🇸🇬Singapore

RoC vs Blume

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

RoC and Blume are two distinct skincare lines known for their unique approaches to daily care. The French brand offers expertly formulated serums, eye products, moisturizers, and cleansers enriched with glycerin and retinol, making it best suited for mature and dry skin. Conversely, the Canadian brand provides nourishing moisturizers and thoughtful formulas that suit sensitive, acne-prone, and dry skin best. While both support a healthy complexion, they differ through their core active ingredients and targeted solutions for specific aging or blemish concerns.

RoC is a French skincare brand founded in 1957 and owned by Bridgepoint Group plc since 2024.

en.wikipedia.orgprnewswire.combeautymatter.com

Blume is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2018.

beautymatter.combusinessinsider.comtracxn.comblume.com

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

Popular RoC vs Blume products

Questions and answers

RoC or Blume: which is better?

RoC is better suited for mature skin, dry skin, and skin with dark spots, with Lovi fit levels reaching High across several anti-aging and hydrating products. Blume offers the Meltdown Gel Cream, which has a High Lovi fit for acne-prone, oily, and sensitive skin. Retinol helps stimulate collagen accumulation in naturally aged human skin.

The Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 2000Archives of Dermatology, 2007

What is the difference between RoC and Blume?

RoC is a French brand founded in 1957 that offers a wide range of anti-aging and skincare products featuring ingredients like retinol, while Blume is an independent Canadian brand founded in 2018 with fragrance-free products on this page like the Meltdown Gel Cream. Lovi rates RoC's BARRIER RENEW GEL-TO-FOAM CLEANSER as High for dry sensitive skin.

RoC or Blume: which moisturizer is better?

Both RoC and Blume offer moisturizers for the products on this page, with RoC having a High fit for mature and dry skin, and Blume's Meltdown Gel Cream having a High fit for acne-prone, oily, and dry skin.

Which is more affordable, RoC or Blume?

Reviews note that RoC offers good value, and the products on this page are generally known for wrinkle reduction and lightweight serums. Blume is an independent brand founded in Canada.

Which causes fewer breakouts, RoC or Blume?

Blume's Meltdown Gel Cream has a High Lovi fit for acne-prone skin and oily acne-prone skin. RoC has a High fit for acne-prone skin only with its BARRIER RENEW GEL-TO-FOAM CLEANSER and BARRIER RENEW AM MOISTURIZER SPF 30.

When was RoC founded compared to Blume, and in which countries?

RoC was founded in 1957 in France, whereas Blume was founded much later in 2018 in Canada.

How many RoC products contain fragrance, and does Blume use any fragrance in its products?

On this page, 10 of 12 RoC products list no fragrance, leaving 2 products that contain it, while every Blume product lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Which skin types do RoC brand-focused routines fit best?

The RoC brand-focused routines fit mature skin, dry skin, and skin with dark spots best. These routines help target signs of aging and dryness with key ingredients like retinol and hyaluronic acid.

The Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 2000Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

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

How does it fit your skin?

Scan your face, then any product: Lovi shows how well it fits you and what fits even better.

QR code: get the Lovi app
Download on theApp Store Get it onGoogle Play