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La Roche-Posay vs KORRES

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La Roche-Posay and KORRES are two distinct skincare lines built on soothing science and botanical heritage, respectively. The French brand offers targeted serums, moisturizers, cleansers, and eye products featuring glycerin, thermal water, and niacinamide, while the latter is known for gentle cleansers and moisturizers drawing on plant formulas. Both options suit dry skin, though the former particularly addresses skin with dark spots, and KORRES also accommodates sensitive, normal, and combination skin. They differ primarily in their core philosophies, as the former relies on clinical ingredients like vitamin C for specific concerns, and the latter emphasizes natural balance through Greek botanical extracts.

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

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

Popular La Roche-Posay vs KORRES products

People Say

La Roche-PosayKORRES
  • Skin Texture Improvement Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “lightweight and absorbs quickly — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
    • “absorbs in seconds — La Roche-Posay Anthelios”
    • “feels like velvet — KORRES Velvet Skin Drink”
    • “absorbs instantly — KORRES Santorini Grape Poreless Skin Cream”
  • Sensitive Skin Care and Soothing Mostly MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “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 stinging — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
    • “Calms redness — KORRES Foaming Cream Cleanser”
  • Hydration and Moisture Mostly MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “absorbs instantly — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
    • “skin feels plump — La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum”
    • “legs stopped flaking — La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream”
    • “saved my dry skin — KORRES Velvet Skin Drink”
  • Gentle Cleansing and Makeup Removal Not notedOften Mentioned
    • “Leaves skin soft — KORRES Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “leaves face soft and smooth — KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “removes liquid eyeliner — KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser”
  • Versatile and Gentle Application Often MentionedNot noted
    • “Great for chapped lips — La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+”
    • “gentle on sensitive skin — La Roche-Posay Effaclar Medicated Gel Cleanser”
    • “makeup sits perfectly — La Roche-Posay Anthelios”
  • Strong or Polarizing Fragrance 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 babies — KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser”
  • Price and Size Value Sometimes NotedOften 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”
    • “jar is very small — KORRES Santorini Grape Poreless Skin Cream”
  • Packaging Issues Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “Needs a pump — KORRES Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “hard to control amount — KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser”
    • “pump stops working — La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream”
  • Lack of Moisture Rarely NotedSometimes Noted
    • “skin felt tight later — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
    • “Not moisturizing enough for winter — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Dermallergo Eye Cream”
    • “Need a moisturizer on top for dry skin — La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Gel B5”
    • “felt tight after an hour — KORRES Santorini Grape Poreless Skin Cream”

Questions and answers

La Roche-Posay or KORRES: which is better?

La Roche-Posay is better for sensitive skin care, soothing, and hydration, while KORRES does better with gentle cleansing and makeup removal. Both brands are equal when it comes to skin texture improvement.

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

La Roche-Posay and KORRES differ mainly in their product offerings and formulation approaches, with La Roche-Posay featuring a much wider range of options and better performance in hydration and sensitive-skin care. Lovi rates La Roche-Posay with High or Superior fit levels across many products for dry skin, skin with dark spots, and mature skin, while KORRES does better in gentle cleansing and makeup removal.

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

La Roche-Posay provides a wider variety of cleansers tailored to different skin concerns with High fit levels for acne-prone and oily skin, whereas KORRES focuses on gentle and non-stripping creamy formulas.

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

Reviewers frequently note price and value concerns for both La Roche-Posay and KORRES, so neither stands out as clearly more affordable than the other.

Which causes fewer breakouts, La Roche-Posay or KORRES?

La Roche-Posay helps provide a wider variety of targeted acne and blemish treatments on this page, whereas KORRES has reviews that sometimes note skin breakouts and irritation.

Between La Roche-Posay and KORRES, which brand offers better options for sensitive skin care and soothing?

La Roche-Posay offers better options for sensitive skin care and soothing. Lovi rates multiple products on the page as having High or Superior fit levels for sensitive skin, and reviewers note that the brand excels in sensitive-skin friendly moisturizers.

How do the fragrance options compare between the two brands, such as how many La Roche-Posay products are fragrance-free versus KORRES?

La Roche-Posay offers more fragrance-free choices, with 21 of its 35 products on this page listing no fragrance, whereas KORRES has 0 out of 5 products without fragrance.

Which brand performs better for gentle cleansing and makeup removal according to reviewer themes?

According to reviewer themes, KORRES performs better for gentle cleansing and makeup removal. The products on this page help provide gentle and effective options for these needs.

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

La Roche-Posay is better for hydration and moisture, while KORRES offers lightweight moisturizers with fragrance. Lovi rates La Roche-Posay moisturizers like the Cicaplast Baume B5+ as having Superior or High fit for sensitive and dry skin types.

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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