Dr. Sam's skincare
Dr. Sam's is a British skincare brand founded in 2018 and owned by Bunting Holdings Ltd.
Dr. Sam's is cherished for its gentle cleansers and meticulously balanced formulas. Its products suit sensitive, reactive skin best because of their thoughtful formulations. The standout products for particular concerns include the Flawless Cleanser for acne-prone skin. The brand consistently delivers reliable daily care.
This page covers some of the most popular Dr. Sam's products; for the whole Dr. Sam's range, with a fit score for every product, use the Lovi app.
Dr. Sam's cleansers
Questions and answers
Is Dr. Sam's worth it?
Yes, Dr. Sam's is worth it because Lovi rates the Dr. Sam's-focused routine Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin. The Dr. Sam's products on this page list no fragrance.
What are Dr. Sam's's best products?
Flawless Cleanser is among Dr. Sam's best products featured here. Lovi rates it High for dry, dry sensitive, and sensitive skin, and Average for combination, mature, dark spots, acne-prone, and oily skin.
Which Dr. Sam's cleanser is best for oily skin?
Flawless Cleanser is the best Dr. Sam's cleanser for oily skin. Lovi rates Flawless Cleanser Average for oily skin.
Does Dr. Sam's cause breakouts?
Dr. Sam's is unlikely to cause breakouts, as the brand formulates its range without added fragrance. Lovi rates the Dr. Sam's-focused routine as Superior for acne-prone skin.
Is Dr. Sam's fragrance-free?
Yes, every one of the Dr. Sam's products on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
What are the key ingredients in Dr. Sam's products?
Dr. Sam's products use key ingredients like citric acid, tocopheryl acetate, poloxamer 188, and aloe barbadensis leaf powder. These ingredients help keep skin calm, smooth, and soft while supporting various skin types.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2021Scientific Reports, 2025
How do I build a Dr. Sam's skincare routine?
To build a Dr. Sam's routine, you start by washing your face with Flawless Cleanser. Lovi rates the Dr. Sam's routine Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin.
What are good alternatives to Dr. Sam's?
Good alternatives to Dr. Sam's on Lovi include BYOMA, The INKEY List, Medik8, Simple, Elemis, and Pixi. These brands also have dedicated pages on Lovi for shoppers to explore.
Dr. Sam's vs BYOMA: which is better?
Dr. Sam's is generally better than BYOMA, as Lovi rates the Dr. Sam's-focused routines as Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin, outscoring BYOMA across most skin types.
Who owns Dr. Sam's, and where is it from?
Dr. Sam's is a British brand founded in 2018, owned by Bunting Holdings Ltd.
Is Dr. Sam's cruelty-free?
PETA, Leaping Bunny, and Cruelty Free International, the registries Lovi checks, do not list Dr. Sam's as cruelty-free.
Research behind Dr. Sam's's key ingredients
Behind these ratings
Lovi rates every product from its 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.
-
Co-founder, Medical Director
Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer
-
Co-founder, CEO and CTO
PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex
-
Dr. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, MD, MSc
Medical Board
Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine
-
Medical Board
Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD
-
Medical Board
Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member
-
Medical Board, Medical Advisor
Dermatology MD
-
Elina Nazarenko, MD
Medical Board
Dermatology and diagnostic consultant
-
Victoria Derkova, MS
Medical Board
Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist
How does it fit your skin?
Scan your face, then any product: Lovi shows how well it fits you and what fits even better.
