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Kiehl's vs ILIA Beauty

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

Kiehl's and ILIA Beauty are established skincare houses that offer thoughtful moisturizers alongside targeted treatments. The American brand is known for nourishing moisturizers, targeted serums, soothing toners, and gentle eye products relying on glycerin and squalane, whereas the Canadian brand is widely loved for its thoughtful moisturizers and the nourishing nature of its formulas. The former suits mature skin and sensitive skin best, while the latter suits dry, normal, and combination skin best. They differ primarily in their specific ingredient profiles and target skin types, with both continuing to refine daily routines through gentle compositions.

Kiehl's is an American skincare brand founded in 1851 and owned by L'Oréal S.A. since 2000.

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

Popular Kiehl's vs ILIA Beauty products

Kiehl's vs ILIA Beauty moisturizers

Questions and answers

Kiehl's or ILIA Beauty: which is better?

Kiehl's offers a much larger selection of skincare products on this page compared to ILIA Beauty, which only lists a single moisturizer. Lovi rates Kiehl's as having high fits for mature skin and sensitive skin.

What is the difference between Kiehl's and ILIA Beauty?

Kiehl's offers a wide range of skincare products on this page tailored for various skin types and concerns, whereas ILIA Beauty features only The Base Face Milk.

Kiehl's or ILIA Beauty: which moisturizer is better?

When comparing moisturizers, Kiehl's offers a wide selection of products on this page with varying fit levels, such as the Hydro-Plumping Serum Concentrate which Lovi rates as superior for dry skin. In contrast, ILIA Beauty features only one moisturizer on this page, The Base Face Milk, which Lovi rates as average across all skin types.

Which is more affordable, Kiehl's or ILIA Beauty?

The products on this page for Kiehl's have a high price point according to reviewers, while ILIA Beauty has no pricing information mentioned on this page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Kiehl's or ILIA Beauty?

ILIA Beauty lists no fragrance across the products on this page and features very few options, whereas Kiehl's reviewers sometimes note breakouts and skin irritation.

How do the founding years and countries of origin compare between Kiehl's and ILIA Beauty?

Kiehl's was founded in 1851 in the United States, whereas ILIA Beauty was established much later in 2011 in Canada.

Which brand offers more fragrance-free products, Kiehl's or ILIA Beauty?

Kiehl's offers more fragrance-free products on this page, with 26 out of 28 products listing no fragrance, whereas ILIA Beauty offers 1 fragrance-free product out of 1.

How does the variety of skincare products listed on the page differ between Kiehl's and ILIA Beauty?

Kiehl's offers a wide variety of skincare products on this page spanning cleansers, toners, serums, and moisturizers, whereas ILIA Beauty lists only a single moisturizer. This broad range allows Kiehl's to provide targeted routines for multiple skin types.

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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