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COSRX vs ILIA Beauty

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

COSRX and ILIA Beauty are distinct skincare lines originating from Korea and Canada, respectively. The former offers serums, moisturizers, cleansers, and masks featuring hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and niacinamide to suit oily and acne-prone skin best. Conversely, the latter provides nourishing moisturizers tailored for dry, normal, and combination skin through gentle, hydrating compositions. While both brands emphasize thoughtful, conscious beauty, they differ fundamentally in their active formulations and targeted skin types.

COSRX is a Korean skincare brand founded in 2013 and owned by Amorepacific Group since 2024.

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

Popular COSRX vs ILIA Beauty products

COSRX vs ILIA Beauty moisturizers

Questions and answers

COSRX or ILIA Beauty: which is better?

COSRX fits oily, acne-prone, and dry skin best across the products on this page, whereas ILIA Beauty offers only one product on this page with average fit across all skin types.

What is the difference between COSRX and ILIA Beauty?

COSRX offers a wide range of products that Lovi rates as a Superior or High fit for oily, acne-prone, and dry skin, while ILIA Beauty features just one moisturizer on this page, which Lovi rates as an Average fit for all skin types.

COSRX or ILIA Beauty: which moisturizer is better?

COSRX offers a wide selection of moisturizers with high Lovi fit levels across skin types, such as the Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence which achieves a Superior fit for dry skin, whereas ILIA Beauty features only The Base Face Milk, which rates as Average for dry skin.

Which is more affordable, COSRX or ILIA Beauty?

This page does not provide pricing or affordability information to compare COSRX and ILIA Beauty.

Which causes fewer breakouts, COSRX or ILIA Beauty?

COSRX offers multiple products like the Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence and BHA Blackhead Power Liquid that rate as Superior for acne-prone skin, whereas ILIA Beauty features only one facial moisturizer on the page with average fit levels across all skin types.

Between COSRX and ILIA Beauty, which company is older and where were they founded?

ILIA Beauty is older than COSRX, having been founded in Canada in 2011, whereas COSRX was founded in South Korea in 2013.

How does the fragrance content compare between COSRX and ILIA Beauty products listed on the page?

COSRX has almost no fragrance across the products on this page, with only one sunscreen listing fragrance, whereas every ILIA Beauty product on this page lists no fragrance.

Which skin types do brand-focused routines show that COSRX fits best?

The brand-focused routines show that COSRX fits oily skin, acne-prone skin, and dry skin best.

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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