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SkinCeuticals vs ILIA Beauty

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

SkinCeuticals and ILIA Beauty are two distinct beauty lines that offer thoughtful options for daily routines. The American brand is loved for its targeted serums, nourishing moisturizers, gentle cleansers, and soothing eye products formulated with glycerin, hyaluronic acid, and dimethicone, which suit oily skin and dry sensitive skin best. Conversely, the Canadian brand is widely loved for its thoughtful moisturizers and the nourishing nature of its formulas, which suit dry, normal, and combination skin best. While both emphasize gentle compositions and clear standout products like the C E Ferulic and The Base Face Milk for acne-prone skin, they differ significantly in their founding years, ownership, and specific functional ingredients.

SkinCeuticals is an American skincare brand founded in 1994 and owned by L'Oréal since 2005.

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ILIA Beauty is a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2011 and owned by Famille C since 2022.

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

Popular SkinCeuticals vs ILIA Beauty products

SkinCeuticals vs ILIA Beauty moisturizers

Questions and answers

SkinCeuticals or ILIA Beauty: which is better?

SkinCeuticals is a better fit for comprehensive routines than ILIA Beauty, as the products on this page cover multiple skin types with High and Superior fit levels. ILIA Beauty features only one product on this page with an Average fit level across all skin types.

What is the difference between SkinCeuticals and ILIA Beauty?

SkinCeuticals offers a wide range of targeted treatments that Lovi rates as having a Superior or High fit for oily, dry sensitive, and acne-prone skin, whereas ILIA Beauty features just one moisturizer on this page with an Average fit across skin types. SkinCeuticals products frequently use key ingredients like hyaluronic acid and retinol, which studies show may help improve skin quality and combat signs of aging.

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SkinCeuticals or ILIA Beauty: which moisturizer is better?

SkinCeuticals offers a much wider range of moisturizers with high Lovi fit levels for dry and sensitive skin, such as Triple Lipid Restore 2:4:2, compared to ILIA Beauty's single moisturizer on this page.

Which is more affordable, SkinCeuticals or ILIA Beauty?

SkinCeuticals products on this page often come with a high price point, whereas ILIA Beauty features a more limited selection.

Which causes fewer breakouts, SkinCeuticals or ILIA Beauty?

SkinCeuticals includes multiple products on this page that fit acne-prone and oily acne-prone skin with High or Superior levels, while ILIA Beauty lists only a single moisturizer with an Average fit. SkinCeuticals offers targeted blemish-control formulations that may help manage breakouts, whereas ILIA Beauty's limited range on this page is neutral.

How does SkinCeuticals' product variety and catalog size compare to ILIA Beauty's based on these listings?

SkinCeuticals has a much larger product catalog with thirty-seven items covering cleansers, serums, and moisturizers, whereas ILIA Beauty offers only a single moisturizer on this page.

Which brand offers products specifically formulated with or without added fragrance?

SkinCeuticals offers most products on this page without added fragrance alongside a few options containing it, while ILIA Beauty provides exclusively fragrance-free products.

When was each company founded and who currently owns them?

SkinCeuticals was founded in the United States in 1994 and has been owned by L'Oréal since 2005. ILIA Beauty was founded in Canada in 2011 and is currently owned by Famille C.

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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