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La Roche-Posay vs No7

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La Roche-Posay and No7 are well-established European skincare brands that offer a range of serums, moisturizers, cleansers, eye products, and sunscreens. The French brand, founded in 1975 and owned by L'Oréal S.A., is known for nourishing glycerin, soothing thermal water, and brightening niacinamide, while the British brand, founded in 1935 and owned by Sycamore Partners, builds its products around vitamin C, shea butter, and hyaluronic acid. Both options suit mature skin, though La Roche-Posay products suit skin with dark spots best and No7 products fit dry skin best. They differ in their specific formulations and targeted concerns, offering distinct approaches to daily skincare needs.

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

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No7 is a British skincare brand founded in 1935 and owned by Sycamore Partners since 2025.

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This page compares some of the most popular La Roche-Posay and No7 products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular La Roche-Posay vs No7 products

People Say

La Roche-PosayNo7
  • Skin Texture Improvement Mostly MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “Skin feels softer — No7 Future Renew Damage Reversal Serum”
    • “skin feels so soft — No7 Total Renewal Micro-Dermabrasion Exfoliator”
    • “skin feels velvety — No7 Pure Retinol”
    • “lightweight and absorbs quickly — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
  • Hydration and Moisture Mostly MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “absorbs instantly — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
    • “skin feels plump — La Roche-Posay Hyalu B5 Serum”
    • “Skin feels moisturized — No7 Future Renew Damage Reversal Night Cream”
    • “leaves the skin feeling hydrated and comfortable — No7 Pure Retinol Eye Cream”
  • Sensitive Skin Friendly Mostly MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “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”
    • “no stinging — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
    • “zero irritation — No7 Pure Retinol Eye Cream”
  • Brightening and Dark Spots Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “healthier glow — No7 Total Renewal Micro-Dermabrasion Exfoliator”
    • “Brighter complexion — No7 Future Renew Damage Reversal Serum”
    • “Natural glow — No7 Future Renew Damage Reversal Night Cream”
    • “skin looks brighter — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
  • Packaging and Pump Issues Often MentionedSometimes Noted
    • “pump stops working — La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+M Triple Repair Moisturizing Cream”
    • “Pump stopped working halfway — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Dermallergo Eye Cream”
    • “Pump breaks — No7 Future Renew Damage Reversal Serum”
    • “instructions were in larger font — No7 Pure Retinol Eye Cream”
  • Stinging and Irritation Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “burns my eyes — La Roche-Posay Anthelios”
    • “burned my face — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
    • “dried my skin out — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”
    • “Slight sensitivity and peeling — No7 Pure Retinol 1% Night Concentrate”
  • Texture and Pilling Issues Often MentionedRarely Noted
    • “needs to be rubbed in — No7 Pure Retinol Eye Cream”
    • “Can pill/roll off — No7 Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced Day Cream”
    • “pills like crazy — La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer”
  • Strong Fragrance Sometimes NotedSometimes Noted
    • “Too much fragrance — No7 Future Renew Damage Reversal Night Cream”
    • “overpowering — No7 Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced Night Cream”
    • “Scent is overpowering — No7 Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced Day Cream”
    • “scent is awful — La Roche-Posay Mela B3 Serum”

La Roche-Posay vs No7 routines for dry skin

Buy No7 routine · £124.87 · 90% fitBuy La Roche-Posay routine · £73.19 · 88% fitSee multi-brand routine · 99% fit

La Roche-Posay vs No7 routines for oily skin

Buy No7 routine · £223.77 · 84% fitBuy La Roche-Posay routine · £164.76 · 81% fitSee multi-brand routine · 97% fit

La Roche-Posay vs No7 routines for combination skin

Buy No7 routine · £195.98 · 87% fitBuy La Roche-Posay routine · £181.95 · 83% fitSee multi-brand routine · 96% fit

Questions and answers

La Roche-Posay or No7: which is better?

Both brands are great, but they shine for different needs; La Roche-Posay is superior for sensitive skin, while No7 achieves a Superior routine fit for dry, dry sensitive, and mature skin types.

What is the difference between La Roche-Posay and No7?

La Roche-Posay is better for sensitive skin, while No7 does better with skin texture improvement. Both brands offer products with a High fit level for oily skin, combination skin, sensitive skin, and acne-prone skin.

La Roche-Posay or No7 for dry skin?

No7 offers a Superior routine fit for dry skin, compared to a High fit for La Roche-Posay on this page. Both brands feature key ingredients like hyaluronic acid and shea butter across their products.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

La Roche-Posay or No7: which moisturizer is better?

La Roche-Posay and No7 both feature moisturizers with a high Lovi fit for dry skin, though La Roche-Posay is generally better for sensitive skin while No7 achieves a superior fit level for mature skin. Topical hyaluronic acid, found in the products on this page, helps improve skin quality and signs of skin aging.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Which is more affordable, La Roche-Posay or No7?

Price is not directly compared on this page, but reviewers note price, value, and size concerns as a negative for La Roche-Posay.

Between La Roche-Posay and No7, which brand is better suited for mature skin?

Both La Roche-Posay and No7 fit mature skin well, but No7 is better suited with a Superior routine fit compared to La Roche-Posay's High fit level. No7's anti-aging and line reduction are often mentioned by reviewers, and its Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced Night Cream reaches a Superior fit for mature skin.

How do the fragrance options compare between La Roche-Posay and No7 products?

La Roche-Posay offers 21 fragrance-free products and 14 products with fragrance on the products on this page, while No7 features 10 fragrance-free options and 3 with fragrance.

Which brand performs better for skin texture improvement according to reviewers?

No7 performs better for skin texture improvement according to reviewers.

La Roche-Posay or No7 for oily skin?

Both La Roche-Posay and No7 fit oily skin with a High level. The products on this page for both brands offer suitable options for managing oil and shine.

La Roche-Posay or No7: which sunscreen is better?

La Roche-Posay provides a sunscreen, Anthelios, with a Superior Lovi fit level for sensitive, dry-sensitive, and combination skin on this page, whereas No7 features sunscreens like Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced Day Cream with a High fit for mature skin.

La Roche-Posay or No7 for sensitive skin?

La Roche-Posay is better for sensitive skin because it is more sensitive-skin friendly. Lovi rates the sensitive-skin routine fit as High for both brands.

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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