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Clarins vs Valmont

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

Clarins and Valmont are esteemed European skincare houses that offer luxurious moisturizers, potent serums, soothing eye products, and gentle toners. The French brand is known for utilizing nourishing shea and hydrating squalane, suiting sensitive and dry sensitive skin best, while the Swiss brand is celebrated for refined formulas that suit mature and dehydrated skin. They primarily differ in their geographic origins, founding years, and specific target skin types.

Clarins is a French skincare brand founded in 1954 and owned by Famille C (Groupe Clarins).

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Valmont is a Swiss skincare brand founded in 1985.

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

Popular Clarins vs Valmont products

Clarins vs Valmont moisturizers

Questions and answers

Clarins or Valmont: which is better?

Clarins is a better choice than Valmont because the products on this page offer a much wider variety of targeted options for various skin types, such as mature and dry sensitive skin. Additionally, topical ingredients like vitamin E help improve skin quality and signs of aging.

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What is the difference between Clarins and Valmont?

Clarins features a large selection of products on this page that generally achieve a High or Superior fit for sensitive, dry sensitive, and mature skin types. Valmont features only one product on this page, Prime Renewing Pack, which achieves a High fit for mature and dry sensitive skin.

Clarins or Valmont: which moisturizer is better?

When comparing moisturizers, Clarins offers a wide selection such as the Extra-Firming Day Cream and Super Restorative Night Cream, which Lovi rates as having a Superior fit for mature skin, whereas Valmont features just one moisturizer on this page, the Prime Renewing Pack, which has a High fit for mature skin.

Which is more affordable, Clarins or Valmont?

The products on this page for Clarins and Valmont do not list prices, so affordability cannot be compared here. Reviewers do mention that Clarins has a high price point.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Clarins or Valmont?

Valmont offers a single product on this page, Prime Renewing Pack, which has an Average fit for acne-prone skin. Clarins provides many products on this page, such as Extra-Firming Day Cream, which has an Average fit for acne-prone skin, while some options like Beauty Flash Balm carry a warning for acne-prone skin.

Which brand has been around longer, Clarins or Valmont?

Clarins has been around longer, having been founded in France in 1954, whereas Valmont was founded in Switzerland in 1985.

Do any Clarins products lack fragrance, and how does that compare to Valmont?

Yes, 1 of the 24 Clarins products on this page lists no fragrance, while Valmont has no fragrance-free products among its offerings.

Which brand offers a larger selection of products on the page, Clarins or Valmont?

Clarins offers a significantly larger selection of products on the page compared to Valmont.

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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