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Avène vs FRE

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Avène and FRE are distinct skincare lines created to support a balanced complexion. Avène is a French skincare brand founded in 1990 and owned by Fondation Pierre Fabre, known for gentle moisturizers, protective sunscreens, targeted serums, and soothing cleansers formulated with glycerin, while the latter is widely loved for targeted product types and nourishing formulas. Both lines suit oily, acne-prone skin and combination skin best, with the standout products including the Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm, the Cleanance, the Hyaluron Activ B3 Concentrated Plumping Serum, and the Argan Oil. They differ primarily in their heritage and specific ingredient focuses, as the brand utilizes glycerin to improve hydration and restore barrier function, whereas its counterpart relies on thoughtful formulations to gently balance the skin.

Avène is a French skincare brand founded in 1990 and owned by Fondation Pierre Fabre.

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

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Questions and answers

Avène or FRE: which is better?

Avène has a much larger range of 15 products on this page compared to FRE, which features only Argan Oil. Avène has a Lovi fit level of Superior for dry skin, dry sensitive skin, and sensitive skin using Eau Thermale Thermal Spring Water, while FRE's Argan Oil has a High fit level for dry sensitive skin and helps improve skin hydration.

International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2014

What is the difference between Avène and FRE?

Avène offers a wide variety of skincare products on this page that feature key ingredients like glycerin and thermal water and achieve a Superior fit for several skin types, whereas FRE includes only an argan oil product. Glycerin helps improve skin hydration.

Which is more affordable, Avène or FRE?

Reviews sometimes note Avène's price point as a drawback, while information on FRE's pricing is not available on this page. Lovi fit ratings and page facts do not provide enough data to directly compare the affordability of Avène and FRE.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Avène or FRE?

For acne-prone skin, Avène offers a wide range of products with fit levels ranging from Average to High, whereas FRE features only Argan Oil on this page, which has an Average fit for acne-prone skin.

How do the founding years and corporate ownerships of Avène and FRE compare?

Avène was founded in France in 1990 and is owned by Fondation Pierre Fabre, whereas FRE was founded in 2016 and is independently owned.

Which Avène products are formulated without fragrance?

On this page, 7 of the 15 Avène products list no fragrance in their formulas, including the Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective Cream, Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm, RetrinAL EYES, Hyaluron Activ B3 Concentrated Plumping Serum, Antirougeurs Fort Relief Concentrate, Eau Thermale Thermal Spring Water, and Cleanance Comedomed Anti-Blemish Concentrate.

What are the recommended Avène products for a dry skin routine?

For a dry skin routine, the products on this page include Cleanance Cleansing Gel, Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm, and Ultra Fluid, which Lovi rates as having a High fit for dry skin in the morning. Lovi also rates the Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm as having a Superior fit for dry skin in the evening.

Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017

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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