Simple vs Sebamed
Simple and Sebamed are well-regarded European skincare brands that offer gentle moisturizers and cleansers formulated with skin-loving ingredients. The British line, founded in 1960 and owned by Unilever PLC since 2011, incorporates niacinamide and glycerin to suit oily and acne-prone skin best, whereas the German line, founded in 1967 and owned by Sebapharma GmbH & Co. KG, relies on scientifically balanced formulas with a skin-neutral pH to suit sensitive, reactive, and problematic skin best. While both excel in barrier health through reliable offerings like targeted facial cleansers and micellar waters, the former is deeply loved for addressing dark spots and mature skin, and the latter maintains a steady focus on clear face care.
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 and Sebamed both offer fragrance-free options, but neither brand emerges as universally better since their suitability depends entirely on your specific skin type and needs. For instance, Simple features products like its Kind to Skin Soothing Facial Toner achieving a High fit for sensitive skin, whereas Sebamed offers cleansers with High fits for oily and acne-prone skin.
What is the difference between Simple and Sebamed?
Simple offers a broad variety of fragrance-free cleansers, makeup removers, and moisturizers featuring glycerin and niacinamide, whereas Sebamed features just two fragrance-free products on this page: a moisturizer and a cleanser. Niacinamide helps reduce pigmentation and skin aging.
Simple or Sebamed: which cleanser is better?
Simple offers the Refreshing Facial Wash, while Sebamed provides the Facial Cleanser, which has a High Lovi fit for oily, acne-prone, sensitive, and combination skin. Lovi rates the Simple cleanser as having a Low fit for dry and dry sensitive skin.
Which is more affordable, Simple or Sebamed?
Simple features lightweight and value-friendly moisturizers among the products on this page. Sebamed does not list pricing or value descriptors on this page.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Simple or Sebamed?
Simple products on this page are noted by reviewers as sometimes causing breakouts or irritations.
When was each brand founded and where are their company headquarters located?
Simple was founded in 1967 in the United Kingdom, while Sebamed was founded in 1967 in Germany.
Which products from Simple and Sebamed contain no fragrance in their ingredients?
Every product from Simple and Sebamed listed on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
What are the key ingredients featured across Simple skincare products?
Simple features Niacinamide and Glycerin as key ingredients across the products on this page. Glycerin helps provide hydration to the skin.
Simple or Sebamed: which moisturizer is better?
Simple offers a wider variety of moisturizers on this page, which users note are lightweight and value-friendly, though Lovi rates the fit level for dry skin as Average across its moisturizers. Sebamed features the Clear Face Care Gel, for which Lovi rates the fit level for oily acne-prone skin as High and for dry skin as Average.
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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