🇦🇺Australia

The INKEY List vs Valmont

Rated by Lovi · Unbiased, science-based skincare AI trained on real user outcomes · How the Fit score works

The INKEY List and Valmont are distinct skincare houses offering targeted formulas for diverse complexions. Founded in 1985, the Swiss brand is widely loved for its luxurious moisturizers and refined formulas, while the British brand launched in 2018 delivers moisturizers, serums, toners, eye products, and more, built around glycerin. The former suits mature and dehydrated skin best, whereas the latter fits sensitive and acne-prone skin best. Ultimately, they differ through Valmont focusing on delivering lasting comfort and gentle care, and The INKEY List utilizing key ingredients where glycerin significantly increased skin hydration and restored barrier function.

The INKEY List is a British skincare brand founded in 2018 and owned by Brand Evangelists for Beauty Limited.

cosmeticsbusiness.comprnewswire.comtheinkeylist.comtracxn.com

Valmont is a Swiss skincare brand founded in 1985.

lamaisonvalmont.com

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

Popular The INKEY List vs Valmont products

The INKEY List vs Valmont moisturizers

Questions and answers

The INKEY List or Valmont: which is better?

The INKEY List offers far more products on this page across a wide range of skin types, whereas Valmont features just one moisturizer. Reviewers note that the products on this page from The INKEY List are affordable and hydrating, though some mention packaging issues.

What is the difference between The INKEY List and Valmont?

The INKEY List offers a much wider selection of fragrance-free products on this page than Valmont, which features just one fragranced moisturizer.

The INKEY List or Valmont: which moisturizer is better?

The products on this page for The INKEY List include popular moisturizers that reviewers often note as hydrating, lightweight, fast-absorbing, and affordable, whereas Valmont features just one moisturizer, the Prime Renewing Pack. Lovi rates several moisturizers from The INKEY List as having a superior fit for dry skin, such as Polyglutamic Acid Serum.

Which is more affordable, The INKEY List or Valmont?

The INKEY List is more affordable, as reviewers often mention its affordable serums and moisturizers. Valmont has only one product on this page, the Prime Renewing Pack, which contains fragrance.

Which causes fewer breakouts, The INKEY List or Valmont?

The products on this page for The INKEY List feature options like the Salicylic Acid Cleanser and PHA Toner with high Lovi fit levels for acne-prone skin, whereas Valmont has only one product on the page, the Prime Renewing Pack, which has an average fit for acne-prone skin.

When were The INKEY List and Valmont founded, and in which countries?

The INKEY List was founded in the United Kingdom in 2018, and Valmont was founded in Switzerland in 1985.

Do any products from The INKEY List or Valmont contain fragrance?

Valmont includes fragrance in the Prime Renewing Pack, whereas every product from The INKEY List on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

How does the Lovi fit level for dry skin compare between The INKEY List's Collagen Peptide Serum and Valmont's Prime Renewing Pack?

The Lovi fit level for dry skin is High for The INKEY List's Collagen Peptide Serum, whereas Valmont's Prime Renewing Pack has an Average fit level for dry skin.

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

How does it fit your skin?

Scan your face, then any product: Lovi shows how well it fits you and what fits even better.

QR code: get the Lovi app
Download on theApp Store Get it onGoogle Play