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Dermalogica vs ILIA Beauty

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Dermalogica and ILIA Beauty are distinct skincare lines created to refine daily routines. The American brand is known for targeted serums, nourishing moisturizers, gentle cleansers, and purifying masks featuring hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and salicylic acid, while the Canadian brand is widely loved for its thoughtful moisturizers and nourishing formulas. The first suits oily skin and combination skin best with active formulations that balance excess oil and moisture, whereas the second suits dry, normal, and combination skin best due to gentle, hydrating compositions. Both differ as the former works beneath the surface with potent ingredients like salicylic acid to reduce acne lesion counts, while the latter continues to refine routines through clean, conscious beauty.

Dermalogica is an American skincare brand founded in 1986 and owned by Unilever since 2015.

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

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Questions and answers

Dermalogica or ILIA Beauty: which is better?

Dermalogica provides a much wider variety of skincare products on this page compared to ILIA Beauty, which only lists a single moisturizer. Dermalogica products on this page feature fragrance-free formulas and fit best for oily, combination, and oily acne-prone skin types.

What is the difference between Dermalogica and ILIA Beauty?

Dermalogica features a wide selection of targeted skincare products that fit oily, combination, and oily acne-prone skin best, whereas ILIA Beauty offers a single moisturizer on this page, The Base Face Milk. Every product on this page for both brands lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Dermalogica or ILIA Beauty: which moisturizer is better?

Dermalogica offers multiple moisturizers with various fit levels ranging from Superior to Caution depending on skin type, whereas the products on this page for ILIA Beauty show an Average fit across all skin types.

Which is more affordable, Dermalogica or ILIA Beauty?

Reviewers on this page frequently mention Dermalogica as having a high price point. The page facts do not provide pricing information for ILIA Beauty.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Dermalogica or ILIA Beauty?

Dermalogica features products on this page tailored for breakout-prone skin, while ILIA Beauty lists only one general moisturizer, so comparisons on breakouts are limited.

Between Dermalogica and ILIA Beauty, which brand offers a wider range of products for dry skin?

Dermalogica offers a much wider range of products for dry skin, featuring numerous options such as Stabilizing Repair Cream, Intensive Moisture Balance, and Circular Hydration Serum. In contrast, the products on this page for ILIA Beauty include only one moisturizer, The Base Face Milk, which shows Average Lovi fit for dry skin.

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

Dermalogica was founded in the United States in 1986 and has been owned by Unilever since 2015, whereas ILIA Beauty was founded in Canada in 2011 and has been owned by Famille C since 2022.

Which of the two brands offers specific skincare routines tailored for dry skin?

Dermalogica offers specific skincare routines tailored for dry skin, whereas ILIA Beauty does not feature brand-focused routines on this page. Reviewers note that Dermalogica provides intense hydration and soothing moisturizers well-suited for dry skin care.

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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