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Clinique vs NIOD

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Clinique and NIOD are established skincare brands owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. that offer thoughtful ranges of moisturizers, serums, toners, and specialized treatments. The American brand is widely loved for its hydrating hyaluronic acid, nourishing glycerin, and invigorating caffeine which suit dry sensitive skin and oily skin best, while the Canadian brand is known for advanced serums and balancing toners that suit mature, sensitive, and dry skin types. Both brands differ in their approaches, as the first relies on comforting, balancing ingredients for classic concerns, whereas the latter delivers targeted results through sophisticated formulas and scientifically rigorous development.

Clinique is an American skincare brand founded in 1968 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc..

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NIOD is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2015 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. since 2021.

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This page compares some of the most popular Clinique and NIOD 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

Clinique or NIOD: which is better?

Clinique and NIOD serve different needs, with Clinique offering a broad range of moisturizers, cleansers, and treatments that fit dry sensitive skin, oily skin, and mature skin best. NIOD features specialized targeted serums like Modulating Glucosides, though the products on this page have no added fragrance.

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What is the difference between Clinique and NIOD?

Clinique features a wide range of products with varying Lovi fit levels across multiple skin types, whereas NIOD has a much smaller selection on this page consisting of just two items with High or Average fit levels. Both brands offer products with no added fragrance. Topical hyaluronic acid helps improve skin quality and signs of aging.

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Which is more affordable, Clinique or NIOD?

The provided page facts do not mention the prices of NIOD products, so it is not possible to determine which brand is more affordable from this page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Clinique or NIOD?

When it comes to breakouts, reviewers note that Clinique sometimes causes breakouts, while NIOD has no such reports on this page. Lovi rates the products on this page for acne-prone skin from Low to High for Clinique and from Average to High for NIOD.

When was Clinique founded compared to NIOD?

Clinique was founded in 1968 in the United States, whereas NIOD was founded much later in 2015 in Canada. Both brands are currently owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

Do any products from Clinique or NIOD contain fragrance?

Every product on the Clinique and NIOD pages lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Which parent company owns both Clinique and NIOD?

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is the parent company that owns both Clinique and NIOD. Clinique was founded in the United States in 1968, while NIOD was founded in Canada in 2015 and acquired by the parent company in 2021.

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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