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Dermalogica vs A+

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Dermalogica and A+ are established skincare brands offering distinct approaches to daily moisture balance and targeted concern management. The American line, founded in 1986 and owned by Unilever since 2015, relies on hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and salicylic acid across its targeted serums, nourishing moisturizers, gentle cleansers, and purifying masks to suit dry and oily skin best, with standout items like Daily Microfoliant, Precleanse, and Phyto Nature Lifting Eye Cream. Meanwhile, the Indian brand founded in 1990 is widely beloved for its gentle moisturizers and thoughtfully calibrated formulas, featuring the 345 Relief Cream as a standout product for acne-prone skin, while suiting sensitive skin best because of its mild composition. Ultimately, both brands differ through their formulation philosophies, ingredient choices, and targeted skin types.

Dermalogica is an American skincare brand founded in 1986 and owned by Unilever since 2015.

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A+ is an Indian skincare brand founded in 1990.

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

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Questions and answers

Dermalogica or A+: which is better?

Dermalogica is the better choice on this page, offering a wide variety of cleansers, exfoliants, serums, and moisturizers with superior to high fit levels for dry, oily, and combination skin. In contrast, A+ features only one moisturizer with average to low fit levels across skin types.

What is the difference between Dermalogica and A+?

Dermalogica features an extensive range of products well-suited for dry, oily, and combination skin, whereas A+ offers a single moisturizer on the page with average or low fit levels across skin types. Additionally, Dermalogica products help provide intense hydration and gentle cleansing.

Dermalogica or A+: which moisturizer is better?

Dermalogica offers multiple moisturizers with high or superior Lovi fit levels for dry and sensitive skin, such as the Stabilizing Repair Cream, whereas A+ lists only one moisturizer with an average fit.

Which is more affordable, Dermalogica or A+?

The products on this page do not list pricing information, so a comparison of affordability cannot be made between Dermalogica and A+.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Dermalogica or A+?

Dermalogica provides a wide variety of products with strong fit levels for acne-prone skin, whereas A+ offers only one moisturizer with average fit. Shoppers should note that while Dermalogica helps manage blemishes, heavy formulas like Super Rich Repair may occasionally cause reactions.

Which brand has more product options for dry skin?

Dermalogica has significantly more product options for dry skin on this page, including multiple cleansers, moisturizers, masks, and serums that Lovi rates as High or Superior for dry skin. In contrast, A+ lists only one moisturizer on this page, which Lovi rates as Average for dry skin.

Do both Dermalogica and A+ offer fragrance-free products?

Yes, both Dermalogica and A+ offer fragrance-free products as every product listed on this page for both brands contains no fragrance in its ingredients.

When was each brand founded and which company owns them?

Dermalogica was founded in 1986 in the United States and is owned by Unilever, while A+ was founded in 1990 in India and is independently owned.

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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