Dr. Sam's skincare
Dr. Sam's is a British skincare brand founded in 2018 and owned by Bunting Holdings Ltd.
Dr. Sam's is cherished for its gentle cleansers and meticulously balanced formulas. Its products suit sensitive, reactive skin best because of their thoughtful formulations. The standout products for particular concerns include the Flawless Cleanser for acne-prone skin. The brand consistently delivers reliable daily care.
This page covers some of the most popular Dr. Sam's products; for the whole Dr. Sam's range, with a fit score for every product, use the Lovi app.
Dr. Sam's cleansers
Questions and answers
Is Dr. Sam's worth it?
Dr. Sam's is worth it for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin, as Lovi rates the brand-focused routines for these skin types as Superior. Additionally, every product listed on this page is formulated without fragrance.
What are Dr. Sam's's best products?
Flawless Cleanser is a standout product from Dr. Sam's, offering high fit for dry and sensitive skin. Lovi rates the Dr. Sam's-focused routine as Superior across dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin types.
Which Dr. Sam's cleanser is best for oily skin?
Flawless Cleanser is the best choice among the cleansers on this page for oily skin. Lovi rates Flawless Cleanser Average for oily skin.
Does Dr. Sam's cause breakouts?
Dr. Sam's is unlikely to cause breakouts, as the brand features gentle formulations designed to be kind to the skin. Lovi rates the Dr. Sam's-focused routine Superior for acne-prone skin.
Is Dr. Sam's fragrance-free?
Yes, every product on this page by Dr. Sam's lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
What are the key ingredients in Dr. Sam's products?
Dr. Sam's products feature ingredients like poloxamer 188, citric acid, and tocopheryl acetate. Lovi rates the brand's formulas as suitable for various skin types.
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How do I build a Dr. Sam's skincare routine?
To build a Dr. Sam's routine, you start with the Flawless Cleanser. Lovi rates the Dr. Sam's-focused routine Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin.
What are good alternatives to Dr. Sam's?
Good alternatives to Dr. Sam's include BYOMA, The INKEY List, Medik8, Simple, Elemis, and Pixi, all of which have pages on Lovi. For dry skin, a BYOMA-focused routine is a strong alternative, rated Superior by Lovi.
Dr. Sam's vs BYOMA: which is better?
Dr. Sam's is better suited for most routines, as Lovi rates the Dr. Sam's-focused routine Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin, compared to BYOMA which ranges from High to Superior.
Who owns Dr. Sam's, and where is it from?
Dr. Sam's is a British brand founded in 2018, owned by Bunting Holdings Ltd.
Is Dr. Sam's cruelty-free?
PETA, Leaping Bunny, and Cruelty Free International, the registries Lovi checks, do not list Dr. Sam's as cruelty-free.
Research behind Dr. Sam's's key ingredients
Behind these ratings
Lovi rates every product from its 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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Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer
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PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex
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Dr. Sof铆a Perea P茅rez, MD, MSc
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Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine
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Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD
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Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member
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Elina Nazarenko, MD
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Dermatology and diagnostic consultant
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Victoria Derkova, MS
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Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist
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