Dr. Sam's skincare
Dr. Sam's is a British skincare brand founded in 2018 and owned by Bunting Holdings Ltd.
Dr. Sam's is cherished for its gentle cleansers and meticulously balanced formulas. Its products suit sensitive, reactive skin best because of their thoughtful formulations. The standout products for particular concerns include the Flawless Cleanser for acne-prone skin. The brand consistently delivers reliable daily care.
This page covers some of the most popular Dr. Sam's products; for the whole Dr. Sam's range, with a fit score for every product, use the Lovi app.
Dr. Sam's cleansers
Questions and answers
Is Dr. Sam's worth it?
Yes, Dr. Sam's is worth it because Lovi rates the brand's routines Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin. Every product from the Dr. Sam's range on this page is also completely fragrance-free.
What are Dr. Sam's's best products?
Flawless Cleanser is among the best options from Dr. Sam's on this page, receiving a High fit level for dry, dry sensitive, and sensitive skin. Lovi rates the Dr. Sam's-focused routines as Superior overall for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin.
Which Dr. Sam's cleanser is best for oily skin?
Flawless Cleanser is the best choice for oily skin among the options on this page, with Lovi rating it Average for that skin type.
Does Dr. Sam's cause breakouts?
Dr. Sam's is unlikely to cause breakouts, as the brand's routines rate Superior for acne-prone skin. Lovi rates the Flawless Cleanser as Average for acne-prone skin, and the Dr. Sam's products on this page list no fragrance.
Is Dr. Sam's fragrance-free?
Yes, every product from the Dr. Sam's products on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
What are the key ingredients in Dr. Sam's products?
The Dr. Sam's products on this page are formulated without fragrance. Specific key ingredients in individual items include tocopheryl acetate.
How do I build a Dr. Sam's skincare routine?
To build a Dr. Sam's routine, you start by washing with Flawless Cleanser. Every Dr. Sam's product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients. Lovi rates the Dr. Sam's-focused routine Superior for dry skin, oily skin, sensitive skin, combination skin, and acne-prone skin.
What are good alternatives to Dr. Sam's?
Good alternatives to Dr. Sam's with pages on Lovi include BYOMA, The INKEY List, Medik8, Simple, Elemis, and Pixi. These brands offer similar options for shoppers exploring different skincare ranges.
Dr. Sam's vs BYOMA: which is better?
Dr. Sam's and BYOMA both tie as Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin, so neither is objectively better than the other. Lovi rates the Dr. Sam's-focused routine Superior for dry skin, oily skin, sensitive skin, combination skin, and acne-prone skin.
Who owns Dr. Sam's, and where is it from?
Dr. Sam's is a British brand founded in 2018, owned by Bunting Holdings Ltd.
Is Dr. Sam's cruelty-free?
PETA, Leaping Bunny, and Cruelty Free International, the registries Lovi checks, do not list Dr. Sam's as cruelty-free.
Research behind Dr. Sam's's key ingredients
Behind these ratings
Lovi rates every product from its 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.
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Co-founder, Medical Director
Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer
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Co-founder, CEO and CTO
PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex
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Dr. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, MD, MSc
Medical Board
Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine
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Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD
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Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member
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Medical Board, Medical Advisor
Dermatology MD
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Elina Nazarenko, MD
Medical Board
Dermatology and diagnostic consultant
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Victoria Derkova, MS
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Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist
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