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Dermalogica vs Anessa

Rated by Lovi · Unbiased, science-based skincare AI trained on real user outcomes · How the Fit score works

Dermalogica and Anessa are professional skincare brands that offer targeted daily care. The American brand is known for its nourishing moisturizers, gentle cleansers, and powerful serums containing hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and salicylic acid, while the Japanese brand is widely loved for its advanced sunscreens and sophisticated formulas. Both suit diverse needs, with the former suiting oily and combination skin best and the latter suiting all skin types best. They differ primarily in their focus, as the former balances excess oil and moisture while the latter shields and cares for the complexion with reliable daily protection.

Dermalogica is an American skincare brand founded in 1986 and owned by Unilever since 2015.

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Anessa is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1992 and owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.

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

Popular Dermalogica vs Anessa products

Questions and answers

Dermalogica or Anessa: which is better?

Dermalogica offers a much wider variety of skincare products on this page across multiple categories, whereas Anessa focuses exclusively on sunscreens.

What is the difference between Dermalogica and Anessa?

Dermalogica offers a wide range of cleansers, exfoliants, serums, masks, and moisturizers suited best for oily, combination, and oily acne-prone skin, whereas Anessa focuses solely on sunscreens like its Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk. Hyaluronic acid helps provide intense hydration for the skin in products across both brands.

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Dermalogica or Anessa: which sunscreen is better?

Dermalogica offers multiple sunscreens with high Lovi fit levels across diverse skin types, whereas Anessa features sunscreens rated High for oily and combination skin but Average for dry and sensitive skin.

Which is more affordable, Dermalogica or Anessa?

The products on this page for Dermalogica have a high price point according to reviewers, whereas Anessa has no pricing feedback listed on the page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Dermalogica or Anessa?

Dermalogica and Anessa both offer products that are well suited for acne-prone skin on the products on this page. Reviewers note that Dermalogica sometimes causes breakouts or reactions.

How do the founding years and parent companies of Dermalogica and Anessa compare?

Dermalogica was founded in the United States in 1986 and is owned by Unilever, whereas Anessa was founded in Japan in 1992 and is owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.

What key ingredients are found across Dermalogica products?

The products on this page from Dermalogica feature several key ingredients, including hyaluronic acid, glycerin, salicylic acid, oat, vitamin E, and lactic acid.

Do any products from Dermalogica or Anessa contain fragrance?

Every product on this page for both Dermalogica and Anessa lists no fragrance in its 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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