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La Roche-Posay vs No7

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La Roche-Posay and No7 are established skincare houses, with the former being a French brand founded in 1975 and the latter a British brand founded in 1935. The French brand is loved for its nourishing serums, rich moisturizers, gentle cleansers, and targeted eye products formulated with glycerin, soothing thermal water, and niacinamide, while the British brand offers serums, eye products, moisturizers, sunscreens, and more, built around vitamin c, shea butter, and hyaluronic acid. Both brands suit mature skin best, with the French line also favoring skin with dark spots and the British line fitting dry skin as well. They differ in their core active ingredients and targeted solutions, such as the French brand utilizing thermal water to reduce short-term adverse effects and niacinamide to decrease hyperpigmentation, while the British brand relies on shea butter to protect skin and mitigate erythema.

La Roche-Posay is a French skincare brand founded in 1975 and owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 1989.

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No7 is a British skincare brand founded in 1935 and owned by Sycamore Partners since 2025.

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This page compares some of the most popular La Roche-Posay and No7 products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular La Roche-Posay vs No7 products

People Say

La Roche-PosayNo7
  • Skin Texture Improvement Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “Skin feels softer — No7 Future Renew Damage Reversal Serum”
    • “skin feels so soft — No7 Total Renewal Micro-Dermabrasion Exfoliator”
    • “skin feels velvety — No7 Pure Retinol”
    • “lightweight and absorbs quickly — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
  • Hydration and Moisture Mostly MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “absorbs instantly — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
    • “skin feels plump — La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum”
    • “Skin feels moisturized — No7 Future Renew Damage Reversal Night Cream”
    • “leaves the skin feeling hydrated and comfortable — No7 Pure Retinol Eye Cream”
  • Sensitive Skin Friendly Mostly MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “Only cream that doesn't sting — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Dermallergo Eye Cream”
    • “Calmed my skin after a chemical peel — La Roche-Posay Thermal Spring Water”
    • “no stinging — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
    • “zero irritation — No7 Pure Retinol Eye Cream”
  • Brightening and Dark Spots Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “healthier glow — No7 Total Renewal Micro-Dermabrasion Exfoliator”
    • “Brighter complexion — No7 Future Renew Damage Reversal Serum”
    • “Natural glow — No7 Future Renew Damage Reversal Night Cream”
    • “skin looks brighter — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
  • Packaging and Pump Issues Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “pump stops working — La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream”
    • “Pump stopped working halfway — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Dermallergo Eye Cream”
    • “Pump breaks — No7 Future Renew Damage Reversal Serum”
    • “instructions were in larger font — No7 Pure Retinol Eye Cream”
  • Stinging and Irritation Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “burns my eyes — La Roche-Posay Anthelios”
    • “burned my face — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
    • “dried my skin out — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
    • “Slight sensitivity and peeling — No7 Pure Retinol 1% Night Concentrate”
  • Texture and Pilling Issues Often MentionedRarely Noted
    • “needs to be rubbed in — No7 Pure Retinol Eye Cream”
    • “Can pill/roll off — No7 Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced Day Cream”
    • “pills like crazy — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
  • Strong Fragrance Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “Too much fragrance — No7 Future Renew Damage Reversal Night Cream”
    • “overpowering — No7 Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced Night Cream”
    • “Scent is overpowering — No7 Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced Day Cream”
    • “scent is awful — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”

La Roche-Posay vs No7 routines for dry skin

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La Roche-Posay vs No7 routines for oily skin

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La Roche-Posay vs No7 routines for combination skin

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Questions and answers

La Roche-Posay or No7: which is better?

La Roche-Posay and No7 are both strong choices, as both achieve a Superior or High routine fit across all listed skin types. However, La Roche-Posay is better suited for sensitive skin, whereas No7 achieves a Superior routine fit specifically for mature skin.

What is the difference between La Roche-Posay and No7?

La Roche-Posay is better for sensitive skin, whereas No7 tends to perform better for skin texture improvement and brightening.

La Roche-Posay or No7 for dry skin?

Both La Roche-Posay and No7 fit dry skin at a High level on this page. Each brand features key hydrating ingredients like hyaluronic acid and shea butter in the products on this page to help retain moisture.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

La Roche-Posay or No7: which moisturizer is better?

Both brands offer moisturizers that help hydrate and nourish the skin effectively, with La Roche-Posay featuring specialized options like the Cicaplast Baume B5+ for sensitive skin. No7 also provides strong choices on this page, such as the Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced Night Cream for mature skin. Overall, the better moisturizer depends on whether you prioritize sensitive-skin friendliness or mature skin benefits.

Which is more affordable, La Roche-Posay or No7?

Price, value, and size concerns are mentioned for La Roche-Posay on this page, but there is no direct price comparison available to determine which brand is more affordable.

Between La Roche-Posay and No7, which brand is better suited for mature skin?

No7 is better suited for mature skin on this page, achieving a Superior routine fit compared to La Roche-Posay's High level. Both brands feature anti-aging key ingredients like retinol and niacinamide that help stimulate collagen accumulation and improve skin aging signs.

The Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 2000Antioxidants, 2021

How do the fragrance options compare between La Roche-Posay and No7 products?

La Roche-Posay offers a higher proportion of fragrance-free options, with 21 of 35 products on this page listing no fragrance, while No7 has 10 of 13 fragrance-free products.

Which brand performs better for skin texture improvement and brightening dark spots?

No7 performs better for both skin texture improvement and brightening dark spots compared to La Roche-Posay.

La Roche-Posay or No7 for oily skin?

Both La Roche-Posay and No7 fit oily skin at a High level, offering effective options like serums and sunscreens tailored for excess oil. Reviewers mention that La Roche-Posay is generally more sensitive-skin friendly, whereas No7 provides great skin texture improvements.

La Roche-Posay or No7: which sunscreen is better?

La Roche-Posay provides a sunscreen with a Superior fit level for skin with dark spots, sensitive skin, combination skin, acne-prone skin, mature skin, and oily skin, whereas No7 does not feature any sunscreens reaching that fit level on this page.

La Roche-Posay or No7 for sensitive skin?

La Roche-Posay is better for sensitive skin as the brand is more sensitive-skin friendly.

La Roche-Posay or No7 for acne-prone skin?

Both La Roche-Posay and No7 achieve a High routine fit level for acne-prone skin with the products on this page. La Roche-Posay is generally better for sensitive skin, while No7 may help improve skin texture.

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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