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Avène vs NIOD

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Avène and NIOD are distinct skincare houses that cater to divergent dermatological needs through specialized formulations. The French brand is known for gentle moisturizers, protective sunscreens, targeted serums, and soothing cleansers formulated with glycerin to suit oily, acne-prone, and combination skin best. Conversely, the Canadian brand is celebrated for advanced serums and balancing toners featuring sophisticated formulas that suit mature, sensitive, and dry skin types best. While both offer standout solutions for concerns like acne and dark spots, they differ fundamentally in their scientific approach and target complexions.

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

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NIOD is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2015 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. since 2021.

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

Popular Avène vs NIOD products

Questions and answers

Avène or NIOD: which is better?

Neither brand is universally better, as Avène is rated to fit oily and acne-prone skin best with products like Cleanance Cleansing Gel, while NIOD offers fragrance-free serums like Modulating Glucosides that have High fit levels for mature and sensitive skin.

What is the difference between Avène and NIOD?

Avene offers fifteen products on this page including cleansers and sunscreens with a range of fragrances and fit levels, whereas NIOD offers only two fragrance-free products, which are a serum and a toner. Glycerin in Avene products helps maintain skin hydration.

Which is more affordable, Avène or NIOD?

The page does not provide pricing information to compare the affordability of Av**ene and NIOD.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Avène or NIOD?

For breakouts, the products on this page by Avène fit oily acne-prone skin up to High, whereas NIOD products fit acne-prone skin at Average.

Between Avène and NIOD, which brand offers fragrance-free product options?

Both Avène and NIOD offer fragrance-free options, as every product on the NIOD page and seven products on the Avène page list no fragrance. Avène products like Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm help soothe irritation.

How do the founding years and corporate ownership of Avène and NIOD compare?

Avène was founded in France in 1990 and is owned by Fondation Pierre Fabre, whereas NIOD was founded in Canada in 2015 and has been owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. since 2021.

Which of the two brands includes sunscreens in its product lineup?

Avène includes sunscreens in its product lineup, featuring options like Cleanance and Hydrance+. NIOD does not offer sunscreens among the products on this page.

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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