skin best. Conversely, the Japanese line is beloved for its effective makeup removers and nourishing formulas that suit dry, normal, combination, and oily skin. While the former focuses on clinical formulations for specific concerns, both brands provide reliable options to achieve a balanced complexion.

Dermalogica is an American skincare brand founded in 1986 and owned by Unilever since 2015.

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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 Dermalogica and DHC products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular Dermalogica vs DHC products

Questions and answers

Dermalogica or DHC: which is better?

Dermalogica is the better choice for a wider variety of skincare needs, as the products on this page feature a much larger selection of items tailored to different skin types. Reviewers frequently mention that the brand provides intense hydration and gentle, non-stripping cleansers.

What is the difference between Dermalogica and DHC?

Dermalogica offers a much larger variety of products on this page than DHC, featuring specialized items like exfoliants, serums, masks, and moisturizers.

Which is more affordable, Dermalogica or DHC?

Reviewers note that Dermalogica products on this page have a high price point, whereas no such affordability concerns are mentioned for DHC.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Dermalogica or DHC?

Dermalogica provides a wide range of products with varied breakout-related fit levels for the products on this page, whereas DHC features only two cleansing oils.

Which brand has been around longer and where were they founded?

DHC has been around slightly longer, having been founded in Japan in 1980, whereas Dermalogica was founded in the United States in 1986.

Do either Dermalogica or DHC include added fragrance in their products?

Every product on this page for both Dermalogica and DHC lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

How does the Lovi fit level for Deep Cleansing Oil compare between dry skin and oily skin?

For DHC Deep Cleansing Oil, the Lovi fit level is High for dry skin and Average for oily skin.

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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