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La Roche-Posay vs Simple

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La Roche-Posay and Simple are established skincare brands offering gentle cleansers, nourishing moisturizers, and targeted treatments formulated with glycerin and niacinamide. The French brand incorporates soothing thermal water into its rich moisturizers and serums to suit mature skin and skin with dark spots best, whereas the British brand features makeup removers and toners designed for oily skin and acne-prone skin. While both utilize key ingredients to enhance skin hydration and reduce hyperpigmentation, they differ in their specialized active formulations and overall heritage.

La Roche-Posay is a French skincare brand founded in 1975 and owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 1989.

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Simple is a British skincare brand founded in 1960 and owned by Unilever PLC since 2011.

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

Popular La Roche-Posay vs Simple products

People Say

La Roche-PosaySimple
  • Sensitive Skin Friendly Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “Does not cause any form of irritation on the skin which I love. — Simple Micellar Cleansing Water”
    • “The only cleanser that doesn't turn my face red. — Simple Micellar Water”
    • “no artificial perfume — Simple Hydrating Light Moisturiser”
    • “Great retinol for beginners — La Roche-Posay Retinol B3 Serum”
  • Hydration and Moisture Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “absorbs instantly — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
    • “skin feels plump — La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum”
    • “banished dryness within days — Simple Replenishing Rich Moisturiser”
    • “sinks in instantly — Simple Water Boost Hydrating Gel Cream”
  • Affordable Price Point and Value Not notedOften Mentioned
    • “great value for money — Simple Kind to Skin Soothing Facial Toner”
    • “super affordable — Simple Hydrating Light Moisturiser”
    • “Can't beat the price for the quality. — Simple Micellar Water”
  • Fragrance-Free and Gentle Formulas Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “Love that it has absolutely no scent. — Simple Micellar Water”
    • “love that it's alcohol-free — Simple Kind to Skin Soothing Facial Toner”
    • “No strong smell — Simple Refreshing Facial Wash”
    • “zero scent — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
  • Versatile Application and Makeup Compatibility Rarely NotedSometimes Noted
    • “makeup lays well — Simple Hydrating Light Moisturiser”
    • “works well under foundation — Simple Replenishing Rich Moisturiser”
    • “foundation sits beautifully on top — Simple Water Boost Hydrating Gel Cream”
    • “Great for chapped lips — La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+”
  • Skin Texture and Clarity Improvement Often MentionedNot noted
    • “clears acne blemishes — La Roche-Posay Effaclar Medicated Gel Cleanser”
    • “Skin feels smoother — La Roche-Posay Retinol B3 Serum”
    • “Skin feels softer — La Roche-Posay Pure Vitamin C10 Serum”
  • Product Pilling and Texture Issues Often MentionedRarely Noted
    • “feels like a film — Simple Hydrating Light Moisturiser”
    • “leaves a tacky film — Simple Kind to Skin Soothing Facial Toner”
    • “pills like crazy — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
  • Packaging and Pump Faults Often MentionedRarely Noted
    • “Worried about the snap top bottle leaking when travelling. — Simple Micellar Cleansing Water”
    • “The cap broke off immediately. — Simple Micellar Water”
    • “hard to get last bit out — Simple Replenishing Rich Moisturiser”
    • “pump stops working — La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream”
  • Insufficient Moisture Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “skin felt tight later — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
    • “Not moisturizing enough for winter — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Dermallergo Eye Cream”
    • “Need a moisturizer on top for dry skin — La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Gel B5”
    • “not moisturizing enough — Simple Hydrating Light Moisturiser”
  • Breakouts and Acne Flare-ups Rarely NotedSometimes Noted
    • “Triggered cystic acne — La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+”
    • “clogged my pores — La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream”
    • “Gave me tiny bumps on my forehead. — Simple Micellar Water”

La Roche-Posay vs Simple routines for dry skin

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La Roche-Posay vs Simple routines for oily skin

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La Roche-Posay vs Simple routines for combination skin

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Questions and answers

La Roche-Posay or Simple: which is better?

Simple is better for being fragrance-free and sensitive-skin friendly, while La Roche-Posay does better for skin texture and clarity improvement with key ingredients like niacinamide and retinol.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002Antioxidants, 2021

What is the difference between La Roche-Posay and Simple?

Simple tends to be better for sensitive skin and offers a more affordable price point, while La Roche-Posay does better with skin texture and clarity improvement. Both brands achieve equal routine fit levels across all skin types on this page.

La Roche-Posay or Simple for dry skin?

Both La Roche-Posay and Simple fit dry skin well, with Lovi rating both brands at a High level. La Roche-Posay offers products on this page containing hyaluronic acid, which helps improve skin quality and signs of aging.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

La Roche-Posay or Simple: which cleanser is better?

La Roche-Posay offers better cleanser options on this page, achieving High fit levels for acne-prone, oily, and combination skin types. Simple provides average fit levels for its cleansers across most skin types.

Which is more affordable, La Roche-Posay or Simple?

Simple is more affordable, offering a better price point and value according to the review themes on this page.

Between La Roche-Posay and Simple, which brand is better for sensitive skin according to reviewer themes?

Simple is better for sensitive skin according to reviewer themes, while the products on this page for both brands achieve a high routine fit for sensitive skin.

Which brand has more fragrance-free products on the page, La Roche-Posay or Simple?

Simple has more fragrance-free products on this page because every product it lists is fragrance-free, whereas 21 out of 35 products from La Roche-Posay list no fragrance.

Which brand performs better for skin texture and clarity improvement?

La Roche-Posay performs better for skin texture and clarity improvement. The products on this page for La Roche-Posay help improve skin texture and clarity.

La Roche-Posay or Simple for oily skin?

Both La Roche-Posay and Simple offer products on this page with a High routine fit for oily skin. Lovi rates Anthelios from La Roche-Posay with a Superior fit for oily skin, while Simple features fragrance-free and gentle formulas.

La Roche-Posay or Simple: which moisturizer is better?

Both brands offer moisturizers with a High routine fit across various skin types, but Simple is noted for being more sensitive-skin friendly and affordable. The products on this page from Simple feature entirely fragrance-free formulas, whereas several La Roche-Posay moisturizers contain fragrance. Topical hyaluronic acid, found in both brands, helps improve skin quality and signs of skin aging.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

La Roche-Posay or Simple for sensitive skin?

Simple does better for sensitive skin, offering a sensitive-skin-friendly and fragrance-free routine across the products on this page. Lovi rates the routine fit for sensitive skin as High for both brands.

La Roche-Posay or Simple for acne-prone skin?

La Roche-Posay is better for acne-prone skin, as the products on this page offer a High routine fit and focus on improving skin texture and clarity. Simple also provides a High routine fit, but reviewer themes note that it sometimes causes breakouts or irritations.

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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