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The INKEY List vs Sesderma

Rated by Lovi · Unbiased, science-based skincare AI trained on real user outcomes · How the Fit score works

The INKEY List and Sesderma are distinct skincare brands offering thoughtfully crafted solutions for diverse complexions. The British brand is known for moisturizers, serums, toners, and eye products built around glycerin, while the Spanish brand is beloved for advanced serums and meticulously engineered formulas featuring botanical extracts and active compounds. Both brands suit sensitive skin well, with the former also fitting combination skin and the latter catering best to hyperpigmented and aging skin types. They differ primarily in their founding heritage and specific formulations, as the former utilizes glycerin for barrier support and hydration while the latter employs synergistic compounds to refine texture and promote radiance.

The INKEY List is a British skincare brand founded in 2018 and owned by Brand Evangelists for Beauty Limited.

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Sesderma is a Spanish skincare brand founded in 1989 and owned by Grupo Sesderma since 2026.

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This page compares some of the most popular The INKEY List and Sesderma products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular The INKEY List vs Sesderma products

The INKEY List vs Sesderma serums and treatments

Questions and answers

The INKEY List or Sesderma: which is better?

The INKEY List tends to be better as it offers a much wider selection of products on this page, whereas Sesderma only features one serum.

What is the difference between The INKEY List and Sesderma?

The INKEY List features a larger selection of fragrance-free products on this page across categories like cleansers, serums, and moisturizers, whereas Sesderma lists only one serum which contains fragrance. Furthermore, The INKEY List fits combination skin, sensitive skin, and oily acne-prone skin best according to its brand-focused routines.

Which is more affordable, The INKEY List or Sesderma?

The INKEY List offers affordable serums and moisturizers across the products on this page, while Sesderma does not list affordability as a feature.

Which causes fewer breakouts, The INKEY List or Sesderma?

The products on this page from The INKEY List sometimes note purging and breakouts as a side effect, while Sesderma has no reported breakouts on its page.

Which brand has been around longer, The INKEY List or Sesderma?

Sesderma has been around longer, having been founded in Spain in 1989, whereas The INKEY List was founded in the United Kingdom in 2018.

Do any products from The INKEY List contain fragrance, and how does Sesderma compare?

Every product on The INKEY List page lists no fragrance in its ingredients. In contrast, the Azelac RU Serum by Sesderma includes fragrance.

Which skin types do brand-focused routines for The INKEY List fit best?

Brand-focused routines for The INKEY List fit combination skin, sensitive skin, and oily acne-prone skin best.

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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