# Shiseido Senka vs Catrice

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Shiseido Senka and Catrice are a Japanese skincare brand founded in 2003 and a German skincare brand founded in 2004, respectively. Shiseido Senka is beloved for its dependable cleansers and gentle formulas, suiting normal, dry, oily, and combination skin best with standout products like the Perfect Whip for acne-prone skin, while the brand is also owned by Bain Capital since 2026. Conversely, Catrice is beloved for its refined eye products and advanced formulas, suiting combination, oily, and normal skin best with standout products like the Under Eye Brightener for acne-prone skin, and its formulations are owned by cosnova to deliver reliable daily performance.

Shiseido Senka is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 2003 and owned by Bain Capital since 2026.

[corp.shiseido.com](https://corp.shiseido.com/jp/releimg/1918-j.pdf) [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiseido)

Catrice is a German skincare brand founded in 2004 and owned by cosnova.

[catricecosmetics.com](https://www.catricecosmetics.com/pages/about)

This page compares some of the most popular Shiseido Senka and Catrice products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, [use the Lovi app](https://app.pora.ai/vqqJ/j1xj2b6o?af_sub2=compare&af_sub3=selection_note&af_sub4=pga2917b3d05).

### Popular Shiseido Senka vs Catrice products

#### Shiseido Senka

- [Perfect Whip](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/p/shiseido-senka/perfect-whip/for/combination-skin) — High fit — [€13.30 at Amazon](https://www.amazon.it/dp/B0BYDLKG3Y?tag=lovi-care-web-product09-21&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1)

#### Catrice

- [Under Eye Brightener](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/p/catrice/under-eye-brightener/for/dry-skin) — High fit

## Questions and answers

### Shiseido Senka or Catrice: which is better?

Shiseido Senka is better for combination, acne-prone, and oily skin, as its Perfect Whip achieves a High Lovi fit across these skin types compared to Catrice's Under Eye Brightener which only reaches an Average fit.

### What is the difference between Shiseido Senka and Catrice?

Shiseido Senka and Catrice both offer fragrance-free products on this page, but Shiseido Senka achieves a High fit level across all listed skin types with Perfect Whip, whereas Catrice ranges from High to Average fit levels depending on the skin type with Under Eye Brightener.

### Which is more affordable, Shiseido Senka or Catrice?

This page does not contain pricing information for either Shiseido Senka or Catrice, so Lovi cannot say which brand is more affordable.

### Which causes fewer breakouts, Shiseido Senka or Catrice?

Shiseido Senka fits acne-prone skin with a High Lovi rating for its Perfect Whip cleanser, whereas Catrice has an Average fit for acne-prone skin with its Under Eye Brightener.

### Where and when were Shiseido Senka and Catrice founded?

Shiseido Senka was founded in Japan in 2003, while Catrice was founded in Germany in 2004.

### Which company owns Shiseido Senka and which owns Catrice?

Bain Capital owns Shiseido Senka, while cosnova owns Catrice.

### Do products from Shiseido Senka and Catrice contain fragrance?

Shiseido Senka and Catrice both offer fragrance-free options, as every product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

## Research behind their key ingredients

- [Skin delivery of epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) and hyaluronic acid loaded nano-transfersomes for antioxidant and anti-aging effects in UV radiation induced skin damage](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28155509/) Sodium hyaluronate · Drug Delivery, 2017
- [Benefits of topical hyaluronic acid for skin quality and signs of skin aging: From literature review to clinical evidence](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36200921/) Sodium hyaluronate · Dermatologic Therapy, 2022
- [Myristic acid reduces skin inflammation and nociception](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34811755/) Myristic acid · Journal of Food Biochemistry, 2022
- [The safety and efficacy of bacterial nanocellulose wound dressing incorporating sericin and polyhexamethylene biguanide: in vitro, in vivo and clinical studies](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26796543/) Sericin · Archives of Dermatological Research, 2016
- [Effect of a topical antioxidant serum containing vitamin C, vitamin E, and ferulic acid after Q-switched 1064-nm Nd:YAG laser for treatment of environment-induced skin pigmentation](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32052907/) Tocopherol · Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020
- [Design, preparation, and evaluation of liposomal gel formulations for treatment of acne: in vitro and in vivo studies](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30442066/) Lauric acid · Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy, 2019
- [The 24-hour skin hydration and barrier function effects of a hyaluronic 1%, glycerin 5%, and Centella asiatica stem cells extract moisturizing fluid: an intra-subject, randomized, assessor-blinded study](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28860834/) Glycerin · Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017
- [Clinical evaluation of the efficacy of a facial serum containing dioic acid, glycolic acid, salicylic acid, LHA, citric acid, and HEPES in treating post-inflammatory hyperchromia and controlling oily skin in patients with acne vulgaris](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33617668/) Citric acid · Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2021
- [Whitening effect of alpha-bisabolol in Asian women subjects](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20642768/) Bisabolol · International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2010
- [A retrospective assessment and comparison of the effectiveness of benzoyl peroxide; the combination of topical niacinamide, gallic acid, and lauric acid; and the combination of benzoyl peroxide and erythromycin in acne vulgaris](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32390309/) Lauric acid · Dermatologic Therapy, 2020
- [Synergistic approach for acne vulgaris treatment using glycerosomes loaded with lincomycin and lauric acid: Formulation, in silico, in vitro, LC-MS/MS skin deposition assay and in vivo evaluation](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37805147/) Lauric acid · International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 2023
- [Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Babassu Oil and Development of a Microemulsion System for Topical Delivery](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29430254/) Lauric acid · Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2017
- [Efficacy and safety of combination cream of stimu-tex AS™ (spent grain wax, Argania Spinosa Kernel oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (shea butter) extract), and saccharide isomerate after fractional CO2 laser procedure: split-face, double blinded, randomized controlled trial](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41134387/) Butyrospermum parkii butter shea butter · Lasers in Medical Science, 2025

## The brands

- Japanese skincare: [Shiseido Senka](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/brands/shiseido-senka)
- German skincare: [Catrice](https://lovi.care/skincare/it/brands/catrice)

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## About the Lovi Fit

Lovi: Unbiased, science-based skincare AI trained on real user outcomes.

Lovi compares products by their fit scores, calculated from the full ingredient list with brand-independent rules its 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. Levels from best to worst: Superior, High, Average, Low, Caution, Warning.

Behind this comparison: Nadia Kapleva, MS (Co-founder, Medical Director); Alexey Shagraev, PhD (Co-founder, CEO and CTO); Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc (Medical Board); Aishani Shah, MD (Medical Board); Asya Zubkova, MS (Medical Board); Hanna Kurets, MD (Medical Board, Medical Advisor); Elina Nazarenko, MD (Medical Board); Victoria Derkova, MS (Medical Board).

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