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IPSA skincare

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IPSA is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1986 and owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.

corp.shiseido.comen.wikipedia.org

IPSA is widely loved for its bespoke moisturizers and meticulously crafted formulas. Its products suit sensitive, dry, and combination skin best. The standout products for particular concerns include the Time Reset Aqua for acne-prone skin. These offerings deliver targeted care to enhance the natural balance of the complexion.

This page covers some of the most popular IPSA products; for the whole IPSA range, with a fit score for every product, use the Lovi app.

IPSA moisturizers

Questions and answers

Is IPSA worth it?

Yes, IPSA is worth it because Lovi rates the brand-focused routines Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin. Every IPSA product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

What are IPSA's best products?

Time Reset Aqua is the best product on this page, as Lovi rates it Superior for dry and dry sensitive skin, and High for sensitive, oily, acne-prone, mature, combination, and oily skin.

Which IPSA moisturizer is best for dry skin?

Time Reset Aqua is the best moisturizer for dry skin, where Lovi rates it Superior.

Does IPSA cause breakouts?

IPSA is unlikely to cause breakouts because Time Reset Aqua rates High for oily acne-prone skin, and Lovi rates the IPSA-focused routine Superior for acne-prone skin.

Is IPSA fragrance-free?

Yes, every IPSA product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

What are the key ingredients in IPSA products?

The key ingredients in the IPSA products on this page include concentrated glycerin, paeonia albiflora root extract, tranexamic acid, and dipotassium glycyrrhizate. Concentrated glycerin helps keep skin hydrated, paeonia albiflora root extract may protect against ultraviolet damage, and tranexamic acid helps with dark spots.

Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2006

How do I build a IPSA skincare routine?

To build an IPSA routine, apply the Time Reset Aqua moisturizer, which helps keep skin hydrated. Lovi rates the IPSA-focused routine Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin.

Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017

What are good alternatives to IPSA?

Good alternatives to IPSA include Biore, Hada Labo, Shiseido, SK-II, Shiseido Senka, and DHC, which also have pages on Lovi. Among these, Biore offers routines with High fit for dry and oily skin, and Superior fit for sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin.

IPSA vs Biore: which is better?

IPSA routines fit dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and skin prone to breakouts better than Biore routines, with Lovi rating IPSA Superior for all these skin types and Biore High or Superior. Every IPSA product on this page also lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Who owns IPSA, and where is it from?

IPSA is a Japanese brand founded in 1986, owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.

corp.shiseido.comen.wikipedia.org

Is IPSA cruelty-free?

PETA, Leaping Bunny, and Cruelty Free International, the registries Lovi checks, do not list IPSA as cruelty-free.

Research behind IPSA'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.

  • 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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