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Avène vs facefacts

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

Avène and facefacts are skincare brands that serve different complexions through distinct formulations. The French brand Avène relies on glycerin to power its gentle moisturizers, protective sunscreens, targeted serums, and soothing cleansers, suiting oily acne-prone and combination skin best. Conversely, facefacts features nourishing cleansers and targeted formulas that maintain the natural moisture balance for dry, normal, and combination skin. While both offer effective solutions, they differ in their foundational ingredients, regional origins, and ideal skin types.

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

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facefacts is a British skincare brand founded in 2019 and owned by Brand Masters B.V. since 2026.

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

Popular Avène vs facefacts products

Questions and answers

Avène or facefacts: which is better?

Avene offers a much wider range of products on this page than facefacts, including options that Lovi rates High for dry and sensitive skin like Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm. facefacts only features a Hydrating Gentle Cleanser on this page, which Lovi also rates High for dry and sensitive skin.

What is the difference between Avène and facefacts?

Avene is an older French brand founded in 1990 with a broad product range that includes sunscreens, serums, and cleansers, whereas facefacts is a newer UK brand founded in 2019 that features a single hydrating cleanser on this page. For skin types, Avene fits best for oily acne-prone, combination, and acne-prone skin, while every product on the facefacts page lists no fragrance compared to 7 of 15 Avene products lacking it.

Avène or facefacts: which cleanser is better?

For dry or sensitive skin, the Hydrating Gentle Cleanser by facefacts has a High Lovi fit level, whereas Avène cleansers like the Cleanance Cleansing Gel rate as Caution or Warning for dry skin. However, for oily acne-prone skin, Avène offers a High Lovi fit level with its Cleanance Cleansing Gel.

Which is more affordable, Avène or facefacts?

The provided page facts do not mention the prices of Avène and facefacts, so it is not possible to determine which brand is more affordable.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Avène or facefacts?

Avène has several products on this page with a High fit for acne-prone skin, such as Cleanance and Hyaluron Activ B3 Concentrated Plumping Serum, whereas facefacts features only one cleanser on this page.

Which brand offers a wider range of products with no fragrance listed in their ingredients?

Avène offers a wider range of products on this page with no fragrance listed in their ingredients, featuring seven fragrance-free options compared to facefacts which lists one. This means shoppers seeking fragrance-free formulas have more variety within Avène's selection.

How do the founding years and countries of origin compare between Avène and facefacts?

Avène was founded in 1990 in France, while facefacts was founded in 2019 in the United Kingdom.

Which Avène products achieve a Superior fit level for dry skin or dry sensitive skin?

For dry skin and dry sensitive skin, Eau Thermale Thermal Spring Water from the products on this page achieves a Superior fit level. Additionally, Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm achieves a Superior fit level for dry skin.

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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