Elixir skincare
Elixir is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1983 and owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.
Elixir is loved for its thoughtful sunscreens and delicate formulas. Its products suit combination and oily skin best because of their balancing qualities. For acne-prone skin, the standout product is the Day Care Revolution. The brand continues to offer reliable daily care for everyday routines.
This page covers some of the most popular Elixir products; for the whole Elixir range, with a fit score for every product, use the Lovi app.
Elixir sunscreens
Questions and answers
Is Elixir worth it?
Yes, Elixir is worth considering because Lovi rates the Elixir-focused routines Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin. Day Care Revolution is included on this page, but shoppers should note that the Elixir products on this page contain fragrance.
What are Elixir's best products?
Day Care Revolution is the top product for the Elixir products on this page, helping protect against sun and dark spots while keeping skin calm. Lovi rates this sunscreen High for mature skin, dark spots, combination skin, and acne-prone skin.
Which Elixir sunscreen is best for sensitive skin?
Day Care Revolution is the best Elixir sunscreen on this page for sensitive skin, rating Average.
Does Elixir cause breakouts?
Elixir is unlikely to cause breakouts, as Lovi rates acne-prone skin and oily acne-prone skin as having an Average fit for Day Care Revolution.
Is Elixir fragrance-free?
No, the Elixir products on this page include fragrance in Day Care Revolution.
What are the key ingredients in Elixir products?
Elixir products contain key ingredients such as tocopherol, glycerin, tranexamic acid, and ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate. These ingredients help support skin hydration, protect against sun exposure, and brighten the skin.
How do I build a Elixir skincare routine?
To build an Elixir skincare routine, you use the Day Care Revolution sunscreen as your daily step. Lovi rates Elixir-focused routines Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin.
What are good alternatives to Elixir?
Good alternatives to Elixir with pages on Lovi include Biore, Hada Labo, Shiseido, SK-II, Shiseido Senka, and DHC.
Elixir vs Biore: which is better?
Elixir is better than Biore, as Lovi rates the Elixir-focused routines Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin while rating the Biore-focused routines High for those same skin types.
Who owns Elixir, and where is it from?
Elixir is a Japanese brand founded in 1983, owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.
Is Elixir cruelty-free?
PETA, Leaping Bunny, and Cruelty Free International, the registries Lovi checks, do not list Elixir as cruelty-free.
Research behind Elixir'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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PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex
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Dr. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, MD, MSc
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Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine
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Elina Nazarenko, MD
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Victoria Derkova, MS
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