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RoC vs Valmont

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RoC and Valmont are established skincare names, with the former being a French brand founded in 1957 and the latter a Swiss brand founded in 1985. The French brand is known for serums, eye products, moisturizers, and cleansers enriched with glycerin and retinol, while the Swiss brand is widely loved for luxurious moisturizers and refined formulas. Both suit mature skin best, though the former also suits skin with dark spots, and the latter also suits dehydrated skin. They differ primarily in their standout solutions, ranging from targeted formulations for acne-prone skin and dark spots to products that focus on delivering lasting comfort and gentle care.

RoC is a French skincare brand founded in 1957 and owned by Bridgepoint Group plc since 2024.

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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 RoC 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

RoC or Valmont: which is better?

RoC is better for offering a wide variety of products on this page tailored to mature skin, skin with dark spots, and acne-prone skin, whereas Valmont features only a single moisturizer. RoC's retinol helps reduce wrinkles and fine lines.

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What is the difference between RoC and Valmont?

RoC offers a wide range of products featuring key ingredients like retinol and vitamin C that help reduce wrinkles and improve skin texture, whereas Valmont features a single moisturizer on this page, the Prime Renewing Pack, which has a High fit for mature and dry sensitive skin.

The Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 2000Archives of Dermatology, 2007

RoC or Valmont: which moisturizer is better?

For moisturizers on this page, RoC has a High Lovi fit for mature and dry skin, while Valmont offers a High fit for mature and dry sensitive skin. Retinol in RoC helps stimulate collagen accumulation in naturally aged human skin.

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Which is more affordable, RoC or Valmont?

RoC is more affordable than Valmont, as reviewers note that the products on this page offer good value.

Which causes fewer breakouts, RoC or Valmont?

Lovi finds that RoC has High fit levels for acne-prone skin across the products on this page, whereas Valmont has an Average fit for acne-prone skin.

When was RoC founded compared to Valmont, and in which countries were they established?

RoC was founded in 1957 in France, whereas Valmont was established later in 1985 in Switzerland.

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

For the products on this page, fragrance options differ significantly as most RoC items are fragrance-free while the Valmont product includes fragrance.

Which key ingredients are featured across the RoC products?

The products on this page for RoC feature glycerin, retinol, vitamin C, and hyaluronic acid as their key ingredients. Retinol helps reduce signs of aging in skin.

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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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