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Elemis vs ILIA Beauty

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

Elemis and ILIA Beauty are distinct skincare houses rooted in botanical efficacy. The British brand founded in 1989 is celebrated for its nourishing serums, rich moisturizers, gentle cleansers, and refreshing toners anchored by hydrating glycerin and softening shea, while the Canadian brand founded in 2011 is widely loved for its thoughtful moisturizers and the nourishing nature of its clean, conscious formulas. Both offer tailored benefits, with the former suiting mature skin and dry skin best through formulas designed to restore suppleness, and the latter suiting dry, normal, and combination skin best owing to their gentle, hydrating compositions. They differ primarily in their heritage and targeted concentrations, as the former utilizes powerhouse ingredients like glycerin to significantly increase skin hydration and improve barrier function alongside shea butter to reduce inflammation and relieve skin pruritus.

Elemis is a British skincare brand founded in 1989 and owned by L'Occitane Group since 2019.

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

Popular Elemis vs ILIA Beauty products

Elemis vs ILIA Beauty moisturizers

Questions and answers

Elemis or ILIA Beauty: which is better?

Elemis fits mature skin, dry skin, and dry sensitive skin best, while the products on this page for ILIA Beauty have an Average Lovi fit level for all skin types. Glycerin is used across Elemis products.

What is the difference between Elemis and ILIA Beauty?

Elemis offers a wide selection of skincare products that fit mature, dry, and dry sensitive skin best, while the products on this page for ILIA Beauty are limited to a single moisturizer. Glycerin is found across the products for Elemis.

Elemis or ILIA Beauty: which moisturizer is better?

Elemis offers a wider selection of moisturizers, with options like the Pro-Collagen Marine Cream achieving a Superior fit for mature skin, whereas the products on this page for ILIA Beauty are more limited. Glycerin is a key ingredient across Elemis moisturizers, helping support skin hydration.

Which is more affordable, Elemis or ILIA Beauty?

Reviewers on this page frequently mention Elemis as having a high price point. The products on this page for ILIA Beauty do not include enough pricing data to make a comparison.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Elemis or ILIA Beauty?

ILIA Beauty lists no products on this page specifically targeting breakouts, while Elemis includes several options whose fit level varies by skin type, such as the Papaya Enzyme Peel with a High fit for acne-prone skin.

How does the founding year and parent company compare between Elemis and ILIA Beauty?

Elemis was founded in 1989 in the United Kingdom and has been owned by the L'Occitane Group since 2019, whereas ILIA Beauty was founded in 2011 in Canada and has been owned by Famille C since 2022.

Which Elemis products are completely free of fragrance according to the page?

According to the page, 4 of the 22 Elemis products list no fragrance. These products are completely free of fragrance.

What are the main skin types that Elemis products fit best?

The products on this page for Elemis fit mature skin, dry skin, and dry sensitive skin best. Lovi gives these skin types high to superior fit ratings across the brand's key moisturizers and night creams.

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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