Hada Labo vs Shu Uemura
Hada Labo and Shu Uemura are Japanese skincare brands known for nurturing toners, gentle makeup removers, and nourishing moisturizers crafted from advanced formulas. The former is beloved for moisture-binding products like the Gokujyun Lotion, Shirojyun Premium Whitening Lotion, and Gokujun Premium, which suit dry skin and dry sensitive skin best. Conversely, the latter is deeply loved for transformative cleansing oils and meticulously crafted formulas that suit all skin types best, owing to their gentle and effective nature. While both offer carefully selected offerings to maintain skin comfort, they differ in their primary skin type focus and founding heritage.
Hada Labo is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 2004 and owned by Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd..
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Shu Uemura is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1967 and owned by L'Or茅al S.A. since 2003.
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This page compares some of the most popular Hada Labo and Shu Uemura products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Popular Hada Labo vs Shu Uemura products
Questions and answers
Hada Labo or Shu Uemura: which is better?
Hada Labo is a better fit for most users on this page, achieving Superior fit levels for dry skin, whereas Shu Uemura ranges from Average to Low across skin types. Hyaluronic acid helps provide deep hydration and moisturization.
What is the difference between Hada Labo and Shu Uemura?
Hada Labo features products on this page that fit dry, dry sensitive, and sensitive skin up to a Superior level, whereas Shu Uemura only reaches an Average fit for those skin types. Hyaluronic acid helps provide deep hydration across Hada Labo formulations.
Which is more affordable, Hada Labo or Shu Uemura?
Hada Labo is noted by reviewers for offering good value and versatility across the products on this page, whereas no value information is provided for Shu Uemura.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Hada Labo or Shu Uemura?
Hada Labo causes fewer breakouts for most users, as the products on this page achieve High fits for acne-prone skin while Shu Uemura rates a Low fit. Topical hyaluronic acid helps hydrate the skin while remaining lightweight.
Which brand was founded earlier, Hada Labo or Shu Uemura?
Shu Uemura was founded earlier, in 1967, whereas Hada Labo was founded in 2004.
Do any products from Hada Labo or Shu Uemura contain fragrance?
Every product on this page from both Hada Labo and Shu Uemura lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
How does the Lovi fit level for dry skin compare between Hada Labo's cleansing oil and Shu Uemura's cleansing oil?
For dry skin, Lovi rates Hada Labo Gokujyun Cleansing Oil as a Superior fit, whereas Shu Uemura cleansing oil is rated as an Average fit.
Research behind their key ingredients
The effect of niacinamide on reducing cutaneous pigmentation and suppression of melanosome transfer
Effect of Camellia japonica oil on human type I procollagen production and skin barrier function
Preparation and characterization of a lecithin nanoemulsion as a topical delivery system
The anti-wrinkles properties of sodium acetylated hyaluronate
Moisturizing Effects of Diglycerol Combined with Glycerol on Human Stratum Corneum
Nanocomplex of quaternized cyclodextrin grafted chitosan and hyaluronic acid for a skin delivery
Combined Effect of Silybin and Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate on UV-Induced Photoaging
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. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, MD, MSc
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Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD
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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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