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Avène vs Taro

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

Avène and Taro are skincare brands that offer gentle cleansers, reliable sunscreens, versatile moisturizers, and targeted serums formulated with nourishing glycerin. The French skincare brand founded in 1990 and owned by Fondation Pierre Fabre suits acne-prone skin and oily acne-prone skin best, offering profound relief without heaviness, while the other brand suits sensitive, dry, and combination skin best. The first brand is known for products like the Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm, the Cleanance, and the Hyaluron Activ B3 Concentrated Plumping Serum, whereas the second brand is known for the Tretinoin Cream. Through these expert formulations, both brands differ in their key ingredients, as glycerin improves skin hydration and restores barrier function to provide reliable daily care for modern routines.

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 Taro 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 Taro: which is better?

Avène and Taro serve different needs, with Avène offering broad hydration and soothing care across many products, while Taro provides a targeted tretinoin cream for acne-prone and combination skin. Topical tretinoin helps restore collagen formation in photodamaged human skin.

The New England Journal of Medicine, 1993

What is the difference between Avène and Taro?

Avène is a French brand founded in 1990 that offers a wide range of products with various fragrance levels, whereas Taro is an unfragmented brand owned by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited featuring only Tretinoin Cream on this page.

Which is more affordable, Avène or Taro?

The products on this page for Avène and Taro do not have price information listed, so neither brand can be called more affordable from the available facts.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Avène or Taro?

Avène and Taro both offer products on these pages that may help with acne-prone skin. Avène features a variety of cleansers and treatments suited for breakouts, while Taro offers Tretinoin Cream which has a High Lovi fit level for acne-prone skin.

The New England Journal of Medicine, 1993

How do the founding years and ownership structures of Avène and Taro compare?

Avène was founded in France in 1990 and is owned by Fondation Pierre Fabre, whereas Taro was founded earlier in 1950 and has been owned by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited since 2010.

Which brand offers products containing fragrance, and how many products are fragrance-free?

Avène offers products containing fragrance, with 7 of the 15 products on this page listing fragrance. Meanwhile, every product from Taro on this page lists no fragrance.

What are the specific Lovi fit levels for Avène's Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective Cream across different skin types?

Avène's Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective Cream has a High Lovi fit level for dry and sensitive skin, and an Average fit level for dry sensitive, mature, skin with dark spots, acne-prone, oily acne-prone, and combination skin, while its fit for oily skin is Low.

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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