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Bioderma vs ILIA Beauty

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

Bioderma and ILIA Beauty are respected skincare brands that cater to distinct dermatological needs with thoughtfully formulated products. The French brand, founded in 1977, is known for its nourishing moisturizers, makeup removers, serums, and cleansers anchored by glycerin, suiting sensitive and acne-prone skin best through high-tolerance formulations. Meanwhile, the Canadian brand, founded in 2011, is loved for its clean moisturizers and hydrating compositions that suit dry, normal, and combination skin best. While both offer gentle care, they differ in their primary ingredient focuses and targeted skin type alignments.

Bioderma is a French skincare brand founded in 1977 and owned by Jean-Noël Thorel Foundation since 2018.

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

Popular Bioderma vs ILIA Beauty products

Bioderma vs ILIA Beauty moisturizers

Questions and answers

Bioderma or ILIA Beauty: which is better?

Bioderma offers a much larger variety of skincare products on this page with High fit levels for sensitive, acne-prone, and dry skin types, whereas ILIA Beauty features only a single moisturizer with Average fit levels across those categories. Reviewers frequently mention that Bioderma provides soothing and barrier-repairing moisturizers alongside gentle cleansers and makeup removers.

What is the difference between Bioderma and ILIA Beauty?

Bioderma offers a wide range of cleansers, makeup removers, and moisturizers that Lovi rates best for sensitive, acne-prone, and dry skin, whereas ILIA Beauty currently features just one moisturizer on this page, The Base Face Milk, which Lovi rates as average across all skin types. Bioderma also includes fragrance in several of its products on this page, while ILIA Beauty lists no fragrance in every product.

Bioderma or ILIA Beauty: which moisturizer is better?

Bioderma offers a wide selection of moisturizers on this page with varying fit levels across skin types, whereas the products on this page from ILIA Beauty include only one moisturizer, The Base Face Milk, which achieves an average Lovi fit across skin types.

Which is more affordable, Bioderma or ILIA Beauty?

Reviews for the products on this page sometimes note high price point and value concerns with Bioderma, while information on ILIA Beauty's pricing is not provided here.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Bioderma or ILIA Beauty?

Bioderma offers multiple products on this page with High fit levels for acne-prone skin, while ILIA Beauty features only one facial moisturizer with an Average fit level for this skin type. Bioderma also includes key ingredients like glycerin, which helps maintain hydration without clogging pores.

How do the founding years and current ownership differ between Bioderma and ILIA Beauty?

Bioderma was founded in France in 1977 and has been owned by the Jean-Noël Thorel Foundation since 2018. In contrast, ILIA Beauty was founded in Canada in 2011 and is owned by Famille C as of 2022.

Which brand offers fragrance-free products according to the page, Bioderma or ILIA Beauty?

Both brands offer fragrance-free options, as every product on the ILIA Beauty page lists no fragrance and 9 of 20 products on the Bioderma page also list no fragrance. Lovi ratings show that these fragrance-free formulas help accommodate various skin types, though users should check specific ingredient lists for details.

What are the key ingredients shared across the products for Bioderma?

The key ingredients across the products on this page for Bioderma are glycerin and golden seaweed.

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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