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RoC vs Anessa

Rated by Lovi · Unbiased, science-based skincare AI trained on real user outcomes · How the Fit score works

RoC and Anessa are two celebrated skincare brands offering distinct approaches to daily beauty rituals. RoC is known for expertly formulated serums, eye products, moisturizers, and cleansers enriched with glycerin and retinol, suiting mature and dry skin best. In contrast, the Japanese brand is widely loved for its advanced sunscreens and sophisticated formulas that suit all skin types best. While both provide reliable daily care, they differ primarily in their core focuses, with the French brand targeting aging and dryness through proven actives and the latter offering protective sun care.

RoC is a French skincare brand founded in 1957 and owned by Bridgepoint Group plc since 2024.

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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 RoC and Anessa products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular RoC vs Anessa products

Questions and answers

RoC or Anessa: which is better?

RoC may be better if you want a wide range of anti-aging products featuring retinol and vitamin C, whereas Anessa focuses strictly on sunscreens with no fragrance. Lovi rates RoC as having High fit for mature skin and dry skin across many products, while Anessa's sunscreens also achieve High fit for mature skin and skin with dark spots.

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What is the difference between RoC and Anessa?

RoC is a French brand offering a wide range of anti-aging and cleansing products on this page that help reduce wrinkles with ingredients like retinol, while Anessa is a Japanese sunscreen brand focusing on high UV protection for various skin types. RoC fits best for mature skin, dry skin, and skin with dark spots, whereas Anessa features sunscreens with no added fragrance.

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RoC or Anessa: which sunscreen is better?

For sunscreens on this page, RoC BARRIER RENEW AM MOISTURIZER SPF 30 has High fit for dry sensitive skin, dry skin, mature skin, sensitive skin, skin with dark spots, combination skin, and oily skin, while Anessa Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk and Gel have High fit for oily skin, skin with dark spots, combination skin, mature skin, acne-prone skin, and oily acne-prone skin.

Which is more affordable, RoC or Anessa?

RoC offers good value according to reviewers, whereas the products on this page for Anessa do not note pricing or value.

Which causes fewer breakouts, RoC or Anessa?

Anessa's Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Gel and Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk show a High Lovi fit for acne-prone skin, whereas the products on this page for RoC typically show an Average fit.

How do the founding years and parent companies of RoC and Anessa compare?

RoC was founded in France in 1957 and has been owned by Bridgepoint Group plc since 2024, whereas Anessa was founded in Japan in 1992 and is owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.

Which products from RoC contain fragrance, and does Anessa include fragrance in its products?

Retinol Correxion Deep Wrinkle Serum and Multi Correxion Revive + Glow Daily Serum are the only RoC products on this page that contain fragrance, while Anessa includes no fragrance in any of its products.

What key skincare ingredients are found across RoC products?

Glycerin, retinol, vitamin C, and hyaluronic acid are key ingredients found across the products on this page from RoC.

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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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