Shiseido vs Valmont
Shiseido and Valmont are esteemed skincare houses founded in Japan in 1872 and Switzerland in 1985, respectively. The Japanese brand is beloved for its thoughtful array of moisturizers, cleansers, sunscreens, and serums formulated with glycerin, while the Swiss brand is widely loved for its luxurious moisturizers and refined formulas. Both suit mature skin best, though the former also suits sensitive skin and the latter suits dehydrated skin, with differences appearing in their specific product lineups and founding origins.
Shiseido is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1872 and owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.
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Valmont is a Swiss skincare brand founded in 1985.
This page compares some of the most popular Shiseido and Valmont products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Popular Shiseido vs Valmont products
Shiseido vs Valmont moisturizers
Questions and answers
Shiseido or Valmont: which is better?
Shiseido is the better choice for most shoppers on this page, offering a wide range of products with high Lovi fit levels for sensitive and mature skin. Valmont features only a single product on this page, which has a high Lovi fit for mature and dry sensitive skin.
What is the difference between Shiseido and Valmont?
Shiseido is a Japanese brand founded in 1872 that offers a wide range of products with varying Lovi fit levels for sensitive and mature skin, whereas Valmont is a Swiss brand founded in 1985 that features a single moisturizer on this page.
Shiseido or Valmont: which moisturizer is better?
For moisturizers, Shiseido offers a wide variety of options on this page with varying Lovi fit levels such as Superior for mature and sensitive skin, while Valmont features only the Prime Renewing Pack which has a High Lovi fit for mature and dry sensitive skin.
Which is more affordable, Shiseido or Valmont?
Shiseido is often noted by shoppers for having a high price point, but the products on this page do not provide enough pricing data to definitively compare its affordability with Valmont.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Shiseido or Valmont?
Squalane may induce the production of inflammatory mediators, which helps explain why some of the products on this page are rated as having a low fit level for acne-prone skin.
How do the founding years and countries of origin compare between Shiseido and Valmont?
Shiseido was founded in 1872 in Japan, whereas Valmont was founded later in 1985 in Switzerland.
Which brand offers more products that are formulated with fragrance, Shiseido or Valmont?
Shiseido offers more products with fragrance since fifteen of the twenty products on this page list fragrance, whereas Valmont has only one product on this page and it is formulated with fragrance.
How many products from each brand are listed on the comparison page?
Shiseido has twenty products listed on the products on this page, while Valmont has one product listed.
Research behind their key ingredients
Psychophysical study of the effects of topical application of menthol in healthy volunteers
Panax ginseng induces human Type I collagen synthesis through activation of Smad signaling
Vitamin C-squalene bioconjugate promotes epidermal thickening and collagen production in human skin
Another Reason for Using Caffeine in Dermocosmetics: Sunscreen Adjuvant
In vivo and in vitro evaluation of octyl methoxycinnamate liposomes
Anatomical site differences of sodium lauryl sulfate-induced irritation: randomized controlled trial
Skin recovery by Lavandula angustifolia leaf callus extract: Redox control of Nrf2 signaling
Moisturizing Effects of Diglycerol Combined with Glycerol on Human Stratum Corneum
Functional properties and skin care effects of sodium trehalose sulfate
Transdermal Delivery of Baicalin Based on Bio-Vesicles and Its Efficacy in Antiaging of the Skin
Liposomal formulation of a vitamin C derivative: a promising strategy to increase skin permeability
New Chalcone-Derived Molecule for the Topical Regulation of Hyperpigmentation and Skin Aging
Anti-Aging Efficacy of Low-Molecular-Weight Polydeoxyribonucleotide Derived from Paeonia lactiflora
Targeting Circadian Rhythm for the Regulation of Skin Collagen Metabolism
Retrospective Review of Dermal Safety Studies of Organic Sunscreens
The harnessing potential of carboxymethyl beta glucan: A driver of skin repair
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.
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Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc
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Elina Nazarenko, MD
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