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CeraVe vs Valmont

Rated by Lovi · Unbiased, science-based skincare AI trained on real user outcomes · How the Fit score works

CeraVe and Valmont are esteemed skincare brands from America and Switzerland, founded in 2005 and 1985 respectively. The American brand is widely loved for its thoughtful range of moisturizers, cleansers, serums, sunscreens, and more, all formulated with skin-loving ingredients like hyaluronic acid and glycerin. Meanwhile, the Swiss brand is widely loved for its luxurious moisturizers and refined formulas, focusing on delivering lasting comfort and gentle care to the complexion. CeraVe products suit acne-prone skin and combination skin best due to their supportive formulations, whereas Valmont products suit mature and dehydrated skin best.

CeraVe is an American skincare brand founded in 2005 and owned by L'Oréal since 2017.

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Valmont is a Swiss skincare brand founded in 1985.

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

Popular CeraVe vs Valmont products

CeraVe vs Valmont moisturizers

Questions and answers

CeraVe or Valmont: which is better?

CeraVe is generally better for most shoppers because the products on this page offer extensive options for acne-prone, combination, and mature skin, whereas Valmont features only a single moisturizer with added fragrance. CeraVe formulas include barrier-repairing ceramides that help alleviate skin dryness and irritation.

What is the difference between CeraVe and Valmont?

CeraVe offers a broad range of fragrance-free products on this page with High to Superior fit levels for acne-prone, combination, and mature skin, whereas Valmont features just one product on this page, which contains fragrance.

CeraVe or Valmont: which moisturizer is better?

CeraVe offers a wider range of moisturizers with high fit levels across various skin types, whereas Valmont has fewer options on this page.

Which is more affordable, CeraVe or Valmont?

This page does not provide pricing information to compare the affordability of CeraVe and Valmont.

Which causes fewer breakouts, CeraVe or Valmont?

CeraVe helps many shoppers avoid breakouts with oil-controlling and blemish-targeting cleansers and gels, whereas Valmont has only one product on this page, which has average fit for acne-prone skin and includes fragrance.

How do the founding years and company ownership of CeraVe and Valmont compare?

CeraVe was founded in 2005 in the United States and has been owned by L'Oréal since 2017, whereas Valmont was founded in 1985 in Switzerland and has been owned by an independent company since 1996.

Do CeraVe and Valmont products contain fragrance, and how do their ingredients differ?

Every CeraVe product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients, whereas the Valmont product contains fragrance. CeraVe features key ingredients like ceramides, hyaluronic acid, and niacinamide, which help support the skin barrier, while Valmont focuses on luxury anti-aging formulas.

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How many products does each brand have listed on the page?

CeraVe has thirty-six products listed on the page, while Valmont has one product listed.

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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