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Elemis vs DHC

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

Elemis and DHC are a British luxury line and a Japanese daily essential brand that offer serums, moisturizers, cleansers, toners, and makeup removers enriched with glycerin, shea butter, and other nourishing ingredients. Both brands suit dry and balanced skin types well, though the British line extends best to sensitive skin and the Japanese brand covers normal, combination, and oily skin. While the British line is known for expertly formulated products like the Pro-Collagen Marine Cream for mature skin, the Japanese brand focuses on effective makeup removers such as the Deep Cleansing Oil. Ultimately, they differ through their heritage and specific formulations, as the British line features advanced hydrating and anti-aging treatments and the latter specializes in reliable daily care for a balanced complexion.

Elemis is a British skincare brand founded in 1989 and owned by L'Occitane Group since 2019.

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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 Elemis and DHC products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular Elemis vs DHC products

Questions and answers

Elemis or DHC: which is better?

When comparing Elemis and DHC based on the products on this page, Elemis offers a much wider variety of skincare items, while DHC focuses exclusively on cleansing oils. Reviewers note that Elemis provides hydrating moisturizers and a radiant glow, though it also has a high price point and strong fragrance across most of its formulas.

What is the difference between Elemis and DHC?

Elemis offers a larger variety of products on this page across multiple skincare categories with varying Lovi fit levels, whereas DHC features only two cleansing oil products on this page. Additionally, while most Elemis products on this page contain fragrance, every DHC product on this page lists no fragrance.

Which is more affordable, Elemis or DHC?

The page facts do not provide pricing information for Elemis or DHC, so it is unclear which brand is more affordable.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Elemis or DHC?

When it comes to the products on this page, DHC features Pore Cleansing Oil which has a High fit for acne-prone skin, whereas Elemis offers various products that mostly show an Average fit for acne-prone skin.

Which brand has been around longer, Elemis or DHC?

DHC has been around slightly longer, having been founded in Japan in 1980, whereas Elemis was founded in the United Kingdom in 1989.

How many products from Elemis contain fragrance compared to DHC?

Out of the products on this page, 18 Elemis products list fragrance, whereas every DHC product lists no fragrance.

Which brand is owned by the L'Occitane Group, Elemis or DHC?

Elemis is owned by the L'Occitane Group, having been acquired in 2019.

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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