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Avène vs facefacts

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

Avène and facefacts are skincare brands that serve different complexions through distinct formulations. The French brand Avène relies on glycerin to power its gentle moisturizers, protective sunscreens, targeted serums, and soothing cleansers, suiting oily acne-prone and combination skin best. Conversely, facefacts features nourishing cleansers and targeted formulas that maintain the natural moisture balance for dry, normal, and combination skin. While both offer effective solutions, they differ in their foundational ingredients, regional origins, and ideal skin types.

Avène is a French skincare brand founded in 1990 and owned by Fondation Pierre Fabre.

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facefacts is a British skincare brand founded in 2019 and owned by Brand Masters B.V. since 2026.

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

Popular Avène vs facefacts products

Questions and answers

Avène or facefacts: which is better?

Avène offers a wide selection of products on this page with varying Lovi fit levels across skin types, whereas facefacts features only one fragrance-free cleanser that has a High fit for dry, sensitive, acne-prone, dry sensitive, and mature skin.

What is the difference between Avène and facefacts?

Avène is a much larger brand founded in France in 1990 with 15 products on this page featuring key ingredients like glycerin and thermal water, whereas facefacts is a UK brand founded in 2019 with only one product listed here. Furthermore, every facefacts product on this page lists no fragrance, while over half of Avène's products contain fragrance.

Avène or facefacts: which cleanser is better?

When choosing between Avène and facefacts, facefacts Hydrating Gentle Cleanser has a High Lovi fit for dry, sensitive, acne-prone, dry sensitive, and mature skin, while Avène Cleanance Cleansing Gel is rated High for oily acne-prone, acne-prone, and oily skin. The products on this page show that facefacts has no fragrance listed across its line, whereas Avène includes fragrance in its Cleanance Cleansing Gel.

Which is more affordable, Avène or facefacts?

The provided page facts do not mention the price of facefacts, while reviewers note that the price point of Avène is a sometimes-noted drawback.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Avène or facefacts?

When it comes to acne-prone skin, Avène offers several specialized products on this page like Cleanance Cleansing Gel, which has a High Lovi fit level for oily acne-prone skin. In contrast, the single facefacts product on this page, Hydrating Gentle Cleanser, has an Average fit level for oily acne-prone skin. Therefore, Avène provides more targeted options for breakout-prone skin.

Which brand has been around longer, Avène or facefacts?

Avène has been around longer than facefacts, having been founded in France in 1990 compared to facefacts which was founded in the United Kingdom in 2019.

Do any facefacts products contain added fragrance?

No, every product on this page from facefacts lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

What is the Lovi fit level of Avène's Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective Cream for dry skin?

Lovi rates Avène's Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective Cream as having a High fit for dry skin.

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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