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Clinique vs Carotone

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

Clinique and Carotone are distinct skincare lines created to address various complexions. The American brand founded in 1968 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. offers moisturizers, serums, makeup removers, eye products, the Clarifying Do-Over Peel, the for Men Oil-Free Moisturizer, and the Smart Clinical Repair Lifting Face + Neck Cream using hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and caffeine, suiting dry and oily skin best. Conversely, the other option is known for its targeted serums and Brightening Cream that suit dry, normal, and combination skin. While both support healthy complexions, they differ in their specific formulations and ideal skin types.

Clinique is an American skincare brand founded in 1968 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc..

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

Popular Clinique vs Carotone products

Questions and answers

Clinique or Carotone: which is better?

Clinique is the better choice for most shoppers on this page because it offers a wide range of products with high Lovi fit levels across skin types, whereas Carotone features only a single brightening cream with average fits. Additionally, Clinique provides key ingredients like hyaluronic acid and caffeine, which topical studies show help improve skin quality and signs of aging.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 2013

What is the difference between Clinique and Carotone?

Clinique features a wide range of hydrating moisturizers, makeup removers, and serums that Lovi rates best for dry, oily, and combination skin, whereas Carotone offers only a single brightening cream on this page. Topical hyaluronic acid, which is found in Clinique products, helps improve skin quality and signs of skin aging.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Which is more affordable, Clinique or Carotone?

Carotone is more affordable, whereas reviewers note that Clinique has a high price point. The products on this page for both brands contain no fragrance.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Clinique or Carotone?

Clinique features products on this page that shoppers sometimes note to cause breakouts. Carotone has no such reports on this page, though its selection is limited to just one product.

What are the founding years and parent companies of Clinique and Carotone?

Clinique was founded in 1968 and is owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., while Carotone was founded in 2009 and is owned by Nouvelle Parfumerie Gandour.

Which brand offers a greater variety of products with specific fit levels for different skin types?

Clinique offers a much greater variety of products with specific Lovi fit levels for different skin types, including moisturizers, serums, cleansers, and eye creams. In contrast, Carotone features only a single brightening cream on this page with average fit levels across all skin types.

What are the main key ingredients and fragrance characteristics found across the products of both brands?

Clinique features key ingredients such as hyaluronic acid, glycerin, caffeine, and salicylic acid, while Carotone has no key ingredients listed on this page. Every product on this page for both brands lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 2013

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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