Avène vs Environ
Avène and Environ are specialized skincare brands known for supporting overall skin health through carefully crafted treatments. The French brand founded in 1990 offers gentle moisturizers, protective sunscreens, targeted serums, and soothing cleansers formulated with glycerin, while the other is widely loved for its luxurious masks and advanced formulas. Both lines suit different needs best, with the former suiting oily acne-prone and combination skin, and the latter suiting sensitive, dry, and mature skin. They differ in their standout products and key ingredients, where the former uses glycerin to improve hydration and restore barrier function through items like the Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm, the Cleanance, and the Hyaluron Activ B3 Concentrated Plumping Serum, and the latter features the Tri BioBotanical Revival Masque for acne-prone concerns.
Avène is a French skincare brand founded in 1990 and owned by Fondation Pierre Fabre.
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This page compares some of the most popular Avène and Environ products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Popular Avène vs Environ products
Questions and answers
Avène or Environ: which is better?
Avène is the better choice on this page, offering far more product options with a Superior Lovi fit for dry skin, sensitive skin, and toner, whereas Environ features only a single mask with low or average fits across most skin types.
What is the difference between Avène and Environ?
Avene offers many more products on this page than Environ, covering options like cleansers, moisturizers, and sunscreens with various fit levels across different skin types. Reviewers note that Avene products provide gentle sunscreens and cleansers, though some formulas may include fragrance. Environ has only a single mask listed on this page.
Which is more affordable, Avène or Environ?
When comparing the products on this page, Avène is often noted by reviewers for its price point, whereas pricing details for Environ are less prominent.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Avène or Environ?
When it comes to acne-prone skin, Avène offers multiple options on this page with a High Lovi fit level, such as Cleanance and Cleanance Cleansing Gel, whereas Environ only features a single mask with an Average fit. Avène reviewers also frequently mention that its products soothe irritation and provide gentle deep cleansing.
Which of the two brands, Avène or Environ, was founded in France and is owned by Fondation Pierre Fabre?
Avène was founded in France in 1990 and is owned by Fondation Pierre Fabre.
How many products from Avène on this page list no fragrance compared to Environ?
7 of the 15 Avène products on this page list no fragrance, while every product from Environ on this page lists no fragrance.
Which Avène product has a Superior Lovi fit level for dry sensitive skin?
Eau Thermale Thermal Spring Water has a Superior Lovi fit level for dry sensitive skin.
Research behind their key ingredients
Molecular basis of retinol anti-ageing properties in naturally aged human skin in vivo
An oil-soluble extract of Rubus idaeus cells enhances hydration and water homeostasis in skin cells
Chemical peels for acne vulgaris: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials
Comparative benefit of two thermal spring waters after photodynamic therapy procedure
Comparison of methods for assessing photoprotection against ultraviolet A in vivo
Treatment with Ascorbyl Glucoside-Arginine Complex Ameliorates Solar Lentigos
Retrospective Review of Dermal Safety Studies of Organic Sunscreens
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.
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Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc
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Elina Nazarenko, MD
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Victoria Derkova, MS
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