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La Roche-Posay vs Lancôme

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La Roche-Posay and Lancôme are French skincare brands owned by L'Oréal S.A. that offer nourishing serums, rich moisturizers, and gentle cleansers. The first brand is known for glycerin, soothing thermal water, and niacinamide in formulas that suit mature skin and skin with dark spots best. Conversely, the second brand is deeply loved for glycerin, hyaluronic acid, and adenosine in products that suit sensitive skin and mature skin best. While both brands feature targeted solutions for various complexions, they differ in their specific active ingredients and the distinct skin types they primarily serve.

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

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Lancôme is a French skincare brand founded in 1935 and owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 1964.

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

Popular La Roche-Posay vs Lancôme products

People Say

La Roche-PosayLancôme
  • Hydration and Moisture Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “absorbs instantly — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
    • “skin feels plump — La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum”
    • “gives my skin an instant dewy glow — Lancôme Tonique Confort”
    • “keeps the skin soft and hydrated — Lancôme HYDRA ZEN”
  • Fragrance-Free and Sensitive Skin Care Mostly MentionedRarely Noted
    • “Great retinol for beginners — La Roche-Posay Retinol B3 Serum”
    • “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”
    • “I have very sensitive skin and can't use many products... my skin has been 'glass-skin'. — Lancôme Hydra Zen Gel Cream”
  • Fast Absorption and Lightweight Texture Sometimes NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “absorbs quickly — Lancôme RÉNERGIE”
    • “absorbs almost instantly — Lancôme Génifique Ultimate”
    • “absorbs instantly — Lancôme Advanced Génifique Eye Cream”
    • “absorbs in seconds — La Roche-Posay Anthelios”
  • Skin Texture and Smoothing Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “lightweight and absorbs quickly — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
    • “Skin feels smoother — La Roche-Posay Retinol B3 Serum”
    • “softens forehead lines — La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum”
    • “Skin feels cushiony soft — Lancôme Advanced Génifique Youth Activating Concentrate”
  • Brightening and Dark Spots Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “skin looks brighter — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
    • “visibly fades appearance of stubborn marks — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
    • “Skin looks lit from within — Lancôme Advanced Génifique Youth Activating Concentrate”
    • “golden glow — Lancôme Absolue Precious Oil”
  • Luxurious Texture and Scent Not notedOften Mentioned
    • “melts right into skin — Lancôme Absolue Revitalizing Eye Cream”
    • “silky-soft milky consistency — Lancôme Tonique Confort”
    • “instantly calms my redness — Lancôme Tonique Confort”
  • High Price and Value Sometimes NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “expensive for the size — La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum”
    • “Too expensive for the size — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Dermallergo Eye Cream”
    • “Tube is tiny for the price — La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Gel B5”
    • “super expensive — Lancôme Absolue Precious Oil”
  • Strong or Unpleasant Fragrance Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “scent is awful — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
    • “overwhelming floral smell — La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum”
    • “My only issue with it is the fragrance. — Lancôme Hydra Zen Gel Cream”
    • “scent is too strong — Lancôme Absolue Revitalizing Eye Cream”
  • Packaging and Pump Issues Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “dispenser stopped working — Lancôme RÉNERGIE”
    • “struggled to open cap — Lancôme Génifique Ultimate”
    • “Hard to push and twist — Lancôme Bi-Facil Double Action Eye Makeup Remover”
    • “pump stops working — La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream”
  • Product Pilling and Texture Issues Often MentionedRarely Noted
    • “Leaves a greasy film — Lancôme Bi-Facil Double Action Eye Makeup Remover”
    • “pilling like dead skin — Lancôme Génifique Ultimate”
    • “left a tacky film on my face — Lancôme Tonique Confort”
    • “pills like crazy — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”

La Roche-Posay vs Lancôme routines for dry skin

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La Roche-Posay vs Lancôme routines for oily skin

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La Roche-Posay vs Lancôme routines for combination skin

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Questions and answers

La Roche-Posay or Lancôme: which is better?

La Roche-Posay does better than Lancôme for skin texture and smoothing, while both brands are equal for hydration and moisture as well as brightening and dark spots. La Roche-Posay has a Superior routine fit for mature skin, whereas Lancôme has a High fit.

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

La Roche-Posay and Lancôme are both French skincare brands owned by L'Oréal S.A., but La Roche-Posay fits best for mature skin, skin with dark spots, and dry skin, while Lancôme fits best for sensitive skin, mature skin, and acne-prone skin. La Roche-Posay is better for fragrance-free and sensitive skin care and skin texture and smoothing, while Lancôme is better for fast absorption and lightweight texture and luxurious texture and scent.

La Roche-Posay or Lancôme for dry skin?

Both La Roche-Posay and Lancôme offer products on this page that are a High fit for dry skin. Shoppers find that La Roche-Posay provides soothing and sensitive-skin friendly moisturizers, while Lancôme is known for deep hydration.

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

La Roche-Posay provides a better variety of cleansers on this page, with specific options that Lovi rates as High for acne-prone and oily skin types.

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

La Roche-Posay is often considered the more affordable option, though reviewers for both brands note price and value concerns.

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

La Roche-Posay is better suited for mature skin, achieving a Superior routine fit compared to Lancôme's High fit.

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

La Roche-Posay offers more fragrance-free options, with 21 of 35 products on the page listing no fragrance, compared to only 3 of 14 Lancôme products. Reviewers sometimes note strong fragrance issues for both brands, but La Roche-Posay does better for fragrance-free and sensitive skin care.

Which brand performs better for skin texture and smoothing?

La Roche-Posay performs better for skin texture and smoothing compared to Lancôme.

La Roche-Posay or Lancôme for oily skin?

Both La Roche-Posay and Lancôme are great options for oily skin, as Lovi rates the routine fit for this skin type as High for both brands.

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

La Roche-Posay is better for moisturizers because Lovi rates its overall moisturizer selection as having a High fit for dry, dry sensitive, and mature skin compared to Lancôme, which has lower or caution ratings for many of its moisturizers on this page.

La Roche-Posay or Lancôme for sensitive skin?

Both La Roche-Posay and Lancôme offer products that are well-suited for sensitive skin, with Lovi fit levels rated as High for both brands on this page. La Roche-Posay does better when it comes to fragrance-free and sensitive skin care options, as more than half of its products on this page list no fragrance.

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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