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NIVEA vs ILIA Beauty

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

NIVEA and ILIA Beauty are 2011-founded skincare brands that offer gentle, hydrating compositions for daily routines. NIVEA is known for reliable sunscreens, targeted serums, and nourishing moisturizers formulated with glycerin, while the Canadian brand is widely loved for its thoughtful moisturizers and nourishing nature. The German brand suits dry skin and sensitive skin best, whereas the latter suits dry, normal, and combination skin best. Ultimately, both brands differ through their distinct ownership, key ingredient focuses, and targeted formulations.

NIVEA is a German skincare brand founded in 1911 and owned by maxingvest GmbH & Co. KGaA since 2004.

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

Popular NIVEA vs ILIA Beauty products

Questions and answers

NIVEA or ILIA Beauty: which is better?

NIVEA and ILIA Beauty both offer quality options, with NIVEA featuring a wide range of targeted moisturizers, sunscreens, and serums, while ILIA Beauty provides fragrance-free formulations like The Base Face Milk. Glycerin helps the products on this page deliver hydration.

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What is the difference between NIVEA and ILIA Beauty?

NIVEA offers a wide range of products with varying Lovi fit levels across skin types and includes fragrance in several items, whereas ILIA Beauty features a single fragrance-free moisturizer on this page. Glycerin helps provide hydration in NIVEA's products.

Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017

NIVEA or ILIA Beauty: which moisturizer is better?

NIVEA Creme has a High Lovi fit for dry and dry sensitive skin, while ILIA Beauty The Base Face Milk has an Average fit for those skin types. Glycerin in NIVEA helps maintain skin hydration.

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Which is more affordable, NIVEA or ILIA Beauty?

This page does not provide pricing information to compare the affordability of NIVEA and ILIA Beauty.

Which causes fewer breakouts, NIVEA or ILIA Beauty?

ILIA Beauty products on this page may cause fewer breakouts since NIVEA reviewers sometimes note that its products cause breakouts and acne.

Between NIVEA and ILIA Beauty, which brand offers products specifically formulated without fragrance?

ILIA Beauty offers products where every item on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients, whereas NIVEA includes fragrance in six of its nine products.

How do the founding years and corporate ownership of NIVEA and ILIA Beauty compare?

NIVEA was founded in 1911 in Germany and has been owned by maxingvest GmbH & Co. KGaA since 2004, whereas ILIA Beauty was founded in 2011 in Canada and has been owned by Famille C since 2022.

Which NIVEA sunscreen has a High Lovi fit level for combination, oily, and acne-prone skin?

On this page, the NIVEA UV Deep Protect & Care Gel sunscreen has a High Lovi fit level for combination, oily, and acne-prone skin.

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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