Avène vs ILIA Beauty
Avène and ILIA Beauty are a French skincare brand founded in 1990 and a Canadian skincare brand founded in 2011, respectively. Avène is universally loved for its rich moisturizers, reliable sunscreens, targeted serums, gentle cleansers, and hydrating glycerin, which suit oily acne-prone skin and acne-prone skin best by improving skin hydration and restoring barrier function. Meanwhile, the second brand is widely loved for its thoughtful moisturizers and the nourishing nature of its formulas, suiting dry, normal, and combination skin best owing to their gentle, hydrating compositions. Ultimately, science-backed formulations define the French line, whereas clean, conscious beauty continues to refine daily routines for the Canadian counterpart.
Avène is a French skincare brand founded in 1990 and owned by Fondation Pierre Fabre.
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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 Avène and ILIA Beauty products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.
Questions and answers
Avène or ILIA Beauty: which is better?
Avene fits oily acne-prone skin, acne-prone skin, and combination skin best among the products on this page, while ILIA Beauty has only one product listed with average fit across all skin types. Avene offers a wide variety of cleansers, sunscreens, and moisturizers featuring thermal water and glycerin, whereas ILIA Beauty lists no fragrance in its single product.
What is the difference between Avène and ILIA Beauty?
Avène, founded in France in 1990, offers 15 products on this page with varying Lovi fit levels across skin types, whereas ILIA Beauty, founded in Canada in 2011, features just 1 product on this page with an Average fit across all skin types. Additionally, every product on this page from ILIA Beauty lists no fragrance, while 7 of Avène's 15 products list fragrance.
Avène or ILIA Beauty: which moisturizer is better?
For moisturizers, Avène is a better fit overall, as the products on this page offer a High to Superior fit for dry and sensitive skin types. In comparison, ILIA Beauty offers only an Average fit across all skin types for its single moisturizer on this page.
Which is more affordable, Avène or ILIA Beauty?
Reviewers on the Avène page sometimes note the price point as a drawback, while the ILIA Beauty page does not list affordability notes. Avène features fifteen products on this page compared to one for ILIA Beauty.
Which causes fewer breakouts, Avène or ILIA Beauty?
Avène is better suited for acne-prone skin, with several products on this page rated High for oily acne-prone and acne-prone skin, whereas ILIA Beauty features only a single moisturizer with an Average fit for those skin types.
Which brand has been around longer, Avène or ILIA Beauty?
Avène has been around longer, having been founded in France in 1990, whereas ILIA Beauty was founded in Canada in 2011.
Do any of Avène's products contain fragrance, and how does that compare to ILIA Beauty?
Yes, 7 of the 15 Avène products on this page list fragrance. In comparison, every ILIA Beauty product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.
What are the main skin types that Avène's brand-focused routines fit best?
Avène's brand-focused routines fit oily acne-prone skin, acne-prone skin, and combination skin best.
Research behind their key ingredients
Molecular basis of retinol anti-ageing properties in naturally aged human skin in vivo
An oil-soluble extract of Rubus idaeus cells enhances hydration and water homeostasis in skin cells
Comparative benefit of two thermal spring waters after photodynamic therapy procedure
Comparison of methods for assessing photoprotection against ultraviolet A in vivo
Treatment with Ascorbyl Glucoside-Arginine Complex Ameliorates Solar Lentigos
Retrospective Review of Dermal Safety Studies of Organic Sunscreens
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.
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Co-founder, Medical Director
Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer
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Co-founder, CEO and CTO
PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex
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Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc
Medical Board
Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine
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Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD
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Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member
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Medical Board, Medical Advisor
Dermatology MD
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Elina Nazarenko, MD
Medical Board
Dermatology and diagnostic consultant
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Victoria Derkova, MS
Medical Board
Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist
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