Simple and Valmont represent distinct British and Swiss approaches to daily skin health, dating back to 1960 and 1985 respectively. The former brand offers gentle moisturizers, soothing makeup removers, dependable cleansers, and refreshing toners formulated with niacinamide and glycerin, while the latter brand is celebrated for its luxurious moisturizers and refined formulas. Both options suit mature skin well, though the British line also addresses oily skin and incorporates specific solutions for acne and dark spots, whereas the Swiss brand emphasizes lasting comfort and gentle care for dehydrated complexions.
Simple is a British skincare brand founded in 1960 and owned by Unilever PLC since 2011.
This page compares some of the most popular Simple and Valmont products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Simple is a better fit for value-friendly makeup removal and lightweight moisturizers, while Valmont offers high-end care featuring fragrance. Both options contain hydrating and nourishing ingredients, but Simple products on this page list no fragrance.
What is the difference between Simple and Valmont?
Simple features fragrance-free products on this page containing ingredients like niacinamide and glycerin, while Valmont includes fragrance in its products like the Prime Renewing Pack. Lovi rates Simple as having a Superior fit for mature skin with its toner and a High fit for sensitive skin, whereas Valmont achieves a High fit for mature skin and dry sensitive skin with its moisturizer.
Simple offers several moisturizers like Hydrating Light Moisturiser, Replenishing Rich Moisturiser, and Water Boost Hydrating Gel Cream, all rated as an Average fit for dry skin by Lovi, whereas Valmont features the Prime Renewing Pack, which Lovi rates as an Average fit for dry skin.
Which is more affordable, Simple or Valmont?
Simple features lightweight, value-friendly moisturizers on this page, whereas Valmont offers luxury skincare with higher-priced options.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Simple or Valmont?
Simple features fragrance-free options like the products on this page, but reviewers note that they may sometimes cause breakouts or irritations, while Valmont has too few user reviews on this page to judge breakout rates.
How do the founding years and countries of origin compare between Simple and Valmont?
Simple was founded in 1960 in the United Kingdom, whereas Valmont was founded in 1985 in Switzerland.
Which brand offers products containing fragrance, Simple or Valmont?
Valmont offers products containing fragrance, as its Prime Renewing Pack includes fragrance, whereas every product on the Simple page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
What are the main skin types that Simple's brand-focused routines fit best?
According to Lovi, Simple's brand-focused routines fit oily skin, mature skin, and combination skin best.
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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.
