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Avène vs Environ

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

Avène and Environ are two distinct skincare lines known for addressing different complexions through specialized formulations. The French brand founded in 1990 and owned by Fondation Pierre Fabre is universally loved for its versatile moisturizers, reliable sunscreens, targeted serums, and gentle cleansers, all formulated with nourishing glycerin. Meanwhile, the second option is widely loved for its luxurious masks and advanced formulas. While the former suits acne-prone skin and oily acne-prone skin best with products like the Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm, the Cleanance, and the Hyaluron Activ B3 Concentrated Plumping Serum, the latter suits sensitive, dry, and mature skin best through treatments like the Tri BioBotanical Revival Masque. Both brands differ in their specific approaches, as the first relies on glycerin to improve skin hydration and restore barrier function, while each carefully crafted treatment from the second works to gently support overall skin health.

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

Popular Avène vs Environ products

Questions and answers

Avène or Environ: which is better?

Avène is a better fit than Environ on this page, offering many products with High or Superior Lovi fit levels across skin types, whereas Environ only features a single mask with low-to-average ratings. Avène products on this page also include key ingredients like glycerin, which helps hydrate the skin.

Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017

What is the difference between Avène and Environ?

Avène features a wide range of products with varying Lovi fit levels across multiple skin types, whereas Environ currently lists only a single mask product on this page. Avène products frequently include key ingredients like glycerin, which helps hydrate the skin.

Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017

Which is more affordable, Avène or Environ?

When it comes to affordability on this page, Avène features multiple products across a broad range of skincare needs, whereas Environ lists just one. Reviewers sometimes note Avène's price point as a factor.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Avène or Environ?

Avène helps control breakouts for acne-prone skin, with products like Cleanance Cleansing Gel reaching a High fit level, whereas the products on this page for Environ are limited to a single mask.

How do the founding years and ownership structures of Avène and Environ compare?

Avène and Environ were both founded in 1990. However, Avène is owned by Fondation Pierre Fabre, while Environ is independently owned.

Which brand offers fragrance-free product options according to the page?

Both Avène and Environ offer fragrance-free product options, as 7 of Avène's products on this page and every Environ product on this page list no fragrance.

What are the key ingredients shared across Avène products?

The key ingredients shared across the products on this page for Avène are thermal water and glycerin. Glycerin helps provide moisture and hydration to the skin.

Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017

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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