DHC vs No7
DHC and No7 are well-known Japanese and British skincare brands offering reliable daily care for diverse complexions. The former is beloved for its effective makeup removers and nourishing formulas, suiting dry, normal, combination, and oily skin best with standout items like the Deep Cleansing Oil. Meanwhile, the latter focuses on serums, eye products, moisturizers, and sunscreens built around vitamin c, shea butter, and hyaluronic acid, fitting mature skin and dry skin best. Ultimately, both brands differ through their distinct heritages, founding years, and targeted ingredient profiles.
DHC is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by ORIX Corporation since 2023.
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No7 is a British skincare brand founded in 1935 and owned by Sycamore Partners since 2025.
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This page compares some of the most popular DHC and No7 products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Popular DHC vs No7 products
Questions and answers
DHC or No7: which is better?
Neither brand is universally better, as DHC offers fragrance-free makeup removers with high sensitivity fits, while No7 provides a broader range of anti-aging serums and creams tailored for mature and dry skin. Reviewers often mention skin feel and hydration benefits for No7 products, though some users report irritation.
What is the difference between DHC and No7?
DHC offers makeup removers and lists no fragrance across the products on this page, whereas No7 provides a broader range of serums, creams, and eye treatments with key ingredients like vitamin C and niacinamide. Lovi rates No7 Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced Night Cream and Restore & Renew Multi Action Eye Cream as Superior for mature skin.
Which is more affordable, DHC or No7?
The provided page facts do not contain pricing information to determine whether DHC or No7 is more affordable.
How do the founding years and home countries of DHC and No7 compare?
DHC was founded in Japan in 1980, whereas No7 was founded in the United Kingdom in 1935.
Which brand offers products with no fragrance listed across all its items on the page?
DHC offers products with no fragrance listed across all the products on this page.
What specific skin types does No7 fit best according to its brand-focused routines?
According to its brand-focused routines, No7 fits mature skin, dry skin, and sensitive skin best.
Research behind their key ingredients
Molecular basis of retinol anti-ageing properties in naturally aged human skin in vivo
Effects of ascorbic acid on gingival melanin pigmentation in vitro and in vivo
Formulation strategies to modulate the topical delivery of anti-inflammatory compounds
The evaluation of aluminum oxide crystal microdermabrasion for photodamage
Clinical and histologic changes determine optimal treatment regimens for microdermabrasion
Treatment with Ascorbyl Glucoside-Arginine Complex Ameliorates Solar Lentigos
Targeting Circadian Rhythm for the Regulation of Skin Collagen Metabolism
Retrospective Review of Dermal Safety Studies of Organic Sunscreens
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.
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Co-founder, Medical Director
Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer
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PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex
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Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc
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Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine
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Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD
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Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member
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Dermatology MD
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Elina Nazarenko, MD
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Dermatology and diagnostic consultant
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Victoria Derkova, MS
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Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist
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