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Indie Lee skincare

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Indie Lee is an American skincare brand founded in 2010 and owned by American Exchange Group since 2024.

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Indie Lee is celebrated for its thoughtful cleansers and nourishing moisturizers, which rely on carefully crafted formulas. Its products suit sensitive, balanced, and dry skin best. For acne-prone skin, the standout product is the Brightening Cleanser, while the Squalane Facial Oil targets skin with dark spots. These targeted offerings deliver reliable nourishment and care to the complexion.

This page covers some of the most popular Indie Lee products; for the whole Indie Lee range, with a fit score for every product, use the Lovi app.

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Questions and answers

Is Indie Lee worth it?

Indie Lee is worth considering because Lovi rates the brand's routines Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin. The Indie Lee products on this page are fragrance-free.

What are Indie Lee's best products?

Indie Lee's best products depend on your skin type, with the Squalane Facial Oil rating Superior for dry skin and dry sensitive skin. Meanwhile, the Brightening Cleanser rates High across a wide range of skin types including oily, dry, sensitive, and acne-prone skin. Lovi rates the overall Indie Lee-focused routine Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin.

Which Indie Lee moisturizer is best for dry skin?

Squalane Facial Oil is the best moisturizer on this page for dry skin. Lovi rates Squalane Facial Oil Superior for dry skin.

Does Indie Lee cause breakouts?

Indie Lee is unlikely to cause breakouts, and Lovi rates the Indie Lee-focused routine Superior for acne-prone skin. Every product on this page also lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Is Indie Lee fragrance-free?

Yes, every one of the Indie Lee products on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

What are the key ingredients in Indie Lee products?

Indie Lee products use key ingredients such as tomato-derived lycopene, squalane, and xanthan gum. Lycopene helps provide antioxidant benefits, squalane helps moisturize dry skin, and xanthan gum helps maintain product texture.

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How do I build a Indie Lee skincare routine?

To build an Indie Lee skincare routine, cleanse your face with the Brightening Cleanser and follow with the Squalane Facial Oil to moisturize. Lovi rates Indie Lee-focused routines Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin.

What are good alternatives to Indie Lee?

Good alternatives to Indie Lee include CeraVe, Cetaphil, Paula's Choice, Neutrogena, Kiehl's, and Dermalogica. These brands also have dedicated pages on Lovi for comparison.

Indie Lee vs CeraVe: which is better?

Indie Lee is better for most skin types, as Lovi rates the Indie Lee-focused routines Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin, compared to High or lower levels for CeraVe. Every Indie Lee product on this page also lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Who owns Indie Lee, and where is it from?

Indie Lee is an American brand founded in 2010, owned by American Exchange Group since 2024.

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Is Indie Lee cruelty-free?

Yes: Leaping Bunny lists Indie Lee as cruelty-free.

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Which Indie Lee cleanser is best for oily skin?

Brightening Cleanser is the best choice, as Lovi rates it High for oily skin. Every cleanser from Indie Lee on this page is also fragrance-free.

Research behind Indie Lee'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.

  • 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. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, MD, MSc

    Dr. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, 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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