FANCL skincare
FANCL is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by Kirin Holdings Company, Limited since 2024.
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FANCL is loved for its thoughtful makeup removers and gentle exfoliants, all crafted from pure, effective formulas. Its products suit sensitive, dry, and normal skin types best, offering mild care without harsh irritations. For acne-prone skin, the standout product is the Facial Washing Powder, while the Mild Cleansing Oil is ideal for skin with dark spots. The brand continues to provide reliable daily solutions for maintaining balanced skin.
This page covers some of the most popular FANCL products; for the whole FANCL range, with a fit score for every product, use the Lovi app.
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Questions and answers
Is FANCL worth it?
FANCL is worth it because Lovi rates the brand-focused routines Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin. The FANCL products on this page list no fragrance in their ingredients.
What are FANCL's best products?
FANCL's best products are the Mild Cleansing Oil and the Facial Washing Powder, which both provide top-level care across nearly all skin types. Lovi rates the routine focused on FANCL as Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin.
Does FANCL cause breakouts?
FANCL is unlikely to cause breakouts, and Lovi rates the brand-focused routine Superior for acne-prone skin. The Mild Cleansing Oil and Facial Washing Powder both fit acne-prone skin well.
Is FANCL fragrance-free?
Yes, every FANCL product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients, making them gentle for everyday use.
What are the key ingredients in FANCL products?
FANCL products feature key ingredients such as glycerin, tocopherol, and allantoin, which help keep skin soft and calm. Glycerin supports lasting hydration to maintain a smooth skin barrier, while tocopherol provides antioxidant care. Additionally, every FANCL product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
How do I build a FANCL skincare routine?
To build a FANCL skincare routine, start by gently removing makeup and impurities with Mild Cleansing Oil, then follow with Facial Washing Powder to exfoliate and cleanse the skin. Lovi rates the FANCL-focused routine Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin.
Where can I buy FANCL, and how much does it cost?
FANCL is available in stores in Saudi Arabia. Prices for the FANCL products on this page range from SAR 120.00 to SAR 130.30.
What are good alternatives to FANCL?
Good alternatives to FANCL include Biore, Hada Labo, Shiseido, SK-II, Shiseido Senka, and DHC. Lovi rates the Biore-focused routine High for dry and oily skin, and Superior for sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin.
FANCL vs Biore: which is better?
FANCL is better for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin, as Lovi rates the FANCL-focused routines as Superior for all of these skin types compared to the High or Superior ratings for Biore. Lovi rates the FANCL-focused routine Superior for dry skin with a score of 96, whereas the Biore routine is rated High.
Who owns FANCL, and where is it from?
FANCL is a Japanese brand founded in 1980, owned by Kirin Holdings Company, Limited since 2024.
Is FANCL cruelty-free?
PETA, Leaping Bunny, and Cruelty Free International, the registries Lovi checks, do not list FANCL as cruelty-free.
Research behind FANCL'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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