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Avène vs Rilastil

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

Avène and Rilastil are skincare lines known for gentle compositions that restore daily comfort and enhance natural resilience. The French brand, founded in 1990 and owned by Fondation Pierre Fabre, is universally loved for versatile moisturizers, reliable sunscreens, targeted serums, and gentle cleansers formulated with nourishing glycerin, while Rilastil is warmly loved for its targeted serums and meticulously balanced formulas. Products by the first brand suit acne-prone skin and oily acne-prone skin best, offering profound relief without heaviness through items such as the Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm, the Cleanance, and the Hyaluron Activ B3 Concentrated Plumping Serum, whereas the second brand suits sensitive, dry, and mature skin types best, featuring the standout Acnestil for acne-prone skin. They differ because glycerin improves skin hydration and restores barrier function in the former's expert formulations, while the latter employs a gentle yet deeply nourishing approach.

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 Rilastil 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 Rilastil: which is better?

Avene offers a much wider range of products on this page across multiple skin types with High and Superior fit levels, whereas Rilastil features only a single product with Average to Caution ratings.

What is the difference between Avène and Rilastil?

Avene offers fifteen products on this page with various fit levels across skin types, whereas Rilastil features only one product, Acnestil. Additionally, Avene includes fragrance in seven of its products, while every product on the Rilastil page lists no fragrance.

Which is more affordable, Avène or Rilastil?

When it comes to affordability, reviewers of Avène note its price point as a potential downside, whereas Rilastil has only one product on this page and no pricing data is provided for comparison.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Avène or Rilastil?

Avène offers multiple products with High Lovi fit levels for acne-prone skin, whereas Rilastil only has an Average fit for its single product on this page.

How does the founding year and parent company of Avène compare to Rilastil?

Avène was founded in 1990 in France and is owned by Fondation Pierre Fabre, whereas Rilastil was founded earlier in 1972 and is owned by Istituto Ganassini.

Which brand offers fragrance-free products across its range, Avène or Rilastil?

Rilastil offers fragrance-free products across its range, whereas only 7 of 15 Avène products on this page list no fragrance.

What are the specific Lovi fit levels for the Acnestil serum by Rilastil compared to Avène's serums?

For oily skin, combination skin, oily acne-prone skin, acne-prone skin, and skin with dark spots, Lovi gives the Acnestil serum by Rilastil an Average fit. By comparison, Avène's serums vary, with its Antirougeurs Fort Relief Concentrate earning an Average fit for acne-prone skin and skin with dark spots, but a Low fit for oily and combination skin. Meanwhile, Avène's Vitamin Activ Cg Radiance Concentrated Serum and Hyaluron Activ B3 Concentrated Plumping Serum achieve a High or Average fit across those same skin types.

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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