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La Roche-Posay vs Augustinus Bader

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

La Roche-Posay and Augustinus Bader are two distinct skincare lines built on different scientific heritages. The French brand offers accessible serums, moisturizers, cleansers, and eye products featuring glycerin, thermal water, and niacinamide that suit oily and sensitive skin best. Conversely, the German brand provides nourishing moisturizers, targeted serums, and soothing eye products powered by sophisticated formulas that suit dry and dry sensitive skin best. While both cater thoughtfully to specific concerns like acne-prone, hyperpigmented, or mature skin, they differ fundamentally in their core ingredients and primary hydration profiles.

La Roche-Posay is a French skincare brand founded in 1975 and owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 1989.

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Augustinus Bader is a German skincare brand founded in 2018.

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This page compares some of the most popular La Roche-Posay and Augustinus Bader products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular La Roche-Posay vs Augustinus Bader products

People Say

La Roche-PosayAugustinus Bader
  • Hydration and Moisture Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “Instantly hydrated — Augustinus Bader The Face Oil”
    • “Extremely dry skin saved — Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream”
    • “healthy glow — Augustinus Bader The Serum”
    • “absorbs instantly — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
  • Skin Texture and Smoothing Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “Softens fine lines — Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream”
    • “skin is smoother — Augustinus Bader The Cream”
    • “skin felt noticeably firmer — Augustinus Bader The Serum”
    • “Skin feels smoother — La Roche-Posay Retinol B3 Serum”
  • Good Texture and Glow Rarely NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “Instant youthful glow — Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream”
    • “light but nourishing — Augustinus Bader The Cream”
    • “sinks in instantly — Augustinus Bader The Serum”
    • “lightweight and absorbs quickly — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
  • Fragrance-Free and Gentle Formulas Mostly MentionedNot noted
    • “Great retinol for beginners — La Roche-Posay Retinol B3 Serum”
    • “Only cream that doesn't sting — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Dermallergo Eye Cream”
    • “zero scent — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
  • Barrier Repair and Soothing Often MentionedRarely Noted
    • “Saved my damaged barrier — La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+”
    • “Healed my surgery scar beautifully — La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Gel B5”
    • “Calmed my skin after a chemical peel — La Roche-Posay Thermal Spring Water”
    • “calms redness — Augustinus Bader The Cream”
  • Quality Ingredients and Packaging Rarely NotedSometimes Noted
    • “Luxurious heavy bottle — Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream”
    • “epitome of luxury — Augustinus Bader The Serum”
    • “love the niacinamide — La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream”
  • Price and Value Complaints Sometimes NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “expensive for the size — La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum”
    • “Too expensive for the size — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Dermallergo Eye Cream”
    • “Tube is tiny for the price — La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Gel B5”
  • Packaging and Pump Issues Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “pump stops working — La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream”
    • “Pump stopped working halfway — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Dermallergo Eye Cream”
    • “excessive packaging — Augustinus Bader The Serum”
    • “pump clogs easily — Augustinus Bader The Eye Cream”
  • Ineffectiveness or Lack of Results Rarely NotedOften Mentioned
    • “didn't see any significant improvement — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
    • “Weaker retinol product — La Roche-Posay Retinol B3 Serum”
    • “Did nothing for my redness — La Roche-Posay Thermal Spring Water”
    • “didn't see dramatic results — Augustinus Bader The Cream”
  • Fragrance and Scent Complaints Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “Smells like old crayons — Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream”
    • “Smells like vegetable oil — Augustinus Bader The Face Oil”
    • “scent is awful — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
  • Texture and Pilling Issues Often MentionedNot noted
    • “pills like crazy — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”

La Roche-Posay vs Augustinus Bader routines for dry skin

Buy Augustinus Bader routine · SAR 5,099.77 · 95% fitBuy La Roche-Posay routine · SAR 708.77 · 88% fitSee multi-brand routine · 96% fit

La Roche-Posay vs Augustinus Bader routines for oily skin

Buy Augustinus Bader routine · SAR 5,555.05 · 92% fitBuy La Roche-Posay routine · SAR 1,040.74 · 91% fitSee multi-brand routine · 97% fit

La Roche-Posay vs Augustinus Bader routines for combination skin

Buy Augustinus Bader routine · SAR 5,541.86 · 93% fitBuy La Roche-Posay routine · SAR 1,014.88 · 90% fitSee multi-brand routine · 97% fit

Questions and answers

La Roche-Posay or Augustinus Bader: which is better?

La Roche-Posay is better for fragrance-free and gentle formulas as well as barrier repair, whereas Augustinus Bader does better for hydration, texture, and glow among the products on this page.

What is the difference between La Roche-Posay and Augustinus Bader?

La Roche-Posay provides a large range of budget-friendly, fragrance-free, and soothing products on this page that help with sensitive and acne-prone skin, while Augustinus Bader offers luxurious, high-end formulas featuring TFC8 that help with hydration and deep skin texture improvement. For dry skin, Lovi rates Augustinus Bader as Superior and La Roche-Posay as High.

La Roche-Posay or Augustinus Bader for dry skin?

For dry skin, Augustinus Bader fits best with a Superior routine level, while La Roche-Posay reaches a High fit. Augustinus Bader tends to do better for hydration and moisture across the products on this page.

La Roche-Posay or Augustinus Bader: which moisturizer is better?

Augustinus Bader is better for dry skin and mature skin with a Superior Lovi fit level for moisturizers like The Rich Cream, whereas La Roche-Posay moisturizers on this page achieve a High fit level for those skin types. Reviewers mention that Augustinus Bader provides deep hydration and radiance, while La Roche-Posay offers soothing and sensitive-skin friendly formulas.

Which is more affordable, La Roche-Posay or Augustinus Bader?

La Roche-Posay is more affordable, whereas Augustinus Bader faces frequent complaints regarding its extreme price.

Which brand has more fragrance-free products, La Roche-Posay or Augustinus Bader?

La Roche-Posay has more fragrance-free products on this page, with 21 out of 35 items listing no fragrance, while every product from Augustinus Bader is fragrance-free.

La Roche-Posay or Augustinus Bader for oily skin?

La Roche-Posay and Augustinus Bader both achieve a Superior Lovi fit level for oily skin. La Roche-Posay focuses best on oily skin, sensitive skin, and acne-prone skin, while the products on this page for Augustinus Bader also provide deep hydration and radiance.

La Roche-Posay or Augustinus Bader for sensitive skin?

La Roche-Posay and Augustinus Bader both achieve a Superior Lovi fit level for sensitive skin on the products on this page. La Roche-Posay helps with barrier repair and soothing, while Augustinus Bader provides deep hydration and texture improvement.

La Roche-Posay or Augustinus Bader for acne-prone skin?

Both La Roche-Posay and Augustinus Bader achieve a Superior routine fit for acne-prone skin. La Roche-Posay offers products on this page that are specifically designed for oily and acne-prone skin types.

La Roche-Posay or Augustinus Bader for mature skin?

For mature skin, Lovi rates Augustinus Bader as Superior and La Roche-Posay as High. Augustinus Bader tends to do better for hydration and texture, while La Roche-Posay provides strong barrier repair and soothing benefits.

La Roche-Posay or Augustinus Bader for skin with dark spots?

Augustinus Bader is better for skin with dark spots, as Lovi rates its routine as Superior compared to High for La Roche-Posay. Niacinamide in the products on this page may help brighten skin and reduce pigmentation.

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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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