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Avène vs Anessa

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Avène and Anessa are respected skincare lines from France and Japan, respectively, that offer reliable daily protection and care for the complexion. The French house is known for its gentle moisturizers, protective sunscreens, targeted serums, and soothing cleansers formulated with glycerin, while the Japanese brand is widely loved for its advanced sunscreens and sophisticated formulas. Products from the former suit oily, acne-prone skin and combination skin best, whereas the latter suits all skin types. They differ primarily in their regional heritage, parent companies, founding years, and specific standout treatments like the Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm, Cleanance, Hyaluron Activ B3 Concentrated Plumping Serum, Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Milk, and Perfect UV Sunscreen Skincare Gel.

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

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Anessa is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1992 and owned by Shiseido Company, Limited.

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This page compares some of the most popular Avène and Anessa 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 Anessa: which is better?

When comparing Avène and Anessa, both brands offer products on this page with high Lovi fit levels for oily skin, but Anessa stands out with every product listing no fragrance in its ingredients. Avène is best suited for oily acne-prone skin, combination skin, and acne-prone skin.

What is the difference between Avène and Anessa?

Avene is a French brand founded in 1990 by Fondation Pierre Fabre with fifteen products on this page, whereas Anessa is a Japanese brand founded in 1992 by Shiseido Company, Limited with two products on this page.

Avène or Anessa: which sunscreen is better?

For sunscreens, Avène is better for oily skin with a Superior Lovi fit level, whereas Anessa offers sunscreens that list no fragrance across the products on this page. Reviewers mostly mention that Avène sunscreens are gentle and non-stripping.

Which is more affordable, Avène or Anessa?

Price point is sometimes noted as a concern for the products on this page by Avène, whereas the page lists no pricing information for Anessa. Therefore, a direct comparison of affordability cannot be made from the available page facts.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Avène or Anessa?

When it comes to acne-prone skin, Avène fits the products on this page with an average to high level across multiple options, while Anessa rates high for acne-prone skin with its sunscreens. Reviewers note that Avène helps with gentle cleansers and effective oil control, and Anessa's products on this page list no fragrance, which may reduce irritation for breakout-prone skin.

Which brand was founded earlier and in which country?

Avène was founded earlier in 1990 in France, while Anessa was founded in 1992 in Japan.

How many Avene products contain fragrance compared to Anessa?

For the products on this page, 7 of 15 Avène products list fragrance, whereas every Anessa product lists no fragrance.

What are the key ingredients used across Avene products?

The key ingredients used across the products on this page for Avène are thermal water and glycerin.

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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