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Avène vs Skinfix

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Avène and Skinfix are established skincare lines recognized for supporting distinct complexions through targeted ingredients. The French brand uses glycerin in its gentle moisturizers, protective sunscreens, targeted serums, and soothing cleansers to suit oily, acne-prone, and combination skin best. Meanwhile, the Canadian brand is beloved for its deeply nourishing moisturizers and scientifically targeted formulas that suit dry, sensitive skin best with rich, restorative ingredients. Ultimately, both offer reliable care for maintaining a healthy and balanced complexion, though they differ in their foundational formulations and ideal skin types.

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

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Skinfix is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2014 and owned by Skinfix Inc..

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This page compares some of the most popular Avène and Skinfix 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

Avène or Skinfix: which is better?

Avène and Skinfix both offer great options depending on your specific skin needs and preferences. Avène is an established French brand with a large catalog of products on this page that generally has a High Lovi fit for oily and acne-prone skin, whereas Skinfix provides fragrance-free formulations with a High Lovi fit for dry and sensitive skin types.

What is the difference between Avène and Skinfix?

Avene is a French brand founded in 1990 with fifteen products on this page featuring a wide range of options like sunscreens, cleansers, and serums, whereas Skinfix is a Canadian brand founded in 2014 with just one product on this page, the Barrier+ Triple Lipid-Peptide Cream. Avene uses fragrance in some of its formulas, while every product on this page from Skinfix lists no fragrance.

Avène or Skinfix: which moisturizer is better?

For dry sensitive skin, Lovi rates Avène Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm as High and Skinfix Barrier+ Triple Lipid-Peptide Cream as High. For dry skin, Lovi rates Avène Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm as Superior and Skinfix Barrier+ Triple Lipid-Peptide Cream as High.

Which is more affordable, Avène or Skinfix?

Skinfix is not compared for price on this page, but reviewers note that Avène has a price point that is sometimes mentioned by shoppers.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Avène or Skinfix?

Skinfix features only one product on this page, the Barrier+ Triple Lipid-Peptide Cream, which has an average Lovi fit level for acne-prone skin, while Avène has several products on this page rated High for acne-prone and oily acne-prone skin, such as the Cleanance sunscreens and Cleanance Cleansing Gel.

When was Avène founded compared to Skinfix?

Avène was founded in 1990 in France, while Skinfix was founded in 2014 in Canada.

How many products from Avène are completely fragrance-free compared to Skinfix?

Avène has 7 products on this page that list no fragrance, whereas every product from Skinfix on this page lists no fragrance.

Which brand offers a wider range of product types such as cleansers, sunscreens, and serums?

Avène offers a wider range of product types on this page, including cleansers, sunscreens, and serums, whereas Skinfix features only a moisturizer. Avène has 15 products spanning various categories, while Skinfix currently lists just one.

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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