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Dermalogica vs Valmont

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Dermalogica and Valmont are esteemed skincare brands founded in the mid-eighties, with the former originating in America and the latter in Switzerland. Dermalogica is celebrated for its targeted serums, nourishing moisturizers, gentle cleansers, purifying masks, and key ingredients like hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and salicylic acid, while Valmont is widely loved for its luxurious moisturizers and refined formulas. The American brand suits oily acne-prone skin and oily skin best, whereas the Swiss brand suits mature and dehydrated skin best. Ultimately, these brands differ in their focus, as the former delivers visible results for concerns like acne, dark spots, and aging, while the latter focuses on delivering lasting comfort and gentle care to the complexion.

Dermalogica is an American skincare brand founded in 1986 and owned by Unilever since 2015.

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Valmont is a Swiss skincare brand founded in 1985.

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

Popular Dermalogica vs Valmont products

Dermalogica vs Valmont moisturizers

Questions and answers

Dermalogica or Valmont: which is better?

Dermalogica offers a much larger selection of fragrance-free products on this page than Valmont, helping you find gentle options for oily and acne-prone skin.

What is the difference between Dermalogica and Valmont?

Dermalogica is an American brand founded in 1986 and owned by Unilever, whereas Valmont is a Swiss brand founded in 1985 and independently owned since 1996. The products on this page for Dermalogica have no fragrance in their ingredients, while Valmont's Prime Renewing Pack contains fragrance. Furthermore, Dermalogica features a wide selection of items that fit oily and acne-prone skin best, whereas Valmont has a single featured moisturizer with high fit levels only for mature and dry sensitive skin.

Dermalogica or Valmont: which moisturizer is better?

When comparing moisturizers, Dermalogica offers a much wider variety of products on this page with high or superior Lovi fit levels for specific skin types, whereas Valmont features just one option.

Which is more affordable, Dermalogica or Valmont?

Reviewers note that Dermalogica products on this page have a high price point.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Dermalogica or Valmont?

Dermalogica offers a wide range of products with varying Lovi fit levels for acne-prone skin, whereas Valmont has only one product on this page, which has an average fit for acne-prone skin.

Which brand has more fragrance-free options between Dermalogica and Valmont?

Dermalogica offers more fragrance-free options because every product on the page lists no fragrance in its ingredients, whereas Valmont includes fragrance in its products.

How do the founding years and countries of origin compare between Dermalogica and Valmont?

Dermalogica was founded in the United States in 1986, while Valmont was founded in Switzerland in 1985.

Which brand offers a wider variety of products tailored for oily acne-prone skin?

Dermalogica offers a much wider variety of products tailored for oily acne-prone skin, including multiple cleansers, exfoliants, and serums with a Superior or High Lovi fit for this skin type. In contrast, the products on this page for Valmont do not list oily acne-prone skin as a best-fit category.

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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