Sesderma vs Heliocare
Sesderma and Heliocare are two respected Spanish skincare brands known for their meticulously engineered formulas. The first is beloved for its advanced serums featuring botanical extracts and active compounds, suiting sensitive, hyperpigmented, and aging skin types best. The second brand is cherished for its protective sunscreens, which suit sensitive, oily, and blemish-prone skin through specialized textures that absorb quickly. Ultimately, both differ as the former refines skin texture and promotes radiance, while the latter delivers targeted daily defense without burdening the complexion.
Sesderma is a Spanish skincare brand founded in 1989 and owned by Grupo Sesderma since 2026.
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Heliocare is a Spanish skincare brand founded in 2001 and owned by Cantabria Labs.
This page compares some of the most popular Sesderma and Heliocare products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Questions and answers
Sesderma or Heliocare: which is better?
Heliocare and Sesderma are both a High fit for acne-prone skin and skin with dark spots on this page, but they serve different steps since Heliocare offers a sunscreen and Sesderma features a serum.
What is the difference between Sesderma and Heliocare?
Sesderma offers Azelac RU Serum, which achieves a High Lovi fit for acne-prone skin, skin with dark spots, and combination skin, while Heliocare features 360掳 Gel Oil-Free SPF 50+, reaching a High fit for sensitive and mature skin types as well. Both brands are based in Spain, but Sesderma was founded in 1989 and Heliocare was established in 2001.
Which is more affordable, Sesderma or Heliocare?
Neither Sesderma nor Heliocare is more affordable, as the products on this page do not list pricing information.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Sesderma or Heliocare?
Both brands offer products on this page that achieve a High Lovi fit for acne-prone skin with the Azelac RU Serum and the 360掳 Gel Oil-Free SPF 50+. Azelaic acid helps in the treatment of acne vulgaris.
In which country were Sesderma and Heliocare founded?
Both Sesderma and Heliocare were founded in Spain, with Sesderma established in 1989 and Heliocare following in 2001.
Do the products listed for Sesderma and Heliocare contain fragrance?
Yes, all products on this page for both Sesderma and Heliocare contain fragrance.
How does the Lovi fit level for dry skin compare between Sesderma's Azelac RU Serum and Heliocare's 360掳 Gel Oil-Free SPF 50+?
Lovi rates both Sesderma's Azelac RU Serum and Heliocare's 360掳 Gel Oil-Free SPF 50+ as having a low fit level for dry 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.
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Co-founder, Medical Director
Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer
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Co-founder, CEO and CTO
PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex
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Dr. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, 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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