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La Roche-Posay vs Lancôme

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La Roche-Posay and Lancôme are French skincare brands founded in 1975 and 1935, respectively, and both are owned by L'Oréal S.A. The former is loved for its comforting serums, moisturizers, cleansers, eye products, and more, featuring glycerin, soothing thermal water, and niacinamide, while the latter is deeply loved for its thoughtful array of moisturizers, eye products, serums, toners, and more, carefully formulated with glycerin, hyaluronic acid, and adenosine. The first brand suits skin with dark spots and mature skin best, while the second brand suits sensitive skin and mature skin best. They differ in their standout products and active ingredients, as the first relies on thermal water and niacinamide to address dark spots and acne, whereas the second utilizes hyaluronic acid and adenosine to hydrate and smooth the complexion.

La Roche-Posay is a French skincare brand founded in 1975 and owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 1989.

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Lancôme is a French skincare brand founded in 1935 and owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 1964.

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

Popular La Roche-Posay vs Lancôme products

People Say

La Roche-PosayLancôme
  • Hydration and Moisture Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “absorbs instantly — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
    • “skin feels plump — La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum”
    • “gives my skin an instant dewy glow — Lancôme Tonique Confort”
    • “keeps the skin soft and hydrated — Lancôme HYDRA ZEN”
  • Fragrance-Free and Sensitive Skin Care Mostly MentionedRarely Noted
    • “Great retinol for beginners — La Roche-Posay Retinol B3 Serum”
    • “Only cream that doesn't sting — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Dermallergo Eye Cream”
    • “Calmed my skin after a chemical peel — La Roche-Posay Thermal Spring Water”
    • “I have very sensitive skin and can't use many products... my skin has been 'glass-skin'. — Lancôme Hydra Zen Gel Cream”
  • Fast Absorption and Lightweight Texture Sometimes NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “absorbs quickly — Lancôme RÉNERGIE”
    • “absorbs almost instantly — Lancôme Génifique Ultimate”
    • “absorbs instantly — Lancôme Advanced Génifique Eye Cream”
    • “absorbs in seconds — La Roche-Posay Anthelios”
  • Skin Texture and Smoothing Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “lightweight and absorbs quickly — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
    • “Skin feels smoother — La Roche-Posay Retinol B3 Serum”
    • “softens forehead lines — La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum”
    • “Skin feels cushiony soft — Lancôme Advanced Génifique Youth Activating Concentrate”
  • Brightening and Dark Spots Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “skin looks brighter — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
    • “visibly fades appearance of stubborn marks — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
    • “Skin looks lit from within — Lancôme Advanced Génifique Youth Activating Concentrate”
    • “golden glow — Lancôme Absolue Precious Oil”
  • Luxurious Texture and Scent Not notedOften Mentioned
    • “melts right into skin — Lancôme Absolue Revitalizing Eye Cream”
    • “silky-soft milky consistency — Lancôme Tonique Confort”
    • “instantly calms my redness — Lancôme Tonique Confort”
  • High Price and Value Sometimes NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “expensive for the size — La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum”
    • “Too expensive for the size — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Dermallergo Eye Cream”
    • “Tube is tiny for the price — La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Gel B5”
    • “super expensive — Lancôme Absolue Precious Oil”
  • Strong or Unpleasant Fragrance Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “scent is awful — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
    • “overwhelming floral smell — La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum”
    • “My only issue with it is the fragrance. — Lancôme Hydra Zen Gel Cream”
    • “scent is too strong — Lancôme Absolue Revitalizing Eye Cream”
  • Packaging and Pump Issues Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “dispenser stopped working — Lancôme RÉNERGIE”
    • “struggled to open cap — Lancôme Génifique Ultimate”
    • “Hard to push and twist — Lancôme Bi-Facil Double Action Eye Makeup Remover”
    • “pump stops working — La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream”
  • Product Pilling and Texture Issues Often MentionedRarely Noted
    • “Leaves a greasy film — Lancôme Bi-Facil Double Action Eye Makeup Remover”
    • “pilling like dead skin — Lancôme Génifique Ultimate”
    • “left a tacky film on my face — Lancôme Tonique Confort”
    • “pills like crazy — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”

La Roche-Posay vs Lancôme routines for dry skin

Buy La Roche-Posay routine · £73.19 · 88% fitBuy Lancôme routine · £294.78 · 77% fitSee multi-brand routine · 99% fit

La Roche-Posay vs Lancôme routines for oily skin

Buy La Roche-Posay routine · £164.76 · 81% fitBuy Lancôme routine · £282.47 · 77% fitSee multi-brand routine · 97% fit

La Roche-Posay vs Lancôme routines for combination skin

Buy La Roche-Posay routine · £181.95 · 83% fitBuy Lancôme routine · £331.47 · 74% fitSee multi-brand routine · 96% fit

Questions and answers

La Roche-Posay or Lancôme: which is better?

La Roche-Posay is better for fragrance-free and sensitive skin care and skin texture and smoothing, whereas Lancôme is better for fast absorption and lightweight texture and luxurious texture and scent. Both brands offer equal performance in hydration and moisture and brightening and dark spots according to the review themes on this page.

What is the difference between La Roche-Posay and Lancôme?

La Roche-Posay and Lancôme both offer high fit routines across most skin types, but La Roche-Posay achieves a superior fit for skin with dark spots and does better for fragrance-free and sensitive skin care. Meanwhile, Lancôme provides a more luxurious texture and scent with faster absorption.

La Roche-Posay or Lancôme for dry skin?

Both La Roche-Posay and Lancôme provide a High routine fit for dry skin. Topical hyaluronic acid helps improve skin quality and signs of skin aging.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

La Roche-Posay or Lancôme: which cleanser is better?

La Roche-Posay provides better options for cleansers on this page, as demonstrated by products like Effaclar Medicated Gel Cleanser which helps with acne-prone and oily skin at a High Lovi fit level.

Which is more affordable, La Roche-Posay or Lancôme?

Reviewers note that price, value, and size concerns are often mentioned for La Roche-Posay, whereas a high price point is mostly mentioned for Lancôme.

Between La Roche-Posay and Lancôme, which brand is better suited for treating skin with dark spots?

La Roche-Posay is better suited for treating skin with dark spots, as Lovi rates its routine fit for this concern as Superior compared to Lanc$$$$$$$$om''''s High. The products on this page help improve pigmentation with ingredients like niacinamide, which may reduce cutaneous pigmentation.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002

How do the fragrance-free product options compare between La Roche-Posay and Lancôme?

La Roche-Posay offers significantly more fragrance-free choices, with 21 of its 35 products listing no fragrance on this page. In contrast, Lancôme provides only 3 fragrance-free options out of its 14 products listed.

Which brand performs better when it comes to skin texture and smoothing?

La Roche-Posay performs better than Lancôme when it comes to skin texture and smoothing. The brand helps improve texture with targeted products on this page.

La Roche-Posay or Lancôme for oily skin?

La Roche-Posay and Lancôme both offer a High routine fit for oily skin. La Roche-Posay provides a larger selection of fragrance-free products on this page.

La Roche-Posay or Lancôme: which moisturizer is better?

Both brands offer moisturizers with a High routine fit for dry skin, but La Roche-Posay provides a wider selection with 21 of 35 products listing no fragrance compared to Lancôme where only 3 of 14 products are fragrance-free. The products on this page from La Roche-Posay help deliver ingredients like hyaluronic acid and niacinamide to support hydration and skin quality.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

La Roche-Posay or Lancôme for sensitive skin?

Both La Roche-Posay and Lancôme are a High fit for sensitive skin. La Roche-Posay does better with fragrance-free and sensitive skin care, while Lancôme is known for deep hydration and soothing sensitive skin.

La Roche-Posay or Lancôme for acne-prone skin?

Both brands provide a High routine fit for acne-prone skin, so either brand helps. La Roche-Posay offers more fragrance-free options for this skin type, with 21 of its 35 products listing no fragrance.

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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