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La Roche-Posay vs Pixi

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La Roche-Posay and Pixi are skincare brands offering thoughtful daily products, with the former founded in France in 1975 and the latter established in Britain in 1999. The French line is beloved for its serums, moisturizers, cleansers, and eye products harnessing glycerin, thermal water, and niacinamide, while the British brand is known for its range of toners, serums, eye products, and moisturizers. Both brands suit oily skin and sensitive skin best. They differ primarily in their specific offerings, as the former utilizes targeted items like Anthelios, Pure Vitamin C Cream, and MELA B3 Facial Gel Cleanser, whereas the latter features standout options such as Glow Tonic, Glow Peel Pads, and Retinol Tonic.

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

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Pixi is a British skincare brand founded in 1999.

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

Popular La Roche-Posay vs Pixi products

People Say

La Roche-PosayPixi
  • Fragrance-Free and Gentle Formulas Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “Great retinol for beginners — La Roche-Posay Retinol B3 Serum”
    • “Only cream that doesn't sting — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Dermallergo Eye Cream”
    • “Calmed my skin after a chemical peel — La Roche-Posay Thermal Spring Water”
    • “instantly cooling upon application — Pixi DetoxifEYE Depuffing Eye Patches”
  • Skin Texture and Smoothing Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “lightweight and absorbs quickly — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
    • “absorbs in seconds — La Roche-Posay Anthelios”
    • “Skin feels incredible, so smooth — Pixi Glow Peel Pads”
    • “forehead bumps gone — Pixi Glow Tonic”
  • Hydration and Moisture Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “absorbs instantly — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
    • “skin feels plump — La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum”
    • “Instant surge of hydration — Pixi Hydrating Milky Mist”
    • “deeply hydrates and balances — Pixi Antioxidant Tonic”
  • Brightening and Fading Dark Spots Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “gives instant glow — Pixi Glow Tonic”
    • “Skin is noticeably brighter — Pixi Glow Peel Pads”
    • “My skin looked visibly clearer and brighter. — Pixi Vitamin-C Serum”
    • “skin looks brighter — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
  • Fragrance and Scent Accents Not notedOften Mentioned
    • “smells like fresh roses — Pixi Rose Oil Blend”
    • “lovely subtle rose scent — Pixi Rose Tonic”
    • “refreshing rose smell — Pixi Glow Mist”
  • Texture and Pilling Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “pills like crazy — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
    • “Very sticky — La Roche-Posay Pure Vitamin C10 Serum”
    • “too greasy — Pixi Glow Mist”
    • “I just could not get past this heavy feel. — Pixi Vitamin-C Serum”
  • Packaging and Dispenser 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”
    • “slippery and won't stay put — Pixi DetoxifEYE Depuffing Eye Patches”
    • “Spits large droplets — Pixi Hydrating Milky Mist”
  • Strong Fragrance Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “scent is awful — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
    • “overwhelming floral smell — La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum”
    • “Smells like cheap fragrance — La Roche-Posay Retinol B3 Serum”
    • “smell is overpowering — Pixi Glow Tonic”
  • Value, Price and Size Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “expensive for the size — La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum”
    • “Too expensive for the size — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Dermallergo Eye Cream”
    • “Bottle is too small — Pixi Hydrating Milky Mist”
    • “Slight downside is the price — Pixi Glow Peel Pads”

La Roche-Posay vs Pixi routines for dry skin

Buy Pixi routine · SAR 1,209.66 · 91% fitBuy La Roche-Posay routine · SAR 708.77 · 88% fitSee multi-brand routine · 96% fit

La Roche-Posay vs Pixi routines for oily skin

Buy Pixi routine · SAR 1,155.80 · 95% fitBuy La Roche-Posay routine · SAR 1,040.74 · 91% fitSee multi-brand routine · 97% fit

La Roche-Posay vs Pixi routines for combination skin

Buy Pixi routine · SAR 1,150.95 · 94% fitBuy La Roche-Posay routine · SAR 1,014.88 · 90% fitSee multi-brand routine · 97% fit

Questions and answers

La Roche-Posay or Pixi: which is better?

La Roche-Posay and Pixi both offer great options, but Pixi does better for brightening and fading dark spots. Pixi has a Superior routine fit for dry skin, mature skin, skin with dark spots, and dry sensitive skin on this page, while La Roche-Posay has a High routine fit for those skin types.

What is the difference between La Roche-Posay and Pixi?

La Roche-Posay is a French brand owned by L'Oreal S.A. founded in 1975, while Pixi is an independent brand founded in the United Kingdom in 1999. Review themes show that La Roche-Posay does better for fragrance-free and gentle formulas, whereas Pixi does better for brightening and fading dark spots as well as fragrance and scent accents.

La Roche-Posay or Pixi for dry skin?

Pixi offers a superior routine fit for dry skin compared to La Roche-Posay, which has a high fit for this skin type.

La Roche-Posay or Pixi: which moisturizer is better?

Both brands offer effective moisturizers, but La Roche-Posay products on this page provide a High fit for dry skin with key ingredients like glycerin and shea butter, while Pixi's Rose Oil Blend achieves a High fit for dry skin. Topical hyaluronic acid, found in both brands, helps improve skin hydration and moisture.

Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2015

Which is more affordable, La Roche-Posay or Pixi?

Price, value, and size concerns are mentioned for both La Roche-Posay and Pixi.

Between La Roche-Posay and Pixi, which brand does better for brightening and fading dark spots?

Pixi does better for brightening and fading dark spots, as the products on this page outperform La Roche-Posay in this specific review theme.

How do the fragrance-free options compare between La Roche-Posay and Pixi products?

La Roche-Posay offers significantly more fragrance-free options on this page, with 21 out of 35 products listing no fragrance, whereas Pixi features only 7 out of 10 fragrance-free products.

Which brand offers a superior routine fit for mature skin, La Roche-Posay or Pixi?

Pixi offers a superior routine fit for mature skin, achieving a Superior level compared to La Roche-Posay's High level on this page. Ingredients like retinol help improve the signs of aging skin.

The Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 2000

La Roche-Posay or Pixi for oily skin?

Both La Roche-Posay and Pixi are well suited for oily skin, as Lovi rates their routines as Superior for this skin type. Reviewers note that both brands offer lightweight, pleasant toners and effective serums that help manage oily skin.

La Roche-Posay or Pixi for sensitive skin?

Both brands fit sensitive skin at a Superior level for their routines. La Roche-Posay products on this page lean heavily into fragrance-free and gentle formulas, while Pixi offers well-reviewed hydrating options like the Hydrating Milky Mist that helps deliver deep moisture.

La Roche-Posay or Pixi for acne-prone skin?

Both La Roche-Posay and Pixi offer a Superior routine fit for acne-prone skin according to Lovi. La Roche-Posay provides fragrance-free and gentle formulas across its products on this page, while Pixi is noted for delivering deep hydration and radiance.

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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