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Shiseido vs Sebamed

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Shiseido and Sebamed are a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1872 and a German skincare brand founded in 1967, respectively. Shiseido is beloved for its thoughtful array of moisturizers, cleansers, sunscreens, and serums formulated with glycerin, while the German brand offers reliable moisturizers and gentle cleansers with scientifically balanced formulas. Both options suit sensitive skin best, with the Japanese brand also favoring mature skin and its counterpart favoring reactive and problematic skin. They ultimately differ in their approaches, as the former relies on meticulous formulations to target aging and hydration, whereas the latter maintains a steady focus on barrier health through skin-neutral pH.

Shiseido is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1872 and owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.

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Sebamed is a German skincare brand founded in 1967 and owned by Sebapharma GmbH & Co. KG.

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

Popular Shiseido vs Sebamed products

Questions and answers

Shiseido or Sebamed: which is better?

Shiseido and Sebamed both offer products on this page with varying fit levels depending on your skin type and concerns. Shiseido features a large selection of products with ingredients like hyaluronic acid to help improve skin hydration and aging signs. Sebamed provides fragrance-free options like the Clear Face Care Gel, which has a High Lovi fit level for oily acne-prone skin.

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What is the difference between Shiseido and Sebamed?

Shiseido is a Japanese brand founded in 1872 that offers a wide range of products with many fragranced options, whereas Sebamed is a German brand founded in 1967 with entirely fragrance-free products on this page. Shiseido features several products that help provide deep hydration and firming benefits, while Sebamed's facial cleanser and care gel provide targeted options for oily and acne-prone skin.

Shiseido or Sebamed: which cleanser is better?

For cleansing, the products on this page show that Sebamed Facial Cleanser achieves High Lovi fit levels across combination, oily, and sensitive skin types, whereas Shiseido cleansers generally show lower or more varied ratings for those skin types.

Which is more affordable, Shiseido or Sebamed?

Reviews note that Shiseido has a high price point, whereas Sebamed is not mentioned for high pricing. Shiseido's products on this page frequently include fragrance, while every Sebamed product on this page lists no fragrance.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Shiseido or Sebamed?

Sebamed's products on this page are generally better suited for acne-prone skin, with its Facial Cleanser showing a High fit for acne-prone skin while Shiseido's cleansers and moisturizers often show lower or average fit levels for acne and oily skin types.

How does the country of origin and founding year compare between Shiseido and Sebamed?

Shiseido was founded in Japan in 1872, whereas Sebamed was founded in Germany in 1967.

Which brand offers a greater variety of products with fragrance-free options?

Sebamed offers a greater variety of products with fragrance-free options because every product on this page lists no fragrance, whereas only 5 of 20 Shiseido products on this page do.

What are the most common positive and negative review points mentioned for Shiseido products?

Reviewers on this page most often mention deep hydration and deep-cleansing and efficient cleansers as positive points for Shiseido products, while a high price point and strong fragrance are the most common negative points.

Shiseido or Sebamed: which moisturizer is better?

Shiseido and Sebamed both offer moisturizers on this page, with Shiseido providing options like the Essential Energy Hydrating Cream that achieves a High Lovi fit for dry skin, while Sebamed offers the Clear Face Care Gel which reaches an Average Lovi fit for dry skin. Shiseido's moisturizers frequently contain key ingredients like hyaluronic acid, which helps improve skin quality and signs of aging.

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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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