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Avène vs Skintific

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Avène and Skintific are popular skincare brands offering reliable sunscreens, targeted serums, and versatile moisturizers. Avène is a French brand founded in 1990 and owned by Fondation Pierre Fabre, formulating its gentle cleansers, moisturizers, sunscreens, and serums with nourishing glycerin to improve hydration and restore barrier function. Both brands suit various complexions, though the French label suits acne-prone skin and oily acne-prone skin best with options like the Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm, Cleanance, and Hyaluron Activ B3 Concentrated Plumping Serum, while the other brand suits all skin types best with standout items like the All Day Light Sunscreen Mist, 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel, and MUGWORT.

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 Avène and Skintific products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular Avène vs Skintific products

People Say

AvèneSkintific
  • Soothes irritation and redness Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “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”
    • “calm my acne instantly — Skintific MUGWORT”
    • “redness berkurang — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”
  • Lightweight texture Rarely NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “absorbs instantly — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”
    • “super light and leaves a radiant glow — Skintific All Day Light Sunscreen Mist”
    • “light as air — Skintific MATE FIT”
    • “absorbs very quickly — Avène Vitamin Activ Cg Radiance Concentrated Serum”
  • Gentle and non-stripping formulation Mostly MentionedNot noted
    • “leaves face clean but not dry — Avène Cleanance”
    • “Perfect cleanser for sensitive skin. — Avène Milk Cleanser”
    • “no irritation at all — Avène Hydrance+”
  • Effective oil control Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “controls shine for 8 hours — Skintific MATE FIT”
    • “oil control is good — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”
    • “Keeps me matte for hours — Avène Cleanance Cleansing Gel”
  • Improves texture Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “Kulit terasa lebih halus — Skintific AHA BHA PHA LHA Peeling Solution”
    • “skin feels smoother — Avène Vitamin Activ Cg Radiance Concentrated Serum”
  • No white cast Not notedOften Mentioned
    • “invisible, no white cast — Skintific All Day Light Sunscreen Mist”
    • “no white cast — Skintific MATE FIT”
  • Strong fragrance and scent Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “The fragrance is very present. — Avène Milk Cleanser”
    • “smell is too strong — Avène Cleanance”
    • “scent is actually quite strong — Skintific All Day Light Sunscreen Mist”
    • “Bau jamu/rempah — Skintific AHA BHA PHA LHA Peeling Solution”
  • Causes breakouts Sometimes NotedRarely Noted
    • “broke me out so bad — Skintific 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel”
    • “caused tiny bumps — Skintific MUGWORT”
    • “Woke up with tiny whiteheads all over — Avène Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective Cream”

Questions and answers

Avène or Skintific: which is better?

Avène provides a gentle and non-stripping formulation with products like Eau Thermale Thermal Spring Water achieving a Superior Lovi fit level for dry skin. Skintific offers better lightweight texture and oil control, while every product on its page lists no fragrance.

What is the difference between Avène and Skintific?

Avene was founded in 1990 in France and offers products on this page with varying fit levels, while Skintific was founded in 2021. Reviewers note that Skintific does better for lightweight texture and effective oil control, whereas Avene is noted for gentle and non-stripping formulation.

Avène or Skintific: which moisturizer is better?

For moisturizers, Avène provides products like Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm with a Superior fit for dry skin and High fit for sensitive skin, while Skintific offers 5X Ceramide Barrier Moisture Gel with a High fit for dry and dry sensitive skin. Reviewers note that Avène helps soothe irritation well, whereas Skintific is favored for its lightweight texture.

Which is more affordable, Avène or Skintific?

Reviewers note that Avène has a higher price point, while Skintific does not have this noted in its reviews.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Avène or Skintific?

Avene causes fewer breakouts than Skintific, as Skintific is noted for sometimes causing breakouts while Avene is not. Reviewers report that Avene provides a gentle and non-stripping formulation.

Between Avène and Skintific, which brand offers fragrance-free products?

Skintific offers fragrance-free products since every product on its page lists no fragrance, whereas Avène has 7 of 15 products on this page listing no fragrance.

Which brand was founded earlier and in which country?

Avene was founded earlier in 1990 in France.

How does the Lovi fit level for dry skin compare between Avène's and Skintific's moisturizers?

For dry skin, Avène's moisturizers have Lovi fit levels ranging from Average to High and Superior, whereas Skintific's moisturizers have Lovi fit levels of Average to High.

Avène or Skintific: which sunscreen is better?

When comparing sunscreens on this page, Skintific All Day Light Sunscreen Mist achieves a High Lovi fit across all skin types, whereas Avène sunscreens vary widely from High to Low or Caution depending on the specific skin type.

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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