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Simple vs FANCL

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Simple and FANCL are two established cosmetic lines known for creating gentle, thoughtful daily care. The British brand features soothing moisturizers, makeup removers, cleansers, and toners crafted with niacinamide and glycerin, while the Japanese counterpart is loved for mild makeup removers and gentle exfoliants. The former suits acne-prone skin and skin with dark spots best, whereas the latter serves sensitive, dry, and normal skin types. Ultimately, they differ through their distinct formulations and targeted solutions for balancing the complexion.

Simple is a British skincare brand founded in 1960 and owned by Unilever PLC since 2011.

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FANCL is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by Kirin Holdings Company, Limited since 2024.

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

Popular Simple vs FANCL products

Questions and answers

Simple or FANCL: which is better?

FANCL achieves Superior fit levels for sensitive and dry sensitive skin with products like its Facial Washing Powder and Mild Cleansing Oil. Simple offers a broader range of products on this page featuring niacinamide, which helps reduce cutaneous pigmentation.

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What is the difference between Simple and FANCL?

Simple offers a wider variety of everyday skincare products like moisturizers, cleansers, and toners, whereas FANCL focuses on makeup removers and exfoliants. Niacinamide in Simple products helps reduce skin pigmentation, and glycerin helps improve skin hydration.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002Antioxidants, 2021

Which is more affordable, Simple or FANCL?

Simple products are frequently noted by reviewers for being value-friendly moisturizers, while FANCL focuses on offering cleansing and exfoliating options without specific mentions of affordability.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Simple or FANCL?

Simple products on this page are noted by reviewers to cause breakouts or irritations sometimes, while FANCL does not have such feedback listed.

Which brand is older and where was it founded?

Simple is the older brand, having been founded in 1960 in the United Kingdom, whereas FANCL was founded in 1980 in Japan.

Do either Simple or FANCL products contain fragrance?

Every product on this page from both Simple and FANCL lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Which brand offers a facial washing powder exfoliant?

FANCL offers the Facial Washing Powder exfoliant, which has a Superior Lovi fit for sensitive, oily, and dry sensitive skin types.

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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