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Avène vs Heliocare

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

Avène and Heliocare are European skincare houses that offer protective sunscreens, gentle moisturizers, soothing cleansers, and targeted serums formulated with glycerin. The French brand Avène is loved for gentle moisturizers, protective sunscreens, targeted serums, and soothing cleansers that suit oily acne-prone skin and combination skin best, featuring standout products like the Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm for acne-prone skin, the Cleanance for skin with dark spots, and the Hyaluron Activ B3 Concentrated Plumping Serum for mature skin to improve skin hydration and restore barrier function. Meanwhile, the Spanish brand Heliocare is known for protective sunscreens and advanced formulas that suit sensitive, oily, and blemish-prone skin best through specialized textures that absorb quickly, delivering thoughtful formulations and targeted defense without burdening the complexion with standout daily choices like the 360° Gel Oil-Free SPF 50+ for acne-prone skin. While both share a devotion to defending delicate complexions, they differ in their heritage, specific ingredient foundations, and texture engineering.

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

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Heliocare is a Spanish skincare brand founded in 2001 and owned by Cantabria Labs.

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

Popular Avène vs Heliocare products

Questions and answers

Avène or Heliocare: which is better?

Avène is better suited for a full skincare routine because the products on this page cover multiple skin types and needs, whereas Heliocare offers only a single sunscreen option.

What is the difference between Avène and Heliocare?

Avène offers 15 diverse skincare products suited for various concerns like dry, sensitive, and acne-prone skin, while Heliocare is represented by just one sunscreen, the 360° Gel Oil-Free SPF 50+. For oily and acne-prone skin, Lovi rates both brands as having high-performing options, though Avène provides a much wider range of cleansers, serums, and moisturizers.

Avène or Heliocare: which sunscreen is better?

For sunscreen, Cleanance by Avène gets a Superior fit for oily skin and High for skin with dark spots, oily acne-prone skin, combination skin, and acne-prone skin. Meanwhile, 360° Gel Oil-Free SPF 50+ by Heliocare achieves a High fit across skin with dark spots, acne-prone skin, oily acne-prone skin, oily skin, combination skin, sensitive skin, and mature skin.

Which is more affordable, Avène or Heliocare?

Avène is priced for everyday use, while Heliocare is more of a specialty brand. Reviewers on this page sometimes note the price point of Avène products as a factor.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Avène or Heliocare?

For acne-prone skin, the products on this page from Heliocare have a High Lovi fit level, whereas Avène varies from Caution to High depending on the specific product.

How do the founding years and countries of origin compare between Avène and Heliocare?

Avène was founded in France in 1990, whereas Heliocare was founded in Spain in 2001.

Which brand offers more fragrance-free options among their listed products, Avène or Heliocare?

Avène offers more fragrance-free options among the products on this page, with 7 out of 15 products listing no fragrance. In contrast, the single Heliocare product listed includes fragrance.

How does the Lovi fit level for oily skin compare between Avène's Cleanance sunscreen and Heliocare's 360° Gel Oil-Free SPF 50+?

For oily skin, Lovi rates Avène's Cleanance sunscreen as a Superior fit, while Heliocare's 360° Gel Oil-Free SPF 50+ achieves a High fit.

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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