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Avène vs Heliocare

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

Avène and Heliocare are European skincare houses that offer protective sunscreens, gentle moisturizers, soothing cleansers, and targeted serums formulated with glycerin. The French brand Avène is loved for gentle moisturizers, protective sunscreens, targeted serums, and soothing cleansers that suit oily acne-prone skin and combination skin best, featuring standout products like the Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm for acne-prone skin, the Cleanance for skin with dark spots, and the Hyaluron Activ B3 Concentrated Plumping Serum for mature skin to improve skin hydration and restore barrier function. Meanwhile, the Spanish brand Heliocare is known for protective sunscreens and advanced formulas that suit sensitive, oily, and blemish-prone skin best through specialized textures that absorb quickly, delivering thoughtful formulations and targeted defense without burdening the complexion with standout daily choices like the 360° Gel Oil-Free SPF 50+ for acne-prone skin. While both share a devotion to defending delicate complexions, they differ in their heritage, specific ingredient foundations, and texture engineering.

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

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Heliocare is a Spanish skincare brand founded in 2001 and owned by Cantabria Labs.

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

Popular Avène vs Heliocare products

Questions and answers

Avène or Heliocare: which is better?

Avène and Heliocare serve different needs, with Avène offering a large range of products suited for dry, sensitive, and oily skin types, while Heliocare features specialized sun protection like 360° Gel Oil-Free SPF 50+.

What is the difference between Avène and Heliocare?

Avène is a French brand offering a wide variety of products on this page that fit dry, sensitive, and oily skin well, while Heliocare is a Spanish brand with just one sunscreen on this page that is rated High for oily, acne-prone, and mature skin.

Avène or Heliocare: which sunscreen is better?

When it comes to sunscreens, Avène offers multiple options with Lovi fit levels ranging from Superior to Low depending on your skin type, while Heliocare provides the 360° Gel Oil-Free SPF 50+ which has a High Lovi fit for oily, acne-prone, and sensitive skin types.

Which is more affordable, Avène or Heliocare?

Price point is sometimes noted as a downside for the products on this page by Avène, while Heliocare has only one product on this page with no pricing comparison provided.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Avène or Heliocare?

When it comes to acne-prone skin, the products on this page for Avène fit as High or Average across most options, whereas Heliocare offers a High fit with its 360° Gel Oil-Free SPF 50+ sunscreen.

Which brand was founded earlier and in which country, Avène or Heliocare?

Avène was founded earlier than Heliocare, having started in France in 1990, whereas Heliocare was founded in Spain in 2001.

How many products from Avène are listed as fragrance-free compared to Heliocare?

Avène has 7 products on this page that list no fragrance, whereas Heliocare has 0 out of 1 products listed without fragrance.

What is the Lovi fit level of the Heliocare 360 Gel Oil-Free SPF 50+ for dry skin?

The Heliocare 360° Gel Oil-Free SPF 50+ has a Low Lovi 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

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