Elixir skincare
Elixir is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1983 and owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.
Elixir is loved for its thoughtful sunscreens and delicate formulas. Its products suit combination and oily skin best because of their balancing qualities. For acne-prone skin, the standout product is the Day Care Revolution. The brand continues to offer reliable daily care for everyday routines.
This page covers some of the most popular Elixir products; for the whole Elixir range, with a fit score for every product, use the Lovi app.
Elixir sunscreens
Questions and answers
Is Elixir worth it?
Elixir is worth it because Lovi rates the Elixir-focused routine Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin.
What are Elixir's best products?
Elixir features the Day Care Revolution sunscreen, which Lovi rates High for mature skin, skin with dark spots, combination skin, and acne-prone skin, and Average for dry, sensitive, and oily skin.
Which Elixir sunscreen is best for sensitive skin?
Day Care Revolution is the best Elixir sunscreen on this page for sensitive skin, rating Average for this skin type. The Elixir products on this page contain fragrance.
Does Elixir cause breakouts?
Elixir is unlikely to cause breakouts, as Day Care Revolution rates High for acne-prone skin. Lovi rates the Elixir-focused routine Superior for acne-prone skin.
Is Elixir fragrance-free?
No, the Elixir products on this page are not fragrance-free, as Day Care Revolution contains fragrance.
What are the key ingredients in Elixir products?
Elixir products on this page include Day Care Revolution, which features ingredients like ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate.
How do I build a Elixir skincare routine?
To build an Elixir skincare routine, shoppers use the brand's focused routines, which Lovi rates Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin. Day Care Revolution is a sunscreen available on this page to include in daily steps.
What are good alternatives to Elixir?
Good alternatives to Elixir with pages on Lovi include Biore, Hada Labo, Shiseido, SK-II, Shiseido Senka, and DHC. These similar brands offer alternative routines and options for shoppers looking for comparable skincare products.
Elixir vs Biore: which is better?
Elixir is better than Biore because Lovi rates the Elixir-focused routine Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin, while the Biore-focused routine is rated lower for dry, oily, and acne-prone skin.
Who owns Elixir, and where is it from?
Elixir is a Japanese brand founded in 1983, owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.
Is Elixir cruelty-free?
PETA, Leaping Bunny, and Cruelty Free International, the registries Lovi checks, do not list Elixir as cruelty-free.
Research behind Elixir'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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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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Elina Nazarenko, MD
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Victoria Derkova, MS
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