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La Roche-Posay vs Clarins

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La Roche-Posay and Clarins are two respected French skincare brands that cater to distinct complexions with their specialized formulations. La Roche-Posay is loved for its nourishing serums, rich moisturizers, gentle cleansers, and targeted eye products formulated with glycerin, soothing thermal water, and niacinamide, suiting mature skin and skin with dark spots best. Conversely, Clarins is loved for its luxurious moisturizers, potent serums, soothing eye products, and gentle toners, which are thoughtfully enriched with nourishing shea and hydrating squalane to suit sensitive skin and dry sensitive skin best. While both brands offer standout treatments like targeted daily creams and specialized cleansers for various concerns, they differ primarily in their core active ingredients and the specific skin types they best accommodate.

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

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Clarins is a French skincare brand founded in 1954 and owned by Famille C (Groupe Clarins).

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

Popular La Roche-Posay vs Clarins products

People Say

La Roche-PosayClarins
  • Hydration and Moisture Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “absorbs instantly — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
    • “skin feels plump — La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum”
    • “skin drinks it up — Clarins Double Serum”
    • “keeps skin moist — Clarins Multi-Active Jour”
  • Gentle on Sensitive Skin Mostly MentionedRarely Noted
    • “Great retinol for beginners — La Roche-Posay Retinol B3 Serum”
    • “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 irritation for contact wearers — Clarins Total Eye Lift”
  • Fast Absorption and Lightweight Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “absorbs immediately — Clarins Double Serum Eye”
    • “sinks in immediately — Clarins Double Serum Light Texture”
    • “absorbs quickly without grease — Clarins Total Eye Lift”
    • “absorbs in seconds — La Roche-Posay Anthelios”
  • Skin Texture and Smoothing Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “Skin feels smoother — La Roche-Posay Retinol B3 Serum”
    • “softens forehead lines — La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum”
    • “neck feels smoother — Clarins Extra-Firming Neck & Décolleté Cream”
    • “makes skin silky smooth — Clarins Hydrating Toning Lotion”
  • Brightening and Dark Spots Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “skin looks brighter immediately — Clarins Cryo-Flash Cream-Mask”
    • “Gives off the most stunning natural radiance I've ever come across. — Clarins Beauty Flash Balm”
    • “radiant youthful glow — Clarins Multi-Active Jour”
    • “skin looks brighter — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
  • Texture and Quality Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “melting non-oily texture — Clarins Extra-Firming Neck & Décolleté Cream”
    • “Creamy texture feels luxurious upon application — Clarins Extra-Firming Day Cream”
    • “feels like silk — Clarins Double Serum”
    • “lightweight and absorbs quickly — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
  • Price and Value Sometimes NotedMostly 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”
    • “way too expensive — Clarins Double Serum”
  • Fragrance and Scent Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “scent is awful — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
    • “overwhelming floral smell — La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum”
    • “Smells like cheap fragrance — La Roche-Posay Retinol B3 Serum”
    • “smells like perfume — Clarins Multi-Active Jour”
  • Packaging and Pump Issues Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “pump stops working — La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream”
    • “Pump stopped working halfway — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Dermallergo Eye Cream”
    • “dispenses too much product — Clarins Total Eye Lift”
    • “dispenses too much — Clarins Double Serum Eye”
  • Product Pilling and Texture Issues Often MentionedRarely Noted
    • “sat on top of skin — Clarins Double Serum”
    • “Described as having a sticky, gel-like texture. — Clarins Beauty Flash Balm”
    • “leaves a sticky film — Clarins Hydrating Toning Lotion”
    • “pills like crazy — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”

La Roche-Posay vs Clarins routines for dry skin

Buy La Roche-Posay routine · A$226.43 · 88% fitBuy Clarins routine · A$394.74 · 78% fitSee multi-brand routine · 97% fit

La Roche-Posay vs Clarins routines for oily skin

Buy La Roche-Posay routine · A$296.27 · 84% fitBuy Clarins routine · A$585.59 · 71% fitSee multi-brand routine · 96% fit

La Roche-Posay vs Clarins routines for combination skin

Buy La Roche-Posay routine · A$282.65 · 81% fitBuy Clarins routine · A$557.60 · 70% fitSee multi-brand routine · 95% fit

Questions and answers

La Roche-Posay or Clarins: which is better?

La Roche-Posay is better for acne-prone skin, oily skin, combination skin, and mature skin, while both brands are equally good for dry skin, sensitive skin, dark spots, and dry sensitive skin. La Roche-Posay also has fewer fragrance issues across the products on this page.

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

La Roche-Posay is better for sensitive skin and offers more fragrance-free options among the products on this page, whereas Clarins is noted for its luxurious textures and brightening serums. Both brands provide high levels of hydration, but La Roche-Posay generally performs better across a wider range of skin types including oily and acne-prone skin.

La Roche-Posay or Clarins for dry skin?

Both La Roche-Posay and Clarins are a High fit for the products on this page when used for dry skin. Topical hyaluronic acid helps improve skin quality and signs of aging.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

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

La Roche-Posay and Clarins both offer effective cleansers, with La Roche-Posay standing out for its sensitive-skin friendliness and Clarins for providing luxurious textures. The products on this page for both brands feature gentle options like the Effaclar Medicated Gel Cleanser and Hydrating Gentle Foaming Cleanser.

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

La Roche-Posay is more affordable than Clarins. Price, value, and size concerns are mostly mentioned as a negative review theme for Clarins, whereas La Roche-Posay does better on price and value.

Between La Roche-Posay and Clarins, which brand has more fragrance-free products?

La Roche-Posay has more fragrance-free options, with 21 of the products on this page listing no fragrance, compared to only 1 for Clarins.

La Roche-Posay or Clarins: which brand performs better for mature skin?

La Roche-Posay performs better for mature skin, achieving a Superior routine fit compared to Clarins' High fit on the products on this page. Topical retinol helps stimulate collagen accumulation and improve naturally aged skin.

The Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 2000Archives of Dermatology, 2007

Which brand has more products suited for oily skin, La Roche-Posay or Clarins?

La Roche-Posay has a higher routine fit level for oily skin, rating High compared to Clarins which rates Average.

La Roche-Posay or Clarins for oily skin?

La Roche-Posay is a better fit for oily skin, offering a High routine fit compared to Clarins and its Average fit level. Reviewers on the products on this page note that La Roche-Posay provides better options for oily skin types.

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

Both La Roche-Posay and Clarins offer moisturizers with a High routine fit for dry skin, such as La Roche-Posay's Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer and Clarins' Hydra-Essentiel Silky Cream. La Roche-Posay is often better for sensitive skin, while Clarins tends to have a more luxurious texture.

La Roche-Posay or Clarins for sensitive skin?

Both La Roche-Posay and Clarins are a High fit for sensitive skin on the products on this page. Reviewers note that La Roche-Posay does better at being gentle on sensitive skin.

La Roche-Posay or Clarins for acne-prone skin?

La Roche-Posay is a better fit for acne-prone skin, offering a High routine fit compared to Clarins which has an Average fit.

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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    Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member

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    Medical Board, Medical Advisor

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