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Avène vs A+

Rated by Lovi · Unbiased, science-based skincare AI trained on real user outcomes · How the Fit score works

Avène and A+ are both skincare brands founded in 1990, offering gentle moisturizers designed for daily care. The French brand is known for its protective sunscreens, targeted serums, and soothing cleansers formulated with glycerin, suiting 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. Meanwhile, the Indian brand is widely beloved for thoughtfully calibrated formulas that suit sensitive skin best through a mild composition and standout products like the 345 Relief Cream. Ultimately, the former relies on glycerin to improve hydration and restore barrier function, whereas the latter reliably supports daily moisture balance.

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

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A+ is an Indian skincare brand founded in 1990.

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This page compares some of the most popular Avène and A+ 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

Avène or A+: which is better?

Avène is better than A+ as a whole because the products on this page offer a much wider variety of choices and much better fit levels across skin types, whereas A+ only features a single moisturizer with low to average ratings. Avène's glycerin helps moisturize the skin.

What is the difference between Avène and A+?

Avene is a French brand founded in 1990 with fifteen products on this page, whereas A+ is an independent Indian brand founded in 1990 featuring only one product. Avene fits oily acne-prone, combination, and acne-prone skin best, and Lovi rates its thermal spring water as a Superior fit for dry, dry sensitive, and sensitive skin.

Avène or A+: which moisturizer is better?

For moisturizers, Avène offers several options with High or Superior Lovi fit levels for dry and sensitive skin, whereas the A+ 345 Relief Cream rates as Average for those skin types.

Which is more affordable, Avène or A+?

Price point is a consideration for Avène, whereas affordability information is not available on this page for A+.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Avène or A+?

Avène fits acne-prone skin with a High Lovi fit level across several of the products on this page, whereas A+ lists no fit levels for acne-prone skin.

Which brand was founded in France and which in India?

Avène was founded in France, and A+ was founded in India.

How many products does Avène have compared to A+ on this page?

Avène has 15 products on this page, whereas A+ has 1.

Which brand offers products with fragrance and which is completely fragrance-free?

Avène offers products with fragrance, as 7 of 15 products on this page list fragrance in their ingredients. In contrast, A+ is completely fragrance-free, with every product on this page listing no fragrance.

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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