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DHC vs Minimalist

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DHC and Minimalist are skincare brands established in 1980 and 2020, respectively, offering distinct approaches to daily care. DHC is known for nourishing makeup removers with key ingredients that suit dry, normal, combination, and oily skin, featuring standout products like the Deep Cleansing Oil for dark spots and the Pore Cleansing Oil for acne-prone skin. Meanwhile, the Indian brand focuses on sunscreens, moisturizers, and cleansers that fit combination and oily acne-prone skin best, with top formulas for dark spots, acne, and mature skin. Both brands differ in their origins and product ranges, providing reliable options for a balanced complexion.

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

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Minimalist is an Indian skincare brand founded in 2020 and owned by Unilever PLC since 2025.

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

Popular DHC vs Minimalist products

Questions and answers

What is the difference between DHC and Minimalist?

DHC is a Japanese brand founded in 1980 that offers gentle makeup removers, while Minimalist is an Indian brand founded in 2020 that provides targeted cleansers, moisturizers, and sunscreens. Lovi rates DHC products with High fit for dry and sensitive skin types, and Minimalist products with Superior fit for acne-prone and combination skin.

Which is more affordable, DHC or Minimalist?

Neither DHC nor Minimalist can be compared for affordability using the information on this page.

Which brand has been in business longer, DHC or Minimalist?

DHC has been in business longer, having been founded in Japan in 1980, whereas Minimalist was founded in India in 2020.

Do any of the products from DHC or Minimalist contain fragrance?

Every product from both DHC and Minimalist on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Which skin types does Minimalist fit best according to its brand-focused routines?

Minimalist fits combination skin, oily acne-prone skin, and acne-prone skin best according to its brand-focused routines.

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. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, MD, MSc

    Dr. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, 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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