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La Roche-Posay vs Shiseido

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La Roche-Posay and Shiseido are prominent skincare brands originating from France and Japan respectively. La Roche-Posay is beloved for its serums, moisturizers, cleansers, and eye products featuring glycerin, thermal water, and niacinamide, while Shiseido is beloved for its moisturizers, cleansers, sunscreens, and serums formulated with glycerin. Both suit sensitive skin best, though the former additionally suits oily skin and the latter additionally suits mature skin, differing in their specific standout offerings and targeted ingredients.

La Roche-Posay is a French skincare brand founded in 1975 and owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 1989.

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Shiseido is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1872 and owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.

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

Popular La Roche-Posay vs Shiseido products

People Say

La Roche-PosayShiseido
  • Hydration and Moisture Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “Immediate sensation of comfort — Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Eye Cream”
    • “skin feels plump, soft and nourished, eliminates dryness, bouncy feel — Shiseido VITAL PERFECTION”
    • “Skin feels more hydrated — Shiseido Activating Essence”
    • “absorbs instantly — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
  • Product Texture and Feel Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “silky smooth, rich but non-greasy, absorbs quickly, melts into skin — Shiseido VITAL PERFECTION”
    • “Airy-soft texture — Shiseido Essential Energy Hydrating Cream”
    • “foams into a rich cloud — Shiseido Clarifying Cleansing Foam”
    • “lightweight and absorbs quickly — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
  • Sensitive Skin Care and Gentle Formula Mostly MentionedRarely Noted
    • “Great retinol for beginners — La Roche-Posay Retinol B3 Serum”
    • “Only cream that doesn't sting — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Dermallergo Eye Cream”
    • “Calmed my skin after a chemical peel — La Roche-Posay Thermal Spring Water”
    • “No irritation — Shiseido Essential Energy Hydrating Cream”
  • Skin Texture Improvement Often MentionedRarely Noted
    • “Skin feels smoother — La Roche-Posay Retinol B3 Serum”
    • “Skin feels softer — La Roche-Posay Pure Vitamin C10 Serum”
    • “skin feels velvety — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
    • “smoothes rough skin — Shiseido Eudermine Revitalizing Essence”
  • Brightening and Dark Spot Fading Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “skin looks brighter — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
    • “visibly fades appearance of stubborn marks — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
    • “faded pimple marks — Shiseido White Lucent Brightening Gel Cream”
    • “Eyes look more awake — Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Eye Cream”
  • Anti-Aging and Wrinkle Reduction Rarely NotedSometimes Noted
    • “Smoothed out crow's feet — Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Eye Cream”
    • “tighter jawline, lifted appearance, improved elasticity, less sagging — Shiseido VITAL PERFECTION”
    • “wrinkles look softer — Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Cream Enriched”
    • “softens forehead lines — La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum”
  • Price and Value Sometimes NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “expensive for the size — La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum”
    • “Too expensive for the size — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Dermallergo Eye Cream”
    • “Tube is tiny for the price — La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Gel B5”
    • “Very expensive for the size — Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Eye Cream”
  • Strong or Overpowering Fragrance Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “scent is awful — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
    • “overwhelming floral smell — La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum”
    • “Smells like cheap fragrance — La Roche-Posay Retinol B3 Serum”
    • “old lady smell — Shiseido Eudermine Revitalizing Essence”
  • Unpleasant Texture or Finish Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “Stays tacky and shiny — Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Eye Cream”
    • “Felt powdery — Shiseido Essential Energy Hydrating Cream”
    • “feels a bit oily — Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Cream Enriched”
    • “pills like crazy — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
  • Packaging and Design Issues Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “heavy to travel — Shiseido Eudermine Revitalizing Essence”
    • “Heavy bottle but plastic pump, cannot see remaining product, straw too short to get last drops. — Shiseido Ultimune Power Infusing Concentrate”
    • “heavy jar, waste of plastic, faulty pump (on dispenser versions) — Shiseido VITAL PERFECTION”
    • “pump stops working — La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream”

La Roche-Posay vs Shiseido routines for dry skin

Buy La Roche-Posay routine · SAR 708.77 · 88% fitBuy Shiseido routine · SAR 2,211.82 · 81% fitSee multi-brand routine · 96% fit

La Roche-Posay vs Shiseido routines for oily skin

Buy La Roche-Posay routine · SAR 1,040.74 · 91% fitBuy Shiseido routine · SAR 2,494.74 · 84% fitSee multi-brand routine · 97% fit

La Roche-Posay vs Shiseido routines for combination skin

Buy La Roche-Posay routine · SAR 1,014.88 · 90% fitBuy Shiseido routine · SAR 2,213.02 · 84% fitSee multi-brand routine · 97% fit

Questions and answers

La Roche-Posay or Shiseido: which is better?

La Roche-Posay is a better fit for oily acne-prone, sensitive, and combination skin, offering Superior routine fits compared to Shiseido's High fit levels.

What is the difference between La Roche-Posay and Shiseido?

La Roche-Posay helps oily, acne-prone, and sensitive skin with a High to Superior Lovi fit level, whereas Shiseido is well suited for dry sensitive and mature skin. Shiseido often features luxurious textures and deep hydration, while La Roche-Posay focuses on gentle, fragrance-free options across many of the products on this page.

La Roche-Posay or Shiseido for dry skin?

La Roche-Posay and Shiseido both fit dry skin well, as Lovi rates their routines as High for this skin type. La Roche-Posay offers products on this page with key ingredients like glycerin and hyaluronic acid, which help hydrate the skin.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

La Roche-Posay or Shiseido: which cleanser is better?

La Roche-Posay is better for sensitive, acne-prone, and oily skin routines on this page, while Shiseido provides deep-cleansing and efficient cleansers with luxurious textures. Niacinamide in cleansers may help reduce skin pigmentation and aging signs.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002Antioxidants, 2021

Which is more affordable, La Roche-Posay or Shiseido?

La Roche-Posay is more affordable than Shiseido. Reviewers frequently mention high price point concerns for Shiseido, whereas La Roche-Posay is rated better for price and value.

How do La Roche-Posay and Shiseido compare for anti-aging and wrinkle reduction?

Shiseido does better than La Roche-Posay for anti-aging and wrinkle reduction overall. Lovi rates Shiseido's routine fit for mature skin as High and La Roche-Posay's as High.

Which brand has more fragrance-free products, La Roche-Posay or Shiseido?

La Roche-Posay has more fragrance-free products than Shiseido, with 21 of its 35 products on this page listing no fragrance compared to only 5 of 20 for Shiseido.

How do La Roche-Posay and Shiseido compare for mature skin care?

La Roche-Posay and Shiseido both fit mature skin at a High level on this page. Shiseido does better for anti-aging and wrinkle reduction, while La Roche-Posay offers products with key ingredients like retinol that help stimulate collagen accumulation in naturally aged skin.

The Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 2000Archives of Dermatology, 2007

La Roche-Posay or Shiseido for oily skin?

La Roche-Posay is a better fit for oily skin, offering a superior routine fit compared to Shiseido's high fit level. The products on this page help manage oil while maintaining hydration.

La Roche-Posay or Shiseido: which moisturizer is better?

La Roche-Posay and Shiseido both offer top-tier moisturizers, with La Roche-Posay reaching a Superior fit for sensitive and acne-prone skin, while Shiseido reaches a Superior fit for mature and dry skin. Topical hyaluronic acid, found in both brands, helps improve skin hydration and reduce signs of aging.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

La Roche-Posay or Shiseido for sensitive skin?

La Roche-Posay is a superior match for sensitive skin, whereas Shiseido achieves a high fit for this skin type. Review themes indicate that La Roche-Posay does better for sensitive skin care and gentle formulas.

La Roche-Posay or Shiseido: which sunscreen is better?

La Roche-Posay is better for sunscreen because the products on this page achieve a Superior Lovi fit level for skin with dark spots, sensitive skin, combination skin, acne-prone skin, mature skin, and oily skin.

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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