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Anessa vs Grown Alchemist

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Anessa and Grown Alchemist are distinct skincare brands offering specialized daily care. The Japanese brand, founded in 1992 and owned by Shiseido Company, Limited, is widely loved for its advanced sunscreens and sophisticated formulas that suit all skin types best, offering reliable daily protection through thoughtful formulations like the Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk for acne-prone skin and the Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Gel for skin with dark spots. Conversely, the Australian-rooted brand is loved for its cleansers and serums, as well as its formulas, which suit sensitive, dry, and combination skin best with standout products including the Hydra-Restore Cream Cleanser for acne-prone skin, the Instant Smoothing Serum for skin with dark spots, and the Gentle Gel Facial Cleanser for mature skin. Ultimately, both entities differ in their core offerings and ideal skin types while working to shield and care for the complexion.

Anessa is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1992 and owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.

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This page compares some of the most popular Anessa and Grown Alchemist products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular Anessa vs Grown Alchemist products

Questions and answers

Anessa or Grown Alchemist: which is better?

Anessa is better for high-fit sun protection across skin types, while Grown Alchemist offers gentle hydration options like its Hydra-Restore Cream Cleanser. Lovi gives both brands average to high fits depending on the specific product and skin type.

What is the difference between Anessa and Grown Alchemist?

Anessa features sunscreens with high Lovi fit levels for oily and acne-prone skin, while Grown Alchemist offers cleansers and a serum where the products on this page show varying fit levels. Every product from both brands on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Which is more affordable, Anessa or Grown Alchemist?

Neither Anessa nor Grown Alchemist shows price or affordability details for the products on this page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Anessa or Grown Alchemist?

Anessa is better for acne-prone skin because the products on this page achieve a High Lovi fit for acne-prone and oily acne-prone skin, whereas Grown Alchemist ranges from Average to High.

When were Anessa and Grown Alchemist founded and who owns them?

Anessa was founded in 1992 in Japan and is owned by Shiseido Company, Limited, while Grown Alchemist was founded in 2008 and has been independently owned since 2024.

Do Anessa and Grown Alchemist products contain fragrance?

Every product from both Anessa and Grown Alchemist on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Which Grown Alchemist cleanser has a High Lovi fit level for dry and sensitive skin?

The Hydra-Restore Cream Cleanser by Grown Alchemist achieves a High Lovi fit level for both dry skin and dry sensitive 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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