Sesderma vs Catrice
Sesderma and Catrice are a Spanish skincare brand founded in 1989 and a German skincare brand founded in 2004, respectively. Sesderma is beloved for its advanced serums and meticulously engineered formulas, such as the Azelac RU Serum for acne-prone skin, suiting sensitive, hyperpigmented, and aging skin types best. Catrice is beloved for its refined eye products and advanced formulas, such as the Under Eye Brightener for acne-prone skin, suiting combination, oily, and normal skin best. Both differ primarily in their specific target concerns, ingredient synergies, and overall daily performance.
Sesderma is a Spanish skincare brand founded in 1989 and owned by Grupo Sesderma since 2026.
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Catrice is a German skincare brand founded in 2004 and owned by cosnova.
This page compares some of the most popular Sesderma and Catrice products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Questions and answers
Sesderma or Catrice: which is better?
Neither brand is universally better, as Sesderma offers a High Lovi fit for acne-prone skin and dark spots with its Azelac RU Serum, while Catrice provides a High Lovi fit for dry and sensitive skin with its Under Eye Brightener. Lovi rates the Azelac RU Serum as Average for sensitive skin, and Catrice products on this page list no fragrance.
What is the difference between Sesderma and Catrice?
Sesderma was founded in Spain in 1989, whereas Catrice was founded in Germany in 2004. Lovi gives the Azelac RU Serum by Sesderma a High fit for acne-prone skin and skin with dark spots, while Catrice has no fragrance listed across the products on this page.
Which is more affordable, Sesderma or Catrice?
Neither brand is more affordable on this page because the provided page facts do not include any pricing information for Sesderma or Catrice products.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Sesderma or Catrice?
Catrice Under Eye Brightener has an Average Lovi fit for acne-prone skin, while Sesderma Azelac RU Serum has an Average to High fit depending on the specific acne type. Azelaic acid helps reduce acne breakouts.
Which brand has products that are entirely free of fragrance on this page, Sesderma or Catrice?
Catrice has products that are entirely free of fragrance on this page, whereas Sesderma includes fragrance in its product.
How does the Lovi fit level for dry skin compare between the Sesderma Azelac RU Serum and the Catrice Under Eye Brightener?
For dry skin, the Catrice Under Eye Brightener has a High Lovi fit level, whereas the Sesderma Azelac RU Serum has a Low fit level. Catrice products on this page also list no fragrance in their ingredients, while the Sesderma serum contains fragrance.
Which company was founded earlier, the Spanish brand Sesderma or the German brand Catrice?
The Spanish brand Sesderma was founded earlier in 1989, while the German brand Catrice was founded in 2004.
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.
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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. Sofía Perea Pérez, 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
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Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist
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