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Menarini vs Sesderma

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Menarini and Sesderma are trusted skincare names known for their advanced serums and meticulously engineered formulas that deliver reliable care. The first brand suits sensitive, dry, and combination skin best with gentle compositions, featuring the A-Ret Gel as its standout solution for acne-prone skin. Founded in 1989 and owned by Grupo Sesderma since 2026, the Spanish brand suits sensitive, hyperpigmented, and aging skin types best through botanical extracts and active compounds that promote a radiant complexion, including the Azelac RU Serum for acne. While both offer thoughtful offerings to support a balanced complexion, they differ in their specific botanical focuses and targeted skin concerns.

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

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Menarini vs Sesderma serums and treatments

Questions and answers

Menarini or Sesderma: which is better?

For oily and acne-prone skin, Menarini has High Lovi fit products on this page, while Sesderma performs best for skin with dark spots, combination skin, and acne-prone skin with High Lovi fit levels. Menarini offers fragrance-free options across the products on this page, whereas Sesderma's Azelac RU Serum includes fragrance.

What is the difference between Menarini and Sesderma?

Menarini features fragrance-free formulas with a High Lovi fit for oily and acne-prone skin, whereas Sesderma includes fragrance in its Azelac RU Serum which achieves a High fit for acne-prone skin, skin with dark spots, and combination skin.

Which is more affordable, Menarini or Sesderma?

Neither brand is more affordable because the page products for Menarini and Sesderma do not list prices.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Menarini or Sesderma?

For acne-prone skin, Menarini has a High fit for the products on this page, while Sesderma has an Average fit. Both brands feature formulations that help manage breakouts.

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How do the founding years of Menarini and Sesderma compare?

Menarini was founded earlier in 1886, while Sesderma was founded in 1989 in Spain.

Which brand has products formulated without fragrance between Menarini and Sesderma?

Menarini has products on this page formulated without fragrance, whereas Sesderma includes fragrance in its product.

Where are Menarini and Sesderma headquartered or founded?

Menarini was founded in 1886 with its founding location not specified, while Sesderma was founded in Spain in 1989.

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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