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Avène vs facefacts

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

Avène and facefacts are skincare brands that serve different complexions through distinct formulations. The French label is known for versatile moisturizers, reliable sunscreens, targeted serums, and gentle cleansers featuring nourishing glycerin, suiting acne-prone and oily acne-prone skin best with products like the Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm, Cleanance, and Hyaluron Activ B3 Concentrated Plumping Serum. Meanwhile, the British label offers nourishing cleansers and targeted formulas like the Hydrating Gentle Cleanser, which suit dry, normal, and combination skin best while maintaining the natural moisture balance. These companies differ primarily in their ingredient focus and the specific skin types they target, with the former emphasizing barrier restoration and the latter prioritizing moisture maintenance.

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

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facefacts is a British skincare brand founded in 2019 and owned by Brand Masters B.V. since 2026.

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

Popular Avène vs facefacts products

Questions and answers

Avène or facefacts: which is better?

Avène and facefacts both offer good options, though Avène features a much wider product range on this page that Lovi rates with High or Superior fit for specific skin types, such as Eau Thermale Thermal Spring Water for dry sensitive skin. facefacts has a smaller selection, but its Hydrating Gentle Cleanser achieves a High fit for dry, sensitive, acne-prone, and mature skin.

What is the difference between Avène and facefacts?

Avène is a French brand founded in 1990 with fifteen products on this page, whereas facefacts is a UK brand founded in 2019 with only one product listed. Glycerin is a key ingredient across Avène's line, and Lovi rates its products with fit levels ranging from Superior to Warning depending on the skin type.

Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017

Avène or facefacts: which cleanser is better?

For cleansing, Avène has several options, with the Cleanance Cleansing Gel receiving a High fit for oily and acne-prone skin, while facefacts offers the Hydrating Gentle Cleanser, which has a High fit for dry, sensitive, and acne-prone skin. Lovi rates the facefacts Hydrating Gentle Cleanser as having an Average fit for oily acne-prone skin, compared to a High fit for that skin type with Avène's Cleanance Cleansing Gel.

Which is more affordable, Avène or facefacts?

The provided page facts do not mention the price of Avène products, and facefacts only features a single product on this page, so there is insufficient pricing information to determine which brand is more affordable.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Avène or facefacts?

Both brands offer products that are a High fit for acne-prone skin, such as Avène Cleanance sunscreen and the facefacts Hydrating Gentle Cleanser. However, reviewers note that Avène also provides effective oil control, which helps manage breakouts.

When was Avène founded compared to facefacts?

Avène was founded in 1990 in France, whereas facefacts was founded more recently in 2019 in the United Kingdom.

How many products on the Avène page contain fragrance?

7 of the 15 products on this Avène page list fragrance in their ingredients. Reviewers sometimes note that the products have a strong fragrance.

Which Avène product has a Superior Lovi fit for dry skin?

Eau Thermale Thermal Spring Water is rated by Lovi as having a Superior fit for dry skin among the products on this page.

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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