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SKIN1004 vs FANCL

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SKIN1004 and FANCL are two esteemed Asian beauty labels dedicated to gentle daily care. The Korean brand is known for soothing toners, comforting moisturizers, reliable sunscreens, and nourishing masks formulated with pure centella, hydrating hyaluronic acid, and brightening niacinamide, which suit sensitive and acne-prone skin best. Meanwhile, the Japanese brand is celebrated for thoughtful makeup removers and gentle exfoliants crafted from pure formulas that suit sensitive, dry, and normal skin types. While both offer mild solutions for maintaining balanced skin, they differ in their signature ingredients and product types, with the former focusing heavily on centella-infused treatments and the latter on purifying cleansers.

SKIN1004 is a Korean skincare brand founded in 2012 and owned by Goodai Global Inc. since 2024.

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FANCL is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by Kirin Holdings Company, Limited since 2024.

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This page compares some of the most popular SKIN1004 and FANCL products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular SKIN1004 vs FANCL products

Questions and answers

SKIN1004 or FANCL: which is better?

Both SKIN1004 and FANCL offer fragrance-free formulations, but SKIN1004 provides a much wider range of products on this page tailored best for sensitive, acne-prone, and dry skin.

What is the difference between SKIN1004 and FANCL?

SKIN1004 is a South Korean brand founded in 2012 that best fits sensitive, acne-prone, and dry skin, while FANCL is a Japanese brand founded in 1980.

Which is more affordable, SKIN1004 or FANCL?

The products on this page for both SKIN1004 and FANCL do not list pricing information, so Lovi cannot determine which brand is more affordable.

Which causes fewer breakouts, SKIN1004 or FANCL?

Both SKIN1004 and FANCL offer products on this page that have High or Superior Lovi fit levels for acne-prone skin. SKIN1004 also features soothing key ingredients like Centella asiatica and niacinamide, which may help calm the skin.

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What are the founding years and home countries of SKIN1004 and FANCL?

SKIN1004 was founded in South Korea in 2012, while FANCL was founded in Japan in 1980.

Do any of the products from SKIN1004 or FANCL contain fragrance?

None of the products on this page from SKIN1004 or FANCL contain fragrance in their ingredients.

Which SKIN1004 products are rated as a Superior Lovi fit for dry skin?

On Lovi, the SKIN1004 products rated as a Superior fit for dry skin are the Madagascar Centella Tone Brightening Cleansing Gel Foam, Probio-Cica Bakuchiol Eye Cream, Probio-Cica Essence Toner, and Tea-Trica B5 Cream. These formulations help deliver targeted moisture and care, backed by key ingredients such as hyaluronic acid which helps support skin hydration and barrier repair.

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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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