Hada Labo vs Yepoda
Hada Labo and Yepoda are skincare brands that offer thoughtfully formulated daily essentials to support a healthy skin barrier. The Japanese brand is known for its hydrating toners, gentle makeup removers, and nourishing moisturizers suited best for dry and acne-prone skin, while the German brand is celebrated for its soothing cleansers and serums tailored for gentle daily care. Both feature targeted products like the Gokujyun Lotion and The Repair Hero for acne-prone skin, alongside specialized options for dark spots, differing primarily in their geographic origins and foundational ingredient approaches.
Hada Labo is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 2004 and owned by Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd..
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Yepoda is a German skincare brand founded in 2020 and owned by Verlinvest since 2026.
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This page compares some of the most popular Hada Labo and Yepoda products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Questions and answers
Hada Labo or Yepoda: which is better?
Hada Labo is better for dry skin, as the products on this page achieve a Superior fit for dry skin, whereas Yepoda's products are rated Caution for dry skin.
What is the difference between Hada Labo and Yepoda?
Hada Labo is a Japanese brand founded in 2004 that focuses heavily on deep hydration with hyaluronic acid across the products on this page, achieving a Superior Lovi fit for dry skin. In contrast, Yepoda is a newer German brand founded in 2020 that features options like The Repair Hero serum, which earns a Superior Lovi fit for acne-prone skin.
Which is more affordable, Hada Labo or Yepoda?
The provided page facts do not contain pricing information, so neither Hada Labo nor Yepoda can be identified as more affordable.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Hada Labo or Yepoda?
Hada Labo is well-rated for acne-prone skin, with products like Gokujyun Lotion showing a High fit, though reviewers note that the products on this page may sometimes cause breakouts and clogged pores. Yepoda also features products like The Repair Hero with a Superior fit for acne-prone skin, but its cleanser ranges from High to Caution for drier skin types.
How do the founding years and company ownership of Hada Labo and Yepoda compare?
Hada Labo was founded in Japan in 2004 and is owned by Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., whereas Yepoda was founded in Germany in 2020 and has been owned by Verlinvest since 2026.
Do any products from Hada Labo or Yepoda contain fragrance according to their ingredient lists?
No, every product on this page from both Hada Labo and Yepoda lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
Which Hada Labo product is recommended for dry skin in the brand-focused morning routine?
In the Hada Labo brand-focused morning routine for dry skin, Gokujyun Lotion is recommended as the hydrating toner. Hyaluronic acid helps provide deep hydration to the skin.
Research behind their key ingredients
Preparation and characterization of a lecithin nanoemulsion as a topical delivery system
Fermented pomegranate extracts protect against oxidative stress and aging of skin
The anti-wrinkles properties of sodium acetylated hyaluronate
Effects of topical copper tripeptide complex on CO2 laser-resurfaced skin
Moisturizing Effects of Diglycerol Combined with Glycerol on Human Stratum Corneum
Nanocomplex of quaternized cyclodextrin grafted chitosan and hyaluronic acid for a skin delivery
Combined Effect of Silybin and Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate on UV-Induced Photoaging
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.
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