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Some By Mi vs DHC

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Some By Mi and DHC are well-regarded Asian beauty lines, with the former founded in 2016 and the latter established in 1980. Some By Mi relies on niacinamide, centella asiatica, and salicylic acid across its serums, cleansers, toners, and moisturizers, while DHC is beloved for its effective makeup removers and nourishing formulas. The Korean brand suits skin with dark spots and dry sensitive skin best, whereas the Japanese brand serves dry, normal, combination, and oily skin. They differ in their core formulations and targeted concerns, offering reliable daily care for a balanced complexion.

Some By Mi is a Korean skincare brand founded in 2016 and owned by JKL Partners since 2021.

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DHC is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by ORIX Corporation since 2023.

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

Popular Some By Mi vs DHC products

Questions and answers

Some By Mi or DHC: which is better?

Some By Mi fits dry skin, dry sensitive skin, and skin with dark spots best, whereas DHC does not list specific best-fit skin types on its page. Some By Mi features a wide variety of cleansers, serums, and moisturizers featuring key ingredients like niacinamide and salicylic acid.

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What is the difference between Some By Mi and DHC?

Some By Mi offers a large range of targeted skincare products that Lovi rates as a Superior or High fit for dry skin, whereas DHC features only cleansing oils on this page with High or Average Lovi ratings across most skin types.

Which is more affordable, Some By Mi or DHC?

This page does not provide pricing or affordability information to compare Some By Mi and DHC.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Some By Mi or DHC?

Some By Mi fits acne-prone and oily acne-prone skin with High to Superior Lovi ratings across a wide range of targeted cleansers, toners, and treatments, whereas DHC features only two cleansing oils on this page with Average to High ratings for acne-prone skin.

Which brand has been around longer, Some By Mi or DHC, and in which countries were they founded?

DHC has been around longer than Some By Mi, as DHC was founded in Japan in 1980 while Some By Mi was founded in South Korea in 2016.

How do the skin-type fit levels compare between Some By Mi's Deep Cleansing Oil and DHC's products?

Some By Mi does not offer a deep cleansing oil on this page, whereas DHC features products like Deep Cleansing Oil, which rates High for dry skin and dry sensitive skin and Average for sensitive skin and oily skin.

What are the main key ingredients and fragrance statuses shared across both Some By Mi and DHC products?

Both Some By Mi and DHC products share a fragrance-free status, as every product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

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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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