Simple and Valmont are established British and Swiss skincare lines founded in 1960 and 1985, respectively. The former is celebrated for its gentle moisturizers, makeup removers, cleansers, and toners enriched with niacinamide and glycerin, which suit oily and acne-prone skin best. Conversely, the latter is widely loved for its luxurious moisturizers and refined formulas that suit mature and dehydrated skin best. While both brands prioritize comforting care, they differ distinctly in their heritage, ingredient profiles, and ideal skin types.
Simple is a British skincare brand founded in 1960 and owned by Unilever PLC since 2011.
This page compares some of the most popular Simple and Valmont products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Simple stands out for its lightweight, value-friendly moisturizers and gentle makeup removers that contain no fragrance on this page. Niacinamide helps control skin aging and pigmentation, and glycerin supports skin hydration.
What is the difference between Simple and Valmont?
Simple offers fragrance-free products on this page with High to Average Lovi fit levels for oily and acne-prone skin, while Valmont features scented options like its Prime Renewing Pack.
Simple or Valmont: which moisturizer is better?
Simple offers budget-friendly moisturizers with glycerin, which helps hydrate dry skin. Glycerin use in skin care supports moisture barriers and skin hydration.
Simple features lightweight and value-friendly moisturizers on this page.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Simple or Valmont?
Simple features fragrance-free products on this page and includes niacinamide, which helps support skin barrier function, though reviewers note that some items may cause breakouts or irritations. Valmont features a product on this page with fragrance and lacks specific breakouts data, while Lovi rates Simple's fit for acne-prone skin as mostly average across its range.
How do the founding years and countries of origin compare between Simple and Valmont?
Simple was founded in 1960 in the United Kingdom, whereas Valmont was founded in 1985 in Switzerland.
Which brand offers fragrance-free products, Simple or Valmont?
Simple offers fragrance-free options because every product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients. In contrast, Valmont includes fragrance in its products on this page.
What are the main skin types that Simple's brand-focused routines fit best?
Simple's brand-focused routines fit oily skin, acne-prone skin, and mature skin best.
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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.
