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Clarins vs DHC

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

Clarins and DHC are respected skincare brands that offer reliable daily care for a balanced complexion. The French line, founded in 1954 and owned by Famille C, is deeply loved for its thoughtful array of moisturizers, serums, eye products, toners, and more, which are carefully enriched with nourishing shea and squalane to suit sensitive skin and acne-prone skin best. Meanwhile, the Japanese line, founded in 1980 and owned by Orix Corporation since 2023, is beloved for its effective makeup removers and nourishing formulas, suiting dry, normal, combination, and oily skin best. While both cater to various concerns through standout offerings like the Double Serum Light Texture and the Deep Cleansing Oil, they differ in their heritage and precise formulation approaches.

Clarins is a French skincare brand founded in 1954 and owned by Famille C (Groupe Clarins).

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DHC is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by ORIX Corporation since 2023.

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

Popular Clarins vs DHC products

Questions and answers

Clarins or DHC: which is better?

Clarins fits sensitive, acne-prone, and mature skin best across the products on this page, while DHC offers fragrance-free options like Pore Cleansing Oil which Lovi rates as Superior for sensitive skin.

What is the difference between Clarins and DHC?

Clarins offers a broad range of products that may help with signs of aging and hydration, while DHC features a smaller selection of cleansing oils. Reviewers note that Clarins products often have a strong fragrance, whereas every DHC product on this page lists no fragrance.

Which is more affordable, Clarins or DHC?

Reviewers frequently mention that Clarins has a high price point, whereas the products on this page for DHC do not include pricing feedback.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Clarins or DHC?

DHC causes fewer breakouts on this page because its Pore Cleansing Oil has a high fit for acne-prone skin, whereas Clarins has several products that may cause a warning or low fit for acne-prone skin.

How do the founding years and countries of origin compare between Clarins and DHC?

Clarins was founded in France in 1954, whereas DHC was founded in Japan in 1980.

Which brand offers a makeup remover that is rated High or Superior for dry skin, and what are their names?

Both Clarins and DHC offer makeup removers rated High for dry skin. The Clarins products on this page include Total Cleansing Oil, and the DHC products on this page include Deep Cleansing Oil and Pore Cleansing Oil.

Do all Clarins products contain fragrance, and how does that compare to DHC's fragrance-free product lineup?

Almost all Clarins products on this page contain fragrance, as 23 out of 24 list fragrance in their ingredients. In contrast, DHC's entire lineup on this page is fragrance-free.

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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