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ILIA Beauty vs Grown Alchemist

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

ILIA Beauty and Grown Alchemist are two distinct lines that refine daily routines through clean, conscious beauty, with the former celebrated for thoughtful moisturizers and the latter loved for its cleansers, serums, and unique formulas. The Canadian brand suits dry, normal, and combination skin best with gentle, hydrating compositions—featuring The Base Face Milk for acne-prone complexions—while the second brand suits sensitive, dry, and combination skin best, offering standout options like the Hydra-Restore Cream Cleanser for acne-prone skin, the Instant Smoothing Serum for dark spots, and the Gentle Gel Facial Cleanser for mature skin. Ultimately, both brands differ in their core product focus and specific target concerns, allowing individuals to choose based on their unique skin needs.

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

Popular ILIA Beauty vs Grown Alchemist products

Questions and answers

ILIA Beauty or Grown Alchemist: which is better?

Grown Alchemist provides higher fit levels for specific needs on this page, such as a High Lovi fit for sensitive and dry skin with Hydra-Restore Cream Cleanser. Both brands feature products with no fragrance listed on this page.

What is the difference between ILIA Beauty and Grown Alchemist?

ILIA Beauty offers The Base Face Milk with an Average Lovi fit across all skin types, while Grown Alchemist features cleansers and serums where Hydra-Restore Cream Cleanser reaches a High Lovi fit for several skin types like sensitive and dry skin. Reviewers note that Grown Alchemist provides hydrating cleansers, though some mention cleanser performance and packaging issues. Every product on this page for both brands lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Which is more affordable, ILIA Beauty or Grown Alchemist?

Neither ILIA Beauty nor Grown Alchemist has price or affordability information listed for the products on this page.

Which causes fewer breakouts, ILIA Beauty or Grown Alchemist?

Both ILIA Beauty and Grown Alchemist show Average fits for acne-prone skin with the products on this page, while Grown Alchemist also has a High fit for acne-prone skin with its Hydra-Restore Cream Cleanser.

Which brand has been around longer, ILIA Beauty or Grown Alchemist?

Grown Alchemist has been around longer, having been founded in 2008 compared to ILIA Beauty which was founded in 2011.

Do any products from ILIA Beauty or Grown Alchemist contain fragrance?

Every product on this page from both ILIA Beauty and Grown Alchemist lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

Which Grown Alchemist cleanser has a High fit level for sensitive skin?

Grown Alchemist Hydra-Restore Cream Cleanser has a High fit level for sensitive skin, whereas Gentle Gel Facial Cleanser has an Average fit level for it.

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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