FANCL vs No7
FANCL and No7 are established skincare brands offering distinct approaches to daily care. The Japanese brand is known for thoughtful makeup removers and gentle exfoliants crafted from pure, effective formulas, while the British brand focuses on serums, eye products, moisturizers, and sunscreens built around vitamin c, shea butter, and hyaluronic acid. FANCL suits sensitive, dry, and normal skin types best, whereas No7 fits mature skin and dry skin best. They differ primarily in their formulation philosophies and targeted active ingredients, giving users unique ways to maintain balanced skin.
FANCL is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by Kirin Holdings Company, Limited since 2024.
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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 FANCL and No7 products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Popular FANCL vs No7 products
Questions and answers
FANCL or No7: which is better?
Both brands offer solid options, but FANCL stands out for fragrance-free formulations across the products on this page, whereas No7 features targeted anti-aging lines like Restore & Renew and includes key ingredients such as niacinamide and retinol which may help with skin aging and pigmentation.
What is the difference between FANCL and No7?
FANCL is a Japanese brand founded in 1980 that lists no fragrance in every product on this page, whereas No7 is a UK brand founded in 1935 that includes fragrance in some of its products.
Which is more affordable, FANCL or No7?
Neither FANCL nor No7 lists pricing details or affordability comparisons on this page.
Which causes fewer breakouts, FANCL or No7?
Both FANCL and No7 offer products that fit acne-prone skin well, though Lovi rates FANCL's Facial Washing Powder as Superior for acne-prone skin while No7's acne fits are mostly rated High or Average.
How do the founding years and current parent companies of FANCL and No7 compare?
FANCL was founded in Japan in 1980 and has been owned by Kirin Holdings Company, Limited since 2024. In contrast, No7 was founded in the United Kingdom in 1935 and has been owned by Sycamore Partners since 2025.
Do FANCL and No7 products contain any fragrance?
Every FANCL product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients. In contrast, No7 includes fragrance in 3 of its 13 products on this page.
What key ingredients are found across No7 products?
The key ingredients found across No7 products on this page include vitamin C, shea butter, hyaluronic acid, and niacinamide.
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
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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Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc
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Elina Nazarenko, MD
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Victoria Derkova, MS
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