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Avène vs Taro

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

Avène and Taro are skincare brands that offer gentle cleansers, reliable sunscreens, versatile moisturizers, and targeted serums formulated with nourishing glycerin. The French skincare brand founded in 1990 and owned by Fondation Pierre Fabre suits acne-prone skin and oily acne-prone skin best, offering profound relief without heaviness, while the other brand suits sensitive, dry, and combination skin best. The first brand is known for products like the Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm, the Cleanance, and the Hyaluron Activ B3 Concentrated Plumping Serum, whereas the second brand is known for the Tretinoin Cream. Through these expert formulations, both brands differ in their key ingredients, as glycerin improves skin hydration and restores barrier function to provide reliable daily care for modern routines.

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

Popular Avène vs Taro products

Questions and answers

Avène or Taro: which is better?

Avène is better for dry and sensitive skin types, where Lovi rates several products like the Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm as High or Superior, while Taro offers just one fragrance-free option containing tretinoin.

The New England Journal of Medicine, 1993

What is the difference between Avène and Taro?

Avène is a French brand founded in 1990 that offers a wide range of products with a focus on sensitive and acne-prone skin, whereas Taro is a brand owned by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited that features a minimalist lineup on this page, including Tretinoin Cream which helps with combination and acne-prone skin.

The New England Journal of Medicine, 1993

Which is more affordable, Avène or Taro?

Price point is a consideration for Avène, whereas Taro pricing is not mentioned on this page. Reviewers note that Avène has a strong fragrance in some products.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Avène or Taro?

Taro features Tretinoin Cream, which Lovi rates as a High fit for acne-prone skin. Avène also features products on this page that help control breakouts, such as Eau Thermale Thermal Spring Water, which has a High Lovi fit for acne-prone skin.

The New England Journal of Medicine, 1993

Which brand offers a wider variety of product types like cleansers, sunscreens, and serums?

Avène offers a wider variety of product types on this page, including cleansers, sunscreens, and serums, whereas Taro features only a Tretinoin Cream. Avène includes multiple options across these categories, such as the Cleanance Cleansing Gel and Cleanance sunscreen.

Do any Taro products contain added fragrance?

Every product on this page by Taro lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

When was each of these two skincare companies founded?

Avène was founded in France in 1990 and is owned by Fondation Pierre Fabre. Taro was founded in 1950 and is owned by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited.

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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