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Bioderma vs Estée Lauder

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Bioderma and Estée Lauder are two renowned skincare brands offering distinct approaches to daily care, with the former founded in France in 1977 and the latter established in America in 1946. Bioderma is known for gentle moisturizers, soothing makeup removers, targeted serums, and purifying cleansers enriched with glycerin, suiting acne-prone and oily acne-prone skin best through options like the Sensibio Gel Moussant, Sensibio Micellar Cleansing Oil, and Atoderm Intensive Eye. Meanwhile, the American brand is beloved for a comprehensive range of moisturizers, serums, eye products, and cleansers formulated with hydrating hyaluronic acid and glycerin, catering effectively to acne-prone and mature skin with solutions such as the Micro Essence Treatment Lotion, DayWear Moisturizer, and Futurist Peptide-Power Serum Primer. While both utilize glycerin to improve skin hydration and restore barrier function, Estée Lauder additionally incorporates hyaluronic acid to lengthen the effect of botulinum toxin.

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

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Estée Lauder is an American skincare brand founded in 1946 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc..

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

Popular Bioderma vs Estée Lauder products

People Say

BiodermaEstée Lauder
  • Deep Hydration and Moisture Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “healed my dry skin — Bioderma Sébium Hydra”
    • “skin feels plump — Bioderma Atoderm Crème Ultra”
    • “skin drinks it up immediately — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
    • “texture is dreamy — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Supercharged Gel-Creme”
  • Gentle and Non-Irritating Formula Mostly MentionedRarely Noted
    • “doesn't sting my eyes — Bioderma Sensibio H2O”
    • “doesn't cause any irritation — Bioderma Sensibio Micellar Cleansing Oil”
    • “mildest face wash I've tried — Bioderma Sensibio Gel Moussant”
    • “doesn't strip the skin — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée”
  • Texture and Fast Absorption Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “Absorbs quickly into the skin — Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+”
    • “watery — Estée Lauder Micro Essence Treatment Lotion”
    • “Has a luxurious feel and texture. — Estée Lauder Re-Nutriv”
    • “absorbs instantly — Bioderma Hydrabio Serum”
  • Improves Skin Texture and Radiance Rarely NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “gives me that glass skin look — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
    • “skin feels like a baby's bottom — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
    • “silky smooth — Estée Lauder Micro Essence Treatment Lotion”
    • “It brightened my skin and faded dark spots. — Bioderma Pigmentbio Sensitive Areas”
  • Effective Cleansing and Makeup Removal Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “Lathers well — Estée Lauder Soft Clean Moisture Rich Foaming Cleanser”
    • “removes all my makeup effortlessly — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée”
    • “Melts away Double Wear foundation instantly — Estée Lauder Take It Away Makeup Remover Lotion”
    • “melts every bit of make up and SPF off — Bioderma Sensibio Micellar Cleansing Oil”
  • Good Makeup Base Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “Foundation didn't settle into pores — Bioderma Sébium Pore Refiner”
    • “Noticeable difference in size of pores — Bioderma Sébium Pore Refiner”
    • “doesn't pill — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Supercharged Gel-Creme”
    • “layers flawlessly under foundation — Estée Lauder DayWear Moisturizer”
  • High Price Point Sometimes NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “pricier than other brands — Bioderma Sensibio Gel Moussant”
    • “finished too quickly — Bioderma Hydrabio Serum”
    • “pricey for water — Bioderma Sensibio H2O”
    • “way too expensive for the size — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
  • Strong or Unpleasant Fragrance Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “Very unpleasant chemical smell. You definitely don't want this accidentally going into your mouth. — Bioderma Sébium Gel moussant”
    • “scent is too strong — Bioderma Hydrabio Serum”
    • “strong scent — Bioderma Sébium Hydra”
    • “Scent is too overpowering — Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+”
  • Skin Irritation and Dryness Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “Skin looks like sandpaper — Bioderma Sébium Pore Refiner”
    • “It isn't a cleanser I can use every day... it can be very drying. — Bioderma Sébium Gel moussant”
    • “left my skin very dry — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée”
    • “Stings my eyes badly — Estée Lauder Take It Away Makeup Remover Lotion”

Bioderma vs Estée Lauder routines for dry skin

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Bioderma vs Estée Lauder routines for oily skin

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Bioderma vs Estée Lauder routines for combination skin

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Questions and answers

Bioderma or Estée Lauder: which is better?

Bioderma offers a High routine fit for dry sensitive skin, whereas Estée Lauder provides an Average fit for that skin type. For dry skin, Bioderma achieves a High routine fit, while Estée Lauder reaches an Average fit.

What is the difference between Bioderma and Estée Lauder?

Bioderma has a High routine fit for dry sensitive skin while Estée Lauder has an Average routine fit for it. Bioderma does better for gentle and non-irritating formulas, whereas Estée Lauder does better for texture and fast absorption, improving skin texture and radiance, and effective cleansing and makeup removal.

Bioderma or Estée Lauder for dry skin?

Bioderma has a High routine fit for dry skin, making it a better choice than Estée Lauder, which has an Average routine fit for dry skin. The products on this page for Bioderma include soothing and barrier-repairing moisturizers.

Bioderma or Estée Lauder: which cleanser is better?

For effective cleansing and makeup removal, Estée Lauder generally does better than Bioderma among the products on this page. Reviewers report that Estée Lauder offers gentle and non-drying cleansers with a lightweight feel.

Which is more affordable, Bioderma or Estée Lauder?

Bioderma is generally more affordable, while Estée Lauder has a high price point that is more frequently noted by reviewers.

Between Bioderma and Estée Lauder, which brand is better for dry sensitive skin?

Bioderma is better for dry sensitive skin, offering a High routine fit compared to Estée Lauder's Average fit. Bioderma features soothing and barrier-repairing moisturizers that are well suited for sensitive needs.

Which brand has more products containing fragrance, Bioderma or Estée Lauder?

Bioderma has more products containing fragrance, with nine of twenty products on the products on this page listing no fragrance compared to twelve of fourteen products for Estée Lauder.

How do the founding years and countries of origin compare between Bioderma and Estée Lauder?

Bioderma was founded in France in 1977, whereas Estée Lauder was founded in the United States in 1946.

Bioderma or Estée Lauder for oily skin?

Both Bioderma and Estée Lauder offer products on this page that achieve a High routine fit for oily skin. Reviewers note that Estée Lauder excels in texture and fast absorption, whereas Bioderma features a high price point.

Bioderma or Estée Lauder: which moisturizer is better?

For moisturizers, Bioderma achieves a High routine fit for dry skin while Estée Lauder reaches an Average level. Bioderma also features soothing and barrier-repairing moisturizers that reviewers mostly mention, though the products on this page sometimes note fragrance and price concerns.

Bioderma or Estée Lauder for sensitive skin?

Bioderma has a High routine fit for sensitive skin, whereas Estée Lauder also has a High routine fit for sensitive skin on the products on this page.

Bioderma or Estée Lauder for acne-prone skin?

Both brands are a High fit for acne-prone skin on the products on this page. Bioderma features soothing and barrier-repairing moisturizers, while Estée Lauder offers deep hydration and gentle cleansers.

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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