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Avène vs ILIA Beauty

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

Avène and ILIA Beauty are a French skincare brand founded in 1990 and a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2011, respectively. Avène is universally loved for its rich moisturizers, reliable sunscreens, targeted serums, gentle cleansers, and hydrating glycerin, which suit oily acne-prone skin and acne-prone skin best by improving skin hydration and restoring barrier function. Meanwhile, the second brand is widely loved for its thoughtful moisturizers and the nourishing nature of its formulas, suiting dry, normal, and combination skin best owing to their gentle, hydrating compositions. Ultimately, science-backed formulations define the French line, whereas clean, conscious beauty continues to refine daily routines for the Canadian counterpart.

Avène is a French skincare brand founded in 1990 and owned by Fondation Pierre Fabre.

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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 Avène and ILIA Beauty products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular Avène vs ILIA Beauty products

Questions and answers

Avène or ILIA Beauty: which is better?

Avene fits oily acne-prone skin, acne-prone skin, and oily skin best among the products on this page, whereas ILIA Beauty offers a single moisturizer with average fit across all skin types.

What is the difference between Avène and ILIA Beauty?

Avène is a French brand founded in 1990 with 15 products on this page, while ILIA Beauty is a Canadian brand founded in 2011 with only one product on this page, The Base Face Milk. Avène features fragrance in nearly half of its products on this page, whereas ILIA Beauty lists no fragrance in its single product. Additionally, Lovi shows that the products on this page for Avène fit oily acne-prone, acne-prone, and oily skin best, while ILIA Beauty has no specific best-fit skin types.

Avène or ILIA Beauty: which moisturizer is better?

For dry skin, Avène offers a Superior fit with its Tolerance Control Soothing Skin Recovery Balm, while ILIA Beauty provides an Average fit with The Base Face Milk. Glycerin, a key ingredient across Avène products, helps maintain skin hydration.

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Which is more affordable, Avène or ILIA Beauty?

Reviewers note that price point is a drawback for Avène, while the products on this page for ILIA Beauty do not have enough pricing feedback to compare affordability directly.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Avène or ILIA Beauty?

Avène fits oily acne-prone skin and acne-prone skin with High or Average Lovi levels across several products on this page, whereas ILIA Beauty only offers The Base Face Milk with an Average Lovi fit for acne-prone skin.

When was Avène founded compared to ILIA Beauty?

Avène was founded in 1990, whereas ILIA Beauty was founded in 2011.

How many products from Avène do not contain fragrance?

Avène has 8 products on this page that do not list any fragrance in their ingredients.

Which brand has more products listed on the comparison page?

Avène has more products listed on the comparison page than ILIA Beauty. Avène features 15 products, while ILIA Beauty has only 1 product listed.

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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