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SKIN1004 vs Shiseido Senka

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SKIN1004 and Shiseido Senka are Asian beauty brands that offer distinct approaches to daily care, with the former originating in Korea in 2012 and the latter established in Japan in 2003. SKIN1004 provides toners, moisturizers, sunscreens, and masks featuring centella asiatica, hyaluronic acid, and niacinamide to suit acne-prone and oily skin, while the Japanese brand is beloved for dependable cleansers and gentle formulas that suit normal, dry, oily, and combination skin. Although both deliver balanced and refreshed complexions, they differ in their primary formulations and target concerns, such as the Korean brand focusing on blemish reduction and the Japanese line offering balanced daily cleansing.

SKIN1004 is a Korean skincare brand founded in 2012 and owned by Goodai Global Inc. since 2024.

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Shiseido Senka is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 2003 and owned by Bain Capital since 2026.

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This page compares some of the most popular SKIN1004 and Shiseido Senka products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular SKIN1004 vs Shiseido Senka products

Questions and answers

SKIN1004 or Shiseido Senka: which is better?

SKIN1004 offers a much wider variety of fragrance-free products on this page across multiple categories like sunscreens, cleansers, and toners, whereas Shiseido Senka features just a single cleanser. Reviewers frequently note that SKIN1004 products are soothing and lightweight, containing key ingredients like hyaluronic acid and niacinamide which may help improve skin hydration and reduce pigmentation.

Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2015The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002

What is the difference between SKIN1004 and Shiseido Senka?

SKIN1004 offers a wide variety of fragrance-free products like toners, serums, and sunscreens that focus on soothing ingredients such as centella asiatica and hyaluronic acid, whereas Shiseido Senka features just one cleanser on this page.

SKIN1004 or Shiseido Senka: which cleanser is better?

For a cleanser, SKIN1004 offers options like the Madagascar Centella Tone Brightening Cleansing Gel Foam with a superior fit for dry and acne-prone skin, while Shiseido Senka features Perfect Whip with a high fit across all skin types.

Which is more affordable, SKIN1004 or Shiseido Senka?

The products on this page for SKIN1004 and Shiseido Senka do not include pricing information, so affordability cannot be compared.

Which causes fewer breakouts, SKIN1004 or Shiseido Senka?

Both SKIN1004 and Shiseido Senka feature products on this page with high or superior Lovi fit levels for acne-prone skin, meaning they are unlikely to cause breakouts. Reviewers frequently note that SKIN1004 products are soothing and lightweight.

What are the founding years and countries of origin for SKIN1004 and Shiseido Senka?

SKIN1004 was founded in South Korea in 2012, while Shiseido Senka originated in Japan in 2003.

How does the Lovi fit level of SKIN1004's Madagascar Centella Hyalu-Cica Water-Fit Sun Serum compare across dry skin versus mature skin?

Lovi rates SKIN1004's Madagascar Centella Hyalu-Cica Water-Fit Sun Serum as a High fit for dry skin and a Low fit for mature skin. Sodium hyaluronate in the serum helps improve skin hydration and moisture retention.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Which key ingredients are shared across the products of SKIN1004?

The products on this page from SKIN1004 share Centella asiatica, Hyaluronic acid, Niacinamide, and Panthenol as key ingredients.

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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