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Avène vs NIOD

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

Avène and NIOD are two distinct skincare lines known for thoughtful formulation and targeted care. The French brand offers versatile moisturizers, reliable sunscreens, targeted serums, and gentle cleansers featuring nourishing glycerin, suiting acne-prone and oily acne-prone skin best with options like the Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm, the Cleanance, and the Hyaluron Activ B3 Concentrated Plumping Serum. Meanwhile, the Canadian brand provides advanced serums and balancing toners that suit mature, sensitive, and dry skin types best through standout products like Modulating Glucosides and the Superoxide Dismutase Saccharide Mist. While both deliver expert results, they differ through the former's focus on gentle relief with glycerin and the latter's scientifically rigorous approach to complex concerns.

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

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NIOD is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2015 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. since 2021.

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

Popular Avène vs NIOD products

Questions and answers

Avène or NIOD: which is better?

Neither brand is universally better, as Avène excels with acne-prone and oily skin types on this page while offering extensive sunscreen options, whereas NIOD provides fragrance-free specialty serums. Lovi rates Avène's Eau Thermale Thermal Spring Water as having Superior fit for dry, dry sensitive, and sensitive skin. Glycerin helps improve skin hydration and barrier function.

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 2012

What is the difference between Avène and NIOD?

Avène was founded in France in 1990 and offers a large selection of products on this page featuring key ingredients like thermal water and glycerin, whereas NIOD was founded in Canada in 2015 and features products on this page that all list no fragrance. Glycerin helps improve skin hydration and barrier function according to clinical studies.

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 2012

Which is more affordable, Avène or NIOD?

Reviewers of Avène note that price point is sometimes a disadvantage, while NIOD has no such mentions on this page. However, a direct comparison of prices is not available from the page facts.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Avène or NIOD?

NIOD does not have specific brand-focused routines listed for acne-prone skin on this page, whereas Avène products like Cleanance Cleansing Gel and Cleanance sunscreen offer High Lovi fit levels for acne-prone skin.

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

Avène has more products containing fragrance than NIOD, because 7 of the products on this page list fragrance while every NIOD product lists none.

When was Avène founded compared to NIOD, and who owns each company?

Avène was founded in France in 1990 and is owned by Fondation Pierre Fabre, whereas NIOD was founded in Canada in 2015 and has been owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. since 2021.

How does the Lovi fit level of the Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective Cream compare for dry skin versus oily skin?

For dry skin, Lovi rates the Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective Cream as High, while for oily skin the Lovi fit level is Low.

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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