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Bioderma vs Avène

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Bioderma and Avène are French skincare brands that offer thoughtful selections of moisturizers, serums, and cleansers anchored by nourishing glycerin. Bioderma suits sensitive skin and acne-prone skin best with high-tolerance formulations, while Avène suits oily acne-prone skin and combination skin best. Both brands improve skin hydration and restore barrier function, but they differ in their founding dates, parent foundations, and specific standout solutions.

Bioderma is a French skincare brand founded in 1977 and owned by Jean-Noël Thorel Foundation since 2018.

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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 Bioderma and Avène products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular Bioderma vs Avène products

People Say

BiodermaAvène
  • Gentle and non-irritating Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “doesn't sting my eyes — Bioderma Sensibio H2O”
    • “doesn't cause any irritation — Bioderma Sensibio Micellar Cleansing Oil”
    • “leaves face clean but not dry — Avène Cleanance”
    • “Perfect cleanser for sensitive skin. — Avène Milk Cleanser”
  • Skin barrier and anti-aging benefits Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “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”
    • “immediate radiance boost — Avène Vitamin Activ Cg Radiance Concentrated Serum”
    • “redness drastically reduced — Bioderma Sensibio AR”
  • Texture, absorption, and finish Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “Keeps you shine free — Bioderma Sébium Pore Refiner”
    • “absorbs instantly — Bioderma Hydrabio Serum”
    • “Thick but absorbs well eventually — Avène Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective Cream”
    • “absorbs very quickly — Avène Vitamin Activ Cg Radiance Concentrated Serum”
  • Deep hydration and moisture Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “healed my dry skin — Bioderma Sébium Hydra”
    • “skin feels plump — Bioderma Atoderm Crème Ultra”
    • “leaves skin feeling hydrated — Bioderma Sensibio Micellar Cleansing Oil”
    • “Restores moisture barrier — Avène Cold Cream”
  • Makeup base and removal Often MentionedRarely Noted
    • “melts every bit of make up and SPF off — Bioderma Sensibio Micellar Cleansing Oil”
    • “Foundation didn't settle into pores — Bioderma Sébium Pore Refiner”
    • “Noticeable difference in size of pores — Bioderma Sébium Pore Refiner”
    • “Remove a all of the makeup with ease. — Avène Milk Cleanser”
  • Texture and application flaws Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “I have been using this since last month, I didn't see significant changes — Bioderma Pigmentbio Sensitive Areas”
    • “feels sticky at first — Bioderma Atoderm Intensive Baume”
    • “leaves a shine — Bioderma Sébium Hydra”
    • “leaves a white layer — Avène Hydrance+”
  • Price and packaging issues Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “Tube cracked on the side — Avène Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective Cream”
    • “a bit pricey — Avène Cleanance”
    • “Cap leaks in bag — Avène Cleanance Cleansing Gel”
    • “finished too quickly — Bioderma Hydrabio Serum”
  • Drying and irritation complaints Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “Left my face tight — Avène Cleanance Cleansing Gel”
    • “dried out my skin — Avène Cleanance”
    • “burned my skin — Avène Cleanance”
    • “requires a thorough follow-up — Bioderma Sensibio Micellar Cleansing Oil”

Bioderma vs Avène routines for dry skin

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Bioderma vs Avène routines for oily skin

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Bioderma vs Avène routines for combination skin

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Questions and answers

Bioderma or Avène: which is better?

Bioderma and Avène both excel depending on your goals, with Bioderma offering deep hydration and effective makeup removal while Avène delivers strong anti-aging and skin barrier benefits. Lovi rates both brands as High for oily, combination, sensitive, acne-prone, mature skin, and skin with dark spots, while Bioderma is High and Avène is Average for dry and dry sensitive skin.

What is the difference between Bioderma and Avène?

Bioderma offers better deep hydration and makeup removal on the products on this page, while Avène excels more in skin barrier and anti-aging benefits.

Bioderma or Avène for dry skin?

Bioderma fits dry skin better than Avène on this page, offering a High routine fit compared to Avène's Average fit. Bioderma also features more products with Superior or High ratings for dry and dry sensitive skin, such as Sensibio Micellar Cleansing Oil and Hydrabio Essence Lotion.

Bioderma or Avène: which cleanser is better?

Bioderma cleansers provide a high fit for the products on this page across sensitive, dry, oily, and acne-prone skin types, while Avène also offers gentle deep cleaning options with high ratings for oily and acne-prone skin.

Which is more affordable, Bioderma or Avène?

Reviewers note that price point and value concerns sometimes occur with Bioderma, while Avène also has occasional notes about its price point. Therefore, both brands may present affordability considerations.

Between Bioderma and Avène, which brand is older and when was it founded?

Bioderma is older, having been founded in France in 1977, while Avène was founded in 1990.

How many products from Bioderma and Avène list no fragrance?

Bioderma has 9 products on this page that list no fragrance, while Avène has 7 products.

What key ingredient do both Bioderma and Avène share across their products?

Both Bioderma and Avène share glycerin as a key ingredient across the products on this page.

Bioderma or Avène for oily skin?

Both Bioderma and Avène fit oily skin well, with Lovi giving both brands a High routine fit level for this skin type. Bioderma offers products like Sébium Gel moussant and Sébium Mat Control, while Avène provides options such as Cleanance sunscreen and Cleanance Cleansing Gel.

Bioderma or Avène: which moisturizer is better?

Bioderma offers better deep hydration and moisture with products like Atoderm Intensive Baume, while Avène is stronger for skin barrier benefits with options like Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective Cream. Reviewers note that Bioderma helps provide soothing and barrier-repairing moisturizers, whereas Avène helps soothe irritation.

Bioderma or Avène for sensitive skin?

Both Bioderma and Avène fit sensitive skin well, as Lovi rates their routines as High for this skin type. Bioderma also offers deeper hydration and moisture.

Bioderma or Avène for acne-prone skin?

Both Bioderma and Avène fit acne-prone skin at a high level. Bioderma features products like Sébium Mat Control, which helps control oil, while Avène offers options like Cleanance Cleansing Gel, which helps provide a gentle deep clean.

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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