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La Roche-Posay vs Clinique

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La Roche-Posay and Clinique are renowned skincare brands offering thoughtful selections of nourishing serums, comforting moisturizers, gentle cleansers, and eye products. The French brand uses hydrating glycerin, mineral-rich thermal water, and brightening niacinamide to suit oily and acne-prone skin best, while the American brand incorporates hydrating hyaluronic acid, nourishing glycerin, and invigorating caffeine to suit dry sensitive and oily skin best. Ultimately, both brands differ through their distinct formulations and founding heritages, providing targeted solutions for specific concerns like dark spots, acne, and mature skin.

La Roche-Posay is a French skincare brand founded in 1975 and owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 1989.

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Clinique is an American skincare brand founded in 1968 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc..

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

Popular La Roche-Posay vs Clinique products

People Say

La Roche-PosayClinique
  • Hydration and Moisture Mostly MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “absorbs instantly — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
    • “skin feels plump — La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum”
    • “Keeps my dry patches at bay all day — Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+”
    • “skin feels soft and smooth — Clinique Moisture Surge Overnight Mask”
  • Gentle on Skin Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “Great retinol for beginners — La Roche-Posay Retinol B3 Serum”
    • “doesn't clog pores — La Roche-Posay Anthelios”
    • “never irritated my eyes — Clinique All About Eyes”
    • “No stinging eyes — Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm”
  • Texture and Absorption Sometimes NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “sinks in immediately — Clinique moisture surge”
    • “sinks in instantly — Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel”
    • “Absorbs quickly without feeling sticky — Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+”
    • “lightweight and absorbs quickly — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
  • Skin Soothing and Calming Often MentionedRarely Noted
    • “Only cream that doesn't sting — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Dermallergo Eye Cream”
    • “Calmed my skin after a chemical peel — La Roche-Posay Thermal Spring Water”
    • “no stinging — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
    • “keeps the redness at bay — Clinique Redness Solutions Daily Relief Cream”
  • Improves Skin Texture Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “Skin feels smoother — La Roche-Posay Retinol B3 Serum”
    • “Skin feels softer — La Roche-Posay Pure Vitamin C10 Serum”
    • “skin feels silky smooth — Clinique Smart Clinical Repair Wrinkle Correcting Serum”
    • “leaves face porcelain smooth — Clinique 7 Day Scrub Cream Rinse-Off Formula”
  • Clearing and Exfoliation Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “gentle enough for everyday — Clinique 7 Day Scrub Cream Rinse-Off Formula”
    • “You will see the dirt with one wipe — Clinique Clarifying Lotion 2”
    • “squeaky clean — Clinique all about clean”
    • “clears acne blemishes — La Roche-Posay Effaclar Medicated Gel Cleanser”
  • Price and Value Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “expensive for the size — La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum”
    • “Too expensive for the size — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Dermallergo Eye Cream”
    • “Tube is tiny for the price — La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Gel B5”
    • “jar is too small for the cost — Clinique moisture surge”
  • Texture Issues and Residue Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “hard to rinse off — Clinique 7 Day Scrub Cream Rinse-Off Formula”
    • “feels sticky to the touch — Clinique moisture surge”
    • “Left an oily film on my T-zone — Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion+”
    • “pills like crazy — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
  • Fragrance and Scent Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “scent is awful — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
    • “overwhelming floral smell — La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum”
    • “Smells like nail polish remover — Clinique Clarifying Lotion 2”
    • “Smells like old oil — Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm”
  • Packaging Issues Often MentionedRarely Noted
    • “Unhygienic tub — Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm”
    • “prefer a pump dispenser — Clinique All About Eyes”
    • “pump dispenses too much — Clinique Smart Clinical Repair Wrinkle Correcting Serum”
    • “pump stops working — La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream”

La Roche-Posay vs Clinique routines for dry skin

Buy La Roche-Posay routine · AED 454.02 · 85% fitBuy Clinique routine · AED 1,605.23 · 66% fitSee multi-brand routine · 96% fit

La Roche-Posay vs Clinique routines for oily skin

Buy La Roche-Posay routine · AED 726.14 · 89% fitBuy Clinique routine · AED 1,002.51 · 79% fitSee multi-brand routine · 97% fit

La Roche-Posay vs Clinique routines for combination skin

Buy La Roche-Posay routine · AED 781.65 · 88% fitBuy Clinique routine · AED 790.89 · 72% fitSee multi-brand routine · 96% fit

Questions and answers

La Roche-Posay or Clinique: which is better?

La Roche-Posay provides a High routine fit across all listed skin types on this page, whereas Clinique is High for some types like oily and sensitive skin and Average for others such as dry and acne-prone skin.

What is the difference between La Roche-Posay and Clinique?

La Roche-Posay fits dry skin, combination skin, acne-prone skin, and skin with dark spots at a High level, while Clinique fits them at an Average level. Both brands fit sensitive skin, oily skin, mature skin, dry sensitive skin, and oily acne-prone skin at a High level.

La Roche-Posay or Clinique for dry skin?

La Roche-Posay provides a High routine fit for dry skin, whereas Clinique offers an Average fit. La Roche-Posay also features products like Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream that help address dry skin needs.

La Roche-Posay or Clinique: which cleanser is better?

La Roche-Posay helps provide a better-rated cleansing routine, as its cleansers achieve High fit levels for oily and acne-prone skin while Clinique cleansers score lower on this page. Clinique offers gentle and effective cleansers, but every product on the Clinique page lists no fragrance compared to some scented options in the La Roche-Posay range.

Which is more affordable, La Roche-Posay or Clinique?

La Roche-Posay is generally more affordable, whereas price, value, and size concerns are often mentioned by reviewers for both brands.

Between La Roche-Posay and Clinique, which brand offers a better routine fit for combination skin?

La Roche-Posay offers a better routine fit for combination skin than Clinique, with a High fit level compared to Clinique's Average fit level.

How do the fragrance options differ between La Roche-Posay and Clinique products on the page?

La Roche-Posay offers both fragrance-free and fragranced products on the page, whereas every Clinique product on the page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Which brand performs better for skin soothing and calming according to reviewer themes?

La Roche-Posay performs better for skin soothing and calming according to the reviewer themes. Clinique matches it in several areas like hydration and gentle formulas, but La Roche-Posay stands out specifically for its soothing and calming benefits.

La Roche-Posay or Clinique for oily skin?

Both brands are a High fit for oily skin, but La Roche-Posay products on this page list no fragrance in over half their items while Clinique lists none across all its products. Hyaluronic acid is a key ingredient for both brands to help with hydration.

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La Roche-Posay or Clinique: which moisturizer is better?

La Roche-Posay is better for dry and combination skin types, offering High routine fit levels compared to Clinique's Average fit for those skin types. Both brands provide High routine fits for sensitive, oily, and oily acne-prone skin.

La Roche-Posay or Clinique for sensitive skin?

La Roche-Posay and Clinique both have an equal High routine fit for sensitive skin. Reviewers find that La Roche-Posay does better for skin soothing and calming, while every Clinique product on this page lists no fragrance.

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.

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    Co-founder, CEO and CTO

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    Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD

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    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member

  • Hanna Kurets, MD

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    Medical Board, Medical Advisor

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    Elina Nazarenko, MD

    Medical Board

    Dermatology and diagnostic consultant

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    Victoria Derkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist

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