Simple vs Valmont
Simple and Valmont are established British and Swiss skincare lines founded in 1960 and 1985, respectively. The former is celebrated for its gentle moisturizers, makeup removers, cleansers, and toners enriched with niacinamide and glycerin, which suit oily and acne-prone skin best. Conversely, the latter is widely loved for its luxurious moisturizers and refined formulas that suit mature and dehydrated skin best. While both brands prioritize comforting care, they differ distinctly in their heritage, ingredient profiles, and ideal skin types.
Simple is a British skincare brand founded in 1960 and owned by Unilever PLC since 2011.
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Valmont is a Swiss skincare brand founded in 1985.
This page compares some of the most popular Simple and Valmont products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Popular Simple vs Valmont products
Questions and answers
Simple or Valmont: which is better?
Simple is a better fit for value-friendly and sensitive skin routines, as its products on this page list no fragrance and feature key ingredients like niacinamide and glycerin. Niacinamide helps reduce skin pigmentation, and glycerin helps improve skin hydration.
The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017
What is the difference between Simple and Valmont?
Simple offers budget-friendly, fragrance-free products like makeup removers and lightweight moisturizers that are especially well-suited for oily and acne-prone skin, whereas Valmont features luxury scented options like the Prime Renewing Pack. Glycerin helps provide hydration across Simple formulations.
Simple or Valmont: which moisturizer is better?
Simple offers lightweight, value-friendly moisturizers with glycerin that helps hydrate the skin. Valmont features the Prime Renewing Pack, but the products on this page show that Simple's moisturizers have average fit levels across most skin types.
Which is more affordable, Simple or Valmont?
Simple features lightweight, value-friendly moisturizers that make it the more affordable brand on this page compared to Valmont.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Simple or Valmont?
Simple products on this page frequently cause breakouts or irritations according to reviewer feedback, whereas Valmont does not have this issue reported.
In what countries and years were Simple and Valmont founded?
Simple was founded in 1960 in the United Kingdom, while Valmont was founded in 1985 in Switzerland.
Do any products from Simple or Valmont contain fragrance?
Simple products on this page list no fragrance in their ingredients, whereas Valmont's Prime Renewing Pack contains fragrance.
Which skin types does Valmont's Prime Renewing Pack fit best according to Lovi fit levels?
Lovi finds that Valmont's Prime Renewing Pack fits mature skin and dry sensitive skin best, with a High fit level for both.
Research behind their key ingredients
The effect of niacinamide on reducing cutaneous pigmentation and suppression of melanosome transfer
Apigenin inhibits UVA-induced cytotoxicity in vitro and prevents signs of skin aging in vivo
Panax ginseng induces human Type I collagen synthesis through activation of Smad signaling
Borage Oil Treated with Immobilized Lipase Inhibits Melanogenesis
Anti-Aging Efficacy of Low-Molecular-Weight Polydeoxyribonucleotide Derived from Paeonia lactiflora
Saccharide isomerate ameliorates cosmetic scalp conditions in a Chinese study population
The harnessing potential of carboxymethyl beta glucan: A driver of skin repair
Targeting Circadian Rhythm for the Regulation of Skin Collagen Metabolism
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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Elina Nazarenko, MD
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Victoria Derkova, MS
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