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Shiseido vs Sebamed

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Shiseido and Sebamed are a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1872 and a German skincare brand founded in 1967, respectively. Shiseido is beloved for its thoughtful array of moisturizers, cleansers, sunscreens, and serums formulated with glycerin, while the German brand offers reliable moisturizers and gentle cleansers with scientifically balanced formulas. Both options suit sensitive skin best, with the Japanese brand also favoring mature skin and its counterpart favoring reactive and problematic skin. They ultimately differ in their approaches, as the former relies on meticulous formulations to target aging and hydration, whereas the latter maintains a steady focus on barrier health through skin-neutral pH.

Shiseido is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1872 and owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.

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Sebamed is a German skincare brand founded in 1967 and owned by Sebapharma GmbH & Co. KG.

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This page compares some of the most popular Shiseido and Sebamed products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular Shiseido vs Sebamed products

Questions and answers

Shiseido or Sebamed: which is better?

Shiseido offers a much wider range of products on this page with varying Lovi fit levels for sensitive and mature skin, whereas Sebamed features only two fragrance-free options. Hyaluronic acid helps maintain skin hydration across both brands.

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What is the difference between Shiseido and Sebamed?

Shiseido features many products on this page with fragrance, whereas every Sebamed product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients. Additionally, Shiseido offers a wide variety of cleansers, toners, serums, and sunscreens, while Sebamed's products on this page are limited to a facial cleanser and a care gel.

Shiseido or Sebamed: which cleanser is better?

Shiseido and Sebamed both offer efficient cleansers, but Sebamed is a better option for sensitive skin as its products on this page list no fragrance. Shiseido's cleansers often feature strong fragrance, which may sometimes cause skin irritation.

Which is more affordable, Shiseido or Sebamed?

Shiseido is noted for a high price point among the products on this page, whereas Sebamed is not mentioned as having high pricing.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Shiseido or Sebamed?

Sebamed products on this page are generally less likely to cause breakouts because they are fragrance-free and include oil-free gels like Clear Face Care Gel, whereas Shiseido features many heavily fragranced products and richer creams that can sometimes cause skin irritation or breakouts on acne-prone skin.

How do the founding years and countries of origin compare between Shiseido and Sebamed?

Shiseido was founded in Japan in 1872, whereas Sebamed was established in Germany much later in 1967.

Which brand offers a wider range of products, and how many are fragranced compared to fragrance-free?

Shiseido offers a much wider range with twenty products on this page, fifteen of which contain fragrance while five are fragrance-free. Sebamed features only two products on this page, and every one of them lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

What specific skin types does Shiseido fit best according to its brand-focused routines?

According to its brand-focused routines, Shiseido fits sensitive skin, mature skin, and skin with dark spots best.

Shiseido or Sebamed: which moisturizer is better?

Shiseido offers a wide range of moisturizers with varying Lovi fit levels such as High and Superior for mature, sensitive, and dry skin, whereas Sebamed provides options like Clear Face Care Gel with an Average fit for dry skin. Topical hyaluronic acid, a key ingredient in Shiseido products, helps improve skin quality and signs of skin aging.

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Research behind their key ingredients

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.

  • 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. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc

    Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, 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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