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Avène vs Biore

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Avène and Biore are renowned skincare brands founded in France in 1990 and Japan in 1980, respectively. Both offer gentle cleansers and protective sunscreens, with the French brand utilizing glycerin in its soothing moisturizers and targeted serums, and the Japanese brand relying on thoughtfully crafted formulas in its purifying masks and efficient makeup removers. While Avène suits oily acne-prone and combination skin best with standout items like the Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm, Cleanance, and Hyaluron Activ B3 Concentrated Plumping Serum, Biore caters ideally to combination and mature skin through solutions such as the UV Aqua Rich, Makeup Remover Perfect Oil, and Deep Pore Charcoal Cleanser. Ultimately, they differ in their origin, key ingredients like glycerin, and exact skin type specializations.

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

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Biore is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by Kao Corporation.

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

Popular Avène vs Biore products

People Say

AvèneBiore
  • Gentle and non-stripping Mostly MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “leaves face clean but not dry — Avène Cleanance”
    • “Perfect cleanser for sensitive skin. — Avène Milk Cleanser”
    • “Squeaky clean but soft — Avène Cleanance Cleansing Gel”
    • “Leaves skin soft, doesn't dry out face. — Biore Makeup Remover Perfect Oil”
  • Texture and consistency Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “Thick but absorbs well eventually — Avène Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective Cream”
    • “absorbs very quickly — Avène Vitamin Activ Cg Radiance Concentrated Serum”
    • “lathers really well — Avène Cleanance”
    • “melts into skin — Biore UV Aqua Rich”
  • Deeply hydrating Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “Restores moisture barrier — Avène Cold Cream”
    • “Leaves my skin feeling soft and hydrated. — Avène Milk Cleanser”
    • “intensely hydrated — Avène Hyaluron Activ B3 Concentrated Plumping Serum”
    • “feels like a moisturizer — Biore UV Aqua Rich”
  • Effective oil control Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “Keeps me matte for hours — Avène Cleanance Cleansing Gel”
    • “keeps skin matte — Avène Cleanance”
    • “Keeps shine away — Biore Deep Pore Charcoal Cleanser”
  • Soothes skin and reduces redness Often MentionedNot noted
    • “Calmed my angry red skin overnight — Avène Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective Cream”
    • “Nothing has ever worked to soothe or heal my skin like these before. — Avène Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm”
    • “Calms angry, red skin — Avène Soothing Radiance Mask”
  • Improves texture Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “skin feels smoother — Avène Vitamin Activ Cg Radiance Concentrated Serum”
    • “smoothes and brightens — Avène Hyaluron Activ B3 Concentrated Plumping Serum”
    • “Leaves skin feeling clean — Biore Deep Cleansing Pore Strips”
  • Causes irritation Rarely NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “burned my skin — Avène Cleanance”
    • “caused burning sensation — Avène Vitamin Activ Cg Radiance Concentrated Serum”
    • “caused rash — Avène Antirougeurs Fort Relief Concentrate”
    • “stings eyes — Biore UV Aqua Rich”
  • Strong fragrance and scent Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “The fragrance is very present. — Avène Milk Cleanser”
    • “smell is too strong — Avène Cleanance”
    • “Scent is too strong — Avène Soothing Radiance Mask”
    • “smells like alcohol — Biore UV Aqua Rich”
  • Can be drying Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “Left my face tight — Avène Cleanance Cleansing Gel”
    • “dried out my skin — Avène Cleanance”
    • “made me feel dry — Avène Hyaluron Activ B3 Concentrated Plumping Serum”
    • “Made my skin peel — Biore Deep Pore Charcoal Cleanser”
  • Causes breakouts Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “Woke up with tiny whiteheads all over — Avène Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective Cream”
    • “Caused small bumps/texture — Avène Soothing Radiance Mask”
    • “caused cystic acne — Biore UV Aqua Rich”
    • “Caused breakouts, closed comedones, cystic acne. — Biore Makeup Remover Perfect Oil”

Avène vs Biore routines for dry skin

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Avène vs Biore routines for oily skin

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Avène vs Biore routines for combination skin

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Questions and answers

Avène or Biore: which is better?

Both brands offer an equal routine fit for dry, oily, combination, sensitive, acne-prone, mature, and dark-spotted skin. However, Biore provides a High routine fit for dry sensitive skin, whereas Lovi rates Avène at an Average fit for that skin type.

What is the difference between Avène and Biore?

Avène and Biore both achieve equal routine fit across most skin types, but Biore achieves a High Lovi fit for dry sensitive skin while Avène reaches an Average fit. Glycerin, found across Avène products, helps hydrate the skin.

Avène or Biore for dry skin?

For dry skin, both Avène and Biore achieve a High routine fit on Lovi. Avène features key ingredients like glycerin, which helps hydrate the skin.

Avène or Biore: which cleanser is better?

For cleansers, Avène has higher-rated options on this page for oily, acne-prone, and dry sensitive skin, including products that help provide a gentle deep clean. Reviewers note that Avène delivers a gentle and non-stripping experience, whereas Biore cleansers on this page may lean toward deep pore clearing.

Which is more affordable, Avène or Biore?

The provided page facts do not mention the price or affordability of either Avène or Biore products.

Which brand offers more fragrance-free products, Avène or Biore?

Biore offers more fragrance-free options because every product on its page lists no fragrance, whereas 7 out of 15 Avène products on this page include fragrance.

Where were Avène and Biore founded?

Avène was founded in France, while Biore was founded in Japan.

Avène or Biore for oily skin?

For oily skin, both Avène and Biore achieve a High routine fit on the products on this page. Reviewers note that both brands offer effective oil control. Additionally, Avène features products like Eau Thermale Thermal Spring Water with a High fit for oily skin.

Avène or Biore: which sunscreen is better?

Both brands offer sunscreens on this page, but they fit different needs. Avène Cleanance sunscreen has High fit for oily acne-prone skin, combination skin, acne-prone skin, and skin with dark spots, while Biore UV Aqua Rich has High fit for combination skin.

Avène or Biore for sensitive skin?

For sensitive skin, both Avène and Biore achieve a High routine fit level on this page. Reviewers note that Avène is especially recognized for soothing irritation, though the products on this page for both brands may help with sensitive skin.

Avène or Biore for acne-prone skin?

For acne-prone skin, Avène and Biore both have a High routine fit on this page. Reviewers note that Avène helps provide a gentle deep clean and effective oil control.

Avène or Biore for dry sensitive skin?

For dry sensitive skin, Lovi rates Biore as High and Avène as Average. Glycerin helps provide moisture and soothe 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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