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RoC vs grace & stella

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

RoC and grace & stella are two distinct skincare lines offering targeted solutions for daily routines. The French brand provides expert serums, eye products, moisturizers, and cleansers enriched with glycerin and retinol, making it best suited for mature skin and skin with dark spots. Conversely, the Canadian brand focuses on nourishing eye products and moisturizers designed for daily self-care that suit all skin types best. While both brands help maintain a healthy complexion, they differ in formulation, with the former utilizing proven anti-aging ingredients and the latter offering gentle, restorative hydration.

RoC is a French skincare brand founded in 1957 and owned by Bridgepoint Group plc since 2024.

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grace & stella is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2016 and owned by Gravitiq since 2022.

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

Popular RoC vs grace & stella products

Questions and answers

RoC or grace & stella: which is better?

RoC has a High Lovi fit for mature skin and dry skin on this page, and retinol helps stimulate collagen accumulation in naturally aged skin. grace & stella offers products like its Under Eye Mask with a Superior Lovi fit for oily skin.

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What is the difference between RoC and grace & stella?

RoC is a French brand founded in 1957 offering a large range with key ingredients like retinol and vitamin C, while grace & stella is a newer Canadian brand founded in 2016 with fragrance-free formulas featuring hyaluronic acid. Lovi rates the grace & stella Under Eye Mask as having a Superior fit for oily skin.

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RoC or grace & stella: which moisturizer is better?

For moisturizers, grace & stella Hyaluronic Acid Serum has a High Lovi fit for dry sensitive, dry, sensitive, mature, and dark spot skin types, whereas RoC offers specialized options like Retinol Correxion Line Smoothing Max Hydration Cream which has a High fit for mature skin and skin with dark spots. Topical hyaluronic acid helps improve skin quality and signs of aging.

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Which is more affordable, RoC or grace & stella?

Reviewers note that RoC offers good value across the products on this page, while review data for grace & stella does not mention pricing or affordability.

Which causes fewer breakouts, RoC or grace & stella?

grace & stella has products on this page such as the Under Eye Mask that achieve a High fit level for acne-prone skin without fragrance, while RoC has products with a wider mix of fit levels for acne-prone skin and includes added fragrance in some serums.

Which brand has been around longer, RoC or grace & stella?

RoC has been around longer than grace & stella, having been founded in France in 1957 compared to grace & stella, which was founded in Canada in 2016.

Do any grace & stella products contain fragrance compared to RoC?

Every grace & stella product on this page lists no fragrance, whereas RoC includes fragrance in some of its serums.

Which brand offers a cleanser among the products listed?

RoC offers a cleanser among the products on this page, specifically the Barrier Renew Gel-to-Foam Cleanser. Grace and stella does not list a cleanser in its product selection.

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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