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Clinique vs Valmont

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

Clinique and Valmont are skincare brands that offer thoughtful moisturizers, serums, makeup removers, and eye products. The American brand, founded in 1968, incorporates hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and caffeine into its formulations, while the Swiss brand, founded in 1985, is known for refined formulas. The former suits dry sensitive skin and oily skin best, whereas the latter suits mature and dehydrated skin best. These lines differ as the first focuses on balancing and comforting specific concerns, while the second delivers lasting comfort and gentle care to the complexion.

Clinique is an American skincare brand founded in 1968 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc..

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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 Clinique and Valmont 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

Clinique or Valmont: which is better?

Clinique features a much wider range of fragrance-free products on this page and covers more skin types with High and Superior Lovi fit levels than Valmont. Topical hyaluronic acid, found across Clinique items, helps improve skin quality and signs of aging.

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What is the difference between Clinique and Valmont?

Clinique offers a wide range of products that are mostly free of fragrance and feature key ingredients like hyaluronic acid and glycerin, whereas Valmont features products that may contain fragrance. Additionally, the products on this page for Clinique fit skin types such as dry sensitive skin and oily skin well.

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Clinique or Valmont: which moisturizer is better?

Clinique features a wide range of moisturizers with varying Lovi fit levels such as high fits for mature or dry skin, while Valmont offers a high fit for mature and dry sensitive skin with its Prime Renewing Pack. Topical hyaluronic acid, found across Clinique moisturizers, helps improve skin quality and signs of aging.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Which is more affordable, Clinique or Valmont?

Reviewers on this page frequently mention that Clinique has a high price point, but Valmont is not rated for affordability on this page. Lovi does not compare the direct pricing of these two brands.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Clinique or Valmont?

Valmont features only one product on the page with an average fit for acne-prone skin, whereas Clinique offers products like for Men Oil-Free Moisturizer and Clarifying Do-Over Peel that achieve high and superior Lovi fit levels for acne-prone skin. However, reviewers note that Clinique sometimes causes breakouts, while Valmont does not have enough reviews mentioned.

Which brand has been around longer and in which countries were Clinique and Valmont founded?

Clinique has been around longer, having been founded in the United States in 1968, while Valmont was founded in Switzerland in 1985.

How do the fragrance options differ between Clinique and Valmont products on the page?

Every Clinique product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients, whereas Valmont includes fragrance in its Prime Renewing Pack.

Which brand offers a wider variety of products ranging from cleansers and serums to eye creams and masks?

Clinique offers a wider variety of products on this page, including cleansers, serums, eye creams, and masks like Moisture Surge Overnight Mask, while Valmont only lists a single moisturizer.

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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