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Avène vs Biore

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Avène and Biore are well-known skincare brands from France and Japan respectively, each offering distinct formulations for daily routines. Avène provides versatile moisturizers, reliable sunscreens, targeted serums, and gentle cleansers featuring glycerin, while Biore offers sunscreens, cleansers, masks, and makeup removers with effective formulas. The French brand suits acne-prone and oily acne-prone skin best through products like the Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm, Cleanance, and the Hyaluron Activ B3 Concentrated Plumping Serum, whereas the Japanese brand suits sensitive skin and skin with dark spots best through items such as the UV Aqua Rich, Makeup Remover Perfect Oil, and Deep Pore Charcoal Cleanser. Ultimately, the two brands differ in their key ingredients and targeted solutions, with the former using glycerin to improve hydration and restore barrier function while the latter provides gentle and targeted care.

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

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Biore is a Japanese skincare brand founded in 1980 and owned by Kao Corporation.

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

Popular Avène vs Biore products

People Say

AvèneBiore
  • Gentle and non-stripping Mostly MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “leaves face clean but not dry — Avène Cleanance”
    • “Perfect cleanser for sensitive skin. — Avène Milk Cleanser”
    • “Squeaky clean but soft — Avène Cleanance Cleansing Gel”
    • “Leaves skin soft, doesn't dry out face. — Biore Makeup Remover Perfect Oil”
  • Texture and consistency Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “Thick but absorbs well eventually — Avène Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective Cream”
    • “absorbs very quickly — Avène Vitamin Activ Cg Radiance Concentrated Serum”
    • “lathers really well — Avène Cleanance”
    • “melts into skin — Biore UV Aqua Rich”
  • Deeply hydrating Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “Restores moisture barrier — Avène Cold Cream”
    • “Leaves my skin feeling soft and hydrated. — Avène Milk Cleanser”
    • “intensely hydrated — Avène Hyaluron Activ B3 Concentrated Plumping Serum”
    • “feels like a moisturizer — Biore UV Aqua Rich”
  • Effective oil control Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “Keeps me matte for hours — Avène Cleanance Cleansing Gel”
    • “keeps skin matte — Avène Cleanance”
    • “Keeps shine away — Biore Deep Pore Charcoal Cleanser”
  • Soothes skin and reduces redness Often MentionedNot noted
    • “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”
    • “Calms angry, red skin — Avène Soothing Radiance Mask”
  • Improves texture Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “skin feels smoother — Avène Vitamin Activ Cg Radiance Concentrated Serum”
    • “smoothes and brightens — Avène Hyaluron Activ B3 Concentrated Plumping Serum”
    • “Leaves skin feeling clean — Biore Deep Cleansing Pore Strips”
  • Causes irritation Rarely NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “burned my skin — Avène Cleanance”
    • “caused burning sensation — Avène Vitamin Activ Cg Radiance Concentrated Serum”
    • “caused rash — Avène Antirougeurs Fort Relief Concentrate”
    • “stings eyes — Biore UV Aqua Rich”
  • Strong fragrance and scent Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “The fragrance is very present. — Avène Milk Cleanser”
    • “smell is too strong — Avène Cleanance”
    • “Scent is too strong — Avène Soothing Radiance Mask”
    • “smells like alcohol — Biore UV Aqua Rich”
  • Can be drying Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “Left my face tight — Avène Cleanance Cleansing Gel”
    • “dried out my skin — Avène Cleanance”
    • “made me feel dry — Avène Hyaluron Activ B3 Concentrated Plumping Serum”
    • “Made my skin peel — Biore Deep Pore Charcoal Cleanser”
  • Causes breakouts Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “Woke up with tiny whiteheads all over — Avène Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective Cream”
    • “Caused small bumps/texture — Avène Soothing Radiance Mask”
    • “caused cystic acne — Biore UV Aqua Rich”
    • “Caused breakouts, closed comedones, cystic acne. — Biore Makeup Remover Perfect Oil”

Avène vs Biore routines for dry skin

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Avène vs Biore routines for oily skin

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Avène vs Biore routines for combination skin

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Questions and answers

Avène or Biore: which is better?

Avène and Biore both have an equal routine fit for dry, oily, combination, sensitive, acne-prone, mature, and skin with dark spots, while Biore has a High Lovi fit and Avène has an Average Lovi fit for dry sensitive skin. Reviewers note that Avène products on this page help soothe irritation and provide deep hydration, though some formulas may include strong fragrance. Glycerin helps moisturize dry skin.

What is the difference between Avène and Biore?

Avène and Biore provide an equal routine fit for most skin types, though Biore achieves a High Lovi fit for dry sensitive skin while Avène reaches an Average fit. The products on this page for Biore list no fragrance, whereas nearly half of Avène products contain fragrance. Glycerin helps maintain hydration for both brands.

Avène or Biore for dry skin?

For dry skin, Lovi rates both Avène and Biore routines as having a High fit level. Glycerin helps provide moisturization and is found across the products on this page.

Avène or Biore: which cleanser is better?

When it comes to cleansers, Avène is a better fit for oily acne-prone, acne-prone, and oily skin, with products like Cleanance Cleansing Gel reaching a High Lovi fit level. Reviewers on this page note that Avène offers gentle deep clean cleansers. Biore cleansers, such as Deep Pore Charcoal Cleanser, reach an Average Lovi fit level for these same skin types.

Which is more affordable, Avène or Biore?

This page does not provide pricing information or compare the cost of Avène and Biore products.

Which brand has more products containing fragrance, Avène or Biore?

Avène has more products containing fragrance, with 7 of its 15 products on this page listing fragrance, while every product on the Biore page lists no fragrance.

How do Avène and Biore compare when used in a routine for dry sensitive skin?

For dry sensitive skin, Biore achieves a High Lovi fit level, whereas Avène reaches an Average level. Reviewers note that glycerin helps provide deep hydration.

Which company was founded earlier in history, Avène or Biore?

Biore was founded earlier in history, in 1980 in Japan, whereas Avène was founded later, in 1990 in France.

Avène or Biore for oily skin?

Both Avène and Biore are a High fit for oily skin. The products on this page for Avène are best suited for acne-prone skin, oily acne-prone skin, and oily skin, while Biore offers fragrance-free options like UV Aqua Rich.

Avène or Biore: which sunscreen is better?

Avène Cleanance sunscreen achieves a High Lovi fit for oily acne-prone, acne-prone, and combination skin types, while Biore UV Aqua Rich sunscreen rates Average for most of those same skin types.

Avène or Biore for sensitive skin?

Both Avène and Biore are well-suited for sensitive skin, with Lovi giving them both a High routine fit level for this skin type. Reviewers mostly mention that Avène offers gentle and non-stripping sunscreens and deep clean cleansers, while Biore lists no fragrance in any of the products on this page.

Avène or Biore for acne-prone skin?

Avène and Biore offer an equal routine fit for acne-prone skin. The products on this page for Avène are best suited for acne-prone skin, oily acne-prone skin, and oily skin, while Biore products have 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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