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Neutrogena vs ILIA Beauty

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

Neutrogena and ILIA Beauty are established skincare brands known for their thoughtful moisturizers and nourishing formulations. The American brand is universally loved for sunscreens, cleansers, and toners featuring glycerin, hyaluronic acid, and dimethicone, which suit sensitive and mature skin best. Conversely, the Canadian brand is widely appreciated for clean, conscious beauty that suits dry, normal, and combination skin best. While both offer gentle compositions, they differ in their heritage, specific ingredient profiles, and ideal skin types.

Neutrogena is an American skincare brand founded in 1930 and owned by Kimberly-Clark Corporation since 2026.

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

Popular Neutrogena vs ILIA Beauty products

Neutrogena vs ILIA Beauty moisturizers

Questions and answers

Neutrogena or ILIA Beauty: which is better?

Neutrogena generally has a High or Superior Lovi fit across many products for skin types like sensitive, mature, and dry skin, whereas ILIA Beauty offers only Average fit across the board for its single featured moisturizer. Neutrogena products on this page often contain active ingredients like retinol and hyaluronic acid that help address aging and hydration.

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What is the difference between Neutrogena and ILIA Beauty?

Neutrogena is a much larger and older brand offering a wide variety of cleansers, sunscreens, and moisturizers for many skin types, whereas ILIA Beauty is represented on this page by just a single moisturizer, The Base Face Milk. Neutrogena features key ingredients like hyaluronic acid and retinol, which helps address aging and hydration.

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Neutrogena or ILIA Beauty: which moisturizer is better?

Neutrogena offers a much wider range of moisturizers with high Lovi fit levels for dry and sensitive skin, featuring ingredients like hyaluronic acid and glycerin that help provide deep hydration. ILIA Beauty features only one facial milk on this page, which has an average fit across all skin types.

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Which is more affordable, Neutrogena or ILIA Beauty?

The products on this page do not provide pricing information to compare affordability between Neutrogena and ILIA Beauty.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Neutrogena or ILIA Beauty?

Neutrogena offers multiple products on this page with High or Superior Lovi fit levels for acne-prone skin, whereas ILIA Beauty features only The Base Face Milk, which achieves an Average fit for acne-prone skin.

Between Neutrogena and ILIA Beauty, which brand offers a wider range of products that are completely fragrance-free?

Neutrogena offers a wider range of products on this page, with 35 out of 39 products listing no fragrance, compared to ILIA Beauty which has only 1 product.

How do the founding years and corporate ownerships of Neutrogena and ILIA Beauty compare?

Neutrogena was founded in the United States in 1930 and is owned by Kimberly-Clark Corporation since 2026, whereas ILIA Beauty was founded in Canada in 2011 and has been owned by Famille C since 2022.

Which brand provides specific Lovi fit levels for products suited to mature skin and dry skin?

Neutrogena provides specific Lovi fit levels for products suited to mature skin and dry skin, whereas ILIA Beauty does not list specific fit levels for those skin types on this page.

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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