Simple and DHC are established skincare brands from Britain and Japan that offer reliable daily care for a balanced complexion. The former is deeply loved for its gentle moisturizers, makeup removers, cleansers, and toners formulated with nourishing niacinamide and glycerin, while the latter is beloved for its effective makeup removers and nourishing formulas. Both brands suit oily skin best, though the British line also specifically targets sensitive skin, dry skin, normal skin, and combination skin. They ultimately differ in their exact ingredient profiles and heritage, offering distinct paths to supporting delicate barriers.
Simple is a British skincare brand founded in 1960 and owned by Unilever PLC since 2011.
This page compares some of the most popular Simple and DHC products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Simple and DHC both offer fragrance-free products on this page, but they cater to different needs with Simple featuring lightweight moisturizers and gentle makeup removers, while DHC focuses on cleansing oils like Pore Cleansing Oil which has a Superior fit for sensitive skin.
What is the difference between Simple and DHC?
Simple offers a wide range of everyday skincare products like cleansers, moisturizers, and makeup removers that feature key ingredients such as niacinamide and glycerin, with Lovi fit levels varying widely by product and skin type. In contrast, the DHC products on this page are focused on makeup removers, such as Deep Cleansing Oil and Pore Cleansing Oil, which achieve high or superior Lovi fit levels across most skin types.
Simple features lightweight and value-friendly moisturizers on this page.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Simple or DHC?
Simple features products on this page that reviewers often mention to cause breakouts or irritations, while DHC does not have reported breakout concerns in its reviews. Niacinamide in Simple helps control pigmentation and supports skin aging.
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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.
