Biore and Sesderma are a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and a Spanish skincare brand founded in 1989, respectively. The first brand is beloved for its thoughtful sunscreens, cleansers, masks, and makeup removers, while the second brand is known for its advanced serums and meticulously engineered formulas. The former suits sensitive skin and oily skin best, whereas the latter suits sensitive, hyperpigmented, and aging skin types best. These approaches differ as one focuses on gentle and clarifying formulations, while the other relies on botanical extracts and active compounds.
Biore is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by Kao Corporation.
This page compares some of the most popular Biore and Sesderma products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Neither brand is universally better, because Biore is a great fit for sensitive, oily, and combination skin with fragrance-free formulas, while Sesderma excels for targeted concerns like dark spots and acne-prone skin with its Azelac RU Serum.
What is the difference between Biore and Sesderma?
Biore products on this page are fragrance-free and fit sensitive, oily, and combination skin best, whereas Sesderma's Azelac RU Serum includes fragrance and has a High Lovi fit for acne-prone skin, skin with dark spots, and combination skin.
Which is more affordable, Biore or Sesderma?
The provided page and study facts do not contain pricing information, so a comparison of affordability between Biore and Sesderma cannot be made.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Biore or Sesderma?
Biore helps acne-prone skin with an Average fit across the products on this page, while Sesderma's Azelac RU Serum has a High fit for acne-prone skin.
How do the founding years and countries of origin compare between Biore and Sesderma?
Biore was founded in 1980 in Japan, whereas Sesderma was founded nine years later, in 1989, in Spain.
Which products from Biore and Sesderma are completely free of fragrance according to their ingredients?
Every product from Biore on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients, whereas the Azelac RU Serum from Sesderma contains fragrance.
What is the recommended morning routine for dry skin using Biore products?
The recommended Biore-focused routine for dry skin in the morning starts with a cleanser like Toleriane Hydrating Gentle Cleanser, followed by a moisturizer such as Madagascar Centella Probio-Cica Enrich Cream, and finishes with UV Aqua Rich sunscreen.
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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.
