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Avène vs Environ

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

Avène and Environ are two distinct skincare lines known for addressing different complexions through specialized formulations. The French brand founded in 1990 and owned by Fondation Pierre Fabre is universally loved for its versatile moisturizers, reliable sunscreens, targeted serums, and gentle cleansers, all formulated with nourishing glycerin. Meanwhile, the second option is widely loved for its luxurious masks and advanced formulas. While the former suits acne-prone skin and oily acne-prone skin best with products like the Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm, the Cleanance, and the Hyaluron Activ B3 Concentrated Plumping Serum, the latter suits sensitive, dry, and mature skin best through treatments like the Tri BioBotanical Revival Masque. Both brands differ in their specific approaches, as the first relies on glycerin to improve skin hydration and restore barrier function, while each carefully crafted treatment from the second works to gently support overall skin health.

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

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

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Questions and answers

Avène or Environ: which is better?

Avène has a much larger selection on this page than Environ, offering multiple moisturizers, cleansers, and sunscreens that fit skin types like acne-prone and dry skin well. Environ only lists a single mask on this page.

What is the difference between Avène and Environ?

Avène offers a wide variety of products on this page tailored for multiple skin types with options like Thermal water and Glycerin, whereas Environ features only a single mask product on the page. Reviewers note that Avène provides gentle sunscreens and cleansers, though several of its products contain fragrance, while every product on this page from Environ lists no fragrance.

Which is more affordable, Avène or Environ?

Price point is sometimes noted as a drawback for the products on this page by Avène, while no affordability details are listed for Environ on this page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Avène or Environ?

Avène has a high fit level for acne-prone skin on the products on this page, while Environ has an average fit level for acne-prone skin.

Which of the two brands offers a thermal spring water product?

Avène offers a thermal spring water product on this page, named Eau Thermale Thermal Spring Water, which has a Superior Lovi fit level for dry skin, dry sensitive skin, and sensitive skin.

How many products from Avène list no fragrance compared to Environ?

7 of the 15 Avène products on this page list no fragrance. In comparison, every Environ product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

What year were Avène and Environ founded?

Avène and Environ were both founded in 1990.

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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