Canmake skincare
Canmake is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1985 and owned by IDA Group.
Canmake is widely loved for its lightweight sunscreens and delicate formulas. Its products suit balanced, dry, and combination skin best. The standout product for acne-prone skin is the Mermaid Skin Gel UV. Users can enjoy reliable daily protection and gentle care.
This page covers some of the most popular Canmake products; for the whole Canmake range, with a fit score for every product, use the Lovi app.
Canmake sunscreens
Questions and answers
Is Canmake worth it?
Yes, Canmake is worth it, as Lovi rates the Canmake-focused routine Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin. Furthermore, the Canmake products on this page list no fragrance in their ingredients.
What are Canmake's best products?
Canmake offers Mermaid Skin Gel UV, which Lovi rates Superior for mature skin and High for dry, oily, sensitive, and acne-prone skin. Every Canmake product on this page is formulated without fragrance.
Which Canmake sunscreen is best for sensitive skin?
Mermaid Skin Gel UV is the best Canmake sunscreen on this page for sensitive skin. Lovi rates this sunscreen High for sensitive skin. Additionally, every Canmake product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
Does Canmake cause breakouts?
Canmake is unlikely to cause breakouts because its products help control oil and acne. Lovi rates oily acne-prone skin High for Mermaid Skin Gel UV, and the Canmake-focused routine Superior for acne-prone skin.
Is Canmake fragrance-free?
Yes, every Canmake product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
What are the key ingredients in Canmake products?
Canmake products feature key ingredients like sodium hyaluronate, which helps provide antioxidant and anti-aging effects, and titanium dioxide, which acts as a physical UV filter. Zinc oxide is also included to support acne treatment and skin protection.
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How do I build a Canmake skincare routine?
To build a Canmake skincare routine, you start with the Mermaid Skin Gel UV sunscreen, which protects against the sun while fitting dry, oily, and sensitive skin. Lovi rates the Canmake-focused routine Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin.
Where can I buy Canmake, and how much does it cost?
Canmake products are available at stores in Italy, with prices ranging from €15.69.
What are good alternatives to Canmake?
Good alternatives to Canmake with pages on Lovi include Biore, Hada Labo, Shiseido, SK-II, Shiseido Senka, and DHC. Lovi rates the Biore-focused routine High for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin.
Canmake vs Biore: which is better?
Canmake is slightly better than Biore, as Lovi rates the Canmake-focused routine as Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin, while the Biore-focused routine is rated High for those same skin types.
Who owns Canmake, and where is it from?
Canmake is a Japanese brand founded in 1985, owned by IDA Group.
Is Canmake cruelty-free?
PETA, Leaping Bunny, and Cruelty Free International, the registries Lovi checks, do not list Canmake as cruelty-free.
Research behind Canmake'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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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
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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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Elina Nazarenko, MD
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Dermatology and diagnostic consultant
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Victoria Derkova, MS
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Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist
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