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La Roche-Posay vs Avène

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La Roche-Posay and Avène are respected French skincare brands rooted in soothing thermal water traditions. The former is loved for its nourishing serums, rich moisturizers, gentle cleansers, and targeted eye products formulated with glycerin, thermal water, and niacinamide, while the latter is known for its gentle moisturizers, protective sunscreens, targeted serums, and soothing cleansers formulated with glycerin. La Roche-Posay suits mature skin and skin with dark spots best, whereas the second brand suits oily acne-prone skin and combination skin best. They differ primarily in their ownership and core formulations, with both utilizing glycerin to improve skin hydration and restore barrier function.

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

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

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

Popular La Roche-Posay vs Avène products

People Say

La Roche-PosayAvène
  • Improves Skin Texture and Radiance Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “lightweight and absorbs quickly — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
    • “absorbs in seconds — La Roche-Posay Anthelios”
    • “Saves my skin in winter — Avène Cold Cream”
    • “immediate radiance boost — Avène Vitamin Activ Cg Radiance Concentrated Serum”
  • Fragrance-Free and Gentle Formulas Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “Great retinol for beginners — La Roche-Posay Retinol B3 Serum”
    • “Only cream that doesn't sting — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Dermallergo Eye Cream”
    • “leaves face clean but not dry — Avène Cleanance”
    • “Perfect cleanser for sensitive skin. — Avène Milk Cleanser”
  • 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”
    • “legs stopped flaking — La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream”
    • “Restores moisture barrier — Avène Cold Cream”
  • Soothes Skin, Redness, and Irritation Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “Calmed my skin after a chemical peel — La Roche-Posay Thermal Spring Water”
    • “no stinging — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
    • “Calmed my angry red skin overnight — Avène Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective Cream”
    • “Nothing has ever worked to soothe or heal my skin like these before. — Avène Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm”
  • Texture and Pilling Issues Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “Tube squirted water everywhere — Avène Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective Cream”
    • “Leaves a greasy film — Avène Cold Cream”
    • “too thick — Avène Hydrance+”
    • “pills like crazy — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
  • Strong Fragrance and Scents Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “scent is awful — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
    • “overwhelming floral smell — La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum”
    • “The fragrance is very present. — Avène Milk Cleanser”
    • “smell is too strong — Avène Cleanance”
  • Packaging and Nozzle Issues Often MentionedRarely Noted
    • “Tube cracked on the side — Avène Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective Cream”
    • “Cap leaks in bag — Avène Cleanance Cleansing Gel”
    • “Good product bad packaging. — Avène RetrinAL EYES”
    • “pump stops working — La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream”
  • Price and Size Value Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “Its a bit pricey but so worth it!! — Avène Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm”
    • “a bit pricey — Avène Cleanance”
    • “Tiny tube for the money — Avène Cold Cream”
    • “expensive for the size — La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum”

La Roche-Posay vs Avène routines for dry skin

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La Roche-Posay vs Avène routines for oily skin

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La Roche-Posay vs Avène routines for combination skin

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Questions and answers

La Roche-Posay or Avène: which is better?

La Roche-Posay is a better fit overall for dry sensitive skin on the products on this page, while both brands perform equally well for most other skin types. La Roche-Posay achieves a High routine fit for dry sensitive skin, whereas Avène reaches an Average fit.

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

La Roche-Posay and Avène both offer gentle, French pharmacy skincare, but La Roche-Posay tends to perform better for dry sensitive skin and mature skin according to the products on this page.

La Roche-Posay or Avène for dry skin?

La Roche-Posay and Avène both offer a High Lovi routine fit for dry skin, though La Roche-Posay scores better for hydration and moisture according to reviewers on this page.

La Roche-Posay or Avène: which cleanser is better?

Both La Roche-Posay and Avène offer strong cleanser options on this page, with La Roche-Posay featuring high fit levels for oily acne-prone and combination skin.

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

Avène tends to be more affordable, as price and size value is an area where reviewers note Avène does better than La Roche-Posay.

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

La Roche-Posay is better suited for mature skin, earning a Superior fit level compared to Avène's High level on this page. Studies show that ingredients like retinol help improve the signs of aging in mature skin.

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

How do the fragrance-free options compare between La Roche-Posay and Avène?

La Roche-Posay provides more fragrance-free choices than Avène, with 21 of its 35 products on this page listing no fragrance compared to 7 of 15 for Avène.

Which brand performs better for hydration and moisture according to review themes?

La Roche-Posay performs better for hydration and moisture according to review themes. The products on this page for La Roche-Posay include key moisturizing ingredients like glycerin, shea butter, and hyaluronic acid.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

La Roche-Posay or Avène for oily skin?

Both La Roche-Posay and Avène offer products on this page that achieve a High routine fit for oily skin. Reviewers note that Avène provides effective oil control and gentle deep-cleaning cleansers, while La Roche-Posay features popular sunscreens like Anthelios UVMune 400 Oil Control Fluid SPF 50+ rated High for oily skin.

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

Both brands offer moisturizers with strong routine fits, but La Roche-Posay is rated as having a Superior routine fit for mature skin compared to Avène's High fit. Additionally, La Roche-Posay does better with hydration and moisture review themes. Topical hyaluronic acid in their formulas helps improve skin quality and signs of aging.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

La Roche-Posay or Avène for sensitive skin?

Both La Roche-Posay and Avène offer products that are well-suited for sensitive skin, but La Roche-Posay achieves a higher overall fit level for dry sensitive skin on this page. Lovi rates La Roche-Posay's routine fit as High for sensitive skin and dry sensitive skin, whereas Avène's routine fit is High for sensitive skin and Average for dry sensitive skin.

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

La Roche-Posay Anthelios sunscreens may offer a higher Lovi fit across more skin types on this page, achieving a Superior level for skin with dark spots, sensitive, combination, acne-prone, mature, and oily skin, compared to Avène's options. Avène Cleanance sunscreen also reaches a Superior fit specifically for oily 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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